Derby Italiano Explained

Class:Group 2
Horse Race:Derby Italiano
Location:Capannelle Racecourse
Rome, Italy
Inaugurated:1884
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:Capannelle
Distance:2,200 metres (1m 3f)
Surface:Turf
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:Three-year-olds
excluding geldings
Weight:58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Purse:€523,800 (2022)
1st: €291,000

The Derby Italiano is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Capannelle over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

It is Italy's equivalent of The Derby, a famous race in England.

History

The event was established in 1884, and it was originally run in the district of Capannelle over 2,400 metres. It was initially called the Derby Reale, and most of the prize money for the inaugural running was donated by King Umberto I.[1]

The race was transferred to its current venue in 1926. It was known as the Gran Premio del Re in the 1930s, and for a brief period it was titled the Gran Premio del Re Imperatore. It was renamed the Derby Italiano in 1946.[2]

The present system of race grading was introduced in the early 1970s, and the Derby Italiano was initially classed at Group 1 level. It was opened to horses born and bred outside Italy in 1981.

The Derby Italiano was cut to 2,200 metres in 2008, and it was downgraded to Group 2 status in 2009. With a current prize fund of €814,000, it is the most valuable horse race in Italy.[3]

Records

Leading jockey (8 wins):

----Leading trainer (21 wins):

----Leading owner (20 wins): (includes part ownership)

  • The only winner trained but not owned by Federico Tesio was Torbido, owned by his wife Lydia.
  • The twenty winners he owned include eleven owned outright, four owned by Tesio-Incisa and five by Razza Dormello-Olgiata.
  • Razza Dormello-Olgiata, founded by Tesio, owned seven more winners after his death in 1954.
  • Tesio bred twenty-two winners of the race – all of those he trained plus Braque, the winner in 1957.

Winners since 1980

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1980GarridoMarcel DepalmasFrançois BoutinRazza Dormello-Olgiata2:30.0
1981Glint of GoldJohn MatthiasIan BaldingPaul Mellon2:30.9
1982Old CountryPat EdderyLuca CumaniMrs O. Abegg2:35.8
1983My TopPeo PerlantiAlduino BottiScuderia Siba2:28.6
1984WelnorLester PiggottGaetano BenettiScuderia Concarena2:33.9
1985Don OrazioMichel JeromeF. JovineLady M Stable2:27.9
1986Tommy WayWillie CarsonJohn DunlopScuderia Erasec2:27.9
1987ZaizoomRichard QuinnPaul ColePrince Fahd bin Salman2:29.1
1988TisserandVincenzo MezzatestaMario VincisAgricola All. La Madia 2:30.6
1989ProrutoriMichael RobertsMichael JarvisAntonio Balzarini2:27.5
1990HoumayounSantiago SotoAlain de Royer-DupréLady M Stable2:27.0
1991HailshamSteve CauthenClive BrittainSheikh Mohammed2:28.1
1992In a TiffMichael KinaneDermot WeldMichael Smurfit2:27.5
1993White MuzzleJohn ReidPeter Chapple-HyamLuciano Gaucci2:24.5
1994Time StarRichard QuinnPaul ColePrince Fahd bin Salman2:28.1
1995LusoMichael KinaneClive BrittainSaeed Manana2:25.7
1996Bahamian KnightRichard HughesDavid LoderLucayan Stud2:26.6
1997Single EmpireDavid HarrisonPeter Chapple-HyamTony Collins2:26.2
1998Central ParkDaragh O'DonohoeSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:26.3
1999MukhalifFrankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:25.7
2000KallistoAndreas BoschertHans BlumeGestüt Röttgen2:27.1
2001MorshdiPhilip RobinsonMichael JarvisAhmed Al Maktoum2:26.6
2002RaktiMirco DemuroBruno GrizzettiScuderia Il Poggio2:27.9
2003OsorioMario EspositoUrs SuterNewsells Park Stud2:27.2
2004Groom TesseDario VargiuLuigi CamiciScuderia L3C2:27.6
2005De SicaMarco MonterisoEmilio BorromeoEmilio Borromeo2:28.6
2006GentlewaveMarco MonterisoAndré FabreGary A. Tanaka2:27.4
2007AwelmardukEdmondo BottiA. Botti / G. Botti Scuderia Effevi2:28.9
2008Cima de TriompheSilvano MulasBruno GrizzettiScuderia Cocktail2:14.6
2009MasteryFrankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:16.5
2010WorthaddMirco DemuroVittorio CarusoScuderia Incolinx2:22.1
2011Crackerjack KingFabio BrancaStefano BottiScuderia Effevi2:15.8
2012FeuerblitzRobert HavlinMichael FiggeStall Eivissa2:19.0
2013Biz the NurseAndrea AtzeniStefano BottiScuderia Aleali2:17.04
2014Dylan MouthFabio BrancaStefano BottiScuderia Effevi2:17.63
2015Goldstream Cristian DemuroStefano BottiScuderia Effevi2:16.20
2016SaentDario VargiuIl Cavallo In TestaIncolinx2:14.90
2017Mac Mahon Cristian DemuroStefano BottiTakaya Shimakawa2:16.50
2018Summer FestivalCristian DemuroAlduino BottiDioscuri SRL2:17.10
2019Keep On FlyCristian DemuroAlduino BottiDioscuri SRL2:22.50
2020Tuscan GazeCarlo FiocchiLuciano BietoliniMag Horse Racing Srl2:18.64
2021Tokyo GoldCristian DemuroSatoshi KobayashiTeruya Yoshida2:14.90
2022ArdakanClement LecoeuvreMarkus KlugDarius Racing2:17.40
2023GoldenaDario Di ToccoEndo BottFabrizio Cameli2:20.40
2024BornaAndrasch StarkeMarkus KlugDarius Racing2:17.20
The 2016 winner Saent was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Super Chic.
The 2018 winner Summer Festival was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Party Together.
The 2019 winner Keep On Fly was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Generous Charity.

Earlier winners

The 1916, 1917 and 1925 runnings took place at Parioli, and the 1918, 1944 and 1945 editions were held at Milan.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Race Focus: The Derby Italiano . . 9 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163714/http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=460 . 21 July 2011 .
  2. Web site: Il Derby . it . . 9 October 2011 . 21 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111021063103/http://www.capannelleippodromo.it/ippodromo_derby.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Italian Derby Downgraded . James . Crispe . racingandsports.com.au . 5 February 2009 . 9 May 2009 . 9 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309225459/http://www.racingandsports.com.au/breeding/rsNewsArt.asp?NID=144228&story=Italian_Derby_Downgraded . dead .

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