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.
Group 2 race | |
Location | San Siro Racecourse Milan, Italy |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | San Siro |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,200 metres (1m 3f) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 56 kg |
Purse | €285,000 (2020) 1st: €157,000 |
It is Italy's equivalent of The Oaks, a famous race in England.
History
editThe 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
editLeading 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)
- Fabio Branca - Cherry Collect (2012), Charity Line (2013), Final Score (2014), Lamaire (2019)
Leading trainer since 1985 (4 wins):
- Peter Schiergen – Guadalupe (2002), Goose Bay (2008), Danedream (2011), Lovelyn (2015)
- Stefano Botti - Cherry Collect (2012), Charity Line (2013), Final Score (2014), Folega (2017)
Leading owner since 1985 (3 wins):
- Effevi - Cherry Collect (2012), Charity Line (2013), Final Score (2014)
Winners since 1985
editYear | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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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 | Micky 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 | 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 |
2012 | Cherry Collect | Fabio Branca | Stefano Botti | Effevi | 2:14.2 |
2013 | Charity Line | Fabio Branca | Stefano Botti | Effevi | 2:21.8 |
2014 | Final Score | Fabio Branca | Stefano Botti | Effevi | 2:14.5 |
2015 | Lovelyn | Robert Havlin | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Ittlingen | 2:16.5 |
2016 | Nepal | Michael Cadeddu | Andreas Bolte | Stall Seseke | 2:23.5 |
2017 | Folega | Nicola Pinna | Stefano Botti | Scuderia Rencati Srl | 2:13.7 |
2018 | Sand Zabeel | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wöhler | Jaber Abdullah | 2:14.8 |
2019 | Lamaire | Fabio Branca | Riccardo Santini | Razza Dormello Olgiata | 2:13.5 |
2020 | Auyantepui | Claudio Colombi | Nicolo Simondi | We Bloodstock Srl | 2:18.00 |
2021 | Eulaila | Dario Vargiu | Alduino Botti | Quafin Spa | 2:14.10 |
2022 | Nachtrose | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | Peter Schiergen | Stall Nizza | 2:12.20 |
2023 | Shavasana | Hollie Doyle | Stefano Botti | Yoshida Katsumi | 2:15.00 |
2024 | Tomiko | Silvestre De Sousa | Paolo Aragoni | Luigi Ginobbi | 2:18.30 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1910: Wistaria
- 1911: Desta
- 1912: Makufa
- 1913: Arianna
- 1914: Fausta
- 1915: Galliflora
- 1916: Juma
- 1917: Gianpietrina
- 1918: Stfadda
- 1919: Alcimaca
- 1920: Sissa
- 1921: Sorbita
- 1922: Anderina
- 1923: Giovanna Dupre
- 1924: Stella d'Italia
- 1925: Acacia Rosa
- 1926: Neroccia
- 1927: Francavilla
- 1928: Erba
- 1929: Ortona
- 1930: Ostiglia
- 1931: Alena
- 1932: Jacopa del Sellaio
- 1933: Dossa Dossi
- 1934: Bernina
- 1935: Mahatma
- 1936: Archidamia
- 1937: Amerina
- 1938: Silvana
- 1939: Ematina
- 1940: Michela
- 1941: Pallade
- 1942: Alemagna
- 1943: Fior d'Orchidea
- 1944: Nervesa
- 1945: Zamora
- 1946: Piavola
- 1947: Zambra
- 1948: Astolfina
- 1949: Samba
- 1950: La Cadette
- 1951: Staffa
- 1952: Ola
- 1953: Dacia
- 1954: Feira de Rio
- 1955: Theodorica
- 1956: La Canea
- 1957: Angela Rucellai
- 1958: Beatrice Adams
- 1959: Feria
- 1960: Caorlina
- 1961: Nuria
- 1962: Alibella
- 1963: Anticlea
- 1964: Alice Frey
- 1965: Tadolina
- 1966: Macrina d'Alba
- 1967: Dolina
- 1968: Soragna
- 1969: Raimonda da Capua
- 1970: Batavia
- 1971: Tingitana
- 1972: Kerkenna
- 1973: Orsa Maggiore
- 1974: Red Girl
- 1975: Carnauba
- 1976: Claire Valentine
- 1977: Zabarella
- 1978: Giustizia
- 1979: Maria Waleska
- 1980: Marmolada
- 1981: Val d'Erica
- 1982: Ilenia
- 1983: Right Bank
- 1984: Paris Royal
See also
editReferences
edit- galopp-sieger.de – Oaks d'Italia.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Oaks d'Italia (2017).
- ippodromimilano.it – Albi d'Oro – Oaks.
- pedigreequery.com – Oaks d'Italia – Milano San Siro.
- tbheritage.com – Oaks d'Italia.