Derby Italiano
Group 2 race | |
Location | Capannelle Racecourse Rome, Italy |
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Inaugurated | 1884 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | Capannelle |
Race information | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Leading jockey (8 wins):
- Federico Regoli – Gianpietrina (1917), Meissonier (1919), Ghiberti (1920), Michelangelo (1921), Melozzo da Forlì (1922), Cima da Conegliano (1923), Lui (1925), Apelle (1926)
Leading trainer (21 wins):
- 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)
Leading owner (20 wins): (includes part ownership)
- 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)
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Winners since 1980
[edit]Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1980 | Garrido | Marcel Depalmas | François Boutin | Razza Dormello-Olgiata | 2:30.0 |
1981 | Glint of Gold | John Matthias | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 2:30.9 |
1982 | Old Country | Pat Eddery | Luca Cumani | Mrs O. Abegg | 2:35.8 |
1983 | My Top | Peo Perlanti | Alduino Botti | Scuderia Siba | 2:28.6 |
1984 | Welnor | Lester Piggott | Gaetano Benetti | Scuderia Concarena | 2:33.9 |
1985 | Don Orazio | Michel Jerome | F. Jovine | Lady M Stable | 2:27.9 |
1986 | Tommy Way | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Scuderia Erasec | 2:27.9 |
1987 | Zaizoom | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Prince Fahd bin Salman | 2:29.1 |
1988 | Tisserand | Vincenzo Mezzatesta | Mario Vincis | Agricola All. La Madia | 2:30.6 |
1989 | Prorutori | Michael Roberts | Michael Jarvis | Antonio Balzarini | 2:27.5 |
1990 | Houmayoun | Santiago Soto | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Lady M Stable | 2:27.0 |
1991 | Hailsham | Steve Cauthen | Clive Brittain | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:28.1 |
1992 | In a Tiff | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | Michael Smurfit | 2:27.5 |
1993 | White Muzzle | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Luciano Gaucci | 2:24.5 |
1994 | Time Star | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Prince Fahd bin Salman | 2:28.1 |
1995 | Luso | Michael Kinane | Clive Brittain | Saeed Manana | 2:25.7 |
1996 | Bahamian Knight | Richard Hughes | David Loder | Lucayan Stud | 2:26.6 |
1997 | Single Empire | David Harrison | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Tony Collins | 2:26.2 |
1998 | Central Park | Daragh O'Donohoe | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:26.3 |
1999 | Mukhalif | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:25.7 |
2000 | Kallisto | Andreas Boschert | Hans Blume | Gestüt Röttgen | 2:27.1 |
2001 | Morshdi | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:26.6 |
2002 | Rakti | Mirco Demuro | Bruno Grizzetti | Scuderia Il Poggio | 2:27.9 |
2003 | Osorio | Mario Esposito | Urs Suter | Newsells Park Stud | 2:27.2 |
2004 | Groom Tesse | Dario Vargiu | Luigi Camici | Scuderia L3C | 2:27.6 |
2005 | De Sica | Marco Monteriso | Emilio Borromeo | Emilio Borromeo | 2:28.6 |
2006 | Gentlewave | Marco Monteriso | André Fabre | Gary A. Tanaka | 2:27.4 |
2007 | Awelmarduk | Edmondo Botti | A. Botti / G. Botti | Scuderia Effevi | 2:28.9 |
2008 | Cima de Triomphe | Silvano Mulas | Bruno Grizzetti | Scuderia Cocktail | 2:14.6 |
2009 | Mastery | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:16.5 |
2010 | Worthadd | Mirco Demuro | Vittorio Caruso | Scuderia Incolinx | 2:22.1 |
2011 | Crackerjack King | Fabio Branca | Stefano Botti | Scuderia Effevi | 2:15.8 |
2012 | Feuerblitz | Robert Havlin | Michael Figge | Stall Eivissa | 2:19.0 |
2013 | Biz the Nurse | Andrea Atzeni | Stefano Botti | Scuderia Aleali | 2:17.04 |
2014 | Dylan Mouth | Fabio Branca | Stefano Botti | Scuderia Effevi | 2:17.63 |
2015 | Goldstream | Cristian Demuro | Stefano Botti | Scuderia Effevi | 2:16.20 |
2016 | Saent[a] | Dario Vargiu | Il Cavallo In Testa | Incolinx | 2:14.90 |
2017 | Mac Mahon | Cristian Demuro | Stefano Botti | Takaya Shimakawa | 2:16.50 |
2018 | Summer Festival[b] | Cristian Demuro | Alduino Botti | Dioscuri SRL | 2:17.10 |
2019 | Keep On Fly[c] | Cristian Demuro | Alduino Botti | Dioscuri SRL | 2:22.50 |
2020 | Tuscan Gaze | Carlo Fiocchi | Luciano Bietolini | Mag Horse Racing Srl | 2:18.64 |
2021 | Tokyo Gold | Cristian Demuro | Satoshi Kobayashi | Teruya Yoshida | 2:14.90 |
2022 | Ardakan | Clement Lecoeuvre | Markus Klug | Darius Racing | 2:17.40 |
2023 | Goldena | Dario Di Tocco | Endo Bott | Fabrizio Cameli | 2:20.40 |
2024 | Borna | Andrasch Starke | Markus Klug | Darius Racing | 2:17.20 |
a The 2016 winner Saent was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Super Chic.
b The 2018 winner Summer Festival was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Party Together.
c The 2019 winner Keep On Fly was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Generous Charity.
Earlier winners
[edit]- 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
- 1938: Nearco
- 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, and the 1918, 1944 and 1945 editions were held at Milan.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Big Race Focus: The Derby Italiano". Godolphin. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Il Derby" (in Italian). Ippodromo Capannelle. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Crispe, James (5 February 2009). "Italian Derby Downgraded". racingandsports.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- capannelleippodromo.it Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine – Albo d'Oro – Derby Italiano.
- galopp-sieger.de – Derby Italiano.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Derby Italiano (2016).
- pedigreequery.com – Derby Italiano – Roma Capannelle.
- tbheritage.com – Derby Italiano.