Gran Premio General San Martín Explained

Horse Race:	Gran Premio General San Martín
Class:	Group 1
Surface:	Turf
Distance:	2400 meters
Location:	Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo
Purse:	$31,500,000 ARS (2024) 1st: $15,000,000 ARS
Qualification:	Four years old and up
Weight:	Weight for age

The Gran Premio General San Martín (previously known as the Premio General San Martín and Premio Otoño) is a Group 1 thoroughbred horse race run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open to horses four years old or older. It is currently run over a distance of 2400m (7,900feet) on the turf.

History

In 1940, the race previously known as the Premio Otoño was renamed as the Premio General San Martín.^[1]

In the 1970s, the Gran Premio General San Martín was run over a distance of 3000 meters, or about 15 furlongs. When the graded stakes system was introduced in Argentina in 1972, the Gran Premio San Martín was a Group 3 race.^[2] By 1978, it was a Group 2 race,^[3] and it was upgraded to Group 1 status in 1979.^[4]

By 1988, the race had been shortened to a distance of 1800 meters and was run on the dirt.^[5] In 2013, the race was changed to be run over 2400 meters on the turf.^[6]

Records since 1988

Speed record:

• 2400 meters (current distance): 2:23.72 – Glorious Moment (2019)
• 1800 meters: 1:44.91 – Aristocity (2011)

Greatest winning margin:

• 7 lengths – Forty One (2017)

Most wins:

No horse has won the Gran Premio General San Martín more than once since 1988.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 – Jacinto R. Herrera (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006)
• 4 – Pablo Gusavo Falero (1994, 1997, 2005, 2017)
• 3 – Altair Domingos (2012, 2014, 2019)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 – Santillán G. Frenkel (1992, 1999, 2001, 2006)
• 3 – Juan Carlos Maldotti (1994, 1997, 2005)

Most wins by an owner:

No owner has won the Gran Premio General San Martín more than once since 1988.

Most wins by a breeder:

• 4 – Haras La Quebrada (1992, 1998, 2000, 2001)

Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Breeder	Distance	Surface	Time	Margin	Ref
2024	El Kodigo	4	Gustavo E. Calvente	Juan Franco Saldivia	Juan Antonio	Haras Marovi	2400 meters	Turf	2:29.38	length	^[7]
2023	Pepe Joy	6	Juan Cruz Villagra	Gustavo Ernesto Romero	Stud El Chuchy	Haras La Biznaga	2400 meters	Turf	2:28.46	2 lengths	^[8]
2022	Miriñaque	6	F. Fernandes Gonçalves	María Cristina Muñoz	Stud Parque Patricios	Haras de la Pomme	2400 meters	Turf	2:29.22	Nose	^[9]
2021	Special Dubai	5	William Pereyra	Roberto A. Pellegatta	Stud Le Fragole	Haras La Esperanza	2400 meters	Turf	2:31.34	Head	^[10]
2020	Pinball Wizard	5	Juan Cruz Villagra	Jorge A. Mayansky Neer	Stud Don Teodoro	Haras Carampangue	2400 meters	Turf	2:26.77	length	^[11]
2019	Glorious Moment	4	Altair Domingos	Juan Manuel Etchechoury	Stud Las Monjitas	Haras El Gusy	2400 meters	Turf	2:23.72	1 lengths	^[12]
2018	Tiger Feet	4	F. Fernandes Gonçalves	Gustavo Ernesto Romero	Stud Tramo 20	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	2400 meters	Turf	2:29.12	3 lengths	^[13]
2017	Forty One	4	Pablo Gustavo Falero	José Luis Palacios	Stud Quereuquen	Haras Las Raices	2400 meters	Turf	2:29.75	7 lengths	^[14]
2016	Besitos	4	Juan Carlos Noriega	Roberto Pellegatta	Stud Pay Ubre	Haras Arcángel	2400 meters	Turf	2:28.34	Neck	^[15]
2015	Giacom	7	Cardenas E. Talaverano	Juan Roberto Gutiérrez	Haras Firmamento	Haras Firmamento	2400 meters	Turf	2:27.98	5 lengths	^[16]
2014	Ganesh	5	Altair Domingos	Carlos Roberto Giussi	Stud Red Rafa	Stud Red Rafa	2400 meters	Turf	2:34.45	1 lengths	^[17]
2013	Soy Carambolo	6	Juan Carlos Noriega	Andrés Eduardo Haim	Haras Polo	Haras Polo	2400 meters	Turf	2:32.88	neck
2012	Flowing Rye	5	Altair Domingos	Daniel Alberto Bordon	Haras La Biznaga	Haras La Biznaga	1800 meters	Dirt	1:47.00	length	^[18]
2011	Aristocity	7	Cristian D. Menéndez	Roberto César Sosa	Stud Parapokos	Haras Atilena	1800 meters	Dirt	1:44.91	neck	^[19]
2010	Cocho	4	Jorge Antonio Ricardo	Juan Javier Etchechoury	Stud Rubio B.	Haras Abolengo	1800 meters	Dirt	1:45.90	1 lengths	^[20]
2009	Successful Affair	4	Horacio E. Karamanos	Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié	Haras Futuro	Haras Futuro	1800 meters	Dirt	1:47.44	head	^[21]
2008	Flag Copado	5	Gustavo E. Calvente	Roberto Pellegatta	Stud Bingo Horse	Haras La Madrugada	1800 meters	Dirt	1:45.35	2 lengths	^[22]
2007	Latency	6	Julio César Méndez	Juan Bautista Udaondo	Haras Las Dos Manos	Haras Las Dos Manos	1800 meters	Dirt	1:46.06	Neck	^[23]
2006	Thano	4	Jacinto R. Herrera	Santillán G. Frenkel	Stud La Adelaida	Luis Hector Paccagnella	1800 meters	Dirt	1:47.16	3 lengths	^[24]
2005	Potro Rex	5	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Haras La Madrugada	Haras La Madrugada	1800 meters	Dirt	1:48.59	length	^[25]
2004	Inter Cleante	4	Pedro Roberto Robles	Carlos D. Etchechoury	Stud S. de B.	Haras El Paraiso	1800 meters	Dirt	1:46.50	6 lengths	^[26]
2003	Abroquelado	4	Jacinto R. Herrera	Ernesto Eusebio Romero	Stud Gabigu	Alberto Lederman	1800 meters	Dirt	1:47.16	2 lengths	^[27]
2002	Climay	5	Ángel M. Ramírez	Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié	Haras Río Claro	Haras Río Claro	1800 meters	Dirt	1:49.25	1 length	^[28]
2001	Flirteador	6	Jacinto R. Herrera	Santillán G. Frenkel	Stud General Lamadrid	Haras La Quebrada	1800 meters	Dirt	1:48.20	1 lengths	^[29]
2000	Magic Corner	5	Horacio J. Betansos	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Stud Años Idos	Haras La Quebrada	1800 meters	Dirt	1:49.03	Head	^[30]
1999	Strudel Fitz	4	Jacinto R. Herrera	Santillán G. Frenkel	Stud Rin	Haras Firmamento	1800 meters	Dirt	1:48.92	2 lengths	^[31]
1998	El Compinche	7	Jacinto R. Herrera	Juan Carlos Etchechoury	Haras La Quebrada	Haras La Quebrada	1800 meters	Dirt	1:48.52	6 lengths	^[32]
1997	Body Glove	4	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud Huguito	Haras Santa Lucia	1800 meters	Dirt	1:48.04	length	^[33]
1996	Fair Card	4	Carlos Alberto Zuco	Alberto J. Maldotti	Stud La Titina	Haras Income	1800 meters	Dirt	1:46.01	neck	^[34]
1995	Huido	5	Juan Guillermo Ublich	Aldo Omar Pappaterra	Stud San Gilberto	Cornelio Donovan & Eduar Solveyra	1800 meters	Dirt	1:48.21	4 lengths	^[35]
1994	Prince Boy	5	Pablo Gustavo Falero	Juan Carlos Maldotti	Stud San José del Socorro	Jorge Eugenio Tavares	1800 meters	Dirt	1:49.41	1 length	^[36]
1993	Cleante	4	Guillermo E. Sena	Vilmar Sanguinetti	Frank E. Whitham	Haras El Maracate	1800 meters	Dirt	1:49.00	5 lengths	^[37]
1992	Portoferraio	4	Walter Hugo Serrudo	Santillán G. Frenkel	Stud La Barranca	Haras La Quebrada	1800 meters	Dirt	1:48.76	Neck	^[38]
1991	Engrillado	4	Jorge Valdivieso	Pedro A. Moron	Stud Los Vascos	Claudio Rebolini	1800 meters	Dirt	1:48.36	length	^[39]
1990	Lad Cat	4	Miguel Ángel Abregú	Carlos D. Etchechoury	Haras Rosa do Sul		1800 meters	Dirt	1:49.64	neck	^[40]
1989	Magallon	4	Miguel Ángel Sarati	Geronimo V. Mercau			1800 meters	Dirt	1:51.49		^[41]
1988	Alververas	4		Luis Santiago Bedoya	Stud Alververas		1800 meters	Dirt	1:49.29

Earlier winners (incomplete)

• 1940: Bon Vin
• 1941: Encantador
• 1942: Tonto
• 1943: Banderín
• 1944: Gaztambide
• 1945: Respingo
• 1946: Red Fox
• 1947: Recién
• 1948: Saguaipe
• 1949: Vivilla
• 1950: Comanche
• 1951: Solano
• 1952: Circo
• 1953: Pamperito
• 1954: Rumbo
• 1955: Montmartre
• 1956: Tamurejo
• 1957: Dodó
• 1958: Espiche
• 1959: Magnum
• 1960: Misurf
• 1961: Mayocoi
• 1962: Catgut
• 1963: Semillón
• 1964: Cuentero
• 1965: All-Wise
• 1966: Aller
• 1967: El Taura
• 1968: Temporal
• 1969: Falstaff
• 1970: Francesco
• 1971: Juan Bueno^[42]
• 1972: Rio Tunuyan
• 1973: Cielo^[43]
• 1974: Hijodalgo^[44]
• 1975: Clever^[45]
• 1977: El Diurno^[46]
• 1978: Vacilante
• 1979: Ahmad
• 1980: Laurentis^[47]
• 1981: Hackman^[48]
• 1982: El Temido^[49]
• 1983: Guston^[50]
• 1984: Eglinton^[51]
• 1985: Mister Marco^[52]
• 1986: Caprice de Dieu^[53]
• 1987: Gorbot^[54]

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Notes and References

1. Book: Calendario de las carreras efectuadas en Argentina . Jockey Club Argentino . 1971 . Buenos Aires . 1210 . es.
2. Book: Principal Winners Abroad in 1973 . . 1974 . 98.
3. Web site: 1978 Results . 2024-09-30 . www.studbook.org.ar.
4. Web site: 1979 Results . 2024-09-30 . www.studbook.org.ar.
5. Web site: 1988 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
6. Web site: 2013 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
7. Web site: 2024 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
8. Web site: 2023 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
9. Web site: 2022 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
10. Web site: 2021 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
11. Web site: 2020 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
12. Web site: 2019 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
13. Web site: 2018 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
14. Web site: 2017 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
15. Web site: 2016 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
16. Web site: 2015 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
17. Web site: 2014 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
18. Web site: 2012 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
19. Web site: 2011 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
20. Web site: 2010 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
21. Web site: 2009 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
22. Web site: 2008 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
23. Web site: 2007 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
24. Web site: 2006 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
25. Web site: 2005 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
26. Web site: 2004 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
27. Web site: 2003 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
28. Web site: 2002 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
29. Web site: 2001 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
30. Web site: 2000 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
31. Web site: 1999 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
32. Web site: 1998 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
33. Web site: 1997 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
34. Web site: 1996 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
35. Web site: 1995 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
36. Web site: 1994 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
37. Web site: 1993 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
38. Web site: 1992 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
39. Web site: 1991 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
40. Web site: 1990 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
41. Web site: 1989 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
42. Book: Principal Winners Abroad in 1972 . . 1973 . 56.
43. Book: Principal Winners Abroad in 1974 . . 1975 . 98.
44. Book: Principal Winners Abroad in 1975 . . 1976 . 77.
45. Book: Principal Winners Abroad in 1976 . . 1977 . 85.
46. Book: Calendario de las carreras efectuadas en Argentina 1977 . Jockey Club Argentino . 1978 . Buenos Aires . es.
47. Web site: 1980 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
48. Web site: 1981 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
49. Web site: 1982 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
50. Web site: 1983 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
51. Web site: 1984 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
52. Web site: 1985 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
53. Web site: 1986 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
54. Web site: 1987 Results . 2024-09-29 . www.studbook.org.ar.
55. Web site: Gran Premio General San Martín Stakes Results . 2024-09-29 . www.pedigreequery.com.