The Gran Premio Estrellas Mile is a Group 1 thoroughbred horse race that is part of the Carreras de las Estrellas and is open to horses three years old or older. It is run over a distance of either on the turf at Hipódromo de San Isidro or on the dirt at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo.
History The Gran Premio Estrellas Mile, first run as an ungraded stakes in 2008, was the first race to be added to the Carreras de las Estrellas since its third year in 1993. It was inspired by the Breeders' Cup Mile. The following year, in 2009, the Gran Premio Estrellas Mile was upgraded all the way to a Group 1 race.
In 2024, the Gran Premio Estrellas Mile became the first race in the Carreras de las Estrellas to have a dead heat when the first horse to cross the finish line, El Eminente, was disqualified to third for interfering with Folie Ninja, who dead heated with Bronx.
Records Speed record:
1:32.49 – Snapy Halo (2009)
Greatest winning margin:
9 lengths – Bahiaro (2008)
Most wins:
No horse has won the Gran Premio Estrellas Mile more than once
Most wins by a jockey:
2 – Jorge Antonio Ricardo (2009, 2014) 2 – William Pereyra (2021, 2022)
Most wins by a trainer:
2 – Pablo Ezequiel Sahagián (2017, 2018) 2 – María Fernanda Álvarez (2019, 2024)
Most wins by an owner:
2 – Stud Rubio B. (2009, 2012)
Most wins by a breeder:
2 – Haras Firmamento (2009, 2019) 2 – Haras La Quebrada (2010, 2020) 2 – Haras Vacación (2018, 2023)
Winners YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerBreederGroupSurfaceTrackTimeMarginRef2026Que Tarde Gris4Adrián M. GiannettiCarlos Arnaldo VigilHaras Tres JotasHaras Tres Jotas Sociedad Simple de la Seccion IVITurfHipódromo de San Isidro1:36.35Neck2025El Exito4Martín Javier ValleJosé Cristóbal BlancoF. EnriqueHaras El ParaisoIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:35.27 length2024Bronx3Cristian E. VelázquezJuan Manuel EtchechouryStud Tres PRafael DellacasaITurfHipódromo de San Isidro1:35.28DQFolie Ninja3Brian Rodrigo EnriqueMaría Fernanda ÁlvarezStud La MisionLuis Alberto Scalella2023Love the Races4Gonzalo Damián BordaJosé Luiz Correa AranhaHaras VacacionHaras VacacionITurfHipódromo de San Isidro1:36.25Head2022Malibu Spring4William PereyraMarcelo S. SueldoStud El IrlandésHaras VikedaIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:33.715 lengths2021Che Capanga4William PereyraJuan Franco SaldiviaStud ChemecóPatricio LosinnoIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:33.54 length2020Power Up5Lautaro E. BalmacedaEnrique Martín FerroStud UrquizaHaras La QuebradaIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:33.923 lengths2019Expressive Smart4F. Fernandes GonçalvesMaría Fernanda ÁlvarezStud El Clan CorrientesHaras FirmamentoIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:32.90 length2018Magical Touch4Eduardo Ortega PavónPablo Ezequiel SahagiánStud FacunditoHaras VacacionIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:34.935 lengths2017Victory Security4Pablo Damián CarrizoPablo Ezequiel SahagiánStud Tramo 20Haras La PasiónITurfHipódromo de San Isidro1:36.372 lengths2016Eragon4Gustavo E. CalventeRoberto PellegattaJuan AntonioHaras AvourneenIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:33.00 length2015Todo Un Amiguito6Altair DomingosErnesto Eusebio RomeroHaras & Stud Don NicoCarlos MonayerITurfHipódromo de San Isidro1:34.27 neck2014Livingstone3Jorge Antonio RicardoMariano Ariel RomeroStud Il CapitanoHaras La ProvidenciaIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:33.411 length2013Johnny Guitar3Pablo Gustavo FaleroJuan Sebastián MaldottiHaras Santa Maria de ArarasHaras Santa Maria de ArarasITurfHipódromo de San Isidro1:33.321 lengths2012Evilasio3Juan Cruz VillagraJuan Javier EtchechouryStud Rubio B.Haras Don ArcángelIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:33.273 lengths2011Pick Out4Adrián M. GiannettiCarlos D. EtchechouryStud El GusyHaras Orilla del MonteITurfHipódromo de San Isidro1:38.701 lengths2010El Garufa7Claudio F. QuirogaLuis Santiago BedoyaStud Snow CrestHaras La QuebradaIDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:35.24 length2009Snapy Halo4Jorge Antonio RicardoJuan Carlos EtchechouryStud Rubio B.Haras FirmamentoITurfHipódromo de San Isidro1:32.493 lengths2008Bahiaro4Francisco ArreguyEdmundo I. RodríguezStud S. de B.Haras El ParaísoUngradedDirtHipódromo Argentino de Palermo1:32.989 lengths
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