Premio Presidente della Repubblica (horse race)

Premio Presidente della Repubblica
Group 2 race
LocationCapannelle Racecourse
Rome, Italy
Inaugurated1879
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteCapannelle
Race information
Distance1,800 metres (1⅛ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Purse€163,800 (2022)
1st: €91,000

The Premio Presidente della Repubblica is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,800 metres (about 1⅛ miles) at Capannelle in May.

History

The event was established in 1879, and it was originally called the Premio Omnium. It was initially open to horses aged three or older and contested over 3,500 metres. The first running was won by Macedonie. It was cut to 2,400 metres in 1882.

The race continued as the Premio Omnium until 1955.[1] It was renamed the Premio Presidente della Repubblica in 1956. This was to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Italy becoming a republic.

The Premio Presidente della Repubblica was run over 2,200 metres in 1966. It was extended to 2,300 metres in 1967 and reduced to 2,000 metre in 1968. In 2016 it was reduced to 1,800 metres and downgraded to Group 2 having previously been contested at Group 1 level.[2]

The race was closed to three-year-olds in 1988.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

  • Sansonetto – 1895, 1896 (dead-heat), 1898

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Silvio Parravani – Murghab (1949), Alberigo (1953, 1955), Falerno (1954), Sedan (1959)

Leading trainer since 1985 (4 wins):

  • Stefano Botti - Crackerjack King (2012), Vedelago (2013), Cleo Fan (2015), Time To Choose (2017)

Leading owner (12 wins):

  • Razza Dormello-Olgiata – Bellini (1941), Tenerani (1948), Adam (1950), Tissot (1957), Antelami (1963), Haseltine (1965), Ben Marshall (1966), Appiani (1967), Hogarth (1970), Mannsfeld (1974, 1975), Maffei (1982)

Winners since 1985

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1985 Bob Back 4 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis Antonio Balzarini 2:00.50
1986 Malevic 5 Marco Paganini Lorenzo Brogi Scuderia Cieffedi 2:01.40
1987 Tony Bin 4 Michel Jerome Luigi Camici Allevamento White Star 2:03.60
1988 Tony Bin 5 Pat Eddery Luigi Camici Allevamento White Star 2:06.10
1989 Alwuhush 4 Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:02.60
1990 Tisserand 5 Vincenzo Mezzatesta Mario Vincis Agricola All. La Madia 2:04.50
1991 Sikeston 5 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain Luciano Gaucci 2:10.70
1992 Sikeston 6 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain Luciano Gaucci 2:01.40
1993 Great Palm 4 Alan Munro Paul Cole Fahd Salman 2:02.40
1994 Muhtarram 5 Willie Carson John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:01.80
1995 Flagbird 4 Kevin Darley Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:05.60
1996 Hollywood Dream 5 John Reid Uwe Ostmann Gestüt Ittlingen 2:06.40
1997 Artan 5 Ray Cochrane Martin Rölke Stall Brandenburg 2:02.70
1998 Polar Prince 5 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Christine Stevenson 2:01.20
1999 Central Park 4 Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:02.20
2000 Timboroa 4 Mirco Demuro Roberto Brogi Roberto Brogi 2:00.60
2001 Paolini 4 Andreas Suborics Andreas Wöhler Carde Ostermann-Richter 1:59.80
2002 Falbrav 4 Dario Vargiu Luciano d'Auria Scuderia Rencati 1:57.80
2003 Rakti 4 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Gary Tanaka 2:00.10
2004 Altieri 6 Mario Esposito Vittorio Caruso Scuderia Incolinx 1:58.70
2005 Altieri 7 Mario Esposito Vittorio Caruso Scuderia Incolinx 2:00.50
2006 Distant Way 5 Mirco Demuro Lorenzo Brogi All. La Nuova Sbarra 2:00.90
2007 Distant Way 6 Mirco Demuro Lorenzo Brogi All. La Nuova Sbarra 2:00.40
2008 Saddex 5 Kerrin McEvoy Peter Rau Stall Avena 2:02.60
2009 Selmis 5 Mirco Demuro Vittorio Caruso Scuderia Incolinx 2:02.90
2010 Querari 4 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Gestüt Fährhof 2:06.00
2011 Estejo 7 Umberto Rispoli Ralf Rohne Giovanne Martone 2:00.60
2012 Crackerjack King 4 Fabio Branca Stefano Botti Scuderia Effevi et al. 2:01.30
2013 Vedelago 4 Mario Esposito Stefano Botti G T A 2:01.50
2014 Refuse To Bobbin 4 Djorde Perovic Attilio Giorgi Scuderia Chimax 2:03.78
2015 Cleo Fan 4 Umberto Rispoli Stefano Botti Dioscuri Srl 1:59.50
2016 Diplomat 5 Dario Vargu Mario Hofer Eckhard Sauren 1:48.30
2017 Time To Choose 4 Fabio Branca Stefano Botti Scuderia Effevi 1:48.20
2018 Royal Julius 5 Gérald Mossé Jérôme Reynier Jade Prescillia Angelini 1:48.50
2019 Stormy Antarctic 6 Frankie Dettori Ed Walker P K Siu 1:53.20
2020 Thunderman[a] 4 Salvatore Sulas Alduino Botti Scuderia Del Giglio Sardo Srl 1:48.75
2021 Attimo Fuggente 4 Fabio Branca Alduino Botti Scuderia Incolinx & Diego Romeo 1:47.90
2022 Cantocorale 4 Antonio Fresu Grizzetti Galoppo SRL Scuderia Blueberry SRL 1:53.00
2023 Skalleti 8 Antonio Orani Jerome Reynier Jean-Claude Seroul 1:50.30
2024 Woodchuck [b] 4 Simon Planque Nicolas Bellanger David Dromard 1:50.20
  1. ^ The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
  2. ^ The 2024 was a Group 3 race

Earlier winners

  • 1879: Macedonie
  • 1880: Don Pasquale
  • 1881: Arc
  • 1882: Sensation
  • 1883: Fakir / Poeonia 1
  • 1884: Andreina
  • 1885: Andreina
  • 1886: Mantle
  • 1887: Pythagoras
  • 1888: Filiberto
  • 1889: Rabicano
  • 1890: Fitz Hampton
  • 1891: Beppina
  • 1892: Lucifer
  • 1893: Caio
  • 1894: Greco
  • 1895: Sansonetto
  • 1896: Pistenhuit / Sansonetto 1
  • 1897: Hareng
  • 1898: Sansonetto
  • 1899: Serpentina
  • 1900: Marcantonio
  • 1901: Marcantonio
  • 1902: Tarantella
  • 1903: Tarantella
  • 1904: Marzio
  • 1905: Cesar
  • 1906: Ulpiano
  • 1907: Olivo
  • 1908: Demetrio
  • 1909: Moroldo
  • 1910: Sambar
  • 1911: Badajoz
  • 1912: Makufa
  • 1913: Sigma
  • 1914: Prometeo
  • 1915: Giulio Romano
  • 1916–20: no race
  • 1921: Lord Allan
  • 1922: Marcus
  • 1923: Fiorello
  • 1924: Scopas
  • 1925: Manistee
  • 1926: Manistee
  • 1927: Paulo
  • 1928: Varedo
  • 1929: Nesiotes
  • 1930: Cavaliere d'Arpino
  • 1931: Sans Crainte
  • 1932: Rumex
  • 1933: Kennebe
  • 1934: Pilade
  • 1935: Partenio
  • 1936: Nipissing
  • 1937: De Albertis
  • 1938: El Greco
  • 1939: Gaio
  • 1940: Sabla
  • 1941: Bellini
  • 1942: Scire
  • 1943: Cola d'Amatrice
  • 1944: De Nittis 2
  • 1945: no race
  • 1946: Grifone
  • 1947: Scanno
  • 1948: Tenerani
  • 1949: Murghab
  • 1950: Adam
  • 1951: Nuccio
  • 1952: Iroquois
  • 1953: Alberigo
  • 1954: Falerno
  • 1955: Alberigo
  • 1956: Vittor Pisani
  • 1957: Tissot
  • 1958: Ismone
  • 1959: Sedan
  • 1960: Surdi
  • 1961: Surdi
  • 1962: Faenza
  • 1963: Antelami
  • 1964: Veronese
  • 1965: Haseltine
  • 1966: Ben Marshall
  • 1967: Appiani
  • 1968: Caspoggio
  • 1969: Light Wind
  • 1970: Hogarth
  • 1971: Maestrale
  • 1972: Hoche
  • 1973: Moulton
  • 1974: Mannsfeld
  • 1975: Mannsfeld
  • 1976: Shamsan
  • 1977: Capo Bon
  • 1978: Stone
  • 1979: Rolle
  • 1980: Deauville
  • 1981: Ladislao di Oppelm
  • 1982: Maffei
  • 1983: Jalmood
  • 1984: Bater

1 The 1883 and 1896 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.
2 The 1944 running took place at Milan.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Domani alle Capannelle il tradizionale Omnium" (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). 21 May 1955. Retrieved 28 April 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2016 European Programme / 21 Jan 16". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 30 March 2016.