Gran Premio del Jockey Club

The Gran Premio del Jockey Club 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 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

Gran Premio del Jockey Club
Group 2 race
LocationSan Siro Racecourse
Milan, Italy
Inaugurated1921
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteSan Siro
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (1½ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight56½ kg (3yo); 59 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Purse€275,000 (2016)
1st: €80,750

The event is named after the Jockey Club Italiano, a racing organisation based in Milan. It was established in 1921, and was initially contested over 1,800 metres.

The race was run over 2,000 metres in 1926 and 1927. It was extended to its current distance of 2,400 metres in 1928. Prior to 2017 it was contested at Group 1 level.[1]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Erba – 1928, 1929
  • Norman – 1953, 1954
  • Schiaparelli – 2007, 2009

Leading jockey since 1970 (6 wins):

  • Frankie Dettori – Misil (1993), Shantou (1996), Kutub (2001), Cherry Mix (2005), Schiaparelli (2009), Campanologist (2011)

Leading trainer since 1970 (4 wins):

  • John Dunlop – Awaasif (1983), Silvernesian (1992), Silver Patriarch (1998), Golden Snake (2000)
  • Saeed bin Suroor – Kutub (2001), Cherry Mix (2005), Schiaparelli (2009), Campanologist (2011)

Leading owner since 1970 (4 wins):

  • Godolphin – Kutub (2001), Cherry Mix (2005), Schiaparelli (2009), Campanologist (2011)

Winners since 1981
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1981 Königsstuhl 5 Peter Alafi Sven von Mitzlaff Gestüt Zoppenbroich 2:37.30
1982 Friendswood 3 Michel Jerome Luigi Turner Nelson Bunker Hunt 2:36.90
1983 Awaasif 4 Lester Piggott John Dunlop Sheikh Mohammed 2:29.20
1984 Gold and Ivory 3 Steve Cauthen Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:33.40
1985 St Hilarion 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood Athos Christodoulou 2:27.80
1986 Antheus 4 Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:27.80
1987 Tony Bin 4 Cash Asmussen Luigi Camici Allevamento White Star 2:39.80
1988 Roakarad 3 Jacques Heloury Enrico Camici Scuderia Gabriella 2:45.60
1989 Assatis 4 Geoff Baxter Guy Harwood Susumu Harada 2:28.00
1990 Erdelistan 3 Santiago Soto Luciano d'Auria Lady M Stable 2:39.20
1991 Passing Sale 4 Alain Lequeux Bernard Sécly André Boutboul 2:33.90
1992 Silvernesian 3 Lester Piggott John Dunlop Gerecon Italia 2:39.90
1993 Misil 5 Frankie Dettori Vittorio Caruso Scuderia Laghi 2:46.30
1994 Lando 4 Michael Roberts Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Ittlingen 2:28.10
1995 Court of Honour 3 Willie Ryan Peter Chapple-Hyam Robert Sangster 2:28.70
1996 Shantou 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 2:32.40
1997 Caitano 3 Andrasch Starke Bruno Schütz Stall Blauer Reiter 2:26.20
1998 Silver Patriarch 4 Pat Eddery John Dunlop Peter Winfield 2:33.20
1999 Sumati 3 Mirco Demuro Bruno Grizzetti Scuderia Cocktail 2:31.60
2000 Golden Snake 4 Pat Eddery John Dunlop The National Stud 2:34.90
2001 Kutub 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:37.50
2002 Black Sam Bellamy 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Michael Tabor 2:33.30
2003 Ekraar 6 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:28.40
2004 Shirocco 3 Andreas Suborics Andreas Schütz Georg von Ullmann 2:31.60
2005 Cherry Mix 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:32.20
2006 Laverock 4 Davy Bonilla Carlos Laffon-Parias Sheikh Mohammed 2:29.80
2007 Schiaparelli 4 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Stall Blankenese 2:28.50
2008 no race [lower-alpha 1]
2009 Schiaparelli 6 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:28.20
2010 Rainbow Peak 4 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis Peter Savill 2:36.10
2011 Campanologist 6 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:27.40
2012 Novellist 3 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Dr Christoph Bergler 2:29.50
2013 Earl of Tinsdal 5 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Sunrace Stables 2:31.10
2014 Dylan Mouth 3 Fabio Branca Stefano Botti Scuderia Effevi 2:34.50
2015 Lovelyn 3 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Gestut Ittlingen 2:38.80
2016 Ventura Storm 3 Cristian Demuro Richard Hannon Jr. Middleham Park Racing LXXII 2:29.20
2017 Full Drago 4 Dario Vargiu Stefano Botti Dioscuri SRL 2:31.20
2018 Raymond Tusk 3 Jamie Spencer Richard Hannon Jr. Middleham Park Racing XXXI & K Sohi 2:28.90
2019 Donjah 3 Clement Lecoeuvre Henk Grewe Darius Racing 2:35.80
  1. The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike

Earlier winners
  • 1921: Priapo
  • 1922: Scopas
  • 1923: Giovanna Dupre
  • 1924: Stella d'Italia
  • 1925: Major
  • 1926: Giambologna
  • 1927: Cercingoli
  • 1928: Erba
  • 1929: Erba
  • 1930: Fantasio
  • 1931: Ilario
  • 1932: Niccolo Pisano
  • 1933: Ello
  • 1934: Ostia
  • 1935: Pilade
  • 1936: Chilone
  • 1937: Milazzo
  • 1938: Ursone
  • 1939: Lafcadio
  • 1940: Bellini
  • 1941: Zuccarello
  • 1942:
  • 1943: Trau
  • 1944: Erno
  • 1945: Alleata
  • 1946: Fante
  • 1947: Tenerani
  • 1948: Astolfina
  • 1949: Antonio Canale / Grifone 1
  • 1950: Balestrina
  • 1951: Daumier
  • 1952: Caran d'Ache
  • 1953: Norman
  • 1954: Norman
  • 1955: Ribot
  • 1956: Tissot
  • 1957: Ismone
  • 1958: Nagami
  • 1959: Sedan
  • 1960: Rio Marin
  • 1961: Molvedo
  • 1962: Misti
  • 1963: Soltikoff
  • 1964: Veronese
  • 1965: Atilla
  • 1966: Marco Visconti
  • 1967: Ruysdael
  • 1968: Chicago
  • 1969: Glaneuse
  • 1970: Bacuco
  • 1971: Weimar
  • 1972: Tierceron
  • 1973: Sang Bleu
  • 1974: Authi
  • 1975: Laomedonte
  • 1976: Infra Green
  • 1977: Stateff 2
  • 1978: Stone
  • 1979: Scorpio
  • 1980: Pawiment

1 The 1949 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
2 Balmerino finished first in 1977, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

See also

References
  1. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2017 European Programme / 01 Feb 17". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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