Gran Criterium

The Gran Criterium is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,500 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

The event held Group 2 status for a period in the 1970s. It was subsequently promoted, and was Italy's only Group 1 race for juvenile horses. It was downgraded back to Group 2 from 2014.

Records
Leading jockey since 1970 (6 wins):
 * Gianfranco Dettori – Gay Lussac (1971), El Muleta (1977), Stouci (1978), Pareo (1979), Anguillo (1982), Sikeston (1988)

Leading trainer since 1980 (4 wins):
 * John Dunlop – Sanam (1986), Sikeston (1988), Alhijaz (1991), Hello (1996)
 * Alduino Botti - Anguillo (1982), Will Dancer (1984), Mission Boy (2018), Vis A Vis (2020)

Leading owner since 1980 (3 wins):
 * Prince A. A. Faisal – Sanam (1986), Alhijaz (1991), Nayarra (2011)

Winners since 1980
The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike. The 2021 races took place at Capannelle.

Earlier winners

 * 1925: Scopello
 * 1926: Francavilla
 * 1927: Erba
 * 1928: Aruntius
 * 1929: Gerard
 * 1930: Alena
 * 1931: Jacopa del Sellaio
 * 1932: Dossa Dossi
 * 1933: Osimo
 * 1934: Fiume
 * 1935: Archidamia
 * 1936: Donatello
 * 1937: Nearco
 * 1938: Bautta
 * 1939: Sabla
 * 1940: Niccolo dell'Arca
 * 1941: Donatella
 * 1943: Liston
 * 1944: Accorta
 * 1945: Campiello
 * 1946: Este
 * 1947: Trevisana
 * 1948: Mignard
 * 1949: Stigliano
 * 1950: Daumier
 * 1951: Arson
 * 1952: Dacia
 * 1953: Orvieto
 * 1954: Ribot
 * 1955: Hidalgo
 * 1956: Antony
 * 1957: Pier Capponi
 * 1958: Rio Marin
 * 1959: Marguerite Vernaut
 * 1960: Molvedo
 * 1961: Olimpio
 * 1962: Vinteuil
 * 1963: Crylor
 * 1964: Tadolina
 * 1965: Prince Tady
 * 1966: Amynthas
 * 1967: Caspoggio
 * 1968: Toupet
 * 1969: Viani
 * 1970: Lascro
 * 1971: Gay Lussac
 * 1972: New Model
 * 1973: Anquetil
 * 1974: Start
 * 1975: Northern Spring
 * 1976: Sirlad
 * 1977: El Muleta
 * 1978: Stouci
 * 1979: Pareo