Premio Lydia Tesio

The Premio Lydia Tesio is a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbred fillies and mares 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 Federico Tesio. 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, Shadwell and Longines.

Records

Most successful horse:

• no horse has won this race more than once since 1968

Leading jockey since 1968 (3 wins):

• Sergio Fancera – Croda Rossa (1970), Black Dragoness (1971), Dudinka (1973)
• Gianfranco Dettori – Orsa Maggiore (1974), Time and Life (1976), Lara's Idea (1991)
• Fabio Branca - Quiza Quiza Quiza (2011), Charity Line (2013), Final Score (2014)

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)

Winners since 1980

^a The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.

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
  • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

• capannelleippodromo.it – Albo d'Oro – Premio Lydia Tesio.
• galopp-sieger.de – Premio Lydia Tesio.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Premio Lydia Tesio (2015).
• pedigreequery.com – Premio Lydia Tesio – Roma Capannelle.