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Gran Premio Mil Guineas
The Gran Premio Diamante (previously known as the Gran Premio Mil Guineas) is a Group 1 horse race in Argentina run over 1600 meters on the turf at Hipódromo de San Isidro. It is restricted to three-year-old fillies and is based on the British 1000 Guineas Stakes. It is the first leg of the San Isidro Filly Triple Crown. History The Gran Premio Diamante was first run in 1980 as a Group 2 race before being upgraded to a Group 1 race in 1982. In 2024, the race's name was changed from the Gran Premio Mil Guineas to the Gran Premio Diamante. Records since 1988 Speed record: * 1:33.30 – Polvorada (2021) Largest margin of victory: * 9 lengths – Giuliet Seattle (2017) Most wins by a jockey: * 3 – Jacinto Rafael Herrera (1992, 1997, 2000) * 3 – Jorge Valdivieso (1995, 1999, 2006) * 3 – Juan Carlos Noriega (1996, 2005, 2007) * 3 – Pablo Gustavo Falero (2003, 2008, 2014) * 3 – Adrian M. Giannetti (2010, 2012, 2023) Most wins by a trainer: * 8 – Carlos D. Etc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hipódromo De San Isidro
The Hipódromo de San Isidro is a horse racing track located in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, owned by the Argentine Jockey Club. It is one of the largest and most important racetracks in the Americas. 120 racing days are held per year, on every Wednesday, every other Friday and Saturday, and some Sundays. The Hipódromo is located 22 km from Buenos Aires City. It has an area of 1.48 km2. Each December, the Hipódromo hosts the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, the most important horse race in Argentina. The Hipódromo de San Isidro hosts the annual Carlos Pellegrini Awards. History In 1926, the Argentine Jockey Club purchased 316 hectares for the purposes of building an additional racecourse to accompany its Hipódromo de Palermo. In 1930, a gulf course was completed on the property, designed by Allister Mckenzie. The course itself was built using the latest methods, with accompanying training tracks, stalls, and veterinary hospital building. On December 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1000 Guineas Stakes
The 1000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May on the Sunday following the 2000 Guineas Stakes. It is the second of Britain's five Classic races, and the first of two restricted to fillies. It can also serve as the opening leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown, followed by the Oaks and the St Leger, but the feat of winning all three is rarely attempted. History The 1000 Guineas was first run on 28 April 1814, five years after the inaugural running of the equivalent race for both colts and fillies, the 2000 Guineas. The two races were established by the Jockey Club under the direction of Sir Charles Bunbury, who had earlier co-founded the Derby. They were named according to their original prize funds ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple Crown Of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for Thoroughbreds, often restricted to three-year-olds. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment in Thoroughbred racing. The term originated in mid-19th-century England and nations where Thoroughbred racing is popular each have their own Triple Crown series. English Triple Crowns In England, where the term Triple Crown originated with West Australian's three wins in 1853, it is made up of: # The 2,000 Guineas Stakes, run over 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Newmarket Racecourse in Newmarket, Suffolk # The Derby, run over 1 mile 4 furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres) at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Epsom, Surrey # The St Leger Stakes, run over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards (2,937 metres) at Town Moor in Doncaster, Yorkshire Since the 2,000 Guineas was first run in 1809, fifteen horses (including three winners of substitute races a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haras Santa Maria De Araras
Haras Santa Maria de Araras is a Thoroughbred racehorse breeding and training farm in Brazil. It is one of the most successful breeders of racehorses in Brazilian history. History Haras Santa Maria de Araras was founded in 1965 when Julio Bozano, Julio Raphael de Aragão Bozano purchased land in the town of Araras, in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. The Haras bred its first Group One, Group 1 winner in 1972, Freddy Boy, winner of the 1975 Grande Prêmio Taça de Ouro. After the victory, breeding was moved to Teresópolis and the stallion Sabinus (horse), Sabinus, winner of the Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul, was acquired. A training center was built near the breeding farm at this time. In 1983, a new installation was established in São José dos Pinhais in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná. Another stud was later established in Bagé in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In 1984, the Haras began an annual sale in partnership with Haras Fazenda Mondesir. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Terrible
Miss Terrible was an Argentinian-bred thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning seven consecutive Group 1 races en route to being named the 2002 Argentine Mare of the Year, Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, and Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. Turf Diario called Miss Terrible "one of the best two-year-old fillies in the history of the Argentine turf." Background Miss Terrible was bred by Haras Firmamento and was foaled on October 1, 1999. Her sire, Numerous, won the Derby Trial Stakes and stood at Hill 'n' Dale and Walnford Stud in the United States and Haras du Quesnay in France before being exported to stand stud solely at Haras Firmamento in Argentina. Her dam, Teidi, had won the listed stakes races Premio Etoile and Premio General Guemes before being retired to stud, where she was exclusively bred to Numerous. Miss Terrible was her third foal. Miss Terrible was originally slated to be sold rather than raced by Haras Firmamento, but after lightning struck and killed one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Races In Argentina
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a Domestication, domesticated, odd-toed ungulate, one-toed, ungulate, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two Extant taxon, extant subspecies of wild horse, ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolution of the horse, evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, ''Eohippus'', into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BCE, and their domestication of the horse, domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BCE. Horses in the subspecies ''caballus'' are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from equine anatomy, anatomy to life stages, size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
