St. Leger Italiano
{{Infobox horseraces
|class = Group 3
|horse race = St. Leger Italiano
|image =
|caption =
|location = San Siro Racecourse
Milan, Italy
|inaugurated =
|race type = Flat / Thoroughbred
|website = [http://www.ippodromimilano.it/ San Siro]
|distance = 2,800 metres (1¾ miles)
|surface = Turf
|track = Right-handed
|qualification = Three-years-old and up
|weight = 54 kg (3yo); 57 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since January 1 2016
|purse = €64,900 (2016)
1st: €23,800
}}
The St. Leger Italiano is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,800 metres (about 1¾ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
It is Italy's equivalent of the St. Leger Stakes, a famous race in England.
History
St. Leger Italiano was established in the late 19th century, and it was originally restricted to three-year-olds.
The first winner to complete a Triple Crown (having previously won the Premio Parioli and the Derby Italiano) was Niccolo dell'Arca in 1941. The feat was subsequently achieved by Gladiolo in 1946 and Botticelli in 1954.
The present system of race grading was introduced in the early 1970s, and for a period St. Leger Italiano held Group 2 status. It was relegated to Group 3 level in 1988, and from this point, it was contested over 2,900 metres at Turin. For several years it was held in July.
The race was opened to older horses and rescheduled for the autumn in 1994. It was later downgraded to Listed level, and it began its current spell in Milan in 2002. It regained Group 3 status in 2010.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Noel – 1999, 2000, 2001
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Leading jockey since 1988 (3 wins):
- Mirco Demuro – Maktub (2002), N'Oubliez Jamais (2006), Spanish Hidalgo (2007)
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Leading trainer since 1988 (4 wins):
- Hans Blume – Noel (1999, 2000, 2001), N'Oubliez Jamais (2006)
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Winners since 1988
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! Year ! Winner ! Age ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Time | ||||
| 1988
| width=150px | Welsh Guide | 3 | width=160px | Vittorio Panici | width=170px | Michael Jarvis | 3:09.25 | ||||
| 1989
| Sierra Star | 3 | Vittorio Panici | 3:06.60 | ||||
| 1990
| Parting Moment | 3 | Bruce Raymond | 3:04.20 | ||||
| 1991
| Green Senor | 3 | Michel Planard | Emilio Borromeo | 3:10.00 | ||||
| 1992
| Jape | 3 | 3:11.00 | ||||
| 1993
| Pay Me Back | 3 | Sergio Dettori | Gianfranco Verricelli | 3:15.40 | ||||
| 1994
| 3 | 3:20.80 | ||||
| 1995
| Assessor | 6 | 3:21.00 | ||||
| 1996
| Duke of Flite | 3 | Giovanni Forte | R. Rossini | 3:10.60 | ||||
| 1997
| Belsalazie | 4 | Frédéric Spanu | Jacques Heloury | 3:11.60 | ||||
| 1998
| Rondan | 3 | Mario Esposito | Vittorio Caruso | 3:06.00 | ||||
| 1999
| Noel | 4 | Massimiliano Tellini | Hans Blume | 3:14.60 | ||||
| 2000
| Noel | 5 | Jorge Horcajada | Hans Blume | 3:07.60 | ||||
| 2001
| Noel | 6 | Massimiliano Tellini | Hans Blume | 3:11.60 | ||||
| 2002
| Maktub | 3 | Bruno Grizzetti | 3:39.20 | ||||
| 2003
| Liquido | 4 | L. Hammer-Hansen | Horst Steinmetz | 3:16.40 | ||||
| 2004
| Liquido | 5 | Edmondo Botti | Horst Steinmetz | 3:13.00 | ||||
| 2005
| Backbord | 3 | 3:06.70 | ||||
| 2006
| N'Oubliez Jamais | 3 | Mirco Demuro | Hans Blume | 3:10.40 | ||||
| 2007
| Spanish Hidalgo | 3 | Mirco Demuro | 3:15.60 | ||||
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| 2008 | no race {{ref label|2008|a|a}} | | | |||
| 2009
| Caudillo | 6 | Henk Grewe | Dr Andreas Bolte | 3:01.80 | ||||
| 2010
| Burma Gold | 3 | Jiri Palik | 3:04.20 | ||||
| 2011
| Altano | 5 | Jozef Bojko | Andreas Wöhler | 2:53.60 | ||||
| 2012
| Donn Halling | 4 | Vaclav Janacek | Vaclav Luka, Jr. | 3:07.00 | ||||
| 2013
| Parivash | 4 | Dario Vargiu | Waldemar Hickst | 3:07.70 | ||||
| 2014
| Rock Of Romance | 4 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wohler | 3:06.90 | ||||
| 2015
| Autor | 5 | Carlo Fiocchi | Frantisek Holcak | 3:08.70 | ||||
| 2016
| Dschingis Secret | 3 | Martin Seidl | Markus Klug | 3:01.20 | ||||
| 2017
| Trip To Rhodos | 8 | Vaclav Janacek | Pavel Tuma | 3:02.80 | ||||
| 2018
| O'Juke | 3 | Sergio Urru | Lucia Lupinacci | 3:01.10 | ||||
| 2019
| Pretending | 6 | Fabio Branca | Alessandro Botti | 3:19.90 | ||||
| 2020
| Sir Polski | 3 | Michael Cadeddu | Henk Grewe | 3:18.70 | ||||
| 2021
| Atzeco{{ref label|2021|b|b}} | 3 | Dario Vargiu | Alduino Botti | 3:16.10 | ||||
| 2022
| Sir Polski | 5 | Silvano Mulas | Henk Grewe | 3:24.60 | ||||
| 2023
| Roberto Escobarr | 6 | Michael Appleby | 3:25.9 | ||||
| 2024
| Taany | 4 | Dario Vargiu | Luciano Vitabile | 3:27.10 |
{{note label|2008|a|a}} The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.
{{note label|2021|b|b}} The 2021 races took place at Capannelle.
Earlier winners
- 1892: Dardinello
- 1893: Festuca
- 1894: Sansonetto
- 1895: Oranzeb
- 1896: Goldoni
- 1897: Hira
- 1898: Brunello
- 1899: Elena
- 1900: Kikamba
- 1901: Silvana
- 1902: Euro
- 1903: Esquilino
- 1904: Eureka
- 1905: Onorio
- 1906: Plinio
- 1907: San Gallo
- 1908: Qui Vive
- 1909: Dedalo
- 1910: Wistaria
- 1911: Alcimedonte
- 1912: Valmy
- 1913: Arianna
- 1914: Prometeo
- 1915: Aristippo
- 1916: Kibwesi
- 1917: Alcione
- 1918: Burne Jones
- 1919: Delft
- 1920: Vodice
- 1921: Michelangelo
- 1922: Fiorello
- 1923: Giovanna Dupre
- 1924: Manistee
- 1925: Major
- 1926: Cranach
- 1927: Delfino
- 1928: Akenaton
- 1929: Ortello
- 1930: Ostiglia
- 1931: Ageratum
- 1932: Fenolo
- 1933: Crapom
- 1934: Grand Marnier
- 1935: Lub
- 1936: Tellurio
- 1937: El Greco
- 1938: Ursone
- 1939: Lafcadio
- 1940: Bellini
- 1941: Niccolo dell'Arca
- 1942: Scire
- 1943: Tokamura
- 1944: Macherio
- 1945: Peana
- 1946: Gladiolo
- 1947: Tenerani
- 1948: Trevisana
- 1949: Antonio Canale
- 1950: Tommaso Guidi
- 1951: Daumier
- 1952: Belfagor
- 1953: De Dreux
- 1954: Botticelli
- 1955: Derain
- 1956: Barbara Sirani
- 1957: Braque
- 1958: Tiepolo
- 1959: Feria
- 1960: Tiziano
- 1961: Proteo
- 1962: Bragozzo
- 1963: Tavernier
- 1964: Crivelli
- 1965: Ben Marshall
- 1966: Chio
- 1967: Carlos Primero
- 1968: Baccio Bandinelli
- 1969: Bacuco
- 1970: Alcamo
- 1971: Weimar
- 1972: Tierceron
- 1973: Veio
- 1974: Mister Henry
- 1975: Laomedonte
- 1976: Gallio
- 1977: Novigrad
- 1978: Xibury
- 1979: Quadrupler
- 1980: Lotar
- 1981: Solero
- 1982: Crusader Castle
- 1983: Celio Rufo
- 1984: Rough Pearl
- 1985: Fire of Life
- 1986: Comme l'Etoile
- 1987: Sergeyevich
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See also
References
- Racing Post / irishracing.com / siegerlisten.com:
- {{Racing Post|92151|1988|07|17|295|turin}}, {{Racing Post|96238|1989|07|16|295|turin}}, {{Racing Post|100729|1990|07|15|295|turin}}, {{Racing Post|105526|1991|07|14|295|turin}}, {{Racing Post|110526|1992|07|19|295|turin}}, {{Racing Post|115336|1993|07|11|295|turin}}, {{Racing Post|122870|1994|11|04|295|turin}}, {{Racing Post|128309|1995|11|01|295|turin}}, {{Racing Post|232085|1996|11|01|295|turin}}, {{Racing Post|258877|1998|10|31|295|turin}}
- [http://www.siegerlisten.com/?page=rennen&rtyp=Flat&rennen=379&jahr=1999 1999], [http://www.siegerlisten.com/?page=rennen&rtyp=Flat&rennen=379&jahr=2000 2000], [http://www.siegerlisten.com/?page=rennen&rtyp=Flat&rennen=379&jahr=2001 2001], [http://www.irishracing.com/v5rhfinfo?prc=402&prd=200211021335 2002], {{Racing Post|341950|2003|11|02|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|361277|2004|10|31|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|394644|2005|10|30|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|436910|2006|10|29|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|443773|2007|10|27|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|494001|2009|10|31|243|san-siro}}
- {{Racing Post|517153|2010|10|23|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|541859|2011|10|22|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|566685|2012|10|27|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|589963|2013|10|26|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|613027|2014|10|25|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|637912|2015|10|24|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|661778|2016|10|22|243|san-siro}}, {{Racing Post|688229|2017|10|28|243}}, {{Racing Post|715151|2018|10|27|243}}, {{Racing Post|743673|2019|10|26|243}}
- {{Racing Post|771327|2020|11|07|243}}, {{Racing Post|797472|2021|11|01|275|capannelle}}, {{Racing Post|824767|2022|10|23|243}}
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- [http://www.galopp-sieger.de/galoppsieger/sieger?rennkz=ITL&backlink=1 galopp-sieger.de] – St. Leger Italiano.
- [http://www.horseracingintfed.com/default.asp?section=Racing&area=8&racepid=66161 horseracingintfed.com] – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – St. Leger Italiano (2017).
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=450 pedigreequery.com] – St. Leger Italiano – Milano San Siro.