The Derby Italiano is a
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flat horse race
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in
Italy
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open to three-year-old
thoroughbred
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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.
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.
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.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(8 wins):
* Federico Regoli – ''Gianpietrina (1917), Meissonier (1919), Ghiberti (1920), Michelangelo (1921), Melozzo da Forlì (1922), Cima da Conegliano (1923), Lui (1925), Apelle (1926)''
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Leading
trainer (21 wins):
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Federico Tesio – ''Guido Reni (1911), Rembrandt (1912), Fausta (1914), Van Dyck (1915), Gianpietrina (1917), Meissonier (1919), Ghiberti (1920), Michelangelo (1921), Melozzo da Forlì (1922), Cima da Conegliano (1923), Apelle (1926), Jacopa del Sellaio (1932), Ugolino da Siena (1935), Donatello II (1937), Nearco (1938), Bellini (1940), Niccolo dell'Arca (1941), Torbido (1944), Tenerani (1947), Daumier (1951), Botticelli (1954)''
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Leading owner (20 wins):
''(includes part ownership)''
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Federico Tesio – ''Guido Reni (1911), Rembrandt (1912), Fausta (1914), Van Dyck (1915), Gianpietrina (1917), Meissonier (1919), Ghiberti (1920), Michelangelo (1921), Melozzo da Forlì (1922), Cima da Conegliano (1923), Apelle (1926), Jacopa del Sellaio (1932), Ugolino da Siena (1935), Donatello II (1937), Nearco (1938), Bellini (1940), Niccolo dell'Arca (1941), Tenerani (1947), Daumier (1951), Botticelli (1954)''
Winners since 1980
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
* 1884: Andreina
* 1885: Rosenberg
* 1886: Enio
* 1887: Carl Andrea
* 1888: Filiberto
* 1889: Rabicano
* 1890: Doralice
* 1891: Barone
* 1892: Arcadia
* 1893: Festuca
* 1894: Sansonetto
* 1895: Oranzeb
* 1896: Goldoni
* 1897: Hira
* 1898: Simba
* 1899: Elena
* 1900: Cloridano
* 1901: Karibo
* 1902: Tocsin
* 1903: Esquilino
* 1904: The Oak
* 1905: Onorio
* 1906: Creso
* 1907: Belbuc
* 1908: Demetrio
* 1909: Dedalo
* 1910: Saturno
* 1911: Guido Reni
* 1912: Rembrandt
* 1913: Nettuno
* 1914: Fausta
* 1915: Van Dyck
* 1916: Kosheni
* 1917: Gianpietrina
* 1918: Carlone
* 1919: Meissonier
* 1920: Ghiberti
* 1921: Michelangelo
* 1922: Melozzo da Forli
* 1923: Cima da Conegliano
* 1924: Manistee
* 1925: Lui
* 1926: Apelle
* 1927: Senecio
* 1928: Dervio
* 1929: Ortello
* 1930: Emanuele Filiberto
* 1931: Oberon
* 1932: Jacopa del Sellaio
* 1933: Pilade
* 1934: Amur
* 1935: Ugolino da Siena
* 1936: Archidamia
* 1937:
Donatello
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* 1938:
Nearco
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* 1939: Vezzano
* 1940: Bellini
* 1941:
Niccolo dell'Arca
* 1942: Arco
* 1943: Orsenigo
* 1944: Torbido
* 1945: Traghetto
* 1946: Gladiolo
* 1947:
Tenerani
* 1948: Leon de San Marco
* 1949: Golfo
* 1950: Stigliano
* 1951: Daumier
* 1952: Zamoretto
* 1953: Rivisondoli
* 1954: Botticelli
* 1955: Altrek
* 1956: Barba Toni
* 1957: Braque
* 1958: Sedan
* 1959: Rio Marin
* 1960: Fils d'Eve
* 1961: Lauso
* 1962: Antelami
* 1963: Braccio da Montone
* 1964: Diacono
* 1965: Varano
* 1966: Appiani
* 1967: Ruysdael
* 1968: Hogarth
* 1969: Bonconte di Montefeltro
* 1970: Ortis
* 1971: Ardale
* 1972: Gay Lussac
* 1973: Cerreto
* 1974: Suffolk
* 1975:
Orange Bay
* 1976: Red Arrow
* 1977: Sirlad
* 1978: Elgay
* 1979: Marracci
The 1916, 1917 and 1925 runnings took place at
Parioli
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, and the 1918, 1944 and 1945 editions were held at
Milan
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.
See also
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List of Italian flat horse races
References
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Racing Post
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