The Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez is a Group I flat race for three-year-olds and up, run over a distance of 2400 metres every January 6 in Hipódromo Nacional de Maroñas racetrack in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is considered the most important horse race in Uruguay and is one of the oldest in South America.
History The Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez was first run in 1889 under the name Gran Premio Internacional. This name lasted until the 1915 edition, at which point it received its current name, after one of the founders of the Jockey Club of Uruguay.
From 1889 to 1904 and from 1921 to today, the race is run under weight-for-age conditions; between 1905 and 1920, it was run as a handicap.
The Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez has been an internationally recognized Group One race since 2004.
In 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez could not be held on its usual date of January 6.
Records Speed record: (at current distance of 2400 meters)
2:27.42 – Ajuste Fiscal (2020)
Most wins:
2 – Camors (1892, 1893) 2 – Amsterdam (1912, 1913) 2 – Buen Ojo (1920, 1922) 2 – ¡Socorro! (1935, 1936) 2 – Romántico (1939, 1940) 2 – Sestao (1961, 1963) 2 – Hielo (2014, 2015) 2 – Gandhi di Job (2017, 2018)
Most wins by a jockey:
8 – Irineo Leguisamo (1926, 1929, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1945, 1955, 1962) 4 – Fernando Pérez (1899, 1903, 1904, 1905) 4 – Luis Ladorde (1909, 1910, 1912, 1913)
Most wins by a trainer:
4 – José de Giuli (1954, 1960, 1963) 4 – Pablo Gelsi (1959, 1973, 1977, 1980) 3 – Juan de la Cruz (1949, 1962, 1968) 3 – Francisco Maschio (1929, 1931, 1936) 3 – Gabriel Torterolo (1920, 1922)
Most wins by an owner:
3 – Stud Ana María (Enrique Guillemette) (1934, 1935, 1936) 3 – Stud Montiel (Adolfo Bullrich) (1912, 1913, 1918)
Winners