Gran Premio Estrellas Mile
{{Short description|Group 1 horse race in Argentina}}
{{Infobox horseraces|horse race=Gran Premio Estrellas Mile|class=Group 1|surface=Varies|distance=1600 meters|track=Hipódromo de San Isidro or Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo|qualification=Three-years-old and up|purse=$57,840,000 ARS (2024)
1st: $43,440,000 ARS|inaugurated=2008}}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 {{Convert|1600|m|mi|comma=off}} 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.{{Cite web |title=HISTORIA |url=http://carrerasdelasestrellas.com/es/historia.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110175516/http://carrerasdelasestrellas.com/es/historia.php |archive-date=2023-11-10 |website=Carreras de las Estrellas}} The following year, in 2009, the Gran Premio Estrellas Mile was upgraded all the way to a Group 1 race.{{Cite web |title=2009 Results |url=https://www.studbook.org.ar/reuniones/carrera/143359/13-est-mile-g1-1600 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.studbook.org.ar}}
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.{{Cite news |date=2024-06-30 |title=Distanciamiento y empate para un Gran Premio Estrellas Mile vibrante |url=https://www.turfdiario.com/distanciamiento-y-empate-para-un-gran-premio-estrellas-mile-vibrante/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |work=Turf Diario}}{{Cite web |last=Delfino |first=Carlos |date=2024-06-30 |title=Carreras de las Estrellas: el encierro que definió el Classic, la sociedad menos pensada del Distaff, un Labrado récord y el final inédito de la serie |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/turf/carreras-de-las-estrellas-el-encierro-que-definio-el-classic-la-sociedad-menos-pensada-del-distaff-nid29062024/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=LA NACION |language=es}}
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
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Winner !Age !Jockey !Trainer !Owner !Breeder !Group !Surface !Track !Time !Margin !Ref |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|Bronx |3 |Cristian E. Velázquez |Juan Manuel Etchechoury |Stud Tres P |Rafael Dellacasa | rowspan="2" |I | rowspan="2" |Turf | rowspan="2" |Hipódromo de San Isidro | rowspan="2" |1:35.28 | rowspan="2" |DQ |
| Folie Ninja
|3 |Brian Rodrigo Enrique |María Fernanda Álvarez |Stud La Mision |Luis Alberto Scalella |
| 2023
|Love the Races |4 |Gonzalo Damián Borda |José Luiz Correa Aranha |I |Turf |Hipódromo de San Isidro |1:36.25 |Head |
| 2022
|4 |William Pereyra |Marcelo S. Sueldo |Stud El Irlandés |Haras Vikeda |I |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:33.71 |5 lengths |
| 2021
|Che Capanga |4 |William Pereyra |Juan Franco Saldivia |Stud Chemecó |Patricio Losinno |I |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:33.54 |{{Fraction|1|2}} length |
| 2020
|Power Up |5 |Lautaro E. Balmaceda |Enrique Martín Ferro |Stud Urquiza |I |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:33.92 |3 lengths |
| 2019
|Expressive Smart |4 |F. Fernandes Gonçalves |María Fernanda Álvarez |Stud El Clan Corrientes |I |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:32.90 |{{Fraction|3|4}} length |
| 2018
|Magical Touch |4 |Eduardo Ortega Pavón |Pablo Ezequiel Sahagián |Stud Facundito |I |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:34.93 |5 lengths |
| 2017
|Victory Security |4 |Pablo Damián Carrizo |Pablo Ezequiel Sahagián |Stud Tramo 20 |Haras La Pasión |I |Turf |Hipódromo de San Isidro |1:36.37 |2{{Fraction|1|2}} lengths |
| 2016
|Eragon |4 |Gustavo E. Calvente |Roberto Pellegatta |Juan Antonio |Haras Avourneen |I |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:33.00 |{{Fraction|1|2}} length |
| 2015
|6 |Altair Domingos |Ernesto Eusebio Romero |Haras & Stud Don Nico |Carlos Monayer |I |Turf |Hipódromo de San Isidro |1:34.27 |{{Fraction|1|2}} neck |
| 2014
|Livingstone |3 |Jorge Antonio Ricardo |Mariano Ariel Romero |Stud Il Capitano |Haras La Providencia |I |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:33.41 |1 length |
| 2013
|Johnny Guitar |3 |Pablo Gustavo Falero |Juan Sebastián Maldotti |I |Turf |Hipódromo de San Isidro |1:33.32 |1{{Fraction|1|2}} lengths |
| 2012
|Evilasio |3 |Juan Cruz Villagra |Juan Javier Etchechoury |Stud Rubio B. |Haras Don Arcángel |I |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:33.27 |3 lengths |
| 2011
|Pick Out |4 |Adrián M. Giannetti |Carlos D. Etchechoury |Stud El Gusy |Haras Orilla del Monte |I |Turf |Hipódromo de San Isidro |1:38.70 |1{{Fraction|1|2}} lengths |
| 2010
|El Garufa |7 |Claudio F. Quiroga |Luis Santiago Bedoya |Stud Snow Crest |I |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:35.24 |{{Fraction|1|2}} length |
| 2009
|4 |Jorge Antonio Ricardo |Juan Carlos Etchechoury |Stud Rubio B. |I |Turf |Hipódromo de San Isidro |1:32.49 |3 lengths |
| 2008
|Bahiaro |4 |Francisco Arreguy |Edmundo I. Rodríguez |Stud S. de B. |Haras El Paraíso |Ungraded |Dirt |Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |1:32.98 |9 lengths |
References
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Category:Horse races in Argentina