The Gran Premio Montevideo (previously Premio Montevideo, Premio República Oriental del Uruguay) is a Group 1 thoroughbred horse race run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open to two-year-old colts.
It is run over a distance of 1500 metres (0.93 mi) on the dirt.
[1] The Gran Premio Montevideo was inaugurated in 1896.
[2] The Gran Premio Montevideo is generally run on May 1, along with the Group 1 Gran Premio Jorge de Atucha, Group 1 Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Group 1 Gran Premio de las Américas-OSAF, Group 1 Gran Premio Criadores, and Group 1 Gran Premio República Argentina.
[3][4] The Gran Premio Montevideo is considered to be a prelude to the Group 1 Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos.