The Gran Premio di Milano is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The event was established in 1889, and during the early part of its history it was contested over 3,000 metres. It was run over 2,600 metres in 1971, and it reverted to its former length the following year. It was cut to 2400 metres in 1974 and again to 2000 metres (its present distance) in 2019. The race was formerly contested at Group 1 level before being downgraded from the 2016 running. After 2023, the race is contested at Group 3 level.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins):
Sansonetto – 1895, 1896 Keepsake – 1903, 1905 Burne Jones – 1918, 1919 Manistee – 1924, 1925 Cranach – 1927, 1928 Mexico – 1961, 1962 Marco Visconti – 1966, 1967 Tony Bin – 1987, 1988 Quijano – 2008, 2009 Dylan Mouth – 2015, 2016
Leading jockey since 1970 (3 wins): Frankie Dettori – Shantou (1997), Sudan (2007), Dylan Mouth (2016)
Leading trainer since 1986 (4 wins):
Stefano Botti – Biz The Nurse (2013), Dylan Mouth (2015), Full Drago (2017), Flag's Up (2024)
Leading owner since 1986 (3 wins):
Scuderia Effevi – Jakkalberry (2010), Dylan Mouth (2015, 2016)
Winners since 1986 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1986 Tommy Way 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop Scuderia Erasec 2:29.3 1987 Tony Bin 4 Michel Jerome Luigi Camici Allevamento White Star 2:27.0 1988 Tony Bin 5 Pat Eddery Luigi Camici Allevamento White Star 2:39.4 1989 Alwuhush 4 Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:26.3 1990 Tisserand 5 Vincenzo Mezzatesta Mario Vincis Agricola All. La Madia 2:26.4 1991 Snurge 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Martyn Arbib 2:29.8 1992 Mashaallah 4 Steve Cauthen John Gosden Ahmed Al Maktoum 2:31.5 1993 Platini 4 Mark Rimmer Bruno Schütz Stall Steigenberger 2:31.7 1994 Petit Loup 5 Walter Swinburn Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:29.7 1995 Lando 5 Michael Roberts Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Ittlingen 2:24.8 1996 Strategic Choice 5 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Martyn Arbib 2:27.2 1997 Shantou 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 2:26.0 1998 Ungaro 4 Terence Hellier Hans Blume Gestüt Röttgen 2:29.0 1999 Dark Moondancer 4 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Ben Arbib 2:30.8 2000 Endless Hall 4 Fernando Jovine Luca Cumani Il Paralupo SRL 2:28.6 2001 Paolini 4 Andreas Suborics Andreas Wöhler Carde Ostermann-Richter 2:34.8 2002 Falbrav 4 Dario Vargiu Luciano d'Auria Scuderia Rencati 2:24.9 2003 Leadership 4 Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:28.3 2004 Senex 4 William Mongil Hans Blume Stall Meerbusch 2:28.7 2005 Electrocutionist 4 Edmondo Botti Valfredo Valiani Earle I. Mack 2:30.6 2006 Shamdala 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:28.7 2007 Sudan 4 Frankie Dettori Élie Lellouche Gary A. Tanaka 2:32.1 2008 Quijano 6 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Gestüt Fährhof 2:34.7 2009 Quijano 7 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Gestüt Fährhof 2:29.6 2010 Jakkalberry 4 Fabio Branca Edmondo Botti Scuderia Effevi 2:29.6 2011 Voila Ici 6 Mirco Demuro Vittorio Caruso Scuderia Incolinx 2:34.4 2012 Earl of Tinsdal 4 William Buick Andreas Wöhler Sunrace Stables 2:30.0 2013 Biz the Nurse 3 Cristian Demuro Stefano Botti Scuderia Aleali 2:27.4 2014 Benvenue 5 Federico Bossa Raffaele Biondi Scuderia Incolinx 2:26.4 2015 Dylan Mouth 4 Fabio Branca Stefano Botti Scuderia Effevi 2:26.7 2016 Dylan Mouth 5 Frankie Dettori Marco Botti Scuderia Effevi 2:35.9 2017 Full Drago 4 Dario Vargiu Stefano Botti Dioscuri Srl 2:29.1 2018 Night Music 5 Oisin Murphy Sarah Steinberg Stall Salzburg 2:27.3 2019 Assiro 4 Andrea Mezzatesta Raffaele Biondi Luigi Roveda 2:27.0 2020 Durance 4 Lukas Delozier Peter Schiergen Gestut Ebbesloh 2:01.4 2021 Wally 4 Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Jean-Pierre Barjon 1:59.3 2022 Cantocorale 4 Antonio Fresu Grizzetti Galoppo SRL Scuderia Blueberry SRL 2:02.9 2023 Best Of Lips 5 Rene Piechulek Andreas Suborics Stall Lintec 2:02.9 2024 Flag's Up 6 Mario Sanna Stefano Botti Roberto Saggini 2:06.7 2025 Arnis Master 6 Adrie de Vries Andreas Suborics Stall Siepenblick 2:01.52026Woodchuck 6Antonio OraniN BellangerDavid Dromard2:01.3 Start with 2020, the races distance was 2,000 Meters
Earlier winners
1889: Amulio 1890: Fitz Hampton 1891: Clarisse 1892: Odin 1893: Ova 1894: Times 1895: Sansonetto 1896: Sansonetto 1897: Hira 1899: Spartivento 1900: Aigle Royal 1901: Marcantonio 1902: Montalbano 1903: Keepsake 1904: The Oak 1905: Keepsake 1906: Massena 1907: Pioniere 1908: Acacia 1909: Fidia 1910: Etoile de Feu 1911: Sablonnet 1912: Rembrandt 1913: Misraim 1914: Austerlitz 1915: Peerless 1916: Tronador 1917: Aristippo 1918: Burne Jones 1919: Burne Jones 1920: Ghiberti 1921: Valerius 1922: Lantorna 1923: Scopas 1924: Manistee 1925: Manistee 1926: Apelle 1927: Cranach 1928: Cranach 1929: Ortello 1930: Cavaliere d'Arpino 1931: Guernanville 1932: Sanzio 1933: Crapom 1934: Navarro 1935: Partenio 1936: Archidamia 1937: Donatello 1938: Nearco 1939: Vezzano 1940: Sirte 1941: Niccolo dell'Arca 1942: Arco 1943: Orsenigo 1944: Macherio 1945: Fante 1946: Gladiolo 1947: Tenerani 1948: Astolfina 1949: Antonio Canale 1950: Fiorillo 1951: Scai 1952: Neebisch 1953: Toulouse Lautrec 1954: Botticelli 1955: Oise 1956: Ribot 1957: Braque 1958: Sedan 1959: Exar 1960: Malhoa 1961: Mexico 1962: Mexico 1963: Veronese 1964: Prince Royal 1965: Accrale 1966: Marco Visconti 1967: Marco Visconti 1968: Stratford 1969: Epidendrum 1970: Beaugency 1971: Weimar 1972: Beau Charmeur 1973: Garvin 1974: Orsa Maggiore 1975: Star Appeal 1976: Rouge Sang 1977: Sirlad 1978: Stuyvesant 1979: Sortingo 1980: Marracci 1981: Lydian 1982: Terreno 1983: Diamond Shoal 1984: Esprit du Nord 1985: Shulich
See also List of Italian flat horse races
References
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galopp-sieger.de – Gran Premio di Milano. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gran Premio di Milano (2017). ippodromimilano.it – Albi d'Oro – Milano. pedigreequery.com – Gran Premio di Milano – Milano San Siro.