Grande Premio Brasil
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Grande Premio Brasil Race Facts
- Location: Hipódromo da Gávea (Gávea Racecourse), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Inaugurated: 1933
- Distance: 1 & 1/2 miles (12 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-handed, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Three Years Old & Up
- 2023 Purse: R$561,000
- 2023 Race Date: Sunday, June 18th
2023 Grande Premio Brasil Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER |
|---|
8 | Raptor's | Joao Moreira / L Esteves |
9 | Escher | Blandi / M Aurelio |
4 | Olympic Kremlin | A Gulart / L Esteves |
6 | Osprey | W Xavier / L Esteves |
12 | To Sir With Love | Correia / V Nahid |
3 | Maximum Drive | Jose Aparecido da Silva / Ad Menegolo |
18 | Kung Fu | A Paiva / A Castillo |
11 | King Four | R Viana / E Petrochinski |
7 | Limeira | B Queiroz / T Oliveira |
1 | Perignon | I Silva / O S Pereira |
17 | Nao Da Mais | J Severo / A F Barbosa |
13 | Playa Los Ingleses | W S Cardoso / C Silva |
10 | Lah Lah Lah | Marcos Ribeiro / A Castillo |
15 | High Wire | V Gil / L Esteves |
14 | Jet Class | Jorge A Ricardo / V Nahid |
2 | Jorel | D S Machado / Ad Menegolo |
5 | Lionel The Best | M Aguiar / D Guignoni |
16 | Online* | H Fernandes / L Esteves |
*Following a stewards' inquiry, Online who passed the post 2nd was demoted and placed 16th
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Grande Premio Brasil Race History
Inaugurated in 1933, the Grande Premio Brasil is the premier Thoroughbred race on the Brazilian racing calendar. Inaugurated in 1993, the race is currently held at the Hipódromo da Gávea in Rio de Janeiro and has been contested at 1 & 1/2 miles since 1972. Previously, the race was contested at 1 & 7/8ths of a mile.
The race regularly attracts some of the best racehorses Brazil has to offer. One of the more notable past winners is Bal a Bali, a back-to-back Brazilian National Champion Colt who captured their win in 2014. He was also the first three year old to win the race.
Starting in 2014, the race was moved from early August to June so that it could be included in the Breeder's Cup Challenge Series, gaining the winner an automatic berth in the Breeder's Cup Turf.
Grande Premio Brasil Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|
2023 | Raptors | Joao Moreira / L Esteves | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:24.91 |
2022 | Nautilus | R Viana / N Lima | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:30.81 |
2021 | George Washington | Henderson Fernandes / Luis Esteves | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:34.47 |
2020 | Pimper's Paradise | A. Correia / Venâncio Nahid | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:26.64 |
2019 | George Washington | Marcelo Gonçalves / Luis Esteves | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:27.94 |
2018 | Quarteto de Cordas | Luan Machado / Luis Esteves | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:30.76 |
2017 | Voador Magee | Ângelo M. Souza / Luis Esteves | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:26.10 |
2016 | My Cherie Amour | Wesley Cardoso / Venâncio Nahid | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:30.19 |
2015 | Barolo | Waldomiro Blandi / Venâncio Nahid | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:34.48 |
2014 | Bal a Bali | Vagner Borges / Dulcino Guignoni | 1 1⁄2 miles / 2:27.29 |
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