Oaks d'Italia

Group 2 race
Oaks d'Italia

Location	San Siro Racecourse Milan, Italy
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	San Siro
Race information
Distance	2,200 metres (1m 3f)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	56 kg
Purse	€440,000 (2011) 1st: €170,000

The Oaks d'Italia is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May or June.

It is Italy's equivalent of the Epsom Oaks, a famous race in England.

Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Winners since 1985 4 Earlier winners 5 See also 6 References

History

The event has been contested over 2,200 metres for most of its history, and for a period it held Group 1 status. Its distance was extended to 2,400 metres in 1988, and it reverted to 2,200 metres in 1995. The race was downgraded to Group 2 level in 2007.

The Oaks d'Italia is currently held about three weeks after the Derby Italiano.

Records

Leading jockey since 1970 (4 wins):

• Gianfranco Dettori – Marmolada (1980), Ilenia (1982), Right Bank (1983), Paris Royal (1984)
• Walter Swinburn – Ivor's Image (1986), Melodist (1988), Possessive Dancer (1991), Zomaradah (1998)

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Leading trainer since 1985 (3 wins):

• Hans Blume – Nagoya (1999), Meridiana (2003), Gyreka (2005)
• Peter Schiergen – Guadalupe (2002), Goose Bay (2008), Danedream (2011)

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Leading owner since 1985 (2 wins):

• Sheikh Mohammed – Melodist (1988), Valley of Gold (1995)
• Gestüt Röttgen – Nagoya (1999), Gyreka (2005)

Winners since 1985

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1985	Miss Gris	Willie Carson	Alduino Botti	Scuderia Siba	2:19.3
1986	Ivor's Image	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sir Gordon White	2:17.7
1987	Lady Bentley	John Reid	Lester Piggott	Mohammed Suhail	2:17.5
1988	Melodist	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	2:33.8
1989	Nydrion	Marco Paganini	Lorenzo Brogi	Scuderia Cieffedi	2:30.8
1990	Atoll	Gary W. Moore	Barry Hills	Antonio Balzarini	2:28.9
1991	Possessive Dancer	Walter Swinburn	Alex Scott	Ahmed Al Maktoum	2:28.6
1992	Ivyanna	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	Mrs Ogden White	2:29.8
1993	Bright Generation	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	Prince Fahd bin Salman	2:30.3
1994	Shahmiad	Fernando Jovine	Valfredo Valiani	Scuderia Magu	2:35.9
1995	Valley of Gold	Sylvain Guillot	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:19.1
1996	Germignana	Marco Cangiano	Luigi Camici	Allevamento Gialloblu	2:18.9
1997	Nicole Pharly	Frankie Dettori	Alberto Verdesi	Scuderia Blue Horse	2:15.5
1998	Zomaradah	Walter Swinburn	Luca Cumani	M. Obaid Al Maktoum	2:23.5
1999	Nagoya	Fernando Jovine	Hans Blume	Gestüt Röttgen	2:13.8
2000	Timi	Mirco Demuro	Lorenzo Brogi	All. La Nuova Sbarra	2:16.1
2001	Zanzibar	Michael Fenton	Michael Bell	Gilly Rowland-Clark	2:16.5
2002	Guadalupe	Kieren Fallon	Peter Schiergen	Baron G. von Ullmann	2:17.3
2003	Meridiana	Andreas Suborics	Hans Blume	Stall Lucky Owner	2:15.4
2004	Menhoubah	Darryll Holland	Clive Brittain	Saeed Manana	2:15.1
2005	Gyreka	Adrie de Vries	Hans Blume	Gestüt Röttgen	2:15.7
2006	Dionisia	Christophe Soumillon	Riccardo Menichetti	Sc. Razza dell'Olmo	2:14.5
2007	Fashion Statement	Neil Callan	Michael Jarvis	Peter Savill	2:21.1
2008	Goose Bay	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	Gestüt Ebbesloh	2:20.3
2009	Night of Magic	Mirco Demuro	Horst Steinmetz	Stall Nizza	2:14.7
2010	Contredanse	Kieren Fallon	Luca Cumani	Stuart Stuckey	2:14.7
2011	Danedream	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	Gestüt Burg Eberstein	2:15.2

Earlier winners

See also

• List of Italian flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Oaks d'Italia.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Oaks d'Italia (2011).
• ippodromimilano.it – Albi d'Oro – Oaks.
• pedigreequery.com – Oaks d'Italia – Milano San Siro.
• tbheritage.com – Oaks d'Italia.