Gran Premio Copa de Plata
The Gran Premio Copa de Plata is a Group 1 horse race run at Hipódromo de San Isidro open to fillies and mares three years old or older. It is currently run over a distance of on the turf, and is one of the most important races for fillies and mares in Argentina, being sometimes known as the "Pellegrini de las yeguas" or "El Pellegrini de las Hembras", after the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini.
History
The Gran Premio Copa de Plata has been run as a Group 1 race since at least 1980.Records since 1988
Speed record:- 1:56.69 – Joy Neverland
- 6 lengths – Croassant
Since 1988, no horse has won the Gran Premio Copa de Plata more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Pablo Gustavo Falero
- 4 – Cardenas E. Talaverano
- 5 – Juan Carlos Maldotti
- 4 – Carlos D. Etchechoury
- 4 – Miguel Ángel García
- 3 – Juan Carlos Etchechoury
- 6 – Haras Firmamento
- 5 – Haras Vacacion
- 6 – Haras Firmamento
- 5 – Haras Vacacion
Earlier winners
- 1980: Charming Mary
- 1981: Malaga
- 1982: Salt Spring
- 1983: Cerbatana
- 1984: So Glad
- 1986 : Harvard's Bay
- 1986 : Frau Eleonora
- 1987: Fiara