Oaks d'Italia

Oaks d'Italia
Group 2 race
LocationSan Siro Racecourse
Milan, Italy
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteSan Siro
Race information
Distance2,200 metres (1m 3f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight56 kg
Purse€285,000 (2020)
1st: €157,000

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.

It is Italy's equivalent of The Oaks, a famous race in England.

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)
  • 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

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 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

  • 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

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