Premio Presidente della Repubblica (horse race)

The Premio Presidente della Repubblica is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,800 metres (about 1⅛ miles) at Capannelle in May.

History
The event was established in 1879, and it was originally called the Premio Omnium. It was initially open to horses aged three or older and contested over 3,500 metres. The first running was won by Macedonie. It was cut to 2,400 metres in 1882.

The race continued as the Premio Omnium until 1955. It was renamed the Premio Presidente della Repubblica in 1956. This was to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Italy becoming a republic.

The Premio Presidente della Repubblica was run over 2,200 metres in 1966. It was extended to 2,300 metres in 1967 and reduced to 2,000 metre in 1968. In 2016 it was reduced to 1,800 metres and downgraded to Group 2 having previously been contested at Group 1 level.

The race was closed to three-year-olds in 1988.

Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
 * Sansonetto – 1895, 1896 (dead-heat), 1898

Leading jockey (5 wins):
 * Silvio Parravani – Murghab (1949), Alberigo (1953, 1955), Falerno (1954), Sedan (1959)

Leading trainer since 1985 (4 wins):


 * Stefano Botti - Crackerjack King (2012), Vedelago (2013), Cleo Fan (2015), Time To Choose (2017)

Leading owner (12 wins):
 * Razza Dormello-Olgiata – Bellini (1941), Tenerani (1948), Adam (1950), Tissot (1957), Antelami (1963), Haseltine (1965), Ben Marshall (1966), Appiani (1967), Hogarth (1970), Mannsfeld (1974, 1975), Maffei (1982)

Earlier winners

 * 1879: Macedonie
 * 1880: Don Pasquale
 * 1881: Arc
 * 1882: Sensation
 * 1883: Fakir / Poeonia 1
 * 1884: Andreina
 * 1885: Andreina
 * 1886: Mantle
 * 1887: Pythagoras
 * 1888: Filiberto
 * 1889: Rabicano
 * 1890: Fitz Hampton
 * 1891: Beppina
 * 1892: Lucifer
 * 1893: Caio
 * 1894: Greco
 * 1895: Sansonetto
 * 1896: Pistenhuit / Sansonetto 1
 * 1897: Hareng
 * 1898: Sansonetto
 * 1899: Serpentina
 * 1900: Marcantonio
 * 1901: Marcantonio
 * 1902: Tarantella
 * 1903: Tarantella
 * 1904: Marzio
 * 1905: Cesar
 * 1906: Ulpiano
 * 1907: Olivo
 * 1908: Demetrio
 * 1909: Moroldo
 * 1910: Sambar
 * 1911: Badajoz
 * 1912: Makufa
 * 1913: Sigma
 * 1914: Prometeo
 * 1915: Giulio Romano
 * 1916–20: no race
 * 1921: Lord Allan
 * 1922: Marcus
 * 1923: Fiorello
 * 1924: Scopas
 * 1925: Manistee
 * 1926: Manistee
 * 1927: Paulo
 * 1928: Varedo
 * 1929: Nesiotes
 * 1930: Cavaliere d'Arpino
 * 1931: Sans Crainte
 * 1932: Rumex
 * 1933: Kennebe
 * 1934: Pilade
 * 1935: Partenio
 * 1936: Nipissing
 * 1937: De Albertis
 * 1938: El Greco
 * 1939: Gaio
 * 1940: Sabla
 * 1941: Bellini
 * 1942: Scire
 * 1943: Cola d'Amatrice
 * 1944: De Nittis 2
 * 1945: no race
 * 1946: Grifone
 * 1947: Scanno
 * 1948: Tenerani
 * 1949: Murghab
 * 1950: Adam
 * 1951: Nuccio
 * 1952: Iroquois
 * 1953: Alberigo
 * 1954: Falerno
 * 1955: Alberigo
 * 1956: Vittor Pisani
 * 1957: Tissot
 * 1958: Ismone
 * 1959: Sedan
 * 1960: Surdi
 * 1961: Surdi
 * 1962: Faenza
 * 1963: Antelami
 * 1964: Veronese
 * 1965: Haseltine
 * 1966: Ben Marshall
 * 1967: Appiani
 * 1968: Caspoggio
 * 1969: Light Wind
 * 1970: Hogarth
 * 1971: Maestrale
 * 1972: Hoche
 * 1973: Moulton
 * 1974: Mannsfeld
 * 1975: Mannsfeld
 * 1976: Shamsan
 * 1977: Capo Bon
 * 1978: Stone
 * 1979: Rolle
 * 1980: Deauville
 * 1981: Ladislao di Oppelm
 * 1982: Maffei
 * 1983: Jalmood
 * 1984: Bater

1 The 1883 and 1896 races were dead-heats and have joint winners. 2 The 1944 running took place at Milan.