The Gran Premio di Milano is a
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horse race
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in Italy open to
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s aged three years or older. It is run at
Milan
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over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The event was established in 1889, and during the early part of its history it was contested over 3,000 metres. It was run over 2,600 metres in 1971, and it reverted to its former length the following year. It was cut to 2400 metres in 1974 and again to 2000 metres (its present distance) in 2019. The race was formerly contested at Group 1 level before being downgraded from the 2016 running.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Sansonetto – ''1895, 1896''
* Keepsake – ''1903, 1905''
* Burne Jones – ''1918, 1919''
* Manistee – ''1924, 1925''
* Cranach – ''1927, 1928''
* Mexico – ''1961, 1962''
* Marco Visconti – ''1966, 1967''
*
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– ''1987, 1988''
* Quijano – ''2008, 2009''
*
Dylan Mouth
Dylan Mouth (foaled 13 March 2011) is an Irish-bred, Thoroughbred racehorse who was trained in Italy and England. After winning both of his races as a juvenile he improved to become the best horse of his generation in Italy, taking the Premio E ...
– ''2015, 2016''
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Leading
jockey
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since 1970 (3 wins):
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Frankie Dettori
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– ''Shantou (1997), Sudan (2007), Dylan Mouth (2016)''
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Leading
trainer since 1986 (3 wins):
* Stefano Botti – ''Biz The Nurse (2013), Dylan Mouth (2015), Full Drago (2017)''
*
Peter Schiergen
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– ''Quijano (2008, 2009), Durance (2020)''
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Leading owner since 1986 (3 wins):
* Scuderia Effevi – ''Jakkalberry (2010), Dylan Mouth (2015, 2016)''
Winners since 1986
The 2020, 2021 and 2022 races distance was 2,000 Meters
Earlier winners
* 1889: Amulio
* 1890: Fitz Hampton
* 1891: Clarisse
* 1892: Odin
* 1893: Ova
* 1894: Times
* 1895: Sansonetto
* 1896: Sansonetto
* 1897: Hira
* 1899: Spartivento
* 1900: Aigle Royal
* 1901: Marcantonio
* 1902: Montalbano
* 1903: Keepsake
* 1904: The Oak
* 1905: Keepsake
* 1906: Massena
* 1907: Pioniere
* 1908: Acacia
* 1909: Fidia
* 1910: Etoile de Feu
* 1911: Sablonnet
* 1912: Rembrandt
* 1913: Misraim
* 1914: Austerlitz
* 1915: Peerless
* 1916: Tronador
* 1917: Aristippo
* 1918: Burne Jones
* 1919: Burne Jones
* 1920: Ghiberti
* 1921: Valerius
* 1922: Lantorna
* 1923: Scopas
* 1924: Manistee
* 1925: Manistee
* 1926: Apelle
* 1927: Cranach
* 1928: Cranach
* 1929: Ortello
* 1930: Cavaliere d'Arpino
* 1931: Guernanville
* 1932: Sanzio
* 1933: Crapom
* 1934: Navarro
* 1935: Partenio
* 1936: Archidamia
* 1937:
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* 1938:
Nearco
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* 1939: Vezzano
* 1940: Sirte
* 1941:
Niccolo dell'Arca
* 1942: Arco
* 1943: Orsenigo
* 1944: Macherio
* 1945: Fante
* 1946: Gladiolo
* 1947:
Tenerani
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* 1948: Astolfina
* 1949: Antonio Canale
* 1950: Fiorillo
* 1951: Scai
* 1952: Neebisch
* 1953: Toulouse Lautrec
* 1954: Botticelli
* 1955: Oise
* 1956:
Ribot
* 1957: Braque
* 1958: Sedan
* 1959: Exar
* 1960: Malhoa
* 1961: Mexico
* 1962: Mexico
* 1963: Veronese
* 1964:
Prince Royal
* 1965: Accrale
* 1966: Marco Visconti
* 1967: Marco Visconti
* 1968: Stratford
* 1969: Epidendrum
* 1970: Beaugency
* 1971: Weimar
* 1972: Beau Charmeur
* 1973: Garvin
* 1974: Orsa Maggiore
* 1975:
Star Appeal
* 1976: Rouge Sang
* 1977: Sirlad
* 1978: Stuyvesant
* 1979: Sortingo
* 1980: Marracci
* 1981: Lydian
* 1982: Terreno
* 1983:
Diamond Shoal
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* 1984: Esprit du Nord
* 1985: Shulich
See also
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List of Italian flat horse races
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References
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Racing Post
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