- Oaks d'Italia
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Group 2 race
Oaks d'ItaliaLocation San Siro Racecourse
Milan, ItalyRace 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: €170,000The 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.
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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)
Leading trainer since 1985 (3 wins):
- Hans Blume – Nagoya (1999), Meridiana (2003), Gyreka (2005)
- Peter Schiergen – Guadalupe (2002), Goose Bay (2008), Danedream (2011)
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
- 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
References
- 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.
Categories:- Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
- Horse races in Italy
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