The Gran Premio Jockey Club is a Group 1 flat horse race in Argentina open to three-year-olds run over a distance of at Hipódromo de San Isidro. It is the second race in the Argentinian Triple Crown and is the oldest stakes race on the Argentinian calendar.
History
The Gran Premio Jockey Club was first run in 1883 as the principal race organized by the Jockey Club de Buenos Aires. It was originally run at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. The race was moved to Hipódromo de San Isidro in 1955.
In 1982, Fort de France set a world record for 2000 meters that lasted for over twenty years in winning the Gran Premio Jockey Club in a time of 1:57.1
The 2022 disqualification of El Musical for interference with Natán resulted in violence and vandalism from patrons displeased with the result. The connections of El Musical were suspended.
Records (since 1988) Speed record:
1:57.2 – L'Express (1991) 1:57.27 – City Banker (2008)
Largest margin of victory:
11 lengths – Ice Point (2001)
Longest odds winner:
47.10 – Zodiacal (2021)
Shortest odds winner:
1.65 – Ultrasonido (1988) 1.65 – Chullo (1997)
Most wins by a jockey:
4 – Pablo Gustavo Falero (2001, 2003, 2004, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer:
7 – Carlos D. Etchechoury (2006, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023) 3 – Alfredo F. Gaitan Dassie (1995, 2009, 2011) 3 – Juan Carlos Etchechoury (1999, 2002, 2010) 3 – Juan Carlos Maldotti (2001, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by an owner:
3 – Las Montijas (2020, 2022, 2023) 2 – La Frontera (2002, 2010) 2 – Haras Futuro (2009, 2013) 2 – Haras El Angel de Venecia (2017, 2019)
Most wins by a breeder:
4 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (2003, 2008, 2016, 2017) 3 – Haras Futuro (2009, 2011, 2013)
Winners since 1988
Earlier winners
1883: Nana
1884: Miss Palmer
1885: Beausoleil
1886: Hawk Eye
1887: Lenape
1888: Marinera
1889: Ministro
1890: San Martin
1891: Amianto
1892: Rivadavia
1893: Malakoff
1894: Langero
1895: Ontario
1896: Purrán
1897: Orange
1898: Le Sancy
1899: Valero
1900: Cordon Rouge
1901: Urunday
1902: Pippermint
1903: Américo
1904: Old Man
1905: Pelayo
1906: Melgarejo
1907: Orinoco
1908: Chopp
1909: Casiopea
1910: Espirita
1911: Volador
1912: Balboa
1913: Asturiano
1914: Avicenia
1915: Ocurrencia
1916: Vadarkblar
1917: Botafogo
1918: Caricato
1919: Buen Ojo
1920: Calderón
1921: Agüeros
1922: Rico
1923: La Patria
1924: Lombardo
1925: Pedantón
1926: Rubens
1927: Bermejo
1928: Pibería
1929: Cocles
1930: Sierra Balcarce
1931: Mineral
1932: Payaso
1934: Silfo
1935: Ix
1936: Médicis
1937: Rolando
1938: Sorteado
1939: Embrujo
1940: La Mission
1941: Bubalco
1942: Tónico & a Volonté (dead heat) 1943: Filón 1944: Guatán 1945: Estuardo 1946: Seductor 1947: Nigromante 1948: Cruz Montiel 1949: Kentucky 1950: Albarracin 1951: Yatasto 1952: Branding 1953: Pontino 1954: Basajuan 1955: Tatán 1956: Pipote 1957: Carapálida 1958: Manantial 1959: Mamboretá 1960: Pechazo 1961: Marista 1962: Huxley 1963: Snow Bluff 1964: Gobernado 1965: Tai 1966: Forli 1967: El Califa 1968: Mondragón 1969: Practicante 1970: Cipol 1971: Indian Good 1972: Dimbokro 1973: Moraes Tinto 1974: El Gran Capitán 1975: Full of Wine 1976: Crest Pan 1977: Farnesio 1978: Telescópico 1979: Duero 1980: Mountdrago 1981: Tello 1982: Fort de France 1983: Ball Fighter 1984: Reverente 1985: Bonsoir 1986: El Serrano 1987: Monte Simón