Race

Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos

Run since 1895

Grade: G1
Distance: 1.600 m
Surface: Dirt
Racetrack: Palermo
Traditional month: September
Age: 3 y/o
Eligibility: Colts

The opening race of the three-year-old season in Argentine racing. Run each September at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo on dirt over 1,600 metres. First of the four Group 1s that make up the Quadruple Crown.

Commercial details & record

Current purse: ARS 50,000,000 (2026 data)
Weight scale: 56 kg for colts. No allowance (males only).

Historical record

38 editions on record

2026
Winner: Linguado(draft)
Jockey: Kevin Banegas(draft)
Trainer: Edgardo Oscar Martucci(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse
2025
Winner: Gardel Pass(draft)
Jockey: Gonzalo D. Borda(draft)
Trainer: María Fernanda Álvarez(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse
2024
Winner: Giustino(draft)
Jockey: Eduardo Ortega Pavón(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse
2023
Winner: El Kodigo(draft)
Jockey: Gustavo Calvente(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse
2022
Winner: El Musical(draft)
Jockey: Juan Cruz Villagra(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse
2021
Winner: Irwin(draft)
Jockey: William Pereyra(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse
2020
Winner: Top One City(draft)
Jockey: Cristian Velazquez(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse
2019
Winner: Miriñaque(draft)
Jockey: Francisco Gonçalves(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse
2018
Winner: American Tattoo(draft)
Jockey: Gustavo Calvente(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse
2017
Winner: The Great Day(draft)
Jockey: Luciano Cabrera(draft)
Venue: Palermo Racecourse

Other races in Argentine Quadruple Crown

3 more races in the series

Other races in Argentine Triple Crown

2 more races in the series

Race history

The Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos is the race that opens the three-year-old challenge in Argentine racing each year. It is traditionally run in September at Palermo on dirt over 1,600 metres. Alongside the Gran Premio Jockey Club (San Isidro, October), Gran Premio Nacional (Palermo, November) and Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (San Isidro, December), it forms the Quadruple Crown — the classic series that has historically defined the outstanding generations of Río de la Plata racing.

Sources

Citations backing the data on this profile. Each row links to the original source.

Whole profileWikipedia ES — Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos — es.wikipedia.org
EDICION.GANADOR JOCKEY IDStud Book Argentino — GP Polla de Potrillos 2021 — studbook.org.ar (September 4, 2021)
EDICION.GANADOR JOCKEY IDStud Book Argentino — P. de Potrillos 1993 — studbook.org.ar (September 3, 1993)
EDICIONESStud Book Argentino — GP Polla de Potrillos 2025 — studbook.org.ar (September 6, 2025)
EDICIONESStud Book Argentino — GP Polla de Potrillos 2026 — studbook.org.ar (September 5, 2026)
PREMIO ACTUALStud Book Argentino — GP Polla de Potrillos 2026 — studbook.org.ar (September 5, 2026)