Clásico Estrellas Junior Sprint
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| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1991 |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1000 meters |
| Surface | Varies |
| Track | Hipódromo de San Isidro or Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Purse | $36,000,000 ARS (2025) 1st: $24,000,000 ARS |
The Clásico Estrellas Junior Sprint (previously known as the Gran Premio Estrellas Junior Sprint and Gran Premio Estrellas Produtos) is a Group 3 thoroughbred horse race in Argentina that is part of the Carreras de las Estrellas and is open to two-year-old males. It is run over a distance of 1000 metres (0.62 mi) either on the turf at Hipódromo de San Isidro or on the dirt at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo.
The Clásico Estrellas Junior Sprint, along with the Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile Fillies and Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile, was one of the inaugural races of the Carreras de las Estrellas. It was originally run under the name of the Gran Premio Estrellas Produtos and was inaugurated as a Group 1 race.[1]
The Clásico Estrellas Junior Sprint was not run in 2009 or 2010, returning in 2011.[2] That first year back, it was run as an ungraded stakes race,[3] being upgraded to listed the following year.[4] The race was upgraded again to Group 3 in 2017.[5]
Four horses have gone to win the Gran Premio Estrellas Sprint after winning the Clásico Estrellas Junior Sprint: Gold Spring (1991 Junior Sprint, 1992 Sprint),[6] Mister Phone (2000 Junior Sprint, 2002 Sprint),[7] Feel the Race (2014 Junior Sprint, 2015 Sprint),[8] and Labrado (2022 Junior Sprint, 2023 and 2024 Sprint).[9]