The Grande Prêmio Bento Gonçalves is a Group II left-handed flat race for three-year-olds and up in Brazil.
It is the most important race in the state of Estado do Rio Grande do Sul.
The Grande Prêmio Bento Gonçalves is the oldest horse race in Brazil, having first been run in 1909.
[2] The Grande Prêmio Bento Gonçalves was created to promote horse racing with support from the government.
The 1910 edition was held at Hipódromo Moinhos de Vento, which continued to host the race until 1959 when it was moved to its current location of Hipódromo do Cristal.