Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile


The Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile is a Group 1 horse race in Argentina that is part of the Carreras de las Estrellas and is open to two-year-old males. It is run over a distance of either on the turf at Hipódromo de San Isidro or on the dirt at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo.

History

The Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile, along with the Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile Fillies and Gran Premio Estrellas Junior Sprint, was one of the inaugural races of the Carreras de las Estrellas. It was originally run under the name of the Gran Premio Estrellas Potrillos and over a distance of 1500 meters. The Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile was inspired by the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
In 2023, the Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile, along with the Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile Fillies and Clásico Estrellas Junior Sprint, began to be run the day before the rest of the Carreras de las Estrellas.
Many winners of the Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile have gone on to be named the Argentine Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, including Team, Suggestive Boy, Ivar, and Subsanador.

Records

Speed record:
  • 1600 meters : 1:33.10 – San Livinus
  • 1500 meters: 1:28.6 – Intérprete
Greatest winning margin:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
  • 5 – Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié
  • 3 – Roberto M. Bullrich
Most wins by an owner:
  • 2 – Stud Rincón de Piedra
  • 2 – Haras Cachagua
  • 2 – Stud Triunvirato
Most wins by a breeder: