The Gran Criterium is a
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flat horse race
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in
Italy
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open to two-year-old
thoroughbred
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Colt (horse) entire colts only . It is run at
Milan
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over a distance of 1,500 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
The event held Group 2 status for a period in the 1970s. It was subsequently promoted, and was Italy's only Group 1 race for juvenile horses. It was downgraded back to Group 2 from 2014.
Records
Leading
jockey
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since 1970 (6 wins):
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Gianfranco Dettori
Gianfranco Dettori (born 25 April 1941) is a retired Italian jockey.
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– ''Gay Lussac (1971), El Muleta (1977), Stouci (1978), Pareo (1979), Anguillo (1982), Sikeston (1988)''
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Leading
trainer since 1980 (4 wins):
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John Dunlop – ''Sanam (1986), Sikeston (1988), Alhijaz (1991), Hello (1996)''
* Alduino Botti - ''Anguillo (1982), Will Dancer (1984), Mission Boy (2018), Vis A Vis (2020)''
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Leading owner since 1980 (3 wins):
* Prince A. A. Faisal – ''Sanam (1986), Alhijaz (1991), Nayarra (2011)''
Winners since 1980
The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.
The 2021 races took place at
Capannelle.
Earlier winners
* 1925: Scopello
* 1926: Francavilla
* 1927: Erba
* 1928: Aruntius
* 1929: Gerard
* 1930: Alena
* 1931: Jacopa del Sellaio
* 1932: Dossa Dossi
* 1933: Osimo
* 1934: Fiume
* 1935: Archidamia
* 1936:
Donatello
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* 1937:
Nearco
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* 1938: Bautta
* 1939: Sabla
* 1940:
Niccolo dell'Arca
* 1941: Donatella
* 1943: Liston
* 1944: Accorta
* 1945: Campiello
* 1946: Este
* 1947: Trevisana
* 1948: Mignard
* 1949: Stigliano
* 1950: Daumier
* 1951: Arson
* 1952: Dacia
* 1953: Orvieto
* 1954:
Ribot
* 1955: Hidalgo
* 1956: Antony
* 1957: Pier Capponi
* 1958: Rio Marin
* 1959: Marguerite Vernaut
* 1960:
Molvedo
* 1961: Olimpio
* 1962: Vinteuil
* 1963: Crylor
* 1964: Tadolina
* 1965: Prince Tady
* 1966: Amynthas
* 1967: Caspoggio
* 1968: Toupet
* 1969: Viani
* 1970: Lascro
* 1971: Gay Lussac
* 1972: New Model
* 1973: Anquetil
* 1974: Start
* 1975: Northern Spring
* 1976: Sirlad
* 1977: El Muleta
* 1978: Stouci
* 1979: Pareo
See also
*
List of Italian flat horse races
References
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Racing Post
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Flat horse races for two-year-olds
Horse races in Italy
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