The Premio Ribot is a

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horse race in

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open to

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s aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November. The event is named after Ribot, a successful Italian-trained racehorse in the mid-1950s. It was given Group 2 status in the 1970s. The Premio Ribot was usually held on the first or second Sunday in November and staged on the same day as the

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. Since 2015 it has been held a week earlier than usual, at the same meeting as the

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Records

Most successful horse: * ''no horse has won this race more than once since 1976'' ---- Leading

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since 1982 (3 wins): *

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– ''Taxi de Nuit (1996), Oriental Fashion (1999), Altieri (2002)'' * Dario Vargiu - ''Duca d'Atri (2003), Porsenna (2014), Greg Pass (2016)'' ---- Leading trainer since 1982 (3 wins): * Vittorio Caruso – ''Misil (1991), Altieri (2002), Worthadd (2010)''

Winners since 1982

Mirror Black finished first in 1989, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners

* 1976: Ovac * 1977: Isabella Moretti * 1978: Capo Bon

* 1979: Costly Wave * 1980: Peloponnes * 1981: Vargas Llosa

References

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Records

Winners since 1982

Earlier winners

See also

References