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Premio Roma

FieldValue
classGroup 2
horse racePremio Roma
captionna
locationCapannelle Racecourse
Rome, Italy
inaugurated1911
race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
websiteCapannelle
distance2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
surfaceTurf
trackRight-handed
qualificationThree-years-old and up
weight57 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
purse€242,000 (2016)
1st: €80,750

Rome, Italy Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1st: €80,750 The Premio Roma is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

History

The event was established in 1911, and it was originally contested over 2,700 metres. The inaugural running had prize money of 50,000 lire.

The race was shortened to 2,100 metres in 1913. It was extended to 2,200 metres in 1919, and increased to 2,800 metres in 1925.

The Premio Roma was given Group 1 status in the 1970s. It was cut to 2,000 metres in 1988. It was downgraded to Group 2 status in 2017.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Pampino – 1933, 1934

  • Grifone – 1947, 1949

  • Surdi – 1961, 1962

  • Bacuco – 1969, 1970

  • Duke of Marmalade – 1975 (dead-heat), 1976

  • Taipan – 1997, 1998

  • Elle Danzig – 1999, 2000

  • Soldier Hollow – 2004, 2005

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Paolo Caprioli – Adelmo (1923), Old Master (1924), Ravioli (1925), Lui (1926), Vimarino (1932), Gaio (1939)

Leading trainer since 1974 (4 wins):

  • John Dunlop – High Hawk (1983), Highland Chieftain (1989), Taipan (1997, 1998)

Leading owner (4 wins): (includes part ownership)

  • Federico Tesio – Salvator Rosa (1912), Brunelleschi (1914), Nicophana (1935), Attalo (1938)
  • Frank Turner – Apulejo (1915), Adelmo (1923), Old Master (1924), Ravioli (1925)
  • Razza del Soldo – Vimarino (1932), Gaio (1939), Falerno (1954), Chitet (1957)
  • Scuderia Mantova – Galea (1940), Piavola (1946), Carolina (1960), Astese (1966)

Winners since 1979

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1979Noble Saint3Lester PiggottRobert ArmstrongRaymond Guest3:22.00
1980Mariella3Philippe PaquetFrançois BoutinGerry Oldham3:13.10
1981Dentz3Vittorio PaniciFederico RegoliRazza di Vedano3:04.50
1982Campero5Alain LequeuxDavid SmagaIgnacio Correas3:11.50
1983High Hawk3Willie CarsonJohn DunlopSheikh Mohammed3:03.90
1984Yawa4Joe MercerGeoff LewisElisha Holding3:03.00
1985Old Country6Lester PiggottLuca CumaniMrs O. Abegg3:05.40
1986Fire of Life4Michel JeromeLuigi CamiciAllevamento White Star2:58.60
1987Orban4Steve CauthenHenry CecilPrince A. A. Faisal2:55.50
1988Welsh Guide3Michael KinaneMichael JarvisL. Monaldi2:02.70
1989Highland Chieftain6Willie CarsonJohn DunlopDerek Hunnisett2:02.60
1990Legal Case4Frankie DettoriLuca CumaniSir Gordon White2:02.30
1991Sikeston5Michael RobertsClive BrittainLuciano Gaucci2:06.50
1992Misil4Frankie DettoriVittorio CarusoScuderia Laghi2:07.40
1993Knifebox5Pat EdderyJohn GosdenSheikh Mohammed2:07.60
1994Big Tobin5Maurizio PasqualeLuigi CamiciLady Costanza Stable2:07.50
1995Slicious3Mario EspositoVittorio CarusoScuderia Laghi2:00.80
1996Flemensfirth4Frankie DettoriJohn GosdenSheikh Mohammed2:00.80
1997Taipan5John ReidJohn Dunlop4th Baron Swaythling2:06.40
1998Taipan6Pat EdderyJohn DunlopExors of Lord Swaythling2:03.30
1999Elle Danzig4Andrasch StarkeAndreas SchützGestüt Wittekindshof2:07.10
2000Elle Danzig5Andrasch StarkeAndreas SchützGestüt Wittekindshof2:09.30
2001Shibuni's Falcon4Mario EspositoMaurizio GuarnieriScuderia Athena2:05.90
2002Sunstrach4Frankie DettoriEmilio BorromeoScuderia Rencati2:02.70
2003Imperial Dancer5Ted DurcanMick ChannonImperial Racing2:01.60
2004Soldier Hollow4William MongilPeter SchiergenGestüt Park Wiedingen2:02.70
2005Soldier Hollow5William MongilPeter SchiergenGestüt Park Wiedingen2:04.20
2006Cherry Mix5Ted DurcanSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:59.40
2007Pressing4Neil CallanMichael JarvisGary Tanaka2:02.10
2008Estejo4Daniele PorcuRalf RohneGiovanne Martone2:06.70
2009Voila Ici4Mirco DemuroVittorio CarusoScuderia Incolinx2:10.40
2010Rio de la Plata5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:02.70
2011Zazou4Mickael BarzalonaWaldemar HickstWH Sport International2:03.40
2012Hunter's Light4Silvestre de SousaSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:03.38
2013Feuerblitz4Thierry ThulliezMichael FiggeStall Evissa1:59.14
2014Priore Philip3Dario VargiuStefano BottiScuderia Ste Ma1:58.40
2015Dylan Mouth4Fabio BrancaStefano BottiScuderia Effevi1:59.70
2016Potemkin5Eduardo PedrozaAndreas WöhlerAllofs & Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof2:06.80
2017Anda Muchacho3Dario VargiuNicolo SimondiScuderia Incolinx & Diego Romeo2:03.60
2018Va Bank6Eduardo PedrozaAndreas WöhlerTeam Valor Int. & J P Zienkiewicz2:14.60
2019Skalleti4Pierre-Charles BoudotJerome ReynierJean-Claude Seroul2:07.50
2020Thunderman4Salvatore SulasAlduino BottiScuderia Del Giglio Sardo Srl1:58.99
2021Skalleti6Antonio OraniJerome ReynierJean-Claude Seroul2:05.09
2022Cantocorale4Andrea AtzeniGrizzetti Galoppo SRLScuderia Blueberry SRL2:00.17
2023Flag's Up5Mario SannaStefano BottiRoberto Saggini2:01.00
2024Petit Marin5Dario Di ToccoMarcel WeissDirk Von Mitzlaff2:03.90
2025Woodchuck5Antonio OraniNicolas BellangerDavid Dromard2:02.00

The 1981 winner Dentz was later renamed Looking For.

Earlier winners

  • 1911: Dedalo

  • 1912: Salvator Rosa

  • 1913: Sigma

  • 1914: Brunelleschi

  • 1915: Apulejo

  • 1916: Aristippo

  • 1917: no race

  • 1918: Hollebeck

  • 1919: Alcione

  • 1920: Talaat Basa

  • 1921: Marcus

  • 1922: Pompea

  • 1923: Adelmo

  • 1924: Old Master

  • 1925: Ravioli

  • 1926: Lui

  • 1927: Paulo

  • 1928: Moltrasio

  • 1929: Tigliano

  • 1930: Emanuele Filiberto

  • 1931: Eucaliptolo

  • 1932: Vimarino

  • 1933: Pampino

  • 1934: Pampino

  • 1935: Nicophana

  • 1936: Ahmed

  • 1937: Sinni

  • 1938: Attalo

  • 1939: Gaio

  • 1940: Galea

  • 1941: Zuccarello

  • 1942–44: no race

  • 1945: Buonarrota

  • 1946: Piavola

  • 1947: Grifone

  • 1948: Eldorado

  • 1949: Grifone

  • 1950: Saccaroa

  • 1951: Bandinella

  • 1952: Worden

  • 1953: Neebisch

  • 1954: Falerno

  • 1955: Bewitched

  • 1956: Tissot

  • 1957: Chitet

  • 1958: Terma

  • 1959: Feria

  • 1960: Caorlina

  • 1961: Surdi

  • 1962: Surdi

  • 1963: Veronese

  • 1964: Haseltine

  • 1965: Demi Deuil

  • 1966: Astese

  • 1967: Carlos Primero

  • 1968: Chicago

  • 1969: Bacuco

  • 1970: Bacuco

  • 1971: Fidyi

  • 1972: Irvine

  • 1973: Sang Bleu

  • 1974: Orsa Maggiore

  • 1975: Duke of Marmalade / Henri le Balafre *

  • 1976: Duke of Marmalade

  • 1977: Montorselli

  • 1978: Nizon

  • The 1975 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

References

References

  1. Tonali, Enrico. (3 November 2007). "Capannelle cala il tris". [[Il Tempo]].
  2. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2017 European Programme / 01 Feb 17".
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