Grande Prêmio Bento Gonçalves
Appearance
Grade 1 race | |
Location | Hipodromo do Cristal Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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Inaugurated | 1909 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄2 Miles (12 Furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
Weight | Assigned |
The Grande Prêmio Bento Gonçalves is a Group I is a left-handed flat race for three-year-olds and up in Brazil.
Disputed over (actually) 2,400 meters, every November at Hipodromo do Cristal.
It is the most traditional horse race in dirt track in Brazil, raced since 1909.[1][2]
Race Day
November, 15 or approx. ; each year.
Results
References
- ^ Oliveira, Marco A. : GP Bento Gonçalves", Em nome da Tradição In: Brasil Turfe. Electronic edition ; visited in Dec 5, 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Bento Gonçalves vai ser sensacional. In: Rita turfe. Electronic edition ; visited in Dec 5, 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Thoroughbred database :Winners of all years