Grande Prêmio Brasil
| Grade I race | |
| Location | Hipódromo da Gávea Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1933 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred, Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,400 meters (approximately 1+1⁄2 miles; 12 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-year-olds and up |
| Purse | R$561,000 (2023) |
The Grande Prêmio Brasil is a Group 1 stakes race at Hipódromo da Gávea, at the city of Rio de Janeiro. The race is run left-handed on a turf track, for thoroughbreds three-years-old and up (3yo+), and is the main race in the Brazilian racing calendar.[1]
History[edit]
The Grand Prêmio Brasil was first run on August 1, 1933, a Sunday. The race brought together the best Brazilian racehorses of the time, the idea of Linneo de Paula Machado, president of the then newly formed Jockey Club Brasileiro.
The first running was won by the Brazilian-bred Mossoró, sired by Kitchner, foaled at the Pernambuco state, and ridden by Justiniano Mesquita.
Six horses have won the race twice: Albatroz (1943, 1944), Helíaco (1947, 1948), Gualicho (1952, 1953), Zenabre (1965, 1966), Villach King (1991, 1993), and George Washington (2019, 2021).
The race was first run at a distance of 3000 meters (approximately 1+7⁄8 miles or 15 furlongs). Since 1972, it has been run at a distance of 2400 meters (approximately 11⁄2 miles or 12 furlongs).
In 1959, Narvik set a world record for 3000 meters, winning the Grande Prêmio Brasil in a time of 3:023⁄5.[2]
In 1963, the starting tape malfunctioned and did not rise evenly, leaving four horses stuck behind the tape. The starter was unable to stop the race.[3]
In 2023, second place finisher Online was demoted and placed sixteenth following a stewards' inquiry.[1]
Timeline[edit]
- 1933 – First edition is run.
- 1959 – 3000 meter world record set by Narvik.
- 1972 – The distance is changed from 3000 meters to 2400 meters.
- 2014 – Bal a Bali becomes the first three-year-old winner. First edition to be a part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series.
Race Day[edit]
Traditionally ran in the first Sunday of August, its date was changed to June from 2014 on, in order to integrate the race into the calendar of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, as in 2014 the race began awarding its winner with an automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup Turf.[4]
Records[edit]
Speed record:
- 2400 meters (current distance): 2:23.93 – L'Amico Steve (2007)
- 3000 meters: 3:023⁄5 – Narvik (1959)
Most wins:
- 2 – Albatroz (1943, 1944)
- 2 – Helíaco (1947, 1948)
- 2 – Gualicho (1952, 1953)
- 2 – Zenabre (1965, 1966)
- 2 – Villach King (1991, 1993)
- 2 – George Washington (2019, 2021)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Juvenal Machado da Silva (1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990)
- 3 – Luiz Rigoni (1954, 1970, 1971)
- 3 – Dendico Garcia (1964, 1965, 1966)
- 3 – Carlos Lavor (1989, 1991, 1993)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 – Ernani de Freitas (1939, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1975)
- 6 – Venâncio Nahid (1990, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2020)
- 5 – Dulcino Guignoni (2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014)
- 5 – Luis Esteves (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Most wins by an owner:
- 7 – Stud Linneo de Paula Machado/Haras São José e Expedictus (1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1975, 1979, 1985)
- 4 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1989, 1991, 1993, 2013)
- 3 – Antenor Lara Campos (1935, 1937, 1940)
- 3 – Stud Almeida Prado & Assumpção (1952, 1953, 1960)
- 3 – Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande (1984, 1987, 1992)
Most wins by a breeder:
- 10 – Linneo de Paula Machado/Haras São José e Expedictus (1939, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1975, 1979, 1985, 2001, 2008)
- 5 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1989, 1991, 1993, 2013, 2014)
- 3 – Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande (1987, 1988, 1992)
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Breeder | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Raptor's | 3 | J. Moreira | Luis Esteves | Haras do Morro | Haras do Morro | 2400 meters | 2:24.91 |
| 2022 | Nautilus | 3 | Ruberlei Viana | Nilson Lima | Stud Valentin & Jarussi | Stud Quintella | 2:30.81 | |
| 2021 | George Washington | 5 | Henderson Fernandes | Luis Esteves | Stud Happy Again | Stud TNT | 2:34.47 | |
| 2020 | Pimper's Paradise | 5 | A. Correia | Venâncio Nahid | Haras Doce Vale | Haras Doce Vale | 2:26.64 | |
| 2019 | George Washington | 3 | Marcelo Gonçalves | Luis Esteves | Stud Happy Again | Stud TNT | 2:27.94 | |
| 2018 | Quarteto de Cordas | 3 | Luan Machado | Luis Esteves | Haras de Morro | Beverly Hills Stud | 2:30.76 | |
| 2017 | Voador Magee | 3 | Ângelo M. Souza | Luis Esteves | Stud Eternamente Rio | Haras Old Friends | 2:26.10 | |
| 2016 | My Cherie Amour | 3 | Wesley Cardoso | Venâncio Nahid | Haras Doce Vale | Haras Doce Vale | 2:30.19 | |
| 2015 | Barolo | 4 | Waldomiro Blandi | Venâncio Nahid | Haras Santa Rita da Serra | Haras Santa Rita da Serra | 2:34.48 | |
| 2014 | Bal a Bali | 3 | Vagner Borges | Dulcino Guignoni | Stud Alvarenga | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2:27.29 | |
| 2013 | Aerosol | 4 | Altair Domingos | Júlio C. Sampaio | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2:25.94 | |
| 2012 | Didimo | 4 | Ângelo M. Souza | Lucas Quintana | Stud Ceprano | Stud Eternamente Rio | 2:27.15 | |
| 2011 | Belo Acteon | 4 | Henderson Fernandes | Dulcino Guignoni | Stud H&R | Aluizio Merlin Ribeiro | 2:26.21 | |
| 2010 | Moryba | 4 | Dalto Duarte | Roberto Solanés | Stud Correas | Haras São José e Expedictus | 2:25.33 | |
| 2009 | Jeune-Turc | 5 | Marcos Mazini | Venâncio Nahid | Stud CED | Haras Fronteira | 2:30.84 | |
| 2008 | Top Hat | 6 | Altair Domingos | João Macedo | Stud JCM | Haras São José da Serra | 2:25.67 | |
| 2007 | L'Amico Steve | 4 | Vagner Leal | Valter S. Lopes | Stud Star Gold | Haras Old Friends S.A. | 2:23.93 | |
| 2006 | Dono da Raia | 4 | Marcelo Gonçalves | Antônio L. Cintra | Stud Mictik | Haras São Quirino | 2:27.28 | |
| 2005 | Velodrome | 6 | Marcelo Almeida | Venâncio Nahid | Haras Dar-El-Salam | Haras Dar-El-Salam | 2:26.30 | |
| 2004 | Thignon Boy | 4 | A. Mota | J. Borges | Haras Valente | Haras Valente | 2:26.0 | |
| 2003 | Lord Marcus | 6 | M. Almeida | J. S. Guerra | Stud Red Black | Haras Anderson | 2:25.9 | |
| 2002 | Potri Road | 4 | M. Cardoso | Dulcino Guignoni | Haras São Francisco | Haras La Madrugada S/A | 2:27.3 | |
| 2001 | Queen Desejada † | 4 | M. Cardoso | Dulcino Guignoni | Stud Alvarenga | Haras São José e Expedictus | 2:25.3 | |
| 2000 | Straight Flush | 5 | L. Duarte | Dulcino Guignoni | Haras São José da Serra | Haras São José da Serra | 2:27.0 | |
| 1999 | Aiortrophe | 5 | Z. Paulielo Jr. | A. F. Barbosa | Haras Malurica | Haras Malurica | 2:34.8 | |
| 1998 | Quari Bravo | 4 | L. Duarte | E. Sampaio | Haras Phillipson | Haras Phillipson | 2:26.3 | |
| 1997 | Jimwaki | 4 | G. Meneses | J. M. Alves | Haras Equília | Haras Equília | 2:25.7 | |
| 1996 | Quinze Quilates | 4 | J. Garcia | R. Carrapito | Stud Rio Preto | Haras 2001 | 2:30.1 | |
| 1995 | El Sembrador | 4 | G. Sena | J. L. Palacios | Stud Andrea E | Haras El Paraíso | 2:27.9 | |
| 1994 | Much Better | 5 | J. Ricardo | J. L. Maciel | Stud TNT | Haras J. B. Barros | 2:26.4 | |
| 1993 | Villach King | 6 | C. Lavor | I. C. Souza | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2:27.1 | |
| 1992 | Falcon Jet | 6 | J. Ricardo | J. L. Maciel | Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande | Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande | 2:34.1 | |
| 1991 | Villach King | 4 | C. Lavor | I. C. Souza | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2:29.1 | |
| 1990 | Flying Finn | 4 | J. M. Silva | Venâncio Nahid | Stud Numy | Haras Nacional | 2:28 | |
| 1989 | Troyanos | 4 | C. Lavor | W. P. Lavor | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 2:30 | |
| 1988 | Carteziano | 5 | E. Ferreira | J. L. Maciel | José Carlos Fragoso Pires Jr. | Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande | 2:25.1 | |
| 1987 | Bowling | 5 | J. M. Silva | Alcides Morales | Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande | Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande | 2:26 | |
| 1986 | Grimaldi | 4 | J. M. Silva | J. B. Nogueira | Delmar Biazolli Martins | Haras Morumbi | 2:28.2 | |
| 1985 | Grison | 4 | A. Barroso | J. S. Silva | Haras São José e Expedictus | Haras São José e Expedictus | 2:30 | |
| 1984 | Anilité † | 5 | A. Oliveira | Alcides Morales | Haras Santa Ana do Rio Grande | Fazenda Mondesir | 2:26 | |
| 1983 | Off The Way † | 5 | A. Barroso | A. Magalhães | Haras Faxina | Haras Faxina | 2:29.2 | |
| 1982 | Gourmet | 4 | J. M. Silva | J. S. Souza | Haras Ipiranga | Haras Ipiranga | 2:28 | |
| 1981 | Campal | 4 | I. Quintana | P. Nickel | Haras Rio das Pedras | Haras Rio das Pedras | 2:26 | |
| 1980 | Big Lark | 6 | A. Bolino | A. Cabreira | Carmem Thereza Machline | Haras Rosa do Sul | 2:30.3 | |
| 1979 | Aporé | 4 | J. M. Silva | F. Saraiva | Haras São José e Expedictus | Haras São José e Expedictus | 2:26.4 | |
| 1978 | Sunset | 4 | G. F. Almeida | A. Miranda | Fazenda Mondesir | Fazenda Mondesir | 2:25.1 | |
| 1977 | Daião | 4 | E. Ferreira | W. P. Lavor | Haras Serra dos Órgãos | Haras Serra dos Órgãos | 2:26 | |
| 1976 | Janus | 4 | G. F. Almeida | D. Pascoal | Fazenda Mondesir | Haras Ojo de Agua | 2:25.1 | |
| 1975 | Orpheus | 6 | P. Alves | Ernani de Freitas | Haras São José e Expedictus | Haras São José e Expedictus | 2:27.1 | |
| 1974 | Moraes Tinto | 4 | R. Rutti | J. M. Boquim | Caballeriza los Griegos | Haras San Lorenzo de Areco | 2:25.2 | |
| 1973 | Fizz † | 6 | R. Encinas | A. J. Giovanetti | Caballeriza Palermo | Haras Argentino | 2:30 | |
| 1972 | Fenomenal | 5 | J. Pinto | R. Morgado | Paulo Albuquerque de Castro | Haras Santa Anna | 2:37 | |
| 1971 | Terminal | 4 | L. Rigoni | R. Fredes | Stud Don Henrique | Imported by Jockey Club Brasileiro | 3000 meters | 3:04.8 |
| 1970 | Viziane | 5 | L. Rigoni | A. Andretta | Antonio Zen | Haras São Quirino | 3:05 | |
| 1969 | Kamén | 4 | A. Plá | A. J. Giovanetti | Stud La Protelada | Haras Argentino | 3:143⁄5 | |
| 1968 | Arsenal | 4 | O. Domingues | J. R. Lafiere | Stud Domingos Marcela | Haras Argentino | 3:09 | |
| 1967 | Duraque | 4 | A. Ricardo | João Araujo | Stud Gabriel Homsey | Haras São Luiz Gonzaga | 3:161⁄5 | |
| 1966 | Zenabre | 5 | D. Garcia | Sabatino D'Amore | Theotonio Piza de Lara | Stud Brasil | 3:122⁄5 | |
| 1965 | Zenabre | 4 | D. Garcia | Sabatino D'Amore | Theotonio Piza de Lara | Stud Brasil | 3:043⁄5 | |
| 1964 | Leigo | 5 | D. Garcia | Sabatino d'Amore | Paulo Piza de Lara | Haras Fazenda Nova | 3:194⁄5 | |
| 1963 | Cencerro | 4 | H. PIlar | A. Breque | Stud Choapa | Imported by Jockey Club Brasileiro | 3:03 | |
| 1962 | Ortile | 4 | F. Irigoyen | M. Cavalheiro | Stud Eduardo Guilherme | Terra Nova S/A. Agro | 3:073⁄5 | |
| 1961 | Arturo A. | 4 | Irineo Leguisamo | Juan de La Cruz | Stud Miss Lionés | Haras Las Ortigas | 3:043⁄5 | |
| 1960 | Farwell | 4 | L. B. Gonçalves | Castorino Borges | Stud Almeida Prado & Assumpção | Haras Jahu | 3:093⁄5 | |
| 1959 | Narvik | 5 | V. Pinheiro | Manoel Farrajota | Haras Faxina | Haras Faxina | 3:023⁄5 | |
| 1958 | Espiche | 4 | J. O. Tapia | Alfredo S. Castro | Stud Verde e Preto | Imported by Jockey Club Brasileiro | 3:043⁄5 | |
| 1957 | Don Varela | 4 | H. Ponzi | Nicolás Ojeda | Caballeriza Rogelito | Bernardo Moretti | 3:053⁄5 | |
| 1956 | Tatán | 4 | J. P. Artigas | Pedro P. Gonzalez | Stud Los Verros | Haras Los Prados | 3:122⁄5 | |
| 1955 | Mangangá | 5 | B. Castro | Branardo Callejas | Stud Aconcagua | Haras Argentino | 3:04 | |
| 1954 | El Aragonés | 5 | L. Rigoni | O. Ojeda | Stud Piratininga | Luiz O. Barros | 3:05 | |
| 1953 | Gualicho | 5 | O. Rosa | Manoel Branco | Stud Almeida Prado e Assumpção | Haras Don Jose | 3:051⁄5 | |
| 1952 | Gualicho | 4 | O. Rosa | Manoel Branco | Stud Almeida Prado e Assumpção | Haras Don Jose | 3:033⁄5 | |
| 1951 | Pontet Canet | 4 | L. Diaz | Jorge Morgado | C. G. da Rocha Faria | Haras Ojo de Agua | 3:114⁄5 | |
| 1950 | Tirolesa † | 6 | D. Ferreira | Juan Zuniga | Stud Seabra | Haras Argentino | 3:123⁄5 | |
| 1949 | Carrasco | 4 | P. Vaz | Levy Ferreira | Jorge Jabour | Haras Argentino | 3:043⁄5 | |
| 1948 | Helíaco | 5 | O. Ulloa | Ernani de Freitas | Stud Linneo de Paula Machado | Linneo de Paula Machado | 3:113⁄5 | |
| 1947 | Helíaco | 4 | O. Ulloa | Ernani de Freitas | Stud Linneo de Paula Machado | Linneo de Paula Machado | 3:13 | |
| 1946 | Mirón | 5 | P. Vaz | Sylvio Mendes | Stud Bela Esperança | Juan Amoroso | 3:093⁄5 | |
| 1945 | Filon | 5 | Irineo Leguisamo | Gabino Rodriguez | José Buarque de Macedo | Haras Argentino | 3:064⁄5 | |
| 1944 | Albatroz | 8 | L. Gonzalez | Ernani de Freitas | Stud Linneo de Paula Machado | Linneo de Paula Machado | 3:05 | |
| 1943 | Albatroz | 7 | J. Zuniga | Ernani de Freitas | Stud Linneo de Paula Machado | Linneo de Paula Machado | 3:064⁄5 | |
| 1942 | Latero | 4 | R. Freitas | Oswaldo Feijó | J. M. Aragão | Juan Amoroso | 3:06 | |
| 1941 | Polux | 4 | A. Molina | Gonçalino Feijó | Stud Albarran | Juan Amoroso & Juan Pozzi | 3:063⁄5 | |
| 1940 | Teruel | 4 | W. Andrade | Paulo Rosa | Antenor Lara Campos | Suc. Raul Chevallier | 3:07 | |
| 1939 | Six Avril | 4 | J. Zuniga | Ernani de Freitas | F. E. de Paula Machado | Linneo de Paula Machado | 3:05 | |
| 1938 | Pendulo | 6 | G. Costa | Oswaldo Feijó | Paulo Cintra | Imported by Paulo Cintra | 3:12 | |
| 1937 | Helium | 6 | A. Rosa | Paulo Rosa | Antenor Lara Campos | Haras El Pelado | 3:043⁄5 | |
| 1936 | Cullingham | 5 | W. Andrade | Ramon Rojas | M. Costa e E. O. Jardim | Haras Nacional S/A | 3:161⁄5 | |
| 1935 | Sargento | 4 | A. Rosa | Oswaldo Feijó | Antenor Lara Campos | Antenor Lara Campos | 3:182⁄5 | |
| 1934 | Misuri | 5 | O. Ruiz | José S. Riestra | José S. Riestra | Haras Casupá | 3:07 | |
| 1933 | Mossoró | 4 | J. Mesquita | Eulógio Morgado | F. J. Lundgren | F. J. Lundgren | 3:094⁄5 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Grande Premio Brasil". twinspires.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ a b "De Mossoró a Pimper's Paradise, o Grande Prêmio Brasil e sua história…". Jockey Club Brasileiro. 2021-08-14. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Bueno, Eduardo (2006). Horse Racing in Brazil: Stories and Glories. Itajara Editora Ltda. p. 147. ISBN 9788560033010.
- ^ Ganhador do GP Brasil estará classificado para a Breeder’s Cup americana
- ^ TBHeritage : Grande Prêmio Brazil
- ^ JCB: Histórico do Grande Prêmio Brasil
Bibliography[edit]
- Revista JCB Jockey Club Brasileiro Nﾟ1348
- TBHeritage : G. P. Brazil
