Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (Argentina)
| Class | Group 1 |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1895 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 meters |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |
| Qualification | Three-Year-Old fillies |
| Weight | 56 kg |
| Purse | $74,550,000 ARS (2025) 1st: $35,000,000 ARS |
The Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas Group 1 flat horse race in Argentina open to three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres (0.99 mi) at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. It is the first race in the Argentinian Filly Triple Crown, and equivalent to the English 1000 Guineas Stakes. It is considered one of the principle races in defining the champion three-year-old filly, and generally occurs in September, near the beginning of a horse's three-year-old season.[1]
History
The Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas was first run in 1895.[2]
For three years in a row, from 1991 to 1993, the winner was owned and bred by Haras La Quebrada, trained by Carlos Alberto Zarlengo, and ridden by Jacinto Rafael Herrera.[3]
Records since 1988
Speed record:
- 1:32.47 – Madonna Benois (2023)
Largest margin of victory:
- 9 lengths – La Costa Azul (1993)
- 9 lengths – Carta Embrujada (2021)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Pablo Gustavo Falero (1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011)
- 4 – Jacinto Rafael Herrera (1991, 1992, 1993, 2000)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 – Juan Carlos Etchechoury (1999, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Haras Vacacion (1988,1989, 1997, 2011)
- 4 – Haras La Quebrada (1991, 1992, 1993, 2000)
Most wins by a breeder:
- 4 – Haras La Biznaga (1999, 2004, 2017, 2019)
- 4 – Haras Vacacion (1988,1989, 1997, 2011)
- 4 – Haras La Quebrada (1991, 1992, 1993, 2000)
Lowest odds of a winner:
- 1.45 – Southern Spring (1996)
- 1.45 – Miss Terrible (2002)
Highest odds of a winner:
- 29.35 – Querida Rebeca (2013)
Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Breeder | Time | Margin | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Moon Frank | Brian Rodrigo Enrique | Diego Peña | Haras Gran Muñeca | Haras Gran Muñeca | 1:35.72 | 1 length | [4] |
| 2024 | Pulp Fiction | Martín Javier Valle | María Cristina Muñoz | Stud Parque Patricios | Haras Inversiones Elturf | 1:34.96 | 2 lengths | [5] |
| 2023 | Madonna Benois | F. Fernandes Gonçalves | Carlos Arnaldo Vigil | Stud Tres Jotas (LP) | Haras El Paraiso | 1:32.47 | 1⁄2 length | [6] |
| 2022 | Una Arrabalera | F. Fernandes Gonçalves | Claudia Leonor Bellier | Stud Tinta Roja (LP) | Haras Renacer | 1:34.14 | 1⁄2 length | [7] |
| 2021 | Carta Embrujada | Juan Carlos Noriega | Juan Franco Saldivia | Stud La Leyenda | Haras La Leyenda de Areco | 1:34.42 | 9 lengths | [8] |
| 2020 | Scotish Star | Altair Domingos | Pedro Nickel | Haras La Providencia | Haras La Providencia | 1:34.79 | 11⁄2 lengths | [9] |
| 2019 | Joy Canela | Pavon Eduardo Ortega | Enrique Martin Ferro | Stud Puey (LP) | Haras La Biznaga | 1:35.53 | 11⁄2 lengths | [10] |
| 2018 | Summer Love | Juan Carlos Noriega | Juan Franco Saldivia | Stud La Leyenda | Haras La Leyenda de Areco | 1:34.44 | 4 lengths | [11] |
| 2017 | Atomica Oro | Fabricio Raúl Barroso | Roberto M. Bullrich | Haras La Biznaga | Haras La Biznaga | 1:33.58 | 21⁄2 lengths | [12] |
| 2016 | Hispanidad | José Aparecido da Silva | Pedro Nickel | Haras La Providencia | Haras La Providencia | 1:33.64 | Neck | [13] |
| 2015 | Amy B Key | Rodrigo Gonzalo Blanco | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Clara Manuel | Haras El Alfalfar | 1:34.65 | 2 lengths | [14] |
| 2014 | Kalithea | Jorge Gustavo Ruíz Diaz | Juan Bautista Udaondo | Haras Santa Ines | Haras Santa Ines | 1:35.35 | Head | [15] |
| 2013 | Querida Rebeca | Jorge Gustavo Ruíz Diaz | Juan Bautista Udaondo | Haras Santa Ines | Haras Santa Ines | 1:38.43 | 3⁄4 length | [16] |
| 2012 | Candy Nevada | Altair Domingos | José Martins Alves | Haras La Providencia | Haras La Providencia | 1:35.57 | 2 lengths | [17] |
| 2011 | Balada Sale | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Sebastian Maldotti | Haras Vacacion | Haras Vacacion | 1:35.73 | 4 lengths | [18] |
| 2010 | Catch the Mad | Edwin Rafael Talaverano Cardenas | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Haras Firmamento | Haras Firmamento | 1:36.67 | 3 lengths | [19] |
| 2009 | La Severa | Gustavo Emiliano Calvente | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Haras de la Pomme | Haras de la Pomme | 1:33.65 | 1/2 length | [20] |
| 2008 | Savoir Bien | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Carlos D. Etchechoury | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 1:34.25 | 4 lengths | [21] |
| 2007 | Mariah Plus | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Carlos Etchechoury | Woodvale Farm | Haras Abolengo | 1:33.81 | 6 lengths | [22] |
| 2006 | Emotion Parade | Edwin Rafael Talaverano Cardenas | Miguel Angel Garcia | Haras Firmamento | Haras Firmamento | 1:34.03 | 21⁄2 lengths | [23] |
| 2005 | Vanguarda | Horacio Julian Betansos | Antonio Di Sanzo | Stud 1912 (LP) | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 1:36.45 | 21⁄2 lengths | [24] |
| 2004 | Forty Marchanta | Jorge Valdivieso | Juan Carlos Etcehchoury | Haras La Biznaga | Haras La Biznaga | 1:34.31 | 3⁄4 length | [25] |
| 2003 | Salt Champ | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Stud E.V.G. | Alvaro Vargas Lerena | 1:35.08 | 5 lengths | [26] |
| 2002 | Miss Terrible | Edgardo Gramática | Miguel Angel Garcia | Haras Firmamento | Haras Firmamento | 1:35.57 | 21⁄2 lengths | [27] |
| 2001 | Kiss Me Sweet | Jorge Valdivieso | Carlos D. Etchechoury | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 1:34.47 | 11⁄2 lengths | [28] |
| 2000 | Guernika | Jacinto Rafael Herrera | Nicolas Adrian Yalet | Haras La Quebrada | Haras La Quebrada | 1:35.19 | Head | [29] |
| 1999 | Pomarola Talk | Jorge Valdivieso | Juan Carlos Etcehchoury | Haras La Biznaga | Haras La Biznaga | 1:36.67 | 1 length | [30] |
| 1998 | Nortak | Miguel Ángel Abregú | Carlos D. Etchechoury | Haras Orilla del Monte | Haras Comalal | 1:36.22 | 7 lengths | [31] |
| 1997 | Croassant | Pablo Gustavo Falero | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Haras Vacacion | Haras Vacacion | 1:36.50 | 1⁄2 neck | [32] |
| 1996 | Southern Spring | Juan José Paule | Eduardo M. Martínez de Hoz | Stud Matty | Haras Las Matildes | 1:33.26 | 7 lengths | [33] |
| 1995 | Escabiosa | Eduardo Alejandro Karamanos Horacio | Aldo Omar Pappaterra | Stud Rosuer | Haras Las Ortigas | 1:36.23 | 21⁄2 lengths | [34] |
| 1994 | Star and Stripes | Yolanda Beatriz Davila | Luis Eduardo Seglin | Stud Dulcinea (LP) | Haras El Candil | 1:35.52 | Neck | [35] |
| 1993 | La Costa Azul | Jacinto Rafael Herrera | Carlos Alberto Zarlengo | Haras La Quebrada | Haras La Quebrada | 1:37.04 | 9 lengths | [36] |
| 1992 | Numeraria | Jacinto Rafael Herrera | Carlos Alberto Zarlengo | Haras La Quebrada | Haras La Quebrada | 1:38.56 | Neck | [37] |
| 1991 | Fontemar | Jacinto Rafael Herrera | Carlos Alberto Zarlengo | Haras La Quebrada | Haras La Quebrada | 1:36.10 | Head | [38] |
| 1990 | Luna Rose | Edgardo Gramática | Juan Carlos Maldotti | Stud Tori | Haras La Madrugada | 1:37.49 | 3⁄4 length | [39] |
| 1989 | Rafaga | Daniel Adami | Haras Vacacion | Haras Vacacion | 1:35.12 | 7 lengths | [40] | |
| 1988 | La Maltrecha | Marcelo P. Saravi | Haras Vacacion | Haras Vacacion | 1:35.37 | 1⁄2 head | [41] |
Earlier winners
- 1895: Rose Royale and Framboise (DH)
- 1896: Little Darling
- 1897: Citoyenne
- 1898: Guiña
- 1899: Carina
- 1900: Fantasia
- 1901: Fedra
- 1902: Berezina
- 1903: Breva
- 1904: Ganzúa
- 1905: Primera Tiple
- 1906: Segura
- 1907: Rancagua
- 1908: Rubicela
- 1909: Pega Pega
- 1910: Locandiera
- 1911: Aldeana
- 1912: Salina
- 1913: Piscueta
- 1914: Avicenia
- 1915: Ocurrencia
- 1916: Diakova
- 1917: Dalmacia
- 1918: Paulonia
- 1919: Cartagena
- 1920: Papusa
- 1921: Cerámica
- 1922: Black Beauty
- 1923: Grue
- 1924: Anatema
- 1925: Melzeta
- 1926: Vainilla
- 1927: Antígona
- 1928: Favella
- 1929: Salmuera
- 1930: Sierra Balcarce
- 1931: Muralla
- 1932: Zumayita
- 1933: Tauma
- 1934: Black Arrow
- 1935: Mesapia
- 1936: Canícula
- 1937: Hulla
- 1938: Ibis II
- 1939: Heil!
- 1940: La Mission
- 1941: Blackie II
- 1942: Dalilah
- 1943: Platería
- 1944: Cancagua and Quisguillosa (DH)
- 1945: Half Crown
- 1946: Miss Alesia and Niña Bruja (DH)
- 1947: Bullanquera
- 1948: Empeñosa
- 1949: White Milk
- 1950: Melody
- 1951: Melody
- 1952: Satánica
- 1953: Claro de Luna
- 1954: Elite
- 1955: Chapineta and Las Canas (DH)
- 1956: Tana Linda
- 1957: Catando
- 1958:Soldadesca
- 1959: Pontia
- 1960: Melodie
- 1961: Pasión
- 1962: Tacha
- 1963: Donna II
- 1964: Lady Silver II
- 1965: SweetSue II
- 1966: Himera
- 1967: Rafale
- 1968: Farm
- 1969: La Sevillana
- 1970: Tutta Bionda
- 1971: La Alianza
- 1972: Inmaculada
- 1973: Biella
- 1974: Contraventora
- 1975: Legent II
- 1976: Taba
- 1977: Mía
- 1978: Seed
- 1979: Manzanera
- 1980: Miss Nymph
- 1981: Málaga
- 1982: Triumphal
- 1983: Mustard
- 1984: Semilleta
- 1985: Frau Altiva
- 1986: Exalsa
- 1987: Podeica
References
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- ^ a b "Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas Winners". www.tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "Race Results". Studbook Argentino. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "2025 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ "2024 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ "2023 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "2022 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "2021 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
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- ^ "1998 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1997 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1996 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1995 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1994 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1993 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1992 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1991 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1990 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1989 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "1988 Results". www.studbook.org.ar. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas". topargentino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-10.