The Grande Prêmio Brasil is a

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. The race is run left-handed on a turf track, for

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s three-years-old and up (3yo+), and is the main race in the Brazilian racing calendar.

History

The Grand Prêmio Brasil was first run on August 1, 1933, a Sunday. The race brought together the best Brazilian racehorses of the time, the idea of Linneo de Paula Machado, president of the then newly formed Jockey Club Brasileiro. The first running was won by the Brazilian-bred Mossoró, sired by Kitchner, foaled at the

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state, and ridden by Justiniano Mesquita. Six horses have won the race twice: Albatroz (1943, 1944), Helíaco (1947, 1948), Gualicho (1952, 1953), Zenabre (1965, 1966), Villach King (1991, 1993), and George Washington (2019, 2021). The race was first run at a distance of 3000 meters (approximately miles or 15 furlongs). Since 1972, it has been run at a distance of 2400 meters (approximately 1 miles or 12 furlongs). In 1959,

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set a world record for 3000 meters, winning the Grande Prêmio Brasil in a time of 3:02. In 1963, the starting tape malfunctioned and did not rise evenly, leaving four horses stuck behind the tape. The starter was unable to stop the race. In 2023, second place finisher Online was demoted and placed sixteenth following a stewards' inquiry.

Timeline

*1933 – First edition is run. *1959 – 3000 meter world record set by Narvik. *1972 – The distance is changed from 3000 meters to 2400 meters. *2014 – Bal a Bali becomes the first three-year-old winner. First edition to be a part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series.

Race Day

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Records

Speed record: * 2400 meters (current distance): 2:23.93 – L'Amico Steve (2007) * 3000 meters: 3:02 –

(1959) Most wins: * 2 – Albatroz (1943, 1944) * 2 – Helíaco (1947, 1948) * 2 –

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(1952, 1953) * 2 – Zenabre (1965, 1966) * 2 – Villach King (1991, 1993) * 2 –

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(2019, 2021) Most wins by a jockey: * 5 – Juvenal Machado da Silva (1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990) * 3 – Luiz Rigoni (1954, 1970, 1971) * 3 – Dendico Garcia (1964, 1965, 1966) * 3 – Carlos Lavor (1989, 1991, 1993) Most wins by a trainer: * 6 – Ernani de Freitas (1939, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1975) * 6 – Venâncio Nahid (1990, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2020) * 5 – Dulcino Guignoni (2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014) * 5 – Luis Esteves (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023) Most wins by an owner: * 7 – Stud Linneo de Paula Machado/ Haras São José e Expedictus (1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1975, 1979, 1985) * 4 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1989, 1991, 1993, 2013) * 3 – Antenor Lara Campos (1935, 1937, 1940) * 3 – Stud Almeida Prado & Assumpção (1952, 1953, 1960) * 3 – Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande (1984, 1987, 1992) Most wins by a breeder: * 10 – Linneo de Paula Machado/Haras São José e Expedictus (1939, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1975, 1979, 1985, 2001, 2008) * 5 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1989, 1991, 1993, 2013, 2014) * 3 – Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande (1987, 1988, 1992)

Winners

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References

Bibliography

* ''Revista JCB Jockey Club Brasileiro Nﾟ1348'' *
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External links

Results of all the years Grande Prêmio Brasil
Horse races in Brazil Breeders' Cup Challenge series {{DEFAULTSORT:Brasil Open middle distance horse races Horse races established in 1933