Gran Premio Criadores Explained

The Gran Premio Criadores is a Group 1 horse race run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open to horses three years old or older. It is currently run over a distance of 2000m (7,000feet) on the dirt.^[1]

The Gran Premio Criadores is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race, with the winner gaining an automatic berth and free entry for the Breeders' Cup Distaff.^[2]

History

The Gran Premio Criadores was inaugurated in 1884. The race was not run 1935–1949.^[3]

The Gran Premio Criadores has been run at a number of distances, including:

• 2500 meters (1950–2007)^[4]
• 2000 meters (2008–present)^[5]

The Gran Premio Criadores is generally run on May 1, along with the Group 1 Gran Premio Jorge de Atucha, Group 1 Gran Premio Montevideo, Group 1 Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Group 1 Gran Premio de Las Américas, and Group 1 Gran Premio República Argentina.^[6]

Records since 1988

Speed record:

• 2000 meters (current distance): 1:58.97 – Belleza de Arteaga (2023)
• 2500 meters: 2:31.32 – Indianita (1996)

Greatest winning margin:

• 9 lengths – Malprensa & Ollagua (2011), Topacio (1989)

Most wins:

Since 1988, no horse has won the Gran Premio Criadores more than once. Prior to that, the race was won twice by Pitanga (1897 & 1898) and Japónica (1925 & 1926)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 8 – Pablo Gustavo Falero (1989, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016)
• 3 – Jorge Valdivieso (1991, 1993, 1999)
• 3 – Rubén Emilio Laitán (1994, 2000, 2001)
• 3 – Juan Carlos Noriega (2009, 2012, 2018)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 8 – Juan Carlos Maldotti (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009)
• 3 – Juan Bautista Udaondo (2008, 2011, 2017)

Most wins by an owner:

• 6 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1991, 1993, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2013)
• 3 – Haras La Providencia (2001, 2005, 2007)

Most wins by a breeder:

• 4 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1991, 1993, 2012, 2013)
• 3 – Haras Vacacion (1996, 2007, 2008)

Winners since 1988

!Year!Winner!Age!Jockey!Trainer!Owner!Breeder!Distance!Time!Margin!Ref

2024	Che Evasora	5	Jorge Luis Peralta	Marcelo S. Sueldo	Stud Montanta	Patricio Francisco Losinno	2000 meters	2:00.13	length	[7]
2023	Belleza de Arteaga	5	William Pereyra	Roberto Pellegatta	Stud Chos Malal	Haras Bioart	2000 meters	1:58.97	Head	[8]
2022	La Validada	4	Gustavo E. Calvente	Juan Franco Saldivia	Stud Buenos Muchachos	Eduardo Alfredo Solveyra	2000 meters	2:00.54	Nose	[9]
2021	Blue Stripe	3	Eduardo Ortega Pavón	Nicolás Martín Ferro	Haras Pozo de Luna	Haras La Manija	2000 meters	1:59.01	Head	[10]
2020	Race note run
2019	Entropia	3	Martín Javier Valle	Jorge F. Meyrelles Torres	Stud El Quinton Lobos	Haras Rodeo Chico	2000 meters	2:00.15	5 lengths	[11]
2018	Sinfonia Fantastica	4	Juan Carlos Noriega	Roberto Pellegatta	Stud Arcangel	Haras Don Arcangel	2000 meters	2:00.10	3 lengths	[12]
2017	Kiriaki	4	Gustavo E. Calvente	Juan Bautista Udaondo	Haras Santa Ines	Haras Santa Ines	2000 meters	2:00.45	Head	[13]
2016	Corona del Inca	4	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Santillán G. Frenkel	Stud Doña Pancha	Haras La Quebrada	2000 meters	1:59.40	Nose	[14]
2015	Furia Cruzada	3	Juan Cruz Villagra	Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié	Haras Cachagua	Haras Dadinco	2000 meters	2:02.07	1 length	[15]
2014	Sociologa Inc	3	Altair Domingos	Roberto M. Bullrich	Haras La Biznaga	Haras La Biznaga	2000 meters	2:00.30	2 lengths	[16]
2013	Candy Marie	3	Rodrigo G. Blanco	Carlos D. Etchechoury	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	2000 meters	2:01.60	1 lengths	[17]
2012	Malibu Queen	3	Juan Carlos Noriega	Juan Sebastian Maldotti	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	2000 meters	2:02.43	2 lengths	[18]
2011	Malprensa	4	Adrián M. Giannetti	Juan Bautista Udaondo	Haras Santa Ines	Haras Santa Ines	2000 meters	2:02.49	9 lengths	[19]
2010	Foggy Stripes	3	Anselmo Zacarias	Mario Juan Palacios	Stud L.Y R.	Nelson Antonio Graells	2000 meters	1:59.96	Head	[20]
2009†	Cayaya	3	Juan Carlos Noriega	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Tombo	Haras La Magdalena	2000 meters	2:01.44	Dead Heat	[21]
	Ollagua	3	Francisco Raúl Corrales	José Martins Alves	Haras La Providencia	Haras La Providencia
2008	Filarmonia	4	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Bautista Udaondo	Haras Vacacion	Haras Vacacion	2000 meters	2:02.87	4 lengths	[22]
2007	Bartola	3	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Haras La Esperanza	Haras Vacacion	2500 meters	2:36.53	8 lengths	[23]
2006	Malinche	3	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Anselmo Emilio Cavalieri	2500 meters	2:35.33	3 lengths	[24]
2005	Saharian	5	Jacinto R. Herrera	Hugo Miguel Perez Sisto	Haras La Providencia	Haras El Turf	2500 meters	2:39.19	length	[25]
2004	Perugia Wells	3	Damian Ramella	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Haras Firmamento	Haras Firmamento	2500 meters	2:40.43	2 lengths	[26]
2003	Luna Local	3	Horacio J. Betansos	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Ansiedad	Haras Las Dos Manos	2500 meters	2:37.80	2 lengths	[27]
2002	Tanganyika	4	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Los Patrios	Haras El Paraiso	2500 meters	2:34.89	1 head	[28]
2001	New Real Deal	3	Rubén Emilio Laitán	José Martins Alves	Haras La Providencia	Phillips Racing Partnership	2500 meters	2:40.44	Neck	[29]
2000	Crazy Ensign	3	Rubén Emilio Laitán	Juan Carlos Bianchi	Stud El Faruk	Haras Firmamento	2500 meters	2:33.59	1 lengths	[30]
1999	Bordelaise	3	Jorge Valdivieso	Carlos D. Etchechoury	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Haras Ojo de Agua	2500 meters	2:39.06	length	[31]
1998	Rabanilla	5	Jactino R. Herrera	Roberto M. Bullrich	Lucas Brothers	Haras Argentino	2500 meters	2:38.41	5 lengths	[32]
1997	La Soberbia	4	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Los Patrios	Haras El Paraiso	2500 meters	2:37.26	3 lengths	[33]
1996	Indianita	3	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Haras Vacacion	Haras Vacacion	2500 meters	2:31.32	length	[34]
1995	De La Gorra	5	Ricardo R. Ioselli	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Rodeo Chico	Haras La Irenita	2500 meters	2:34.51	3 lengths	[35]
1994	Sidelina	4	Rubén Emilio Laitán	Jorge Luis Viego	Haras Caryjuan	Haras Caryjuan	2500 meters	2:37.45	4 lengths	[36]
1993	Sally Girl	3	Jorge Valdivieso	Domingo Elias Pascual	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	2500 meters	2:41.71	3 lengths	[37]
1992	Evidencia	4	Edgardo Gramática	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Haras Abolengo	Haras Abolengo	2500 meters	2:47.74	2 lengths	[38]
1991	Teresine	4	Jorge Valdivieso	Pedro A. Cacibar	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	2500 meters	2:35.98		[39]
1990	Bianca Maria	4	Miguel A. García	Eduardo Oscar Ferro	Haras Ojo de Agua		2500 meters	2:38.00	7 lengths	[40]
1989	Topacio	3	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Raúl A. Amado	Stud Los Apamates	Haras Los Apamates	2500 meters	2:38.82	9 lengths	[41]
1988	Ishkra	5				Haras La Irenita	2500 meters			[42]

† In 2009, there was a dead heat between Cayaya and Ollagua, who finished nine lengths ahead of the rest of the field.

Earlier winners (incomplete)

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Salazar . Enrique . 2024-05-01 . HIPÓDROMO ARGENTINO DE PALERMO (Argentina): ¡Sorprendiendo! CHE EVASORA atropelló con éxito en el GRAN PREMIO CRIADORES (G1) y aseguró pasaporte para la BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF (G1) – Hipismo Mundial . 2024-05-26 . es.
2. Web site: Breeders' Cup Challenge Series . 2024-05-26 . breederscup.com . en.
3. Book: Calendario de las carreras efectuadas en Argentina . Jockey Club Argentino . 1971 . Buenos Aires . 1184–5 . es.
4. Web site: Stakes Results Gran Premio Criadores . 2024-05-26 . www.pedigreequery.com.
5. Web site: Stud Book Argentino . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
6. Web site: Grandes Clásicos y Eventos Hípicos . 2024-05-24 . Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo . es.
7. Web site: Results 2024 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
8. Web site: Results 2023 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
9. Web site: Results 2022 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
10. Web site: Results 2021 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
11. Web site: Results 2019 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
12. Web site: Results 2018 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
13. Web site: Results 2017 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
14. Web site: Results 2016 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
15. Web site: Results 2015 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
16. Web site: Results 2014 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
17. Web site: Results 2013 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
18. Web site: Results 2012 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
19. Web site: Results 2011 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
20. Web site: Results 2010 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
21. Web site: Results 2009 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
22. Web site: Results 2008 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
23. Web site: Results 2007 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
24. Web site: Results 2006 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
25. Web site: Results 2005 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
26. Web site: Results 2004 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
27. Web site: Results 2003 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
28. Web site: Results 2002 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
29. Web site: Results 2001 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
30. Web site: Results 2000 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
31. Web site: Results 1999 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
32. Web site: Results 1998 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
33. Web site: Results 1997 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
34. Web site: Results 1996 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
35. Web site: Results 1995 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
36. Web site: Results 1994 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
37. Web site: Result 1993 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
38. Web site: Results 1992 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
39. Web site: Results 1991 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
40. Web site: Results 1990 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
41. Web site: Results 1989 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
42. Web site: Results 1988 . 2024-05-26 . www.studbook.org.ar.
43. Book: Mayorga, Jorge . Pedigrees de los Principales Ganadores 1910-1962 - Turfe Argentino . Buenos Aires, SAMA . 1963 . es.