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horse race in
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thoroughbred
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s aged three years or older. It is run at
Capannelle over a distance 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
History
The event was established in 1911, and it was originally contested over 2,700 metres. The inaugural running had prize money of 50,000 lire.
The race was shortened to 2,100 metres in 1913. It was extended to 2,200 metres in 1919, and increased to 2,800 metres in 1925.
The Premio Roma was given Group 1 status in the 1970s. It was cut to 2,000 metres in 1988. It was downgraded to Group 2 status in 2017.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Pampino – ''1933, 1934''
* Grifone – ''1947, 1949''
* Surdi – ''1961, 1962''
* Bacuco – ''1969, 1970''
* Duke of Marmalade – ''1975 (dead-heat), 1976''
* Taipan – ''1997, 1998''
* Elle Danzig – ''1999, 2000''
* Soldier Hollow – ''2004, 2005''
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Leading
jockey (6 wins):
* Paolo Caprioli – ''Adelmo (1923), Old Master (1924), Ravioli (1925), Lui (1926), Vimarino (1932), Gaio (1939)''
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Leading
trainer since 1974 (4 wins):
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John Dunlop – ''High Hawk (1983), Highland Chieftain (1989), Taipan (1997, 1998)''
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Leading owner (4 wins):
''(includes part ownership)''
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Federico Tesio
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– ''Salvator Rosa (1912), Brunelleschi (1914), Nicophana (1935), Attalo (1938)''
* Frank Turner – ''Apulejo (1915), Adelmo (1923), Old Master (1924), Ravioli (1925)''
* Razza del Soldo – ''Vimarino (1932), Gaio (1939), Falerno (1954), Chitet (1957)''
* Scuderia Mantova – ''Galea (1940), Piavola (1946), Carolina (1960), Astese (1966)''
Winners since 1979
The 1981 winner ''Dentz'' was later renamed ''Looking For''.
Earlier winners
* 1911: Dedalo
* 1912: Salvator Rosa
* 1913: Sigma
* 1914: Brunelleschi
* 1915: Apulejo
* 1916: Aristippo
* 1917: ''no race''
* 1918: Hollebeck
* 1919: Alcione
* 1920: Talaat Basa
* 1921: Marcus
* 1922: Pompea
* 1923: Adelmo
* 1924: Old Master
* 1925: Ravioli
* 1926: Lui
* 1927: Paulo
* 1928: Moltrasio
* 1929: Tigliano
* 1930: Emanuele Filiberto
* 1931: Eucaliptolo
* 1932: Vimarino
* 1933: Pampino
* 1934: Pampino
* 1935: Nicophana
* 1936: Ahmed
* 1937: Sinni
* 1938: Attalo
* 1939: Gaio
* 1940: Galea
* 1941: Zuccarello
* 1942–44: ''no race''
* 1945: Buonarrota
* 1946: Piavola
* 1947: Grifone
* 1948: Eldorado
* 1949: Grifone
* 1950: Saccaroa
* 1951: Bandinella
* 1952:
Worden
* 1953: Neebisch
* 1954: Falerno
* 1955: Bewitched
* 1956: Tissot
* 1957: Chitet
* 1958: Terma
* 1959: Feria
* 1960: Caorlina
* 1961: Surdi
* 1962: Surdi
* 1963: Veronese
* 1964: Haseltine
* 1965: Demi Deuil
* 1966: Astese
* 1967: Carlos Primero
* 1968: Chicago
* 1969: Bacuco
* 1970: Bacuco
* 1971: Fidyi
* 1972: Irvine
* 1973: Sang Bleu
* 1974: Orsa Maggiore
* 1975: Duke of Marmalade / Henri le Balafre *
* 1976: Duke of Marmalade
* 1977: Montorselli
* 1978: Nizon
* The 1975 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
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List of Italian flat horse races
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Italy, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 2 or 3 status in the Europe
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References
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horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Premio Roma (2016).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Premio Roma – Roma Capannelle.''
Horse races in Italy
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Recurring sporting events established in 1911
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