Tenerani

Tenerani
Tenerani
Sire	Bellini
Grandsire	Cavaliere d'Arpino
Dam	Tofanella
Damsire	Apelle
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1944
Country	Italy
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Lydia & Federico Tesio
Owner	Federico Tesio
Trainer	Federico Tesio
Record	22: 17-?-?
Earnings	US$42,141 (equivalent)
Major wins
	Premio Tevere (1946); Gran Premio del Jockey Club (1947); Derby Italiano (1947); Gran Premio di Milano (1947); Premio Natale di Roma (1947); Gran Premio d'Italia (1947); St. Leger Italiano (1947); Goodwood Cup (1948); Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1948); Premio Federico Tesio (1949); Premio Roma (1949)
Awards
	Italian 3-Yr-Old Champion Colt (1947); Timeform rating:135

Last updated August 24, 2025

Tenerani (foaled April 14, 1944 in Italy) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in Italy and in England. Bred by Lydia & Federico Tesio, he was named for the Italian sculptor, Pietro Tenerani. His dam was Tofanella, a foundation broodmare for the Tesio's Dormello Stud in Dormelletto, Italy.^[1] Damsire Apelle, owned and bred by Tesio, was one of the first horses from Italy to meet with success in racing outside the county. Tenerani's sire, Bellini, was also bred and raced by Federico Tesio and whose wins included the 1940 Derby Italiano.

Trained by Federico Tesio, Tenerani was winner at age two in 1946, and in 1947 the Italian 3-Yr-Old Champion Colt. Sent to compete in England in 1948, he won the Goodwood Cup and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, a precursor of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Tenerani raced and won in Italy at age five in 1949 before being retired to stud duty. In 1951 he was sent to stand at stud in England where he most notably sired Ribot, widely regarded as one of the great horses in the history of Thoroughbred racing.

Sire line tree

Tenerani^[2]^[3]^[4]
- Tissot
  - Ortis
- Bonnard
- Ribot ^[5]^[6]^[7]
  - Arivederci
  - Latin Lover
    - Rain Lover ^[8]
    - Latin Knight
    - Leica Lover ^[9]
    - Opening Bowler
  - Molvedo
    - Red Arrow
  - Dies
    - The Champ
  - Ribotlight
  - Romulus
    - Horst Herbert
      - Kifti
  - Angeluccio
  - Ragusa
    - Caliban
    - Homeric
    - Ballymore
      - Ore
      - Exdirectory
      - Seymour Hicks
      - Call Collect
    - Morston
    - Ragstone
      - Fingal's Cave
      - Ra Nova
  - Con Brio^[10]
    - Acertijo
    - Ustaritz
  - Prince Royal
    - Unconscious
  - Ruantallan
  - Sette Bello
  - Tom Rolfe ^[11]
    - Hoist The Flag ^[12]
      - Alleged
      - Delta Flag
      - Salutely
      - Hoist The King
      - Linkage
      - Stalwart^[13]
    - Run the Gantlet ^[14]
    - Salt Marsh
    - Bowl Game ^[17]
    - French Colonial
    - Tantalizing
    - Rough Pearl
    - Allez Milord
  - Graustark ^[18]
    - Jim French ^[19]
    - Key to the Mint ^[20]
      - Sauce Boat^[21]
      - Plugged Nickle
      - Gold And Ivory
      - Java Gold ^[22]
    - Prove Out
    - Prince Dantan
    - Caracolero ^[23]
    - Avatar ^[24]
      - Craelius
      - Prince Avatar
    - Gregorian
      - Imperial Choice
    - Protection Racket
    - Proud Truth ^[25]
      - Truth Of It All ^[26]^[27]
      - Di Stefano
      - Lord Gittens
      - Spago ^[28]^[29]
      - Ay Papa
      - Drago
      - Volveremos
      - Memento
  - Epidendrum
  - Ribocco
    - Ripon
  - Ribero
    - Riboson
    - Torus
      - Mr Mulligan
    - Riberetto
  - Ribollire
  - Arts and Letters ^[30]^[31]^[32]
    - Winter's Tale
    - Codex ^[33]
      - Badger Land^[34]
      - Lost Code ^[35]^[36]
    - Lord Darnley
    - Tonzarun^[37]
  - Bucaroon
    - Royal Cadenza
  - Headland
  - Koryo
  - Ribofilio
  - Ribot Prince
    - Ako
  - His Majesty ^[38]
    - Asaltante
    - Cormorant ^[39]^[40]
    - Obraztstovy
    - Pleasant Colony ^[49]^[50]^[51]
      - Lac Ouimet ^[52]^[53]
      - Pleasant Variety
      - Cherokee Colony^[54]
      - Pleasant Tap ^[55]^[56]
      - Roanoke
      - Sir Beaufort^[57]
      - St Jovite ^[52]^[58]^[53]
      - Colonial Affair ^[59]^[60]
      - Behrens ^[61]
      - Forbidden Apple ^[62]^[63]^[64]^[65]^[66]^[67]
      - Colonial Colony ^[68]
      - Denon
      - Pleasantly Perfect ^[69]^[70]^[71]
      - Official Visit
    - Mehmet
    - Panjandrum
    - Majesty's Prince
      - Dr Kiernan
    - Country Pine
    - Pi Phi Prince^[72]
    - Tight Spot ^[73]^[74]
      - Bravo Green
    - Valiant Nature^[73]
    - Cetewayo ^[75]
  - Boucher
    - Lawman
    - Mr Independent
    - Been There
  - Regent's Tale
  - Filiberto
  - Heir Apparent

Pedigree

Pedigree of Tenerani, bay colt, 1944
Sire Bellini	Cavaliere	Havresac	Rabelais
		Havresac	Hors Concours
		Chuette	Cicero*
		Chuette	Chute
	Bella Minna	Bachelor's Double	Tredennis
		Bachelor's Double	Lady Bawn
		Santa Minna	Santoi
		Santa Minna	Minnow
Dam Tofanella	Apelle	Sardanapale	Prestige
		Sardanapale	Gemma
		Angelina	St Frusquin
		Angelina	Seraphine*
	Try Try Again	Cylgad	Cyllene*
		Cylgad	Gadfly
		Perseverance	Persimmon
		Perseverance	Reminiscence (family: 6-d)

* Tenerani is inbred 5S x 5D x 4D to the stallion Cyllene, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Cicero) on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation (via Seraphine) and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

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[1] "TENERANI Horse Pedigree". Pedigree Online Thoroughbred Database. Retrieved September 2, 2012.

[2] Sire Line: Galopin

[3] Darley Arabian Sire Line: St Simon Branch

[4] Jumpers: Darley Arabian Sire Line

[5] American Classic Pedigree: Ribot

[6] Two-Time Arc Winner Ribot

[7] Ribot: Tesio's Crowning Glory

[8] Australian Racing Museum: Rain Lover

[9] 1973 – Jock Graham and Imagele!

[10] American Classic Pedigree: Con Brio II

[11] American Classic Pedigree: Tom Rolfe

[12] American Classic Pedigree: Hoist the Flag

[13] Successful Stallion Stalwart Dies

[14] American Classic Pedigree: Run the Gantlet

[15] Ardross – “The Last Stayer Ever To Be Named Horse Of The Year”

[16] English Classic Winner Commanche Run Dead

[17] American Classic Pedigree: Bowl Game

[18] American Classic Pedigree: Graustark

[19] Travers Flashback: The Strange Saga of Jim French

[20] American Classic Pedigree: Key to the Mint

[21] American Classic Pedigree: Sauce Boat

[22] American Classic Pedigree: Java Gold

[23] American Classic Pedigree: Caracolero

[24] American Classic Pedigree: Avatar

[25] American Classic Pedigree: Proud Truth

[26] Canadian Champion, Kentucky Derby Runner Truth Of It All Dies At Age 34

[27] Canadian Champion Truth Of It All Passes Away At Hurstland Farm

[28] Spago wins Clasico del Caribe

[29] Panama’s Spago Wins Caribbean Stakes

[30] Hall of Fame: Arts and Letters

[31] American Classic Pedigree: Arts and Letters

[32] Though He Be But Little, He Is Fierce: Arts and Letters

[33] American Classic Pedigree: Codex

[34] Leading Sires of South Africa: 2000 - Present

[35] Lost Code Succumbs to Heart Attack

[36] Lost Code, Trainer in Big Time

[37] Weekend Racing at Hollywood Park : At Age 8, Tonzarun Has Been There and Back

[38] American Classic Pedigree: His Majesty

[39] American Classic Pedigree: Cormorant

[40] Classic Sire Cormorant Dies

[41] SOCIAL RETIREE IS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY, SETS TURF MARK AT LAUREL

[42] American Classic Pedigree: Go For Gin

[43] 1994 Kentucky Derby Winner Go For Gin Dies At The Kentucky Horse Park

[44] Go For Gin Dies at 31

[45] Zito Reflects on 'Lifetime of Memories' With Go for Gin

[46] At Age 24, Four-Time New York Champion Gander Is Living The Good Life

[47] New York-bred champion Gander passes at 26

[48] Fan Favorite Gander Dies at Age 26

[49] American Classic Pedigree: Pleasant Colony

[50] Pleasant Colony: 1981 Kentucky Derby Winner Was a Genuine Racehorse

[51] The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Has Four Horses From The Nearly Dead St. Simon Sire Line

[St_Jovite-52] 1 2 Amercian Classic Pedigree: St Jovite

[EHOTY-53] 1 2 European Horse Of The Year St. Jovite Euthanized

[54] California Stallion Cherokee Colony Dies

[55] American Classic Pedigree: Pleasant Tap

[56] Pleasant Tap: Handsome, honest, reliable – on screen he would have been typecast as the loyal best friend

[57] Old, Gray Sir Beaufort Better Than Used to Be : Big ‘Cap: Six-year-old beats 59-1 Star Recruit by a nose for his richest victory. Best Pal, other favorites finish out of money.

[58] Top European Horse St. Jovite Dies at Age 27

[59] American Classic Pedigree: Colonial Affair

[60] Colonial Affair Dies in Argentina

[61] Three-Time Grade I Winner Behrens Dies

[62] Grade I Winner Forbidden Apple Passes Away

[63] Florida-bred Millionaire Forbidden Apple Passes at Age 29

[64] 'Teacher,' 'Companion': Grade 1 Winner Forbidden Apple Dies At 30

[65] TRF Honors the Life of Forbidden Apple at Age 29

[66] Foundation honors the life of retired racer Forbidden Apple

[67] Grade 1 Winner, Former Stallion Forbidden Apple Dies

[68] Underdogs in Horse Racing: Colonial Colony

[69] American Classic Pedigree: Pleasently Perfect

[70] Pleasantly Perfect Dies in Turkey at 22

[71] Breeders' Cup Classic Hero Pleasantly Perfect Dies In Turkey

[72] American Classic Pedigree: Grass Wonder

[Tight_Spot-73] 1 2 American Classic Pedigree: Tight Spot

[74] 38 Days Later, Tight Spot Wins the Del Mar Derby

[75] Millionaire Cetewayo Retired

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Tenerani

Contents

Sire line tree

Pedigree

References

External links