The Premio Tudini is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
5-659: The event was formerly known as the Premio Melton, and it held Group 3 status for a period in the 1970s. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1979. The Premio Melton was subtitled the Memorial Tudini during the 1990s. It was relegated back to Group 3 status in 1996. It was run as the Premio Tudini Piero e Ugo in the early 2000s, and it subsequently became the Premio Tudini. The Premio Tudini
10-552: Is currently staged at the same meeting as the Derby Italiano . Most successful horse since 1975: Leading jockey since 1987 (4 wins): Leading trainer since 1987 (2 wins): Derby Italiano The Derby Italiano is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies . It is run at Capannelle over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it
15-578: Is scheduled to take place each year in May. It is Italy's equivalent of The Derby , a famous race in England. The event was established in 1884, and it was originally run in the district of Capannelle over 2,400 metres. It was initially called the Derby Reale, and most of the prize money for the inaugural running was donated by King Umberto I . The race was transferred to its current venue in 1926. It
20-547: Was downgraded to Group 2 status in 2009. With a current prize fund of €814,000, it is the most valuable horse race in Italy. Leading jockey (8 wins): Leading trainer (21 wins): Leading owner (20 wins): (includes part ownership) The 2016 winner Saent was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Super Chic . The 2018 winner Summer Festival was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Party Together . The 2019 winner Keep On Fly
25-546: Was known as the Gran Premio del Re in the 1930s, and for a brief period it was titled the Gran Premio del Re Imperatore. It was renamed the Derby Italiano in 1946. The present system of race grading was introduced in the early 1970s, and the Derby Italiano was initially classed at Group 1 level. It was opened to horses born and bred outside Italy in 1981. The Derby Italiano was cut to 2,200 metres in 2008, and it
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