G1 horse race in Argentina
Horse race
Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena Inaugurated 1905 Distance 2200 meters Surface Turf Track Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo Qualification Three-year-olds and up fillies and mares Weight Weight for Age Purse $21,000,000 ARS (2024)
1st: $10,000,000 ARS
The Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena (previously known as the Premio Abril , Premio Old Man , Clásico Gilberto Lerena and Premio Gilberto Lerena ) is a Group 1 horse race run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open to fillies and mares three years old or older. It is currently run over a distance of 2200 metres (1.4 mi) on the turf.[ 1]
History
The Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena was inaugurated in 1905 as the Premio Abril. In 1914,[ 2] the race was renamed to the Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena in honor of Gilberto Justiniano Lerena Lenguas , a co-founder of the Argentine Stud Book who bred Argentinian Quadruple Crown winner Old Man and was associated with various famous and successful studs, including Stud Oriental, Stud Bend Or, Haras La Guardia, Haras El Moro, Haras Las Ortigas , and his own Haras El Viejo.[ 3] The race ran as the Premio Old Man in 1954 and 1955.[ 2]
The Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena has been run at a variety of distances, including:
1600 meters (1918–2007)
2000 meters (2008–2012)
2200 meters (2013–present)[ 4]
When the group race system was introduced in Argentina in the 1973/4 season, the Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena was a Group 3 race.[ 5] In 1976, it was still a Group 3. From 1988 to 1994, the Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena was run as a Group 2 race. In 1995 it was upgraded to Group 1, a designation it has since retained.[ 4]
In 1990 and 1991, the race was restricted to horses that had won at least one race.[ 4]
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the race was not run.[ 4]
The Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena is the second jewel of the Campeonato Palermo de Oro ® for fillies and mares, after the Group 2 Premio Clásico Arturo R. y Arturo Bullrich and before the Group 1 Gran Premio Criadores .[ 6]
Records since 1988
Speed record:
2200 meters (current distance): 2:10.48 – Belleza de Arteaga (2023)
1600 meters: 1:33.08 – Southern Filly (1994)
2000 meters: 2:01.39 – Malpensa (2011)
Greatest winning margin:
Most wins:
Since 1988, no horse has won the Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena more than once. Prior to that, the race was won twice by La Ñatita (1915, 1917), Black Beauty (1923, dead heat in 1924), Palanca (1936, 1937), Et Bien! (1954, 1955), and Dorine (1962, 1963).
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a breeder:
Winners since 1988
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Breeder
Distance
Time
Margin
Group
Ref
2024
Ballado's Beach
5
Adrián M. Giannetti
Juan Manuel Etchechoury
Haras Las Monjitas
Haras El Gusy
2200 meters
2:12.52
11 ⁄2 lengths
1
[ 7]
2023
Belleza de Arteaga
5
William Pereyra
Roberto Pellegatta
Stud Chos Malal
Haras Bioart
2200 meters
2:10.48
2 lengths
1
[ 8]
2022
Wild Ones
5
Gabriel L. Bonasola
Nicólas Martín Ferro
Stud Campos de Araujo
Haras La Leyenda de Areco
2200 meters
2:13.41
2 lengths
1
[ 9]
2021
Fanciful
5
Rodrigo G. Blanco
Juan Manuel Etchechoury
Haras Santa Maria de Araras
Haras Santa Maria de Araras
2200 meters
2:14.93
1 ⁄2 length
1
[ 10]
2020
Race not run
2019
American Song
5
José A. Da Silva
Juan Carlos Etchechoury
Stud Rubio B.
Haras La Pasión
2200 meters
2:13.48
1 ⁄2 length
1
[ 11]
2018
La Extraña Dama
4
Eduardo Ortega Pavón
José Luis Palacios
Haras de la Pomme
Haras de la Pomme
2200 meters
2:17.79
6 lengths
1
[ 12]
2017
Kiriaki
4
Gustavo E. Calvente
Juan Bautista Udaondo
Haras Santa Inés
Haras Santa Inés
2200 meters
2:14.03
11 ⁄2 lengths
1
[ 13]
2016
Conviction
4
Eduardo Ortega Pavón
Marcelo Vivas Rubén
Stud Los Moure
Haras Orilla del Monte
2200 meters
2:19.36
21 ⁄2 lengths
1
[ 14]
2015
Furia Cruzada
3
Juan Cruz Villagra
Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié
Haras Cachagua
Haras Dadinco
2200 meters
2:18.19
21 ⁄2 lengths
1
[ 15]
2014
Malacostumbrada
3
Juan Cruz Costa
José Luis Palacios
Stud San Jupe
Haras La Pasion
2200 meters
2:16.78
4 lengths
1
[ 16]
2013
Candy Marie
3
Rodrigo G. Blanco
Carlos D. Etchechoury
Haras Santa Maria de Araras
Haras Santa Maria de Araras
2200 meters
2:15.90
1 ⁄2 length
1
[ 17]
2012
Malibu Queen
3
Walter Ariel Aguirre
Juan Sebastian Maldotti
Haras Santa Maria de Araras
Haras Santa Maria de Araras
2000 meters
2:02.26
1 ⁄2 neck
1
[ 18]
2011
Malpensa
4
Adrián M. Giannetti
Juan Bautista Udaondo
Haras Santa Inés
Haras Santa Inés
2000 meters
2:01.39
8 lengths
1
[ 19]
2010
Ollagua
4
Altair Domingos
José Martins Alves
Haras La Providencia
Haras La Providencia
2000 meters
2:01.60
2 lengths
1
[ 20]
2009
Cayaya
3
Juan Carlos Noriega
Juan Carlos Maldotti
Stud Tombo
2000 meters
2:02.49
1 ⁄2 length
1
[ 21]
2008
Luna Arrabalera
5
Mario Rubén Nuñez
Hugo Daniel Sanagua
Haras Ni Manor
Haras Ni Manor
2000 meters
2:02.20
1 length
1
[ 22]
2007
Estricta
3
Juan Carlos Noriega
Juan Carlos Maldotti
Stud La Esperanza
Haras Vacacion
1600 meters
1:33.21
21 ⁄2 lengths
1
[ 23]
2006
Carla Stripes
3
Gustavo E. Calvente
Roberto Pellegatta
Haras Melincué
Haras Melincué
1600 meters
1:34.86
21 ⁄2 lengths
1
[ 24]
2005
Postergada
3
José Ricardo Méndez
Eduardo Carlos Tadei
Stud Chopp
Haras Abolengo
1600 meters
1:33.97
3 lengths
1
[ 25]
2004
Salt Champ
3
Pablo Gustavo Falero
Juan Carlos Maldotti
Stud E.V.G.
1600 meters
1:35.18
Head
1
[ 26]
2003
Miss Loren
4
Edgardo Gramática
Miguel Ángel García
Haras Firmamento
Haras Firmamento
1600 meters
1:34.69
1 ⁄2 neck
1
[ 27]
2002
Slew the Moon
5
Pablo Gustavo Falero
Juan Carlos Maldotti
Haras Vacacion
Haras Vacacion
1600 meters
1:37.27
1 ⁄2 neck
1
[ 28]
2001
Real Number
3
Jorge Valdivieso
Juan Carlos Etchechoury
Haras La Quebrada
Haras La Quebrada
1600 meters
1:36.12
11 ⁄2 lengths
1
[ 29]
2000
Mi Sureña
3
Jacinto R. Herrera
Domingo Elías Pascual
Stud Bonaventura
Haras La Quebrada
1600 meters
1:34.91
5 lengths
1
[ 30]
1999
Speeding Star
3
Julio César Méndez
Juan Carlos Etchechoury
Haras Orilla del Monte
1600 meters
1:36.23
5 lengths
1
[ 31]
1998
Giulie-Halo
4
Jacinto R. Herrera
Ernesto Eusebio Romero
Stud Monte Mayor
1600 meters
1:37.22
1 ⁄2 neck
1
[ 32]
1997
Rimel
5
Jacinto R. Herrera
Juan Carlos Etchechoury
Haras La Quebrada
Haras La Quebrada
1600 meters
1:37.38
5 lengths
1
[ 33]
1996
Syzygy
5
Oscar Fabian Conti
Eduardo M. Martínez de Hoz
Haras Comalal
Haras Comalal
1600 meters
1:36.06
11 ⁄2 lengths
1
[ 34]
1995
La Olla
3
Horacio E. Karamanos
José Luis Palacios
Stud El Doguito
Haras Comalal
1600 meters
1:35.12
1 ⁄2 head
1
[ 35]
1994
Southern Filly
3
Juan Carlos Noriega
Juan Carlos Etchechoury
Stud Forego
Haras La Quebrada
1600 meters
1:33.08
1 ⁄2 neck
2
[ 36]
1993
Pescara
3
Daniel Jorge Ojeda
Antonio Derli Gómez
Stud Bakota
1600 meters
1:36.14
2 lengths
2
[ 37]
1992
So Lovely
4
Miguel Angel Sarati
Domingo Elías Pascual
Haras Santa Maria de Araras
Haras Santa Maria de Araras
1600 meters
1:38.44
Neck
2
[ 38]
1991
La Charlatana
3
Jorge Valdivieso
Haras La Biznaga
Haras La Biznaga
1600 meters
1:34.90
2
[ 39]
1990
Fail
3
Edgardo Gramática
Juan Alberto Maldotti
Stud La Titina
1600 meters
1:35.67
2
[ 40]
1989
La Brea
6
Rodolfo Rivero Roque
Alfonso L. Salvati
Stud Jorge de Atucha
1600 meters
1:36.87
Head
2
[ 41]
1988
Black Sheep
3
Miguel Angel Sarati
Edgardo Oscar Martucci
Stud Nebek
1600 meters
2
[ 42]
Earlier winners (incomplete)
1905: Magnética
1906: Primera Tiple
1907: Olinda
1908: Rancagua
1909: Scila
1910: Polilla
1911: Emilunga
1912: Aphrodite
1913: Two Step
1914: Indiecita
1915: La Ñatita
1916: Felpilla
1917: La Ñatita
1918: Divinidad[ 43]
1919: Su Majestad[ 44]
1920: Fanfarrona[ 45]
1921: Carmuchita[ 46]
1922: Bigornia[ 47]
1923: Black Beauty
1924: Black Beauty & Sierra Leona (DH)
1925: Japónica
1926: Nota Alegre
1927: Pethy
1928: Hill
1929: Bizantina
1930: Monserga
1931: Pilca
1932: Côte d'Or
1933: Rudeza
1934: Retorta & Nereida (DH)
1935: Black Arrow
1936: Palanca
1937: Palanca
1938: Goleada
1939: Mandataria
1940: Giudeca
1941: Miss Viola
1942: Xanthis[ 48]
1943: Ridere[ 49]
1944: Platería
1945: Quelinda
1946: Half Crown
1947: Niña Bruja
1948: Luna Llena
1949: Lina
1950: Misia
1951: Bambuca
1952: Écoutez!
1953: Cablística
1954: Et Bien!
1955: Et Bien!
1956: Balkh
1957: Titania
1958: Precinta
1959: Ilonka[ 50]
1960: Nicosia
1961: Medina
1962: Dorine
1963: Dorine
1964: Rabonera
1965: Venturanza
1966: Nell Gwynne
1967: Pastilla
1968: Yanina
1969: Su Alteza
1970: Brane
1971: Auxey
1972: Jungle Duchess[ 51]
1973: Bacami[ 52]
1974: Imaginada [ 5]
1976: Good Bet[ 53]
[ 2] [ 54] [ 55]
References