The Gran Premio d'Italia is a flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

History The event was established in 1921, and it was initially contested over 1,800 metres. It was run over 2,000 metres in 1926 and 1927, and extended to 2,400 metres in 1928.

The present system of race grading was introduced in the early 1970s, and for a period the Gran Premio d'Italia was classed at Group 1 level. During the late 1980s and early 1990s it took place in September.

The race was downgraded in 1996, and cut to 2,000 metres in 1997. From this point it held Listed status and was staged in June or July, although the IFHA website wrongly gives it a Group 2 status. Finally, it lose Listed status in 2025.

The Gran Premio d'Italia was run over 2,200 metres in 2009. It was increased to 2,400 metres in 2010.

Records Leading jockey since 1984 (3 wins): Fernando Jovine – Jaunty Jack (1997), Clapham Common (1998), Endless Hall (1999) Mirco Demuro – Sopran Glaumix (2001), Primary (2006), Rastignano (2008) Dario Vargiu - Fisich (2002), Bertinoro (2014), Chestnut Honey (2019)

Leading trainer since 1984 (9 wins): Stefano Botti – Apprimus (2009), Kidnapping (2010), Bacchelli (2011), Wild Wolf (2012), Bertinoro (2014), Time Chant (2015), Full Drago (2016), Aethos (2017), Henry Mouth (2018)

Leading owner since 1984 (3 wins): Dioscuri SRL - Bertinoro (2014), Full Drago (2016), Henry Mouth (2018)

Winners since 1984 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1984 Welnor A. Marcialis Gaetano Benetti Scuderia Concarena 2:38.70 1985 St Hilarion Greville Starkey Guy Harwood Athos Christodoulou 2:27.90 1986 El Cuite Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 2:39.40 1987 Ibn Bey Richard Quinn Paul Cole Fahd Salman 2:25.60 1988 Welsh Guide Vittorio Panici Michael Jarvis L. Monaldi 2:31.20 1989 Yellow King Gianfranco Dettori Alduino Botti Scuderia Siba 2:29.80 1990 Dashing Blade Brian Rouse Ian Balding Jeff Smith 2:29.20 1991 Pigeon Voyageur Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Paul de Moussac 2:30.00 1992 Masad Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Gabriella Zanocchio 2:30.00 1993 Right Win John Reid Richard Hannon, Sr. Conal Kavanagh 2:28.70 1994 Close Conflict John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Robert Sangster 2:36.60 1995 Posidonas Richard Hughes Paul Cole Athos Christodoulou 2:33.00 1996 Toto le Moko Marco Monteriso Alberto Verdesi Gerecon Italia 2:38.30 1997 Jaunty Jack Fernando Jovine Luca Cumani M. Marchetti 2:11.20 1998 Clapham Common Fernando Jovine Luca Cumani Anglia Bloodstock 1996 2:04.00 1999 Endless Hall Fernando Jovine Gianfranco Verricelli Scuderia Blueberry 2:01.50 2000 Shibuni's Falcon Marco Monteriso Maurizio Guarnieri Scuderia Athena 2:02.80 2001 Sopran Glaumix Mirco Demuro Bruno Grizzetti Scuderia Belforte 2:07.10 2002 Fisich Dario Vargiu Alduino Botti Scuderia Rencati 2:04.10 2003 Winning Dash Edmondo Botti Wilfried Kujath Stall Zorbas 2:05.30 2004 Electrocutionist Edmondo Botti Valfredo Valiani Earle Mack 2:02.80 2005 Tedo Silvano Mulas Bruno Grizzetti Scuderia Il Poggio 2:02.30 2006 Primary Mirco Demuro William Haggas Highclere XXVI 2:00.30 2007 Estejo Daniele Porcu Ralf Rohne Giovanne Martone 2:05.20 2008 Rastignano Mirco Demuro Vincenzo Caruso Scuderia Miragrigna 2:09.20 2009 Apprimus Silvano Mulas Stefano Botti Carla Donnini 2:16.90 2010 Kidnapping Fabio Branca Stefano Botti Scuderia Effevi 2:30.80 2011 Bacchelli Umberto Rispoli Stefano Botti Scuderia Nordovest 2:27.70 2012 Wild Wolf Fabio Branca Stefano Botti Scuderia Effevi 2:28.10 2013 Demeteor Luca Maniezzi Riccardo Menichetti Razza Del'Olmo 2:30.20 2014 Bertinoro Dario Vargiu Stefano Botti Dioscuri Srl 2:32.80 2015 Time Chant Cristian Demuro Stefano Botti Sandro Cardaioli 2:29.50 2016 Full Drago Umberto Rispoli Stefano Botti Dioscuri Srl 2:32:80 2017 Aethos Silvano Mulas Stefano Botti We Bloodstock 2:32.00 2018 Henry Mouth Cristian Demuro Stefano Botti Dioscuri Srl 2:27.50 2019 Chestnut Honey Dario Vargiu Alessandro Botti Scuderia Effevi 2:29.10

Earlier winners

1921: Michelangelo 1922: Fiorello 1923: Duccia di Buoninsegna 1924: Giambologna 1925: Lui 1926: Cranach 1927: Varedo 1928: Delleana 1929: Ortello 1930: Sciacca 1931: Salpiglossis 1932: Velite 1933: Pilade 1934: Navarro 1935: Jacopo da Pontormo 1936: Archidamia / Ettore Tito * 1937: Donatello 1938: Nearco 1939: Maenio 1940: Moroni 1941: Niccolo dell'Arca 1942: Scire 1943: Orsenigo 1944: Torbido 1945: Traghetto 1946: Gladiolo 1947: Tenerani 1948: Trevisana 1949: Golfo 1950: Fiorillo 1951: Nuccio 1952: Iroquois 1953: Toulouse Lautrec 1954: Botticelli 1955: Theodorica 1956: Tissot 1957: Braque 1958: Sedan 1959: Exar 1960: Marguerite Vernaut 1961: Nuria 1962: Antelami 1963: Osmarin 1964: Maxim 1965: Accrale 1966: Serov 1967: Ruysdael 1968: Teston 1969: Bonconte di Montefeltro 1970: Ortis 1971: Weimar 1972: Tierceron 1973: Prince Ippi 1974: Ribecourt 1975: Laomedonte 1976: Art Style / Red Arrow * 1977: Wale 1978: Sortingo 1979: Maria Waleska 1980: Pareo 1981: Kirtling 1982: Oui Mon Capitaine 1983: Celio Rufo

* The 1936 and 1976 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

See also List of Italian flat horse races

References

Racing Post / www.labronica.it: , , , , , , , , , , , , 2001, 2002, 2003, , 2005, , , , , , , , , , , , galopp-sieger.de – Gran Premio d'Italia. pedigreequery.com – Gran Premio d'Italia – Milano San Siro.