# Gran Premio Félix de Álzaga Unzué

The Gran Premio Félix de Álzaga Unzué Internacional is a Group 1 horse race run at Hipódromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open to horses three years old or older. It is run over a distance of 1000 metres (0.62 mi) on the turf and is considered the most important sprint race in Argentina.

## History

The Gran Premio Félix de Álzaga Unzué was inaugurated in 1980 as a Group 1 race, a designation it has retained since. The race is named after the president of the Jockey Club Argentino from 1934 to 1949.

## Records since 1988

Speed record:
* :53.20 – Peluca Fizz (2012)
Greatest winning margin:
* 6 lengths – Strategos (2020)
Most wins:
* 2 – Arellano (2023, 2024)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 – Jacinto R. Herrera (1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004)
* 3 – Pablo Gustavo Falero (1996, 2008, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 – Juan Carlos Etchechoury (1989, 1999, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by an owner:
* 3 – Haras La Quebrada (1995, 1999, 2004)
Most wins by a breeder:
* 6 – Haras Vacacion (1990, 1992, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2015)
* 5 – Haras La Quebrada (1998, 1999, 2004, 2018, 2022)
* 4 – Haras El Paraíso (2019, 2021, 2023, 2024)

## Winners since 1988

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Breeder | Time | Length |
| 2024 | Arellano | 4 | Gonzalo Damián Borda | Rodrigo G. Baglietto | Stud Santo Domingo | Haras El Paraíso | :54.80 | 1⁄2 length |
| 2023 | Arellano | 3 | Brian Rodrigo Enrique | Gustavo A. Baglietto | Stud Santo Domingo | Haras El Paraíso | :54.22 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 2022 | Just On Time | 3 | Rodrigo D. Bascuñan | Ángel Roque C. Campora | Stud Valle María | Haras La Quebrada | :54.90 | 1 length |
| 2021 | Luthier Blues | 4 | Brian Rodrigo Enrique | Gonzalo Alberto Sarno | Stud Kirby's | Haras El Paraíso | :54.58 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 2020 | Strategos | 5 | F. Fernandes Gonçalves | Nicólas Martín Ferro | Haras Ojos Claros | Haras La Pasion and Haras Ojos Claros | :57.97 | 6 lengths |
| 2019 | Springdom | 3 | William Pereyra | Ángel Natividad Bonetto | Stud Fredi | Haras El Paraíso | :55.09 | 3 lengths |
| 2018 | Elogiado | 5 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Lucas Francisco Gaitán | Haras Santa Elena | Haras La Quebrada | :56.49 | 3⁄4 length |
| 2017 | Le Perseverant | 5 | Gustavo E. Calvente | Gustavo Oscar Aon | Stud Juan Antonio | Estancia La Josefina | :55.93 | 1⁄2 length |
| 2016 | Nashville Texan | 4 | Eduardo Ortega Pavón | Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié | Haras Santa Elena | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | :55.49 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 2015 | Tirolesca ƒ | 4 | Franco A. Calvente | Germán Oscar Feliciani | Stud La Aguada | Haras Vacacion | :56.24 | Neck |
| 2014 | Todo Tango Key | 4 | Rodrigo G. Blanco | Jorge Ricardo Dulom | Haras El Alfafar | Haras El Alfafar | :55.74 | 1 length |
| 2013 | Venerancia ƒ | 4 | Osvaldo A. Alderete | Héctor Alfredo Sueldo | High Stud | Haras El Bendito | :54.92 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 2012 | Peluca Fizz ƒ | 4 | Rodrigo G. Blanco | Carlos D. Etchechoury | Stud La Mision | Haras Santa Cecilia | :53.20 | 1⁄2 length |
| 2011 | Doña Ley ƒ | 3 | Julio César Méndez | Carlos D. Etchechoury | Haras San Benito | Haras San Benito | :54.98 | Neck |
| 2010 | Claro Oscuro | 5 | Jorge G. Ruíz Díaz | Orosmán Roberto Toscano | Stud Tobetma | Haras Vacacion | :55.48 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 2009 | Lloron Cat | 4 | Cardenas E. Talaverano | Jorge Roberto Dulom | Haras Al Alfafar | Haras Al Alfafar | :54.16 | 31⁄2 lengths |
| 2008 | Pryka ƒ | 5 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Bautista Udaondo | Haras Vacacion | Haras Don Arcangel | :53.83 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 2007 | Misty Lady ƒ | 3 | José Ricardo Méndez | Jorge A. Mayansky Neer | Haras San Andres | Andres Cordero | :53.27 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 2006 | Hollin | 5 | Julio César Méndez | Fabián Osvaldo David | Stud Principe Nahuel | Haras Vacacion | :53.66 | 2 lengths |
| 2005 | Honey Rose ƒ | 4 | Jorge Valdivieso | Hugo Miguel Pérez Sisto | Stud Principiante | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | :53.99 | v.m. |
| 2004 | Medal of Honor | 4 | Jacinto R. Herrera | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Haras La Quebrada | Haras La Quebrada | :53.56 | 21⁄2 lengths |
| 2003 | Forty Doriana ƒ | 3 | Jacinto R. Herrera | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Haras La Biznaga | Haras La Biznaga | :54.49 | Neck |
| 2002 | Shine Bridge ƒ | 3 | Horacio J. Betansos | Hector R. Pavarini | Stud Las Telas | Susana Beatriz Zappetini | :54.98 | v.m. |
| 2001 | Camire Toss ƒ | 4 | Jacinto R. Herrera | Julio César Rodríguez | Stud Tres Jotas | Juan José Caligiuri | :53.82 | 31⁄2 lengths |
| 2000 | Estambul | 3 | Luiz Carlos Villalba | Horacio José A. Torres | Stud Rey de Reyes | Haras Vacacion | :54.21 | Head |
| 1999 | My Halo | 4 | Jacinto R. Herrera | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Haras La Quebrada | Haras La Quebrada | :53.34 | 11⁄2 lengths |
| 1998 | Final Meeting | 3 | Néstor Nicolás Oviedo | Hector R. Pavarini | Stud Las Telas | Haras La Quebrada | :54.13 | 2 lengths |
| 1997 | Turco Zaino | 4 | Juan José Paulé | Eduardo Apphatie | José Lujan | Luis Antonio Merlo | :56.79 | 1⁄2 head |
| 1996 | Emigrant | 4 | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Carlos A. Alcaraz | Stud San Francisco R. | Haras Abolengo | :55.63 | 5 lengths |
| 1995 | Wally ƒ | 4 | Jacinto R. Herrera | Carlos Alberto Zarlengo | Haras La Quebrada | C. Ceriani and Sara C. Ferrer Reyes | :54.21 | 2 lengths |
| 1994 | Quitur Ju | 4 | Guillermo E. Sena | Oscar Marcelo Rodríguez | Haras Alca-Ju | Haras Alca-Ju | :54.4 | 3 lengths |
| 1993 | Paranoide | 5 | Elvio Ramón Bortulé | Luis Santiago Bedoya | Stud Tuturtaina | Emilio Delgado | :55 | Nose |
| 1992 | Wooden Girl ƒ | 4 | Rubén Emilio Laitán | Ever W. Perdomo | Stud Bahia Blanca | Haras Vacacion | :54.8 | 1⁄2 length |
| 1991 | Othellina ƒ | 7 | | Ricardo A. Goldscheidt | Haras La Veronica | Ricardo Alberto Goldscheidt | :54.2 | Neck |
| 1990 | La Esperanza ƒ | 4 | | Alfredo F. Gaitán Dassié | Haras Vacacion | Haras Vacacion | :55.2 | 4 lengths |
| 1989 | Capo Maximo | 4 | Jorge S. Caro Araya | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Stud Haras La Estancia | Haras Abolengo | :54.0 | 5 lengths |
| 1988 | Preciosura ƒ | 5 | Miguel Ángel Sarati | | Stud La Reforma | Haras El Candil | :55.2 | 1⁄2 head |
ƒ indicates a filly/mare

## Earlier winners

* 1980: Osorno
* 1981: Montebello
* 1982: The Fog
* 1983: Hard Up ƒ
* 1984: Librado
* 1986 (Jan): Pitador
* 1986 (Dec): Mali
* 1987: Lucky Jump
ƒ indicates a filly/mare