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The Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul (G1), Rio’s Derby run on the turf at Hipódromo da Gávea last Sunday, crowned Oderich (Drosselmeyer) as the best colt of the 2022 crop in Brazil and marked a historic day for trainer Luiz Esteves and stallion Drosselmeyer (Distorted Humor). The bay colt, co-owned by Haras Cariri Pe and Stud Sampaio and bred at Haras Anderson, delivered a performance of quality that confirmed the talent of this promising runner. Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul (G

The Dosage system was developed to provide breeders and bettors with a numerical way to evaluate the balance of speed and stamina inherited by a horse. The method is not a magic formula; it was built from the observation that a small number of influential stallions transmit traits of precocity or stamina to their descendants. At the beginning of the 20th century, the French military officer J. J. Vuillier began identifying these sires, which he called chefs-de-race (literall

Butterfing, the gray colt from Stud El Papi, wrote a new chapter in his short career by winning the Gran Premio de Honor (G1) held last Saturday, April 4, at Hipódromo de Palermo. With only four starts in his campaign and conditioned by late physical maturity, the son of Angiolo and Candy Milk lived up to expectations by defeating an experienced field over 2000 meters on a heavy dirt track. The horse trained by Juan Franco Saldivia now leads among stayers at Palermo, with his

The victory of Orange Riviera (Put It Back) in the Grande Premio Diana (G1), run on the afternoon of March 8 at Hipódromo da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, represents one of the most significant episodes of the Brazilian classic calendar this season. The race, the second leg of the Rio filly Triple Crown, was run over 2,000 meters on turf and brought together several of the best representatives of the 2022 generation. In that context, Orange Riviera produced a spectacular late run to

The racing career of the American chestnut Disarm, now retired to stud, illustrates the level of quality that both Haras Vacación and Haras Santa Inés aim to inject into their breeding programs. A son of the champion Gun Runner and out of a mare by the influential Tapit, Disarm was campaigned by Winchell Thoroughbreds and gained prominence when he qualified for the Kentucky Derby at three, after finishing second to Kingsbarns in the Louisiana Derby (G2) and third in the Lexin

The afternoon of Sunday, February 1, at the Gávea Racecourse will be remembered as one of those moments that transcend sport itself and become part of the collective memory of international racing. In Rio de Janeiro, under the Brazilian sun and in front of an expectant crowd, Frankie Dettori won the final race of his career as a professional jockey, and he did so in the most meaningful way possible: by capturing a Group 1, the Grande Prêmio Estado do Rio de Janeiro, the openi

The chestnut filly Ayra Stark (Cosmic Trigger) once again elevated the prestige of Argentine turf by claiming a commanding victory in a $130,000 allowance race at Keeneland, in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Her 4¼-length triumph over Poppy The Princess (Cairo Prince) not only confirmed her complete adaptation to American turf courses, but also extended the brilliant legacy of her trainer Ignacio Correas IV, who marked his 301st U.S. win with this race, more than two decades after

The 41st Gran Premio Latinoamericano (G1) over 2000 metres on turf distributed a purse of US $300,000. It was contested on Saturday, 18 October at Hipódromo da Gávea in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under sustained rain, high humidity and a track that went from soft to heavy as the day progressed. This edition was decided in favour of Obataye (Courtier), a 5‑year‑old, ridden by João Moreira and trained by Antonio Oldoni for the colours of Haras Rio Iguassu, in a time of 1:58.59. Th

No Bien Ni Mal reinforced the reputation of South American racehorses in the United States by keeping his undefeated record intact in his...

The Criadores Nacionales Stakes (G3) at Maroñas is usually the first major barometer for Uruguay’s classic crop, where colts who did not...

The simultaneous kickoff of the Triple Crowns in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo offered a vivid portrait of South American...

Special Do Iguassú  (Forestry) extended her unbeaten record to 5-for-5 in the Margarida Polak Lara – Taça de Prata  (G1), during a...