The Premio Lydia Tesio is a

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s aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October.

History

The event is named in memory of Lydia Tesio, the wife of

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. For a period it was restricted to fillies aged three or four. It was given Group 2 status in 1975. The race was first promoted to Group 1 level in 1977, but it was relegated back to Group 2 in 1988. It was opened to five-year-old mares in 1990, and its upper age limit became unrestricted in 1992. The Premio Lydia Tesio regained Group 1 status in 2004. Its recent sponsors have included Darley,

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. From 2017 to 2018 the Premio Lydia Tesio is Italy's only remaining Group 1 race. It downgraded to Group 2 at 2019.

Records

Most successful horse: * ''no horse has won this race more than once since 1968'' ---- Leading

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since 1968 (4 wins): * Fabio Branca - ''Quiza Quiza Quiza (2011), Charity Line (2013), Final Score (2014), Sound Of Freedom (2016)'' ---- Leading trainer since 1968 (4 wins): * Sergio Cumani – ''Dobrowa (1969), Dudinka (1973), Grande Nube (1975), Time and Life (1976)'' ---- Leading owner since 1968 (3 wins): * Scuderia Cieffedi – ''Dudinka (1973), Grande Nube (1975), Time and Life (1976)'' * Scuderia Effevi - ''Charity Line (2013), Final Score (2014), Sound Of Freedom (2016)''

Winners since 1980

The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.

Earlier winners

* 1968: Atala * 1969: Dobrowa * 1970: Croda Rossa * 1971: Black Dragoness

* 1972: Ciacoleta * 1973: Dudinka * 1974: Orsa Maggiore * 1975: Grande Nube

* 1976: Time and Life * 1977: Zabarella * 1978: Giustizia * 1979: Azzurrina

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

See also

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