Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (Argentina)

The Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas Group 1 flat horse race in Argentina open to three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres (0.99 mi) at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. It is the first race in the Argentinian Filly Triple Crown, and equivalent to the English 1000 Guineas Stakes. It is considered one of the principle races in defining the champion three-year-old filly, and generally occurs in September, near the beginning of a horse's three-year-old season.^[1]

Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas

Class	Group 1
Inaugurated	1895 (1895)
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance	1600 meters
Surface	Dirt
Track	Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo
Qualification	Three-Year-Old fillies
Weight	56 kg
Purse	Arg$4,000,000

History

The Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas was first run in 1895.^[2]

For three years in a row, from 1991 to 1993, the winner was owned and bred by Haras La Quebrada, trained by Carlos Alberto Zarlengo, and ridden by Jacinto Rafael Herrera.^[3]

Records since 1988

Speed record:

• 1:32.47 – Madonna Benois (2023)

Largest margin of victory:

• 9 lengths – La Costa Azul (1993)
• 9 lengths – Carta Embrujada (2021)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 – Pablo Gustavo Falero (1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011)
• 4 – Jacinto Rafael Herrera (1991, 1992, 1993, 2000)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 6 – Juan Carlos Etchechoury (1999, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 – Haras Vacacion (1988,1989, 1997, 2011)
• 4 – Haras La Quebrada (1991, 1992, 1993, 2000)

Most wins by a breeder:

• 4 – Haras La Biznaga (1999, 2004, 2017, 2019)
• 4 – Haras Vacacion (1988,1989, 1997, 2011)
• 4 – Haras La Quebrada (1991, 1992, 1993, 2000)

Lowest odds of a winner:

• 1.45 – Southern Spring (1996)
• 1.45 – Miss Terrible (2002)

Highest odds of a winner:

• 29.35 – Querida Rebeca (2013)

Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Breeder	Time	Margin
2023	Madonna Benois	Francisco Fernandes Goncalves	Carlos Arnaldo Vigil	Tres Jotas (LP)	Haras El Paraiso	1:32.47	1/2 length
2022	Una Arrabalera	Francisco Fernandes Goncalves	Claudia Leonor Bellier	Tinta Roja (LP)	Haras Renacer	1:34.14	1/2 length
2021	Carta Embrujada	Juan Carlos Noriega	Juan Franco Saldivia	La Leyenda	Haras La Leyenda de Areco	1:34.42	9 lengths
2020	Scotish Star	Altair Domingos	Pedro Nickel	Haras La Providencia	Haras La Providencia	1:34.79	1 1/2 lengths
2019	Joy Canela	Pavon Eduardo Ortega	Enrique Martin Ferro	Puey (LP)	Haras La Biznaga	1:35.53	1 1/2 lengths
2018	Summer Love	Juan Carlos Noriega	Juan Franco Saldivia	La Leyenda	Haras La Leyenda de Areco	1:34.44	4 lengths
2017	Atomica Oro	Fabricio Raúl Barroso	Roberto M. Bullrich	Haras La Biznaga	Haras La Biznaga	1:33.58	2 1/2 lengths
2016	Hispanidad	José Aparecido da Silva	Pedro Nickel	Haras La Providencia	Haras La Providencia	1:33.64	Neck
2015	Amy B Key	Rodrigo Gonzalo Blanco	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Clara Manuel	Haras El Alfalfar	1:34.65	2 lengths
2014	Kalithea	Jorge Gustavo Ruíz Diaz	Juan Bautista Udaondo	Haras Santa Ines	Haras Santa Ines	1:35.35	Head
2013	Querida Rebeca	Jorge Gustavo Ruíz Diaz	Juan Bautista Udaondo	Haras Santa Ines	Haras Santa Ines	1:38.43	3/4 lengths
2012	Candy Nevada	Altair Domingos	José Martins Alves	Haras La Providencia	Haras La Providencia	1:35.57	2 lengths
2011	Balada Sale	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Sebastian Maldotti	Haras Vacacion	Haras Vacacion	1:35.73	4 lengths
2010	Catch the Mad	Edwin Rafael Talaverano Cardenas	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Haras Firmamento	Haras Firmamento	1:36.67	3 lengths
2009	La Severa	Gustavo Emiliano Calvente	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Haras de la Pomme	Haras de la Pomme	1:33.65	1/2 length
2008	Savoir Bien	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Carlos D. Etchechoury	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	1:34.25	4 lengths
2007	Mariah Plus	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Woodvale Farm	Haras Abolengo	1:33.81	6 lengths
2006	Emotion Parade	Edwin Rafael Talaverano Cardenas	Miguel Angel Garcia	Haras Firmamento	Haras Firmamento	1:34.03	2 1/2 lengths
2005	Vanguarda	Horacio Julian Betansos	Antonio Di Sanzo	1912 (LP)	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	1:36.45	2 1/2 lengths
2004	Forty Marchanta	Jorge Valdivieso	Juan Carlos Etcehchoury	Haras La Biznaga	Haras La Biznaga	1:34.31	3/4 lengths
2003	Salt Champ	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	E.V.G.		1:35.08	5 lengths
2002	Miss Terrible	Edgardo Gramática	Miguel Angel Garcia	Haras Firmamento	Haras Firmamento	1:35.57	2 1/2 lengths
2001	Kiss Me Sweet	Jorge Valdivieso	Carlos D. Etchechoury	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	1:34.47	1 1/2 lengths
2000	Guernika	Jacinto Rafael Herrera	Nicolas Adrian Yalet	Haras La Quebrada	Haras La Quebrada	1:35.19	Head
1999	Pomarola Talk	Jorge Valdivieso	Juan Carlos Etcehchoury	Haras La Biznaga	Haras La Biznaga	1:36.67	1 length
1998	Nortak	Miguel Angel Abregu	Carlos D. Etchechoury	Orilla del Monte	Haras Comalal	1:36.22	7 lengths
1997	Croassant	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Haras Vacacion	Haras Vacacion	1:36.50	1/2 neck
1996	Southern Spring	Juan José Paule	Eduardo M. Martínez de Hoz	Matty		1:33.26	7 lengths
1995	Escabiosa	Eduardo Alejandro Karamanos Horacio	Aldo Omar Pappaterra	Rosuer	Haras Las Ortigas	1:36.23	2 1/2 lengths
1994	Star and Stripes	Yolanda Beatriz Davila	Luis Eduardo Seglin	Dulcinea (LP)		1:35.52	Neck
1993	La Costa Azul	Jacinto Rafael Herrera	Carlos Alberto Zarlengo	Haras La Quebrada	Haras La Quebrada	1:37.04	9 lengths
1992	Numeraria	Jacinto Rafael Herrera	Carlos Alberto Zarlengo	Haras La Quebrada	Haras La Quebrada	1:38.56	Neck
1991	Fontemar	Jacinto Rafael Herrera	Carlos Alberto Zarlengo	Haras La Quebrada	Haras La Quebrada	1:36.10	Head
1990	Luna Rose	Edgardo Gramatica	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Tori	Haras La Madrugada	1:37.49	3/4 lengths
1989	Rafaga		Daniel Adami	Haras Vacacion	Haras Vacacion	1:35.12	7 lengths
1988	La Maltrecha		Marcelo P. Saravi	Haras Vacacion	Haras Vacacion	1:35.37	1/2 head

Earlier winners

• 1895: Rose Royale and Framboise (DH)
• 1896: Little Darling
• 1897: Citoyenne
• 1898: Guiña
• 1899: Carina
• 1900: Fantasia
• 1901: Fedra
• 1902: Berezina
• 1903: Breva
• 1904: Ganzúa
• 1905: Primera Tiple
• 1906: Segura
• 1907: Rancagua
• 1908: Rubicela
• 1909: Pega Pega
• 1910: Locandiera
• 1911: Aldeana
• 1912: Salina
• 1913: Piscueta
• 1914: Avicenia
• 1915: Ocurrencia
• 1916: Diakova
• 1917: Dalmacia
• 1918: Paulonia
• 1919: Cartagena
• 1920: Papusa
• 1921: Cerámica
• 1922: Black Beauty
• 1923: Grue
• 1924: Anatema
• 1925: Melzeta
• 1926: Vainilla
• 1927: Antígona
• 1928: Favella
• 1929: Salmuera
• 1930: Sierra Balcarce
• 1931: Muralla
• 1932: Zumayita
• 1933: Tauma
• 1934: Black Arrow
• 1935: Mesapia
• 1936: Canícula
• 1937: Hulla
• 1938: Ibis II
• 1939: Heil!
• 1940: La Mission
• 1941: Blackie II
• 1942: Dalilah
• 1943: Platería
• 1944: Cancagua and Quisguillosa (DH)
• 1945: Half Crown
• 1946: Miss Alesia and Niña Bruja (DH)
• 1947: Bullanquera
• 1948: Empeñosa
• 1949: White Milk
• 1950: Melody
• 1951: Melody
• 1952: Satánica
• 1953: Claro de Luna
• 1954: Elite
• 1955: Chapineta and Las Canas (DH)
• 1956: Tana Linda
• 1957: Catando
• 1958:Soldadesca
• 1959: Pontia
• 1960: Melodie
• 1961: Pasión
• 1962: Tacha
• 1963: Donna II
• 1964: Lady Silver II
• 1965: SweetSue II
• 1966: Himera
• 1967: Rafale
• 1968: Farm
• 1969: La Sevillana
• 1970: Tutta Bionda
• 1971: La Alianza
• 1972: Inmaculada
• 1973: Biella
• 1974: Contraventora
• 1975: Legent II
• 1976: Taba
• 1977: Mía
• 1978: Seed
• 1979: Manzanera
• 1980: Miss Nymph
• 1981: Málaga
• 1982: Triumphal
• 1983: Mustard
• 1984:Semilleta
• 1985: Frau Altiva
• 1986: Exalsa
• 1987: Podeica

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