Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Surface Turf Distance 2,000 m | Website Capannelle Track Right-handed Sponsor Longines | |
Location Capannelle Racecourse
Rome, Italy Qualification Three-years-old and up
fillies and mares | ||
2016 10 23 premio lydia tesio ita sound of freedom
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.
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Premio lydia tesio longines 2011 gr 1
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:
Leading jockey since 1968 (4 wins):
Leading trainer since 1968 (4 wins):
Leading owner since 1968 (3 wins):
Winners since 1980
a The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.