Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (Argentina)


The Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas Group 1 flat horse race in Argentina open to three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. It is the first race in the Argentinian Filly Triple Crown, and equivalent to the English 1000 Guineas Stakes. It is considered one of the principle races in defining the champion three-year-old filly, and generally occurs in September, near the beginning of a horse's three-year-old season.

History

The Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas was first run in 1895.
For three years in a row, from 1991 to 1993, the winner was owned and bred by Haras La Quebrada, trained by Carlos Alberto Zarlengo, and ridden by Jacinto Rafael Herrera.

Records since 1988

Speed record:
Largest margin of victory:
  • 9 lengths – La Costa Azul
  • 9 lengths – Carta Embrujada
Most wins by a jockey:
  • 5 – Pablo Gustavo Falero
  • 4 – Jacinto Rafael Herrera
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a breeder:
Lowest odds of a winner:
Highest odds of a winner:
  • 29.35 – Querida Rebeca