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		1982, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2020, 2023
6	Hipódromo Chile		1984, 1990, 1997, 2004, 2013, 2022
6	Hipódromo de Monterrico		1987, 1993, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2024
4	Club Hípico de Santiago		1988, 1995, 2010, 2019
4	Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas		1981, 2006, 2018, 2021
3	Hipódromo de La Plata		1989, 1994, 2007
3	Hipódromo Cidade Jardim		1983, 1991, 2009
3	Hipódromo da Gávea		1985, 1998, 2016
2	Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo		2012, 2015
1	Valparaiso Sporting Club		2017
1	Hipódromo La Rinconada		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	Monterrico						2000 meters	Dirt		[11]
2023	San Isidro	Doutor Sureño	Agnes Gold Notavel Sureño	Silva José Severo	Neto Victorio Fornasaro	Haras Moema	2000 meters	Turf	1:58.02	[12]
2022	Hipódromo Chile	O'Connor	Boboman Torrente de Agua	Jorge A. González	Carlos Urbina	Stud Irlandés	2000 meters	Dirt	2:03.63	[13]
2021	Maroñas	Aero Trem	Shanghai Bobby Piace Molto	Vagner Leal	Antonio Cintra	Haras Old Friends	2000 meters	Dirt	1:59.16
2020	San Isidro	Tetaze	Equal Stripes Delirada	Gustavo Calvente	Roberto Pellegatta	Stud Egalite De 9	2000 meters	Turf	2:03.71
2019	Club Hípico	Ya Primo	Mastercraftsman Yo Quisiera	Jeremy Laprida	Guillermo Aguirre	Stud La Pacita	2000 meters	Turf	1:56.68
2018	Maroñas	Roman Rosso	Roman Ruler Rose City	Wilson Moreyra	Jorge Mayansky Neer	Stud La Primavera	2000 meters	Dirt	2:02.05
2017	Valparaiso Sporting Club	Sixties Song	Sixties Icon Blissful Song	Juan C. Villagra	Alfredo Gaitan Dassie	Stud Santa Elena	2400 meters	Turf	2:24.86
2016	Gávea	Some In Tieme[note 1]	Shirocco Orma Giusta	Waldomiro Blandi	Gladston F. Santos	Oitavo Stud & Haras Princesa do Sul	2000 meters	Turf	1:59.14
2015	Palermo	Liberal	Meal Penalty Democracia	Edwin Talaverano	Camilo Traverso II	Stud The Fathers	2100 meters	Dirt	2:09.81
2014	Monterrico	Lideris	Mizzen Mast Block	Juan E. Enriquez	Romulo R. Herrera	OP Stables	2000 meters	Dirt	2:07.52
2013	Hipódromo Chile	Sabor a Triunfo	Dance Brightly Sally Mash	David Sanchez	Alejandro Aguado	Stud Trafalgar	2000 meters	Dirt	2:04.66
2012	Palermo	Quick Casablanca	Until Sundown Quick	Gonzalo Ulloa	Juan P. Baeza	Stud Carrillanca	2100 meters	Dirt	2:05.83
2011	San Isidro	Bradock	Keseff Samara	Carlos Trujillo	Jorge S. Vera	Stud Myrna	2000 meters	Turf	2:00.40
2010	Club Hípico	Belle Watling	Dushyantor Biala	Héctor I. Berrios	Patricio Baeza	Stud Don Theo	2000 meters	Turf; Right-handed	1:59.81
2009	Cidade Jardim	Hot Six	Burooj Babysix	Jorge Leme	Givanildo Duarte	Stud Estrela Energia	2000 meters	Turf	2:03.04
2008	Monterrico	Deepak	Pikepass Unbridled Queen	Carlos Trujillo	Jorge S. Vera	Stud Myrna	2000 meters	Dirt	2:08.40
2007	La Plata	Good Report	Ride the Rails Good Pearl	Jorge Ricardo	Luis Belela	Haras Santa Tereza	2100 meters	Dirt	2:10.40
2006	Maroñas	Latency	Slew Gin Fizz Latencia	Julio C. Méndez	Juan B. Udaondo	Haras Las Dos Manos	2000 meters	Dirt	2:00.27
2005	San Isidro	Don Incauto	Roy Inspiration	Jorge Valdivieso	Carlos Etchechoury	Haras San Benito	2000 meters	Turf	1:57.92
2004	Hipódromo Chile	Comando Intimo	Riyadian Zilliant	Luis Torres	Félix Banda	Stud El Castillo	2000 meters	Dirt	2:05.40
2001- 2003	Races not held
2000	Cidade Jardim	Race cancelled
1999	Monterrico	Madame Equis	Book The Band Universitaria	Edwin Talaverano	Mario Morales	Stud Capri	2000 meters	Dirt	2:03.39
1998	San Isidro	Jimwaki	Gem Master Winwaki	Jorge Ricardo	José M. Alves	Haras Equilia	2000 meters	Turf	1:57.46
1997	Hipódromo Chile	Prepo	Inchwood Preppy	Hector Barrera	Pedro Melej	Stud Hermanos	2000 meters	Dirt	2:02.30
1996	Gávea	Much Better	Baynoun Charming Doll	Jorge Ricardo	João L. Maciel	Stud TNT	2000 meters	Turf	1:59.50 fm
1995	Club Hípico	Patio de Naranjos	Gallantsky Dosis	Pedro Santos	Alfredo Bagú	Stud Nadia	2000 meters	Turf; Right-handed	1:59.30
1994	La Plata	Much Better	Baynoun Charming Doll	Jorge Ricardo	João L. Maciel	Stud TNT	2100 meters	Dirt	2:11.20
1993	Monterrico	Stash	Stack Simper	Edwin Talaverano	Miguel Salas	Stud Azul Marino	2000 meters	Dirt	2:06.10 fm
1992	San Isidro	Potrillon	Ahmad Azalita	Pablo Falero	Juan C. Maldotti	Stud Tori	2000 meters	Turf	1:59.20
1991	Cidade Jardim	Falcon Jet	Ghadeer Victress	Jorge Ricardo	João L. Maciel	Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande	2000 meters	Turf	1:59.10 fm
1990	Hipódromo Chile	Edipo Rey	Semenenko Espumita	Danilo Salinas	Samuel Fuentes	Haras Matancilla	2000 meters	Dirt	1:59.70
1989	La Plata	Savage Toss	Egg Toss Sibaritante	Jorge Valdivieso	Carlos R. Bianchi	Haras La Biznaga	2100 meters	Dirt	1:59.30 fm
1988	Club Hípico	Dorticos	Domineau Farrerita	Sergio Vasquez	Jorge I. Meyer	Stud Cinco Estrellas	2000 meters	Turf; Right-handed	1:58.60 fm
1987	Monterrico	Galeno	Santorin Codicia	Victor Bardales	Luis Melgar	Stud Nancy	2200 meters	Dirt	2:19.20
1986	La Rinconada	Lutz	Lord Layabout Presunción	Victor Bardales	Sabino Arias	Stud Atlantico	2000 meters	Dirt	2:07.30
1985	Gávea	Old Master	Sabinus Ice Queen	Francisco Pereira	Wilson P. Lavor	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	2000 meters	Turf	2:00.30 fm
1984	Hipódromo Chile	High Master	Hawk La Pola	Adolfo Gonzalez	Juan C. Acevedo	Haras Santa Eladia	2000 meters	Dirt	2:01.00 fm
1983	Cidade Jardim	Derek	Kublain Khan Epinette	Luiz C. Silva	José S. Silva	Haras São José & Expedictus	2000 meters	Turf	1:59.10 fm
1982	San Isidro	Duplex	Breeder's Dream Dulcine	Jorge Garcia	Wilfrido Garcia	Stud Jupiá	2000 meters	Turf	2:01.10 fm
1981	Maroñas	Dark Brown	Tumble Lark Nogueira	Antonio Bolino	Abadio Cabreira	Haras Rosa do Sul	2000 meters	Dirt	2:00.70

^[10]

Notes

References

External links

• Winners of all the years