| Surface: | Varies |
| Class: | Grade I |
| Horse Race: | Gran Premio Latinoamericano |
| Inaugurated: | 1981 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred |
| Distance: | Varies |
| Track: | Varies |
| Qualification: | 3-year-olds and up |
| Weight: | Assigned |
| Purse: | US$360,000 (2022) 1st: US$216,000 |
The Gran Premio Latinoamericano, formerly known as the Gran Premio Asociación Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes e Hipódromos and currently also known as the Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano due to sponsorship reasons, is a Group 1 horse race in Latin America alternatively run in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay. It is the richest and one of the most important races in Latin America.[1] The Gran Premio Latinoamericano is the only Group 1 race in the world that is itinerant and changes location and country every year.[2]
The race is run annually in March (excepting exceptional circumstances requiring a change in date) over a distance between 2000m (7,000feet) and 2400m (7,900feet) on either a dirt or turf track and is open to horses three-year-old or older that have been either nominated by a member racecourse or their owner.[3]
The current member racecourses are the Argentinian Jockey Club (Hipódromo de San Isidro), Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, Hipódromo La Plata, São Paulo Jockey Club (Hipódromo Cidade Jardim), Jockey Club Brasileiro (Hipódromo da Gávea), Club Hípico de Santiago, Hipódromo Chile, Valparaiso Sporting Club, Hipódromo de las Américas, Hípica de Panamá (Hipódromo Presidente Remón), Jockey Club del Perú (Hipódromo de Monterrico), and HRU (Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas).
In 1980, the newly formed Latin American Association of Jockey Clubs and Racecourses, consisting of the Jockey Club de Buenos Aires, Jockey Club Brasileiro, Jockey Club de São Paulo, Club Hípico de Santiago, Hipódromo Chile, Jockey Club del Perú, Jockey Club de Montevideo, and Jockey Club de Venezuela, met and began planning an international race among them, rotating between the member racecourses, that eventually became the Gran Premio Latinoamericano. Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico later joined the Association, and in 2012 the Association was integrated into OSAF, the South American Organization for the Development of Thoroughbreds .
The Gran Premio Latinoamericano was first run in 1981 at Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas.[4] From 2000 to 2003, the race was not run due to a lack of money, but has been continuously run since 2004. The race has been sponsored by Longines since 2014. In 2016, the race was established as a race open to any horse originating from any country and was the first time that doping control was performed in a reference lab as recognized by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).[5]
The greatest number of entries to run in the race is 18, first in 1986 and again in 2020.[6] All but five of the winners were bred in the country they represented, with the exceptions being Good Report in 2007 (Argentina-bred, ran for Uruguay), Deepak in 2008 (USA-bred, ran for Peru), Lideris in 2014 (USA-bred, ran for Peru), Aero Trem in 2021 (Brazilian-bred, ran for Uruguay), and Manyuz in 2024 (USA-bred, ran for Peru).
The 2006 running was the first time the race was simulcasted in North America, with Laurel Park serving as the hub.[7]
The 2010 edition, run at Club Hípico de Santiago in Chile, was postponed until September due to an earthquake.[8]
In 2018, Chilean horses were not allowed to take part in the Gran Premio Latinoamericano due to a temporary ban on importing Chilean horses into the hosting country of Uruguay on account of a contagious disease outbreak at a Chilean training center.[9]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the race was in doubt and finally run behind closed doors as part of the last day of racing in Argentina for five months. The 2021 was initially set to run at Hipódromo de Monterrico, but was instead moved to Hipódromo de Maroñas and run in October instead of its usual March date, in front of a crowd of spectators limited to 3,500 fully vaccinated people.[10]
Discussions were held about hosting the 2021 edition in North America for the first time, at Gulfstream Park.
In 2021, all three Uruguayan entries were owned, trained, and ridden by Brazilians, with the only Uruguayan professional involved being Héctor Fabián Lazo, jockey of the Chilean entry Win Here.
Since its inauguration, the Gran Premio Latinoamericano has been run at eleven different tracks in six different countries.[11]
| Times | Track | Country | Years | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Hipódromo de San Isidro |  | 1982, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2020, 2023 | 2000 meters turf | |
| 6 | Hipódromo Chile |  | 1984, 1990, 1997, 2004, 2013, 2022 | 2000 meters dirt | |
| 6 | Hipódromo de Monterrico |  | 1987, 1993, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2024 | 2000 meters dirt, 2200 meters dirt (1987 only) | |
| 4 | Club Hípico de Santiago | | 1988, 1995, 2010, 2019 | 2000 meters turf | |
| 4 | Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas |  | 1981, 2006, 2018, 2021 | 2000 meters dirt | |
| 3 | Hipódromo de La Plata | | 1989, 1994, 2007 | 2100 meters dirt | |
| 3 | Hipódromo Cidade Jardim |  | 1983, 1991, 2009 | 2000 meters turf | |
| 3 | Hipódromo da Gávea | | 1985, 1998, 2016 | 2000 meters turf | |
| 2 | Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo | | 2012, 2015 | 2100 meters dirt | |
| 1 | Valparaiso Sporting Club | | 2017 | 2400 meters turf | |
| 1 | Hipódromo La Rinconada | 1986 | 2000 meters dirt |
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| Year | Host Track | Winner | Sire/Dam | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Breeder | Distance | Track | Time | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Monterrico | Manyuz (USA) | Run Away And Hide Viva La Flag | Carlos Trujillo | Juan Suarez Villarroel | Stud Jet Set | Aaron Sones | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:04.38 | [12] |
| 2023 | San Isidro | Doutor Sureño (BRZ) |  Agnes Gold Notavel Sureño | Silva José Severo | Neto Victorio Fornasaro | Haras Moema | Haras Old Friends | 2000 meters | Turf | 1:58.02 | [13] |
| 2022 | Hipódromo Chile | O'Connor (CHI) | Boboman Torrente de Agua | Jorge A. González | Carlos Urbina | Stud Irlandés | Haras Carioca | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:03.63 | [14] |
| 2021 | Maroñas | Aero Trem (BRZ) | Shanghai Bobby Piace Molto | Vagner Leal | Antonio Cintra | Haras Old Friends | Haras Old Friends | 2000 meters | Dirt | 1:59.16 | |
| 2020 | San Isidro | Tetaze (ARG) | Equal Stripes Delirada | Gustavo Calvente | Roberto Pellegatta | Stud Juan Antonio | Haras Abolengo | 2000 meters | Turf | 2:03.71 | |
| 2019 | Club Hípico | Ya Primo (CHI) |  MastercraftsmanYo Quisiera | Jeremy Laprida | Guillermo Aguirre | Stud La Pacita | Haras Don Alberto | 2000 meters | Turf | 1:56.68 | |
| 2018 | Maroñas | Roman Rosso (ARG) | Roman Ruler Rose City | Wilson Moreyra | Jorge Mayansky Neer | Haras Melinoué | Haras La Primavera | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:02.05 | |
| 2017 | Valparaiso Sporting Club | Sixties Song (ARG) |  Sixties Icon Blissful Song | Juan C. Villagra | Alfredo Gaitán Dassié | Stud Santa Elena | Haras Firmamento | 2400 meters | Turf | 2:24.86 | |
| 2016 | Gávea | Some In Tieme (BRZ)[15] | Shirocco Orma Giusta | Waldomiro Blandi | Gladston F. Santos | Oitavo Stud | Haras Princeza do Sul | 2000 meters | Turf | 1:59.14 | |
| 2015 | Palermo | Liberal (PER) | Meal Penalty Democracia | Edwin Talaverano | Camilo Traverso II | Stud The Fathers | Haras Los Azahares | 2100 meters | Dirt | 2:09.81 | |
| 2014 | Monterrico | Lideris (USA) | Mizzen Mast Block | Juan E. Enriquez | Romulo R. Herrera | Stud OP | Claiborne Farm | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:07.52 | |
| 2013 | Hipódromo Chile | Sabor a Triunfo (CHI) ƒ |  Dance BrightlySally Mash | David Sanchez | Alejandro Aguado | Stud Trafalgar | Haras Puerta de Hierro | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:04.66 | |
| 2012 | Palermo | Quick Casablanca (CHI) | Until Sundown Quick | Gonzalo Ulloa | Juan P. Baeza | Stud Carrillanca | Haras Matancilla | 2100 meters | Dirt | 2:05.83 | |
| 2011 | San Isidro | Bradock (PER) | Keseff Samara | Carlos Trujillo | Jorge S. Vera | Stud Myrna | Haras Myrna | 2000 meters | Turf | 2:00.40 | |
| 2010 | Club Hípico | Belle Watling (CHI) ƒ | Dushyantor Biala | Héctor I. Berrios | Patricio Baeza | Stud Don Theo | Haras Matancilla | 2000 meters | Turf; Right-handed | 1:59.81 | |
| 2009 | Cidade Jardim | Hot Six (BRZ) | Burooj Babysix | Jorge Leme | Givanildo Duarte | Stud Estrela Energia | Haras J. B. Barros | 2000 meters | Turf | 2:03.04 | |
| 2008 | Monterrico | Deepak (USA) | Pikepass Unbridled Queen | Carlos Trujillo | Jorge S. Vera | Stud Myrna | Jon Follart | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:08.40 | |
| 2007 | La Plata | Good Report (ARG) | Ride the Rails Good Pearl | Jorge Ricardo | Luis Belela | Haras Santa Tereza | Haras Abolengo | 2100 meters | Dirt | 2:10.40 | |
| 2006 | Maroñas | Latency (ARG) | Slew Gin Fizz Latencia | Julio C. Méndez | Juan B. Udaondo | Haras Las Dos Manos | Haras Las Dos Manos | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:00.27 | |
| 2005 | San Isidro | Don Incauto (ARG) | Roy Inspiration | Jorge Valdivieso | Carlos Etchechoury | Haras San Benito | Haras San Benito | 2000 meters | Turf | 1:57.92 | |
| 2004 | Hipódromo Chile | Comando Intimo (PER) | Riyadian Zilliant | Luis Torres | Félix Banda | Stud El Castillo | Haras Río Santa | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:05.40 | |
| 2001- 2003 | Races not held | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Cidade Jardim | Race cancelled | |||||||||
| 1999 | Monterrico | Madame Equis (PER) ƒ | Book The Band Universitaria | Edwin Talaverano | Mario Morales | Stud Capri | Haras Río Santa | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:03.39 | |
| 1998 | San Isidro | Jimwaki (BRZ) | Gem Master Winwaki | Jorge Ricardo | José M. Alves | Haras Equilia | Haras Equilia | 2000 meters | Turf | 1:57.46 | |
| 1997 | Hipódromo Chile | Prepo (CHI) | Inchwood Preppy | Hector Barrera | Pedro Melej | Stud Hermanos | Haras Santa Isabel | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:02.30 | |
| 1996 | Gávea | Much Better (BRZ) | Baynoun Charming Doll | Jorge Ricardo | João L. Maciel | Stud TNT | Haras J. B. Barros | 2000 meters | Turf | 1:59.50 fm | |
| 1995 | Club Hípico | Patio de Naranjos (CHI) | Gallantsky Dosis | Pedro Santos | Alfredo Bagú | Stud Nadia | Haras Santa Olga | 2000 meters | Turf; Right-handed | 1:59.30 | |
| 1994 | La Plata | Much Better (BRZ) | Baynoun Charming Doll | Jorge Ricardo | João L. Maciel | Stud TNT | Haras J. B. Barros | 2100 meters | Dirt | 2:11.20 | |
| 1993 | Monterrico | Stash (PER) | Stack Simper | Edwin Talaverano | Miguel Salas | Stud Azul Marino | Haras Rancho Fatima | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:06.10 fm | |
| 1992 | San Isidro | Potrillon (ARG) | Ahmad Azalita | Pablo Falero | Juan C. Maldotti | Stud Tori | Haras La Madrugada | 2000 meters | Turf | 1:59.20 | |
| 1991 | Cidade Jardim | Falcon Jet (BRZ) |  Ghadeer Victress | Jorge Ricardo | João L. Maciel | Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande | Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande | 2000 meters | Turf | 1:59.10 fm | |
| 1990 | Hipódromo Chile | Edipo Rey (CHI) | Semenenko Espumita | Danilo Salinas | Samuel Fuentes | Haras Matancilla | Haras Matancilla | 2000 meters | Dirt | 1:59.70 | |
| 1989 | La Plata | Savage Toss (ARG) | Egg Toss Sibaritante | Jorge Valdivieso | Carlos R. Bianchi | Haras La Biznaga | Haras La Biznaga | 2100 meters | Dirt | 1:59.30 fm | |
| 1988 | Club Hípico | Dorticos (CHI) | Domineau Farrerita | Sergio Vasquez | Jorge I. Meyer | Stud Cinco Estrellas | Haras Santa Amelia | 2000 meters | Turf; Right-handed | 1:58.60 fm | |
| 1987 | Monterrico | Galeno (PER) | Santorin Codicia | Victor Bardales | Luis Melgar | Stud Nancy | Haras Barlovento | 2200 meters | Dirt | 2:19.20 | |
| 1986 | La Rinconada | Lutz (PER) | Lord Layabout Presunción | Victor Bardales | Sabino Arias | Stud Atlántico | Haras Río Santa | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:07.30 | |
| 1985 | Gávea | Old Master (BRZ) | Sabinus Ice Queen | Francisco Pereira | Wilson P. Lavor | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2000 meters | Turf | 2:00.30 fm | |
| 1984 | Hipódromo Chile | High Master (CHI) | Hawk La Pola | Adolfo Gonzalez | Juan C. Acevedo | Haras Santa Eladia | Haras Santa Eladia | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:01.00 fm | |
| 1983 | Cidade Jardim | Derek (BRZ) | Kublai Khan Epinette | Luiz C. Silva | José S. Silva | Haras São José & Expedictus | Haras São José & Expedictus | 2000 meters | Turf | 1:59.10 fm | |
| 1982 | San Isidro | Duplex (BRZ) | Breeder's Dream Dulcine | Jorge Garcia | Wilfrido Garcia | Stud Jupiá | Haras Guanabara | 2000 meters | Turf | 2:01.10 fm | |
| 1981 | Maroñas | Dark Brown (BRZ) | Tumble Lark Nogueira | Antonio Bolino | Abadio Cabreira | Haras Rosa do Sul | Haras Rosa do Sul | 2000 meters | Dirt | 2:00.70 | |