# Gran Premio Criadores

The Gran Premio Criadores is a Group 1 horse race run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open to horses three years old or older. It is currently run over a distance of 2000 metres (1.2 mi) on the dirt.
The Gran Premio Criadores is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race, with the winner gaining an automatic berth and free entry for the Breeders' Cup Distaff.

## History

The Gran Premio Criadores was inaugurated in 1884. The race was not run 1935–1949.
The Gran Premio Criadores has been run at a number of distances, including:
* 2500 meters (1950–2007)
* 2000 meters (2008–present)
The Gran Premio Criadores is generally run on May 1, along with the Group 1 Gran Premio Jorge de Atucha, Group 1 Gran Premio Montevideo, Group 1 Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Group 1 Gran Premio de Las Américas, and Group 1 Gran Premio República Argentina.

## Records since 1988

Speed record:
* 2000 meters (current distance): 1:58.97 – Belleza de Arteaga (2023)
* 2500 meters: 2:31.32 – Indianita (1996)
Greatest winning margin:
* 9 lengths – Malprensa & Ollagua (2011), Topacio (1989)
Most wins:
Since 1988, no horse has won the Gran Premio Criadores more than once. Prior to that, the race was won twice by Pitanga (1897 & 1898) and Japónica (1925 & 1926)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 8 – Pablo Gustavo Falero (1989, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016)
* 3 – Jorge Valdivieso (1991, 1993, 1999)
* 3 – Rubén Emilio Laitán (1994, 2000, 2001)
* 3 – Juan Carlos Noriega (2009, 2012, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 8 – Juan Carlos Maldotti (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009)
* 3 – Juan Bautista Udaondo (2008, 2011, 2017)
Most wins by an owner:
* 6 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1991, 1993, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2013)
* 3 – Haras La Providencia (2001, 2005, 2007)
Most wins by a breeder:
* 4 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1991, 1993, 2012, 2013)
* 3 – Haras Vacacion (1996, 2007, 2008)

## Winners since 1988

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Breeder | Distance | Time | Margin |
| 2024 | Che Evasora | 5 | Jorge Luis Peralta | Marcelo S. Sueldo | Stud Montanta | Patricio Francisco Losinno | 2000 meters | 2:00.13 | 1⁄2 length |
| 2023 | Belleza de Arteaga | 5 | William Pereyra | Roberto Pellegatta | Stud Chos Malal | Haras Bioart | 2000 meters | 1:58.97 | Head |
| 2022 | La Validada | 4 | Gustavo E. Calvente | Juan Franco Saldivia | Stud Buenos Muchachos | Eduardo Alfredo Solveyra | 2000 meters | 2:00.54 | Nose |
| 2021 | Blue Stripe | 3 | Eduardo Ortega Pavón | Nicolás Martín Ferro | Haras Pozo de Luna | Haras La Manija | 2000 meters | 1:59.01 | Head |
| 2020 | Race note run | Race note run | Race note run | Race note run | Race note run | Race note run | Race note run | Race note run | Race note run |
| 2019 | Entropia | 3 | Martín Javier Valle | Jorge F. Meyrelles Torres | Stud El Quinton Lobos | Haras Rodeo Chico | 2000 meters | 2:00.15 | 5 lengths |
| 2018 | Sinfonia Fantastica | 4 | Juan Carlos Noriega | Roberto Pellegatta | Stud Arcangel | Haras Don Arcangel | 2000 meters | 2:00.10 | 3 lengths |
| 2017 | Kiriaki | 4 | Gustavo E. Calvente | Juan Bautista Udaondo | Haras Santa Ines | Haras Santa Ines | 2000 meters | 2:00.45 | Head |
| 2016 | Corona del Inca | 4 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Santillán G. Frenkel | Stud Doña Pancha | Haras La Quebrada | 2000 meters | 1:59.40 | Nose |
| 2015 | Furia Cruzada | 3 | Juan Cruz Villagra | Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié | Haras Cachagua | Haras Dadinco | 2000 meters | 2:02.07 | 1 length |
| 2014 | Sociologa Inc | 3 | Altair Domingos | Roberto M. Bullrich | Haras La Biznaga | Haras La Biznaga | 2000 meters | 2:00.30 | 21⁄2 lengths |
| 2013 | Candy Marie | 3 | Rodrigo G. Blanco | Carlos D. Etchechoury | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2000 meters | 2:01.60 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 2012 | Malibu Queen | 3 | Juan Carlos Noriega | Juan Sebastian Maldotti | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2000 meters | 2:02.43 | 2 lengths |
| 2011 | Malprensa | 4 | Adrián M. Giannetti | Juan Bautista Udaondo | Haras Santa Ines | Haras Santa Ines | 2000 meters | 2:02.49 | 9 lengths |
| 2010 | Foggy Stripes | 3 | Anselmo Zacarias | Mario Juan Palacios | Stud L.Y R. | Nelson Antonio Graells | 2000 meters | 1:59.96 | Head |
| 2009† | Cayaya | 3 | Juan Carlos Noriega | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Stud Tombo | Haras La Magdalena | 2000 meters | 2:01.44 | Dead Heat |
| 2009† | Ollagua | 3 | Francisco Raúl Corrales | José Martins Alves | Haras La Providencia | Haras La Providencia | 2000 meters | 2:01.44 | Dead Heat |
| 2008 | Filarmonia | 4 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Bautista Udaondo | Haras Vacacion | Haras Vacacion | 2000 meters | 2:02.87 | 4 lengths |
| 2007 | Bartola | 3 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Haras La Esperanza | Haras Vacacion | 2500 meters | 2:36.53 | 8 lengths |
| 2006 | Malinche | 3 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Anselmo Emilio Cavalieri | 2500 meters | 2:35.33 | 3 lengths |
| 2005 | Saharian | 5 | Jacinto R. Herrera | Hugo Miguel Perez Sisto | Haras La Providencia | Haras El Turf | 2500 meters | 2:39.19 | 1⁄2 length |
| 2004 | Perugia Wells | 3 | Damian Ramella | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Haras Firmamento | Haras Firmamento | 2500 meters | 2:40.43 | 21⁄2 lengths |
| 2003 | Luna Local | 3 | Horacio J. Betansos | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Stud Ansiedad | Haras Las Dos Manos | 2500 meters | 2:37.80 | 21⁄2 lengths |
| 2002 | Tanganyika | 4 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Stud Los Patrios | Haras El Paraiso | 2500 meters | 2:34.89 | 11⁄2 head |
| 2001 | New Real Deal | 3 | Rubén Emilio Laitán | José Martins Alves | Haras La Providencia | Phillips Racing Partnership | 2500 meters | 2:40.44 | Neck |
| 2000 | Crazy Ensign | 3 | Rubén Emilio Laitán | Juan Carlos Bianchi | Stud El Faruk | Haras Firmamento | 2500 meters | 2:33.59 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 1999 | Bordelaise | 3 | Jorge Valdivieso | Carlos D. Etchechoury | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Ojo de Agua | 2500 meters | 2:39.06 | 1⁄2 length |
| 1998 | Rabanilla | 5 | Jactino R. Herrera | Roberto M. Bullrich | Lucas Brothers | Haras Argentino | 2500 meters | 2:38.41 | 5 lengths |
| 1997 | La Soberbia | 4 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Stud Los Patrios | Haras El Paraiso | 2500 meters | 2:37.26 | 3 lengths |
| 1996 | Indianita | 3 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Haras Vacacion | Haras Vacacion | 2500 meters | 2:31.32 | 1⁄2 length |
| 1995 | De La Gorra | 5 | Ricardo R. Ioselli | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Stud Rodeo Chico | Haras La Irenita | 2500 meters | 2:34.51 | 3 lengths |
| 1994 | Sidelina | 4 | Rubén Emilio Laitán | Jorge Luis Viego | Haras Caryjuan | Haras Caryjuan | 2500 meters | 2:37.45 | 4 lengths |
| 1993 | Sally Girl | 3 | Jorge Valdivieso | Domingo Elias Pascual | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2500 meters | 2:41.71 | 3 lengths |
| 1992 | Evidencia | 4 | Edgardo Gramática | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Haras Abolengo | Haras Abolengo | 2500 meters | 2:47.74 | 2 lengths |
| 1991 | Teresine | 4 | Jorge Valdivieso | Pedro A. Cacibar | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2500 meters | 2:35.98 | |
| 1990 | Bianca Maria | 4 | Miguel A. García | Eduardo Oscar Ferro | Haras Ojo de Agua | | 2500 meters | 2:38.00 | 7 lengths |
| 1989 | Topacio | 3 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Raúl A. Amado | Stud Los Apamates | Haras Los Apamates | 2500 meters | 2:38.82 | 9 lengths |
| 1988 | Ishkra | 5 | | | | Haras La Irenita | 2500 meters | | |
† In 2009, there was a dead heat between Cayaya and Ollagua, who finished nine lengths ahead of the rest of the field.

## Earlier winners (incomplete)

* 1884: Dichosa
* 1885: La Perla & Cora (DH)
* 1886: May Blossom
* 1887: Angelus
* 1888: Ethiopia
* 1889: Wanda
* 1890: La Prensa
* 1891: Santa Lucía
* 1892: Llana
* 1893: Niobe
* 1894: Satanella
* 1895: Cordelia
* 1896: Esfinge
* 1897: Pitanga
* 1898: Pitanga
* 1899: Yerba Amarga
* 1900: Carina
* 1901: Santa Eugenia
* 1902: Espuma
* 1903: La Fronde
* 1904: Encina
* 1905: Magnética
* 1906: Rosette
* 1907: Olinda
* 1908: Chiripa
* 1909: Sarah Bernhardt
* 1910: Polilla
* 1911: Aphrodite
* 1912: Malpica
* 1913: Cerisette
* 1914: La Maja
* 1915: La Ñatita
* 1916: Pas-si-mal
* 1917: Mamita II
* 1918: Divinidad
* 1919: La Glorieuse
* 1920: Biotzena
* 1921: Carta Blanca
* 1922: Bigornia
* 1923: Pitusa
* 1924: Sierra Leona
* 1925: Japónica
* 1926: Japónica
* 1927: Petarade
* 1928: Hill
* 1929: Clásica
* 1930: Shore Jane
* 1931: Apachinette
* 1932: Côte d'Or
* 1933: Rudeza
* 1934: Meneguina
* 1950: Foxona
* 1951: Duty
* 1952: Satánica
* 1953: Sidérea
* 1954: Baronesa
* 1955: La Maravilla
* 1956: Yauca
* 1957: Precinta
* 1958: Arauea
* 1959: Narva
* 1960: Cantadora
* 1961: Lola Montes
* 1962: Dorine
* 1963: Metatela
* 1964: Lady Silver
* 1965: Astorga
* 1966: Pixy Gal
* 1967: Pastilla
* 1968: Su Alteza
* 1969: La Sevillana
* 1970: Snow Figure
* 1971:
* 1972: Dona Coca
* 1973: Straitly
* 1974: Tuileries
* 1975: Bastonera
* 1976: Hellas
* 1977: Fairly
* 1978: Segur
* 1979: Gioconda
* 1980: First Moon
* 1983: Nice Tradition
* 1986: Agigantada
* 1987: Ishkra