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