Premio Vittorio di Capua

Premio Vittorio di Capua

Class	Group 2
Location	San Siro Racecourse Milan, Italy
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	San Siro
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	56 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares
Purse	€275,000 (2016) 1st: €80,750

The Premio Vittorio di Capua is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.

The event is named in memory of Vittorio di Capua, a former president of San Siro Racecourse, who was kidnapped and murdered in the 1970s. ^[1]

For several years the Premio Vittorio di Capua held Group 2 status. It was promoted to Group 1 level in 1988 and downgraded back to Group 2 in 2017. ^[2]

Records

Most successful horse since 1980 (2 wins):

• Sikeston – 1990, 1991
• Alhijaz – 1992, 1993
• Slickly – 2001, 2002
• Out Of Time - 2019, 2020

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Leading jockey since 1980 (5 wins):

• Frankie Dettori – Muhtathir (1999), Slickly (2001, 2002), Ancient World (2004), Rio de la Plata (2010)

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Leading trainer since 1980 (6 wins):

• Saeed bin Suroor – Muhtathir (1999), Slickly (2001, 2002), Ancient World (2004), Gladiatorus (2009), Rio de la Plata (2010)

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Leading owner since 1980 (6 wins):

• Godolphin – Muhtathir (1999), Slickly (2001, 2002), Ancient World (2004), Gladiatorus (2009), Rio de la Plata (2010)

Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1988	Jurado	5	Gianfranco Dettori	Alduino Botti	Scuderia Siba	1:37.90
1989	Just a Flutter	5	Michael Roberts	Heinz Jentzsch	Gestüt Ittlingen	1:37.30
1990	Sikeston	4	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	Luciano Gaucci	1:44.10
1991	Sikeston	5	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	Luciano Gaucci	1:43.30
1992	Alhijaz	3	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Prince A. A. Faisal	1:46.10
1993	Alhijaz	4	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Prince A. A. Faisal	1:47.90
1994	Port Lucaya	4	Kevin Darley	David Loder	Lucayan Stud	1:49.70
1995	Nicolotte	4	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	Mollers Racing	1:39.60
1996	Mistle Cat	6	Richard Hughes	Sean Woods	Peter Chu	1:40.30
1997	Devil River Peek	5	Andrasch Starke	Bruno Schütz	Stall Hoppegarten	1:36.30
1998	Waky Nao	5	Andrasch Starke	Andreas Schütz	Helmut von Finck	1:45.40
1999	Muhtathir	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:35.20
2000	Faberger	4	L. Hammer-Hansen	Erika Mäder	Gestüt Etzean	1:42.00
2001	Slickly	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:40.50
2002	Slickly	6	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:42.30
2003	Le Vie dei Colori	3	Dario Vargiu	Roberto Brogi	Scuderia Archi Romani	1:38.20
2004	Ancient World	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:37.80
2005	Anna Monda	3	Torsten Mundry	Peter Rau	Teruya Yoshida	1:41.10
2006	Ramonti	4	Edmondo Botti	Alduino Botti	Scuderia Antezzate	1:37.80
2007	Linngari	5	Jimmy Fortune	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Peter Walichnowski	1:37.50
2008	no race [a]
2009	Gladiatorus	4	Ahmed Ajtebi	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:38.00
2010	Rio de la Plata	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:38.20
2011	Dick Turpin	4	Christophe Soumillon	Richard Hannon Sr.	John Manley	1:33.20
2012	Amaron	3	Mirco Demuro	Andreas Löwe	Gestüt Winterhauch	1:39.70
2013	Shamalgan	6	Maxime Guyon	Xavier T. Demeaulte	Ardak Amirkulov	1:35.10
2014	Priore Philip	3	Dario Vargiu	Stefano Botti	Scuderia Ste Ma	1:36.50
2015	Red Dubawi	7	Andreas Suborics	Erika Mader	Zilam Bifov	1:36.90
2016	Waikika	5	Gérald Mossé	Yann Barberot	Philippe Bellaiche	1:34.00
2017	Amore Hass [b]	3	Cristian Demuro	Stefano Botti	Scuderia Rencati Srl	1:37.40
2018	Anda Muchacho	4	Fabio Branca	Nicolo Simondi	Scuderia Incolinx & Diego Romeo	1:35.70
2019	Out of Time	3	Dario Vargiu	Alduino Botti	Scuderia del Giglio Sardo	1:39.90
2020	Out of Time	4	Fabio Branca	Alduino Botti	Scuderia del Giglio Sardo	1:42.90
2021	Rubaiyat [c]	4	Clement Lecoeuvre	Henk Grewe	Darius Racing	1:36.10
2022	Bounce The Blues	5	David Probert	Andrew Balding	Barbara Keller	1:39.90
2023	Brave Emperor	3	Luke Morris	Archie Watson	Middleham Park Racing LX	1:42.90
2024	Woodchuck	4	Ludovic Boisseau	Nicolas Bellanger	David Dromard	1:40.80
2025	Next Mine	3	Thore Hammer Hansen	Waldemar Hickst	Eckhard Sauren	1:46.30

^a The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.
^b The 2017 winner Amore Hass was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Xiang Bai Qi.
^c The 2021 running took place at Capannelle.

Earlier winners

• 1980: Isopach
• 1981: Esclavo
• 1982: Kilian
• 1983: Coquelin

• 1984: King of Clubs
• 1985: Capo Nord
• 1986: Star Cutter
• 1987: Paris-Turf

See also

• List of Italian flat horse races

References

1. Caruso, Alfio (17 March 2011). "Milano e le mafie". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 29 April 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2017 European Programme / 01 Feb 17". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

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• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

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• galopp-sieger.de – Premio Vittorio di Capua.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Premio Vittorio di Capua (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Premio Vittorio di Capua – Milano San Siro.