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The Gran Criterium is a Group 2 flat
horse race Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
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
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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:
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* 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


See also

* List of Italian flat horse races


References

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– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gran Criterium (2016).''
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– ''Gran Criterium – Milano San Siro.'' Flat horse races for two-year-olds Horse races in Italy Sport in Milan