Premio Vittorio di Capua

Premio Vittorio di Capua

Group 1 race
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 1 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.

Records

Most successful horse since 1980 (2 wins):

• Sikeston – 1990, 1991
• Alhijaz – 1992, 1993
• Slickly – 2001, 2002

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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

^a The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.

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.

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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".

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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.