The Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini is the most prestigious horse race in Argentina. It is run in December at the

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, near Buenos Aires. The race was tied for the 93rd highest rated Group/Grade 1 Race for three-year-olds and upwards in the 2020

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World Rankings, with a rating of 115.75. The Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini is the fourth race in the Argentinian Quadruple Crown, and is part of the

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Challenge Series, with the winner gaining an automatic berth in the

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History

The Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini was first run in 1887, under the name of the Gran Premio Internacional. It was renamed the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini in 1941, with the name then changing between the two until 1979, when it was run as the Gran Premio República Argentina. Since 1980, the race has been run as the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini or Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional. The location has also varied over time, being first run at the Hipódromo Nacional from 1887 to 1895, and then the Hipódromo Argentino from 1896 to 1940 and 1971 to 1978, and the Hipódromo de San Isidro from 1941 to 1970 and from 1979 to today. The only year the race was not run was in 1976, although the 1985 edition was run in February 1986 due to an

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epidemic. There has twice been a dead heat: in 1915 between Dijital and Ocurrencia and in 1923 between Don Padilla and Movedizo. In the 1952 edition, contested by Branding, Sideral, and Yatasto, was attended by 102,600 spectators, over the stated capacity of 100,000. Due to the

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, the 2020 edition was run without foreign horses and almost entirely without spectator attendance.

Records

Speed Record: * 2:21.98 – Asidero (1999) Most wins: *2 – Athos II (1890, 1892) *2 – Pitillo (1897, 1899) *2 – Old Man (1904, 1905) *2 –

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(1911, 1912) *2 – Macon (1925, 1926) *2 – Romántico (1938, 1939) *2 – Filón (1944, 1945) *2 – Académico (1946, 1948) *2 – Storm Mayor (2005, 2006) Most wins by a

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: * 10 –

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(1924, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1954, 1961, 1962) * 4 – Pablo Falero (1991, 1992, 2000, 2005) * 4 – Edwin Rafael Talaverano Cardenas (1993, 1996, 1999, 2009) Most wins by a trainer: *6 – Juan Lapistoy (1944, 1945, 1947, 1963, 1966, 1967) *6 – Alfredo Gaitán Dassié (1988, 1995, 2009, 2020, 2014, 2016) *5 – Sergio Lema (1962, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972) *3 – Juan R. de la Cruz (1952, 1959, 1961) *3 – Carlos D. Etchechoury (2005, 2008, 2022) Most wins by an owner: *4 – Haras El Turf (1969, 1923, 1968, 1971) *3 – J.B. Zubiaurre (1893, 1896, 1898) *3 – Indecís (1915, 1918, 1920) *3 – La Guardia (1911, 1912, 1929) Most wins by a breeder: * 3 – Haras Orilla del Monte (2001, 2004, 2008)

Winners sin 1988

* ''Unless indicated, all winners are Argentine.''

Earlier winners

* 1887: Stiletto * 1888: Gay Hermit * 1889: Bolivar * 1890: Athos II * 1891: Camos * 1892: Athos II * 1893: Buenos Aires * 1894: Revancha ƒ * 1894: Massena * 1895: Porteño * 1896: Purrán * 1897: Pilito * 1898: Primero * 1899: Pilito * 1900: Etolo * 1901: Druid * 1902: Pippermint * 1903: Pimiento * 1904: Old Man * 1905: Old Man * 1906: Pelayo * 1907: Olascoaga * 1908: Bronce * 1909: Cincel * 1910: Sibila ƒ * 1911: Mouchette ƒ * 1912: Mouchette ƒ * 1913: Enérgica ƒ * 1914: Irigoyen * 1915: Dijital * 1915: Ocurrencia * 1916: Cabaret * 1917:

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* 1918: Grey Fox * 1919: Tiny * 1920: Palospavos * 1921: Moloch * 1922:

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* 1923: Don Padilla * 1923: Movedizo * 1924: Lombardo * 1925: Macón * 1926: Macón * 1927: Lyda ƒ * 1928: Congreve * 1929: Parlanchín * 1930: Cocles * 1931:

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* 1932: Payaso * 1933: Cote d'Or ƒ * 1934: Cute Eyes * 1935: Ix * 1936: Camerino * 1937: Albacea * 1938: Romántico * 1939: Romántico * 1940: La Mission ƒ * 1941: Bubalco * 1942: Tónico * 1943: Banderín * 1944: Filón * 1945: Filón * 1946: Académico * 1947: Doubtless II * 1948: Académico * 1949: Cruz Montiel * 1950: Singapur * 1951: Yatasto * 1952: Branding * 1953: El Aragonés * 1954: Jungle King * 1955: Mangangá * 1956: Tatán * 1957: Fomento * 1958: Manantial * 1959: Escorial * 1960: Atlas * 1961: Arturo A. * 1962: Tierno * 1963: El Centauro * 1964: Charolais * 1965: Vit Reina ƒ * 1966: Forli * 1967: Rafale * 1968: Indian Chief * 1969: Practicante * 1970: Snow Figure * 1971: Uruguayo * 1972: Chupito * 1973: Santorín * 1974: Gran Secreto * 1975: Meyi * 1977: El Muñeco * 1978: Telescópico * 1979: Habanico * 1980: Regidor * 1981: I'm Glad * 1982: Sir Gold * 1983: Immensity * 1984: Reverente * 1985: Salvate Tel * 1986: Fain * 1987: Larabee

References

External links

Official Website

Winners of all the years
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