The Gran Premio General San Martín (previously known as the Premio General San Martín and Premio Otoño) is a Group 1 thoroughbred horse race run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open to horses four years old or older.
[1] In the 1970s, the Gran Premio General San Martín was run over a distance of 3000 meters, or about 15 furlongs.
When the graded stakes system was introduced in Argentina in 1972, the Gran Premio San Martín was a Group 3 race.
[4] By 1988, the race had been shortened to a distance of 1800 meters and was run on the dirt.
[6] Speed record: Greatest winning margin: Most wins: No horse has won the Gran Premio General San Martín more than once since 1988.