Gran Premio Criadores

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 2000 metres (1.2 mi) on the dirt.^[1]

Gran Premio Criadores

Class	Group 1
Inaugurated	1884
Race information
Distance	2000 meters
Surface	Dirt
Track	Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo
Qualification	Three-year-old and up fillies and mares
Weight	Weight for age
Purse	$57,510,000 ARS (2025) 1st: $27,000,000 ARS

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)
• 3 – Haras Firmamento (2000, 2004, 2025)

Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Breeder	Distance	Time	Margin	Ref
2025	Sarawak Rim	3	William Pereyra	Juan Franco Saldivia	Stud Los Melli	Haras Firmamento	2000 meters	2:01.82	1 length	[7]
2024	Che Evasora	5	Jorge Luis Peralta	Marcelo S. Sueldo	Stud Montanta	Patricio Francisco Losinno	2000 meters	2:00.13	1⁄2 length	[8]
2023	Belleza de Arteaga	5	William Pereyra	Roberto Pellegatta	Stud Chos Malal	Haras Bioart	2000 meters	1:58.97	Head	[9]
2022	La Validada	4	Gustavo E. Calvente	Juan Franco Saldivia	Stud Buenos Muchachos	Eduardo Alfredo Solveyra	2000 meters	2:00.54	Nose	[10]
2021	Blue Stripe	3	Eduardo Ortega Pavón	Nicolás Martín Ferro	Haras Pozo de Luna	Haras La Manija	2000 meters	1:59.01	Head	[11]
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	[12]
2018	Sinfonia Fantastica	4	Juan Carlos Noriega	Roberto Pellegatta	Stud Arcangel	Haras Don Arcangel	2000 meters	2:00.10	3 lengths	[13]
2017	Kiriaki	4	Gustavo E. Calvente	Juan Bautista Udaondo	Haras Santa Ines	Haras Santa Ines	2000 meters	2:00.45	Head	[14]
2016	Corona del Inca	4	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Santillán G. Frenkel	Stud Doña Pancha	Haras La Quebrada	2000 meters	1:59.40	Nose	[15]
2015	Furia Cruzada	3	Juan Cruz Villagra	Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié	Haras Cachagua	Haras Dadinco	2000 meters	2:02.07	1 length	[16]
2014	Sociologa Inc	3	Altair Domingos	Roberto M. Bullrich	Haras La Biznaga	Haras La Biznaga	2000 meters	2:00.30	21⁄2 lengths	[17]
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	11⁄2 lengths	[18]
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	[19]
2011	Malprensa	4	Adrián M. Giannetti	Juan Bautista Udaondo	Haras Santa Ines	Haras Santa Ines	2000 meters	2:02.49	9 lengths	[20]
2010	Foggy Stripes	3	Anselmo Zacarias	Mario Juan Palacios	Stud L.Y R.	Nelson Antonio Graells	2000 meters	1:59.96	Head	[21]
2009†	Cayaya	3	Juan Carlos Noriega	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Tombo	Haras La Magdalena	2000 meters	2:01.44	Dead Heat	[22]
	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	[23]
2007	Bartola	3	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Haras La Esperanza	Haras Vacacion	2500 meters	2:36.53	8 lengths	[24]
2006	Malinche	3	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Anselmo Emilio Cavalieri	2500 meters	2:35.33	3 lengths	[25]
2005	Saharian	5	Jacinto R. Herrera	Hugo Miguel Perez Sisto	Haras La Providencia	Haras El Turf	2500 meters	2:39.19	1⁄2 length	[26]
2004	Perugia Wells	3	Damian Ramella	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Haras Firmamento	Haras Firmamento	2500 meters	2:40.43	21⁄2 lengths	[27]
2003	Luna Local	3	Horacio J. Betansos	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Ansiedad	Haras Las Dos Manos	2500 meters	2:37.80	21⁄2 lengths	[28]
2002	Tanganyika	4	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Los Patrios	Haras El Paraiso	2500 meters	2:34.89	11⁄2 head	[29]
2001	New Real Deal	3	Rubén Emilio Laitán	José Martins Alves	Haras La Providencia	Phillips Racing Partnership	2500 meters	2:40.44	Neck	[30]
2000	Crazy Ensign	3	Rubén Emilio Laitán	Juan Carlos Bianchi	Stud El Faruk	Haras Firmamento	2500 meters	2:33.59	11⁄2 lengths	[31]
1999	Bordelaise	3	Jorge Valdivieso	Carlos D. Etchechoury	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Haras Ojo de Agua	2500 meters	2:39.06	1⁄2 length	[32]
1998	Rabanilla	5	Jactino R. Herrera	Roberto M. Bullrich	Lucas Brothers	Haras Argentino	2500 meters	2:38.41	5 lengths	[33]
1997	La Soberbia	4	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Los Patrios	Haras El Paraiso	2500 meters	2:37.26	3 lengths	[34]
1996	Indianita	3	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Haras Vacacion	Haras Vacacion	2500 meters	2:31.32	1⁄2 length	[35]
1995	De La Gorra	5	Ricardo R. Ioselli	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Rodeo Chico	Haras La Irenita	2500 meters	2:34.51	3 lengths	[36]
1994	Sidelina	4	Rubén Emilio Laitán	Jorge Luis Viego	Haras Caryjuan	Haras Caryjuan	2500 meters	2:37.45	4 lengths	[37]
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	[38]
1992	Evidencia	4	Edgardo Gramática	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Haras Abolengo	Haras Abolengo	2500 meters	2:47.74	2 lengths	[39]
1991	Teresine	4	Jorge Valdivieso	Pedro A. Cacibar	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	2500 meters	2:35.98		[40]
1990	Bianca Maria	4	Miguel A. García	Eduardo Oscar Ferro	Haras Ojo de Agua		2500 meters	2:38.00	7 lengths	[41]
1989	Topacio	3	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Raúl A. Amado	Stud Los Apamates	Haras Los Apamates	2500 meters	2:38.82	9 lengths	[42]
1988	Ishkra	5				Haras La Irenita	2500 meters			[43]

† In 2009, there was a dead heat between Cayaya and Ollagua, who finished nine lengths ahead of the rest of the field.^[22]

Earlier winners (incomplete)

• 1884: Dichosa
• 1885: La Perla & Cora (DH)
• 1886: May Blossom
• 1887: Angelus
• 1888: Ethiopia
• 1889: Wanda
• 1890: La Prensa
• 1891: Santa Lucía
• 1892: Llana
• 1893: Niobe
• 1894: Satanella
• 1895: Cordelia
• 1896: Esfinge
• 1897: Pitanga
• 1898: Pitanga
• 1899: Yerba Amarga
• 1900: Carina
• 1901: Santa Eugenia
• 1902: Espuma
• 1903: La Fronde
• 1904: Encina
• 1905: Magnética
• 1906: Rosette
• 1907: Olinda
• 1908: Chiripa
• 1909: Sarah Bernhardt
• 1910: Polilla
• 1911: Aphrodite
• 1912: Malpica
• 1913: Cerisette
• 1914: La Maja
• 1915: La Ñatita
• 1916: Pas-si-mal
• 1917: Mamita II
• 1918: Divinidad
• 1919: La Glorieuse
• 1920: Biotzena
• 1921: Carta Blanca
• 1922: Bigornia
• 1923: Pitusa
• 1924: Sierra Leona
• 1925: Japónica
• 1926: Japónica
• 1927: Petarade
• 1928: Hill
• 1929: Clásica
• 1930: Shore Jane
• 1931: Apachinette
• 1932: Côte d'Or
• 1933: Rudeza
• 1934: Meneguina
• 1950: Foxona
• 1951: Duty
• 1952: Satánica
• 1953: Sidérea
• 1954: Baronesa
• 1955: La Maravilla
• 1956: Yauca
• 1957: Precinta
• 1958: Arauea
• 1959: Narva
• 1960: Cantadora
• 1961: Lola Montes
• 1962: Dorine
• 1963: Metatela
• 1964: Lady Silver
• 1965: Astorga
• 1966: Pixy Gal
• 1967: Pastilla
• 1968: Su Alteza
• 1969: La Sevillana
• 1970: Snow Figure
• 1971:
• 1972: Dona Coca
• 1973: Straitly
• 1974: Tuileries
• 1975: Bastonera
• 1976: Hellas
• 1977: Fairly
• 1978: Segur
• 1979: Gioconda
• 1980: First Moon
• 1983: Nice Tradition
• 1986: Agigantada
• 1987: Ishkra

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