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.

Premio Roma
Group 2 race
LocationCapannelle Racecourse
Rome, Italy
Inaugurated1911
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteCapannelle
Race information
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

History

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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.[1]

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.[2]

Records

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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 DunlopHigh Hawk (1983), Highland Chieftain (1989), Taipan (1997, 1998)

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

  • Federico TesioSalvator 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

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1979 Noble Saint 3 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong Raymond Guest 3:22.00
1980 Mariella 3 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Gerry Oldham 3:13.10
1981 Dentz [a] 3 Vittorio Panici Federico Regoli Razza di Vedano 3:04.50
1982 Campero 5 Alain Lequeux David Smaga Ignacio Correas 3:11.50
1983 High Hawk 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop Sheikh Mohammed 3:03.90
1984 Yawa 4 Joe Mercer Geoff Lewis Elisha Holding 3:03.00
1985 Old Country 6 Lester Piggott Luca Cumani Mrs O. Abegg 3:05.40
1986 Fire of Life 4 Michel Jerome Luigi Camici Allevamento White Star 2:58.60
1987 Orban 4 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil Prince A. A. Faisal 2:55.50
1988 Welsh Guide 3 Michael Kinane Michael Jarvis L. Monaldi 2:02.70
1989 Highland Chieftain 6 Willie Carson John Dunlop Derek Hunnisett 2:02.60
1990 Legal Case 4 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Sir Gordon White 2:02.30
1991 Sikeston 5 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain Luciano Gaucci 2:06.50
1992 Misil 4 Frankie Dettori Vittorio Caruso Scuderia Laghi 2:07.40
1993 Knifebox 5 Pat Eddery John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 2:07.60
1994 Big Tobin 5 Maurizio Pasquale Luigi Camici Lady Costanza Stable 2:07.50
1995 Slicious 3 Mario Esposito Vittorio Caruso Scuderia Laghi 2:00.80
1996 Flemensfirth 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 2:00.80
1997 Taipan 5 John Reid John Dunlop 4th Baron Swaythling 2:06.40
1998 Taipan 6 Pat Eddery John Dunlop Exors of Lord Swaythling 2:03.30
1999 Elle Danzig 4 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz Gestüt Wittekindshof 2:07.10
2000 Elle Danzig 5 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz Gestüt Wittekindshof 2:09.30
2001 Shibuni's Falcon 4 Mario Esposito Maurizio Guarnieri Scuderia Athena 2:05.90
2002 Sunstrach 4 Frankie Dettori Emilio Borromeo Scuderia Rencati 2:02.70
2003 Imperial Dancer 5 Ted Durcan Mick Channon Imperial Racing 2:01.60
2004 Soldier Hollow 4 William Mongil Peter Schiergen Gestüt Park Wiedingen 2:02.70
2005 Soldier Hollow 5 William Mongil Peter Schiergen Gestüt Park Wiedingen 2:04.20
2006 Cherry Mix 5 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:59.40
2007 Pressing 4 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis Gary Tanaka 2:02.10
2008 Estejo 4 Daniele Porcu Ralf Rohne Giovanne Martone 2:06.70
2009 Voila Ici 4 Mirco Demuro Vittorio Caruso Scuderia Incolinx 2:10.40
2010 Rio de la Plata 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:02.70
2011 Zazou 4 Mickael Barzalona Waldemar Hickst WH Sport International 2:03.40
2012 Hunter's Light 4 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:03.38
2013 Feuerblitz 4 Thierry Thulliez Michael Figge Stall Evissa 1:59.14
2014 Priore Philip 3 Dario Vargiu Stefano Botti Scuderia Ste Ma 1:58.40
2015 Dylan Mouth 4 Fabio Branca Stefano Botti Scuderia Effevi 1:59.70
2016 Potemkin 5 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Allofs & Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof 2:06.80
2017 Anda Muchacho 3 Dario Vargiu Nicolo Simondi Scuderia Incolinx & Diego Romeo 2:03.60
2018 Va Bank 6 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Team Valor Int. & J P Zienkiewicz 2:14.60
2019 Skalleti 4 Pierre-Charles Boudot Jerome Reynier Jean-Claude Seroul 2:07.50
2020 Thunderman 4 Salvatore Sulas Alduino Botti Scuderia Del Giglio Sardo Srl 1:58.99
2021 Skalleti 6 Antonio Orani Jerome Reynier Jean-Claude Seroul 2:05.09
2022 Cantocorale 4 Andrea Atzeni Grizzetti Galoppo SRL Scuderia Blueberry SRL 2:00.17
2023 Flag's Up 5 Mario Sanna Stefano Botti Roberto Saggini 2:01.00

a The 1981 winner Dentz was later renamed Looking For.

Earlier winners

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  • 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tonali, Enrico (3 November 2007). "Capannelle cala il tris". Il Tempo (in Italian). Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2017 European Programme / 01 Feb 17". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 1 February 2017.