Gran Premio d'Italia
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| Listed race | |
| Location | San Siro Racecourse Milan, Italy |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1921 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | San Siro |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,400 metres (1½ miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds exc. G1 winners this year |
| Weight | 56½ kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies Penalties 3½ kg for G1 / G2 winners * 2½ kg if G1 / G2 placed * 2½ kg for G3 winners * 2½ kg if two Listed wins * 1½ kg if G3 placed * 1½ kg if one Listed win * * within last year |
| Purse | €44,000 (2018) 1st: €24,450 |
The Gran Premio d'Italia is a Listed flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
History
[edit]The event was established in 1921, and it was initially contested over 1,800 metres. It was run over 2,000 metres in 1926 and 1927, and extended to 2,400 metres in 1928.
The present system of race grading was introduced in the early 1970s, and for a period the Gran Premio d'Italia was classed at Group 1 level. During the late 1980s and early 1990s it took place in September.
The race was downgraded in 1996, and cut to 2,000 metres in 1997. From this point it held Listed status and was staged in June or July, although the IFHA website wrongly gives it a Group 2 status.[1]
The Gran Premio d'Italia was run over 2,200 metres in 2009. It was increased to 2,400 metres in 2010.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey since 1984 (3 wins):
- Fernando Jovine – Jaunty Jack (1997), Clapham Common (1998), Endless Hall (1999)
- Mirco Demuro – Sopran Glaumix (2001), Primary (2006), Rastignano (2008)
- Dario Vargiu - Fisich (2002), Bertinoro (2014), Chestnut Honey (2019)
Leading trainer since 1984 (9 wins):
- Stefano Botti – Apprimus (2009), Kidnapping (2010), Bacchelli (2011), Wild Wolf (2012), Bertinoro (2014), Time Chant (2015), Full Drago (2016), Aethos (2017), Henry Mouth (2018)
Leading owner since 1984 (3 wins):
- Dioscuri SRL - Bertinoro (2014), Full Drago (2016), Henry Mouth (2018)
Winners since 1984
[edit]| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Welnor | A. Marcialis | Gaetano Benetti | Scuderia Concarena | 2:38.70 |
| 1985 | St Hilarion | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Athos Christodoulou | 2:27.90 |
| 1986 | El Cuite | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:39.40 |
| 1987 | Ibn Bey | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Fahd Salman | 2:25.60 |
| 1988 | Welsh Guide | Vittorio Panici | Michael Jarvis | L. Monaldi | 2:31.20 |
| 1989 | Yellow King | Gianfranco Dettori | Alduino Botti | Scuderia Siba | 2:29.80 |
| 1990 | Dashing Blade | Brian Rouse | Ian Balding | Jeff Smith | 2:29.20 |
| 1991 | Pigeon Voyageur | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac | 2:30.00 |
| 1992 | Masad | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | Gabriella Zanocchio | 2:30.00 |
| 1993 | Right Win | John Reid | Richard Hannon, Sr. | Conal Kavanagh | 2:28.70 |
| 1994 | Close Conflict | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Robert Sangster | 2:36.60 |
| 1995 | Posidonas | Richard Hughes | Paul Cole | Athos Christodoulou | 2:33.00 |
| 1996 | Toto le Moko | Marco Monteriso | Alberto Verdesi | Gerecon Italia | 2:38.30 |
| 1997 | Jaunty Jack | Fernando Jovine | Luca Cumani | M. Marchetti | 2:11.20 |
| 1998 | Clapham Common | Fernando Jovine | Luca Cumani | Anglia Bloodstock 1996 | 2:04.00 |
| 1999 | Endless Hall | Fernando Jovine | Gianfranco Verricelli | Scuderia Blueberry | 2:01.50 |
| 2000 | Shibuni's Falcon | Marco Monteriso | Maurizio Guarnieri | Scuderia Athena | 2:02.80 |
| 2001 | Sopran Glaumix | Mirco Demuro | Bruno Grizzetti | Scuderia Belforte | 2:07.10 |
| 2002 | Fisich | Dario Vargiu | Alduino Botti | Scuderia Rencati | 2:04.10 |
| 2003 | Winning Dash | Edmondo Botti | Wilfried Kujath | Stall Zorbas | 2:05.30 |
| 2004 | Electrocutionist | Edmondo Botti | Valfredo Valiani | Earle Mack | 2:02.80 |
| 2005 | Tedo | Silvano Mulas | Bruno Grizzetti | Scuderia Il Poggio | 2:02.30 |
| 2006 | Primary | Mirco Demuro | William Haggas | Highclere XXVI | 2:00.30 |
| 2007 | Estejo | Daniele Porcu | Ralf Rohne | Giovanne Martone | 2:05.20 |
| 2008 | Rastignano | Mirco Demuro | Vincenzo Caruso | Scuderia Miragrigna | 2:09.20 |
| 2009 | Apprimus | Silvano Mulas | Stefano Botti | Carla Donnini | 2:16.90 |
| 2010 | Kidnapping | Fabio Branca | Stefano Botti | Scuderia Effevi | 2:30.80 |
| 2011 | Bacchelli | Umberto Rispoli | Stefano Botti | Scuderia Nordovest | 2:27.70 |
| 2012 | Wild Wolf | Fabio Branca | Stefano Botti | Scuderia Effevi | 2:28.10 |
| 2013 | Demeteor | Luca Maniezzi | Riccardo Menichetti | Razza Del'Olmo | 2:30.20 |
| 2014 | Bertinoro | Dario Vargiu | Stefano Botti | Dioscuri Srl | 2:32.80 |
| 2015 | Time Chant | Cristian Demuro | Stefano Botti | Sandro Cardaioli | 2:29.50 |
| 2016 | Full Drago | Umberto Rispoli | Stefano Botti | Dioscuri Srl | 2:32:80 |
| 2017 | Aethos | Silvano Mulas | Stefano Botti | We Bloodstock | 2:32.00 |
| 2018 | Henry Mouth | Cristian Demuro | Stefano Botti | Dioscuri Srl | 2:27.50 |
| 2019 | Chestnut Honey | Dario Vargiu | Alessandro Botti | Scuderia Effevi | 2:29.10 |
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1921: Michelangelo
- 1922: Fiorello
- 1923: Duccia di Buoninsegna
- 1924: Giambologna
- 1925: Lui
- 1926: Cranach
- 1927: Varedo
- 1928: Delleana
- 1929: Ortello
- 1930: Sciacca
- 1931: Salpiglossis
- 1932: Velite
- 1933: Pilade
- 1934: Navarro
- 1935: Jacopo da Pontormo
- 1936: Archidamia / Ettore Tito *
- 1937: Donatello
- 1938: Nearco
- 1939: Maenio
- 1940: Moroni
- 1941: Niccolo dell'Arca
- 1942: Scire
- 1943: Orsenigo
- 1944: Torbido
- 1945: Traghetto
- 1946: Gladiolo
- 1947: Tenerani
- 1948: Trevisana
- 1949: Golfo
- 1950: Fiorillo
- 1951: Nuccio
- 1952: Iroquois
- 1953: Toulouse Lautrec
- 1954: Botticelli
- 1955: Theodorica
- 1956: Tissot
- 1957: Braque
- 1958: Sedan
- 1959: Exar
- 1960: Marguerite Vernaut
- 1961: Nuria
- 1962: Antelami
- 1963: Osmarin
- 1964: Maxim
- 1965: Accrale
- 1966: Serov
- 1967: Ruysdael
- 1968: Teston
- 1969: Bonconte di Montefeltro
- 1970: Ortis
- 1971: Weimar
- 1972: Tierceron
- 1973: Prince Ippi
- 1974: Ribecourt
- 1975: Laomedonte
- 1976: Art Style / Red Arrow *
- 1977: Wale
- 1978: Sortingo
- 1979: Maria Waleska
- 1980: Pareo
- 1981: Kirtling
- 1982: Oui Mon Capitaine
- 1983: Celio Rufo
* The 1936 and 1976 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Racing Post / www.labronica.it:
- galopp-sieger.de – Gran Premio d'Italia.
- pedigreequery.com – Gran Premio d'Italia – Milano San Siro.