[1][2][3] Many important and famous Argentine racehorses have won Carreras de las Estrellas races, including Intérprete, Wally, Refinado Tom, Team, Miss Terrible, Potrillón, and Ollagua.
[4] Inspired by the American Breeders' Cup series, founded in 1984, the Fundación Equina Argentina (FEAR), a nonprofit association consisting of various Argentine breeders, decided to create a similar series of races in Argentina in a meeting on October 24, 1989.
Intérprete, winner of the Potrillos, would go on to be named the Argentine Champion Two-Year-Old colt of that year.
[2] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the races were postponed from their usual date in late June to September and run without spectators.
[14] The Clásico Estrellas Provincias Argentinas has been run over a variety of distances:[6] In 2010 and 2011 the race was restricted to maidens.
[3] Speed record Greatest winning margin In order to be eligible for the Carreras de las Estrellas, foals by nominated sires must be enrolled in the program, with the breeder and owner contributing equally to a fund that then goes towards the purses of the Carreras de las Estrellas.
[17] Entry into the races for Argentine horses is dependent on the accumulation of points earned in the year between one meeting of the Carreras de las Estrellas and the next.