Gran Premio Latinoamericano
Grade I race
LocationSouth America
Inaugurated1981
Race typeThoroughbred
Race information
DistanceVaries
SurfaceVaries
TrackVaries
Qualification3-year-olds and up
WeightAssigned
PurseUS$360,000 (2022)
1st: US$216,000

The Gran Premio Latinoamericano, formerly known as the Gran Premio Asociación Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes e Hipódromos and currently also known as the Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano due to sponsorship reasons, is a Group 1 horse race in Latin America alternatively run in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay. It is the richest and one of the most important races in Latin America.[1] The Gran Premio Latinoamericano is the only Group 1 race in the world that is itinerant and changes location and country every year.[2]

The race is run annually in March (excepting exceptional circumstances requiring a change in date) over a distance between 2,000 metres (1.2 mi) and 2,400 metres (1.5 mi) on either a dirt or turf track and is open to horses three-year-old or older that have been either nominated by a member racecourse or their owner.[3]

The current member racecourses are the Argentinian Jockey Club (Hipódromo de San Isidro), Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, Hipódromo La Plata, São Paulo Jockey Club (Hipódromo Cidade Jardim), Jockey Club Brasileiro (Hipódromo da Gávea), Club Hípico de Santiago, Hipódromo Chile, Valparaiso Sporting Club, Hipódromo de las Américas, Hípica de Panamá (Hipódromo Presidente Remón), Jockey Club del Perú (Hipódromo de Monterrico), and HRU (Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas).[4]

History

In 1980, the newly formed Latin American Association of Jockey Clubs and Racecourses (Asociación Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes e Hipódromos), consisting of the Jockey Club de Buenos Aires, Jockey Club Brasileiro, Jockey Club de São Paulo, Club Hípico de Santiago, Hipódromo Chile, Jockey Club del Perú, Jockey Club de Montevideo, and Jockey Club de Venezuela, met and began planning an international race among them, rotating between the member racecourses, that eventually became the Gran Premio Latinoamericano. Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico later joined the Association, and in 2012 the Association was integrated into OSAF, the South American Organization for the Development of Thoroughbreds (Organización Sudamericana de Fomento del Sangre Pura de Carrera).[4]

The Gran Premio Latinoamericano was first run in 1981 at Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas.[5] From 2000 to 2003, the race was not run due to a lack of money, but has been continuously run since 2004. The race has been sponsored by Longines since 2014. In 2016, the race was established as a race open to any horse originating from any country and was the first time that doping control was performed in a reference lab as recognized by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).[4]

The greatest number of entries to run in the race is 18, first in 1986 and again in 2020.[6]

The 2006 running was the first time the race was simulcasted in North America, with Laurel Park serving as the hub.[7]

In 2018, Chilean horses were not allowed to take part in the Gran Premio Latinoamericano due to a temporary ban on importing Chilean horses into the hosting country of Uruguay on account of a contagious disease outbreak at a Chilean training center.[8]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the race was in doubt and finally run behind closed doors as part of the last day of racing in Argentina for five months. The 2021 was initially set to run at Hipódromo de Monterrico, but was instead moved to Hipódromo de Maroñas and run in October instead of its usual March date, in front of a crowd of spectators limited to 3,500 fully vaccinated people.[5][9]

Discussions were held about hosting the 2021 edition in North America for the first time, at Gulfstream Park.[2]

In 2021, all three Uruguayan entries were owned, trained, and ridden by Brazilians, with the only Uruguayan professional involved being Héctor Fabián Lazo, jockey of the Chilean entry Win Here.[9]

Locations

Since its inauguration, the Gran Premio Latinoamericano has been run at eleven different tracks in six different countries.[10]

Times Track Country Years
7 Hipódromo de San Isidro Argentina 1982, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2020, 2023
6 Hipódromo Chile Chile 1984, 1990, 1997, 2004, 2013, 2022
6 Hipódromo de Monterrico Peru 1987, 1993, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2024
4 Club Hípico de Santiago Chile 1988, 1995, 2010, 2019
4 Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas Uruguay 1981, 2006, 2018, 2021
3 Hipódromo de La Plata Argentina 1989, 1994, 2007
3 Hipódromo Cidade Jardim Brazil 1983, 1991, 2009
3 Hipódromo da Gávea Brazil 1985, 1998, 2016
2 Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo Argentina 2012, 2015
1 Valparaiso Sporting Club Chile 2017
1 Hipódromo La Rinconada Venezuela 1986

Records

Speed records:

  • 2000 meters: 1:56.68 – Ya Primo (2019)
  • 2100 meters: 2:05.82 – Quick Casablanca (2012)
  • 2200 meters: 2:19.40 – Galeno (1987)
  • 2400 meters: 2:24.88 – Sixties Song (2017)

Most wins:

  • 2 – Much Better (1994, 1996)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 5 – Jorge Ricardo (1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2007)
  • 3 – Edwin Talaverano (1993, 1999, 2015)
  • 2 – Carlos Trujillo (2008, 2011)
  • 2 – Jorge Valdivieso (1989, 2005)
  • 2 – Victor Bardales (1986, 1987)

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 – João Luiz Maciel (1991, 1994, 1996)
  • 2 – Jorge Salas Vera (2008, 2011)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Stud Myrna (2008, 2011)
  • 2 – Stud TNT (1994, 1996)

Most wins by a breeder:

  • 3 – Haras Río Santa (1986, 1999, 2004)
  • 3 – Haras Matancilla (1990, 2010, 2012)
  • 3 – Haras J. B. Barros (1994, 1996, 2009)

Wins by country:

  • Brazil – 11 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2016, 2023)
  • Chile – 10 (1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2022)
  • Peru – 9 (1986, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015)
  • Argentina – 7 (1989, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2020)
  • Uruguay – 2 (2007, 2021)

Winners

Year
Host Track
Winner
Sire/Dam
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
Track
Time
Ref
2024 Peru Monterrico 2000 meters Dirt [11]
2023 Argentina San Isidro Brazil Doutor Sureño Japan Agnes Gold

Brazil Notavel Sureño

Silva José Severo Neto Victorio Fornasaro Haras Moema 2000 meters Turf 1:58.02 [12]
2022 Chile Hipódromo Chile Chile O'Connor United States Boboman

Chile Torrente de Agua

Jorge A. González Carlos Urbina Stud Irlandés 2000 meters Dirt 2:03.63 [13]
2021 Uruguay Maroñas Uruguay Aero Trem United States Shanghai Bobby
Brazil Piace Molto
Vagner Leal Antonio Cintra Haras Old Friends 2000 meters Dirt 1:59.16
2020 Argentina San Isidro Argentina Tetaze Argentina Equal Stripes
Argentina Delirada
Gustavo Calvente Roberto Pellegatta Stud Egalite De 9 2000 meters Turf 2:03.71
2019 Chile Club Hípico Chile Ya Primo Republic of Ireland Mastercraftsman
Chile Yo Quisiera
Jeremy Laprida Guillermo Aguirre Stud La Pacita 2000 meters Turf 1:56.68
2018 Uruguay Maroñas Argentina Roman Rosso United States Roman Ruler
Argentina Rose City
Wilson Moreyra Jorge Mayansky Neer Stud La Primavera 2000 meters Dirt 2:02.05
2017 Chile Valparaiso Sporting Club Argentina Sixties Song United Kingdom Sixties Icon
United States Blissful Song
Juan C. Villagra Alfredo Gaitan Dassie Stud Santa Elena 2400 meters Turf 2:24.86
2016 Brazil Gávea Brazil Some In Tieme[note 1] Germany Shirocco
Brazil Orma Giusta
Waldomiro Blandi Gladston F. Santos Oitavo Stud & Haras Princesa do Sul 2000 meters Turf 1:59.14
2015 Argentina Palermo Peru Liberal Peru Meal Penalty
United States Democracia
Edwin Talaverano Camilo Traverso II Stud The Fathers 2100 meters Dirt 2:09.81
2014 Peru Monterrico Peru Lideris United States Mizzen Mast
United States Block
Juan E. Enriquez Romulo R. Herrera OP Stables 2000 meters Dirt 2:07.52
2013 Chile Hipódromo Chile Chile Sabor a Triunfo Canada Dance Brightly
Chile Sally Mash
David Sanchez Alejandro Aguado Stud Trafalgar 2000 meters Dirt 2:04.66
2012 Argentina Palermo Chile Quick Casablanca United States Until Sundown
Argentina Quick
Gonzalo Ulloa Juan P. Baeza Stud Carrillanca 2100 meters Dirt 2:05.83
2011 Argentina San Isidro Peru Bradock United States Keseff
Peru Samara
Carlos Trujillo Jorge S. Vera Stud Myrna 2000 meters Turf 2:00.40
2010 Chile Club Hípico Chile Belle Watling United States Dushyantor
Chile Biala
Héctor I. Berrios Patricio Baeza Stud Don Theo 2000 meters Turf; Right-handed 1:59.81
2009 Brazil Cidade Jardim Brazil Hot Six United Kingdom Burooj
United States Babysix
Jorge Leme Givanildo Duarte Stud Estrela Energia 2000 meters Turf 2:03.04
2008 Peru Monterrico Peru Deepak United States Pikepass
United States Unbridled Queen
Carlos Trujillo Jorge S. Vera Stud Myrna 2000 meters Dirt 2:08.40
2007 Argentina La Plata Uruguay Good Report United States Ride the Rails
Argentina Good Pearl
Jorge Ricardo Luis Belela Haras Santa Tereza 2100 meters Dirt 2:10.40
2006 Uruguay Maroñas Argentina Latency United States Slew Gin Fizz
Argentina Latencia
Julio C. Méndez Juan B. Udaondo Haras Las Dos Manos 2000 meters Dirt 2:00.27
2005 Argentina San Isidro Argentina Don Incauto United States Roy
Argentina Inspiration
Jorge Valdivieso Carlos Etchechoury Haras San Benito 2000 meters Turf 1:57.92
2004 Chile Hipódromo Chile Peru Comando Intimo United Kingdom Riyadian
United States Zilliant
Luis Torres Félix Banda Stud El Castillo 2000 meters Dirt 2:05.40
2001-
2003
Races not held
2000 Brazil Cidade Jardim Race cancelled
1999 Peru Monterrico Peru Madame Equis United Kingdom Book The Band
Peru Universitaria
Edwin Talaverano Mario Morales Stud Capri 2000 meters Dirt 2:03.39
1998 Argentina San Isidro Brazil Jimwaki United States Gem Master
United States Winwaki
Jorge Ricardo José M. Alves Haras Equilia 2000 meters Turf 1:57.46
1997 Chile Hipódromo Chile Chile Prepo United States Inchwood
Chile Preppy
Hector Barrera Pedro Melej Stud Hermanos 2000 meters Dirt 2:02.30
1996 Brazil Gávea Brazil Much Better Republic of Ireland Baynoun
Brazil Charming Doll
Jorge Ricardo João L. Maciel Stud TNT 2000 meters Turf 1:59.50 fm
1995 Chile Club Hípico Chile Patio de Naranjos United States Gallantsky
Chile Dosis
Pedro Santos Alfredo Bagú Stud Nadia 2000 meters Turf; Right-handed 1:59.30
1994 Argentina La Plata Brazil Much Better Republic of Ireland Baynoun
Brazil Charming Doll
Jorge Ricardo João L. Maciel Stud TNT 2100 meters Dirt 2:11.20
1993 Peru Monterrico Peru Stash United States Stack
United States Simper
Edwin Talaverano Miguel Salas Stud Azul Marino 2000 meters Dirt 2:06.10 fm
1992 Argentina San Isidro Argentina Potrillon Argentina Ahmad
Argentina Azalita
Pablo Falero Juan C. Maldotti Stud Tori 2000 meters Turf 1:59.20
1991 Brazil Cidade Jardim Brazil Falcon Jet France Ghadeer
Sweden Victress
Jorge Ricardo João L. Maciel Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande 2000 meters Turf 1:59.10 fm
1990 Chile Hipódromo Chile Chile Edipo Rey United States Semenenko
Chile Espumita
Danilo Salinas Samuel Fuentes Haras Matancilla 2000 meters Dirt 1:59.70
1989 Argentina La Plata Argentina Savage Toss United States Egg Toss
Argentina Sibaritante
Jorge Valdivieso Carlos R. Bianchi Haras La Biznaga 2100 meters Dirt 1:59.30 fm
1988 Chile Club Hípico Chile Dorticos United States Domineau
Chile Farrerita
Sergio Vasquez Jorge I. Meyer Stud Cinco Estrellas 2000 meters Turf; Right-handed 1:58.60 fm
1987 Peru Monterrico Peru Galeno Peru Santorin
Peru Codicia
Victor Bardales Luis Melgar Stud Nancy 2200 meters Dirt 2:19.20
1986 Venezuela La Rinconada Peru Lutz United States Lord Layabout
Peru Presunción
Victor Bardales Sabino Arias Stud Atlantico 2000 meters Dirt 2:07.30
1985 Brazil Gávea Brazil Old Master Brazil Sabinus
Brazil Ice Queen
Francisco Pereira Wilson P. Lavor Haras Santa Maria de Araras 2000 meters Turf 2:00.30 fm
1984 Chile Hipódromo Chile Chile High Master Brazil Hawk
Chile La Pola
Adolfo Gonzalez Juan C. Acevedo Haras Santa Eladia 2000 meters Dirt 2:01.00 fm
1983 Brazil Cidade Jardim Brazil Derek Argentina Kublain Khan
Brazil Epinette
Luiz C. Silva José S. Silva Haras São José & Expedictus 2000 meters Turf 1:59.10 fm
1982 Argentina San Isidro Brazil Duplex United Kingdom Breeder's Dream
Brazil Dulcine
Jorge Garcia Wilfrido Garcia Stud Jupiá 2000 meters Turf 2:01.10 fm
1981 Uruguay Maroñas Brazil Dark Brown United States Tumble Lark
Argentina Nogueira
Antonio Bolino Abadio Cabreira Haras Rosa do Sul 2000 meters Dirt 2:00.70

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Notes

  1. Disqualification of winner Don Inc (ARG) and fifth-placed Río Allipen (CHI) due to doping.

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