Premio Carlo d'Alessio

The Premio Carlo d'Alessio is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Capannelle in May.

Premio Carlo d'Alessio

Group 3 race
Location	Capannelle Racecourse Rome, Italy
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Capannelle
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres (1½ miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	55 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3½ kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * 1 kg if two Listed wins * * since August 1 last year
Purse	€61,600 (2015) 1st: €23,800

History

The race was originally called the Premio Ellington.^[1] It was named after Ellington, the sire of a leading 19th-century broodmare in Picciola, Italy.^[2]

The Premio Ellington was run over 2,400 metres. For a period it held Group 2 status.

The event was renamed in memory of Carlo d'Alessio, a successful racehorse owner, in 2000. D'Alessio's horses included Bolkonski, Le Moss and Wollow.^[3]

The Premio Carlo d'Alessio was extended to 2,800 metres in 2001. It reverted to 2,400 metres in 2005. It was downgraded to Group 3 level in 2006.

Records

Most successful horse since 1977 (2 wins):

• Luso – 1996, 1997

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Leading jockey since 1987 (4 wins):

• Dario Vargiu – Exhibit One (2007), Gimmy (2008), Il Fenomeno (2010), Time Chant (2016)

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Leading trainer since 1987 (5 wins):

• Luigi Camici – Tony Bin (1987), Knight Line Dancer (1989), Big Tobin (1993), Ivan Luis (1999), Groom Tesse (2006)

Winners since 1987

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1987	Tony Bin	4	Michel Jerome	Luigi Camici	2:37.20
1988	Jung	4	Marco Paganini	Lorenzo Brogi	2:31.90
1989	Knight Line Dancer	4	Fernando Jovine	Luigi Camici	2:28.80
1990	Artic Envoy	4	Fernando Jovine	Paul Kelleway	2:31.00
1991	Run Don't Fly	5	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:27.90
1992	Secret Haunt	4	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:26.70
1993	Big Tobin	4	Otello Fancera	Luigi Camici	2:26.80
1994	Captain Horatius	5	Lester Piggott	John Dunlop	2:30.40
1995	Laroche	4	Peter Schiergen	Heinz Jentzsch	2:26.40
1996	Luso	4	Brett Doyle	Clive Brittain	2:29.80
1997	Luso	5	Brett Doyle	Clive Brittain	2:25.30
1998	War Declaration	4	Massimiliano Tellini	Bruno Grizzetti	2:32.30
1999	Ivan Luis	5	Otello Fancera	Luigi Camici	2:24.80
2000	Hamond	5	Willie Ryan	Andreas Wöhler	2:29.90
2001	Super Tassa	5	Palmerio Agus	Valfredo Valiani	2:57.70
2002	Narrative	4	Ted Durcan	Saeed bin Suroor	3:00.30
2003	Maktub	4	Mirco Demuro	Bruno Grizzetti	2:57.50
2004	Simonas	5	Eduardo Pedroza	Ralf Suerland	3:00.40
2005	Electrocutionist	4	Edmondo Botti	Valfredo Valiani	2:27.10
2006	Groom Tesse	5	Stefano Landi	Luigi Camici	2:28.90
2007	Exhibit One	5	Dario Vargiu	Valfredo Valiani	2:30.90
2008	Gimmy	4	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizzetti	2:30.20
2009	Voila Ici	4	Mirco Demuro	Vittorio Caruso	2:30.00
2010	Il Fenomeno	4	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizzetti	2:35.20
2011	Jakkalberry	5	Fabio Branca	Edmondo Botti	2:28.10
2012	Lake Drop	4	Cristian Demuro	Stefano Botti	2:30.00
2013	Romantic Wave	4	Fabio Branca	Stefano Botti	2:28.22
2014	Orsino	7	Mirco Demuro	Ralf Rohne	2:28.03
2015	Dylan Mouth	4	Fabio Branca	Stefano Botti	2:26.40
2016	Time Chant	4	Dario Vargiu	Stefano Botti	2:25.40
2017	Full Drago	4	Cristian Demuro	Stefano Botti	2:28.90
2018	Chasedown	4	Dario Vargiu	Alduino Botti	2:26.60
2019	Assiro	4	Andrea Mezzafesta	Raffaele Biondi	2:33.50
2020	Walderbe[a]	4	Mickaelle Michel	Ralf Rohne	2:26.38
2021	Baptism	4	Cristian Demuro	Alduino Botti	2:28.4
2022	Atzeco	4	Dario Vargiu	Alduino Botti	2:28.4
2023	Tempesti	4	Frankie Dettori	Riccardo Santini	2:31.1

1. The 2020 race took place in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

Earlier winners

• 1977: Coltinger
• 1978: Rue de la Paix
• 1979: Montorselli
• 1980: Sifounas
• 1981: Ladislao di Oppelm

• 1982: Scouting Miller
• 1983: Phebis
• 1984: Alzao
• 1985: Shulich
• 1986: Tom Seymour

See also

• List of Italian flat horse races

References

1. "Il Pr. Ellington alle Capannelle" (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). 1 May 1968. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
2. "Ellington". bloodlines.net. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
3. Griffiths, Richard (10 September 1994). "Obituary: Carlo d'Alessio". The Independent. Retrieved 9 May 2009.

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• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

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• capannelleippodromo.it – Albo d'Oro – Premio Carlo d'Alessio.
• galopp-sieger.de – Premio d'Alessio (ex Premio Ellington).
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Premio Carlo d'Alessio (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Premio Carlo d'Alessio – Roma Capannelle.