The Premio Carlo d'Alessio is a Group 3

Conditions races

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 flat

Flat racing

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 in Italy

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 open to thoroughbred

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s aged four years or older. It is run at Capannelle

Capannelle Racecourse

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 over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

The event was formerly known as the Premio Ellington, and for a period it held Group 2 status. It was renamed in memory of Carlo d'Alessio (1915–1994), a successful racehorse owner, in 2000. D'Alessio's horses included Bolkonski, Le Moss, Tolomeo and Wollow.

The Premio Carlo d'Alessio was extended from 2,400 to 2,800 metres in 2001, and it reverted to the former length 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

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 since 1987 (3 wins):

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

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Leading trainer

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 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 Tony Bin Tony Bin was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in Europe for his Italian owner from a base in Milan and who became a leading sire in Japan.-Background:...	4	Michel Jerome	Luigi Camici	2:37.2
1988	Jung	4	Marco Paganini	Ovidio Pessi	2:31.9
1989	Knight Line Dancer	4	Fernando Jovine	Luigi Camici	2:28.8
1990	Envoy	4	Fernando Jovine	Paul Kelleway	2:31.0
1991	Run Don't Fly	5	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole Paul Cole Paul F. I. Cole is a British racehorse trainer. Since 1987 he has been based at Whatcombe Estate in Oxfordshire, the former stables of Dick Dawson and Arthur Budgett....	2:27.9
1992	Secret Haunt	4	Frankie Dettori Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing...	Luca Cumani Luca Cumani Luca M. Cumani is an Italian thoroughbred horse trainer. He has trained at Bedford House Stables in Newmarket, England since 1976...	2:26.7
1993	Big Tobin	4	Otello Fancera	Luigi Camici	2:26.8
1994	Captain Horatius	5	Lester Piggott Lester Piggott Lester Keith Piggott is a retired English professional jockey, popularly known as "The Long Fellow". With 4,493 career wins, including nine Epsom Derby victories, he is one of the most well-known English flat racing jockeys of all time....	John Dunlop John L. Dunlop John L. Dunlop is a successful race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex, with over 3000 winners between 1966 and 2002.He was the British flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995....	2:30.4
1995	Laroche	4	Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen Peter Schiergen is a former German champion jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.- Horse trainer :Schiergen trained Boreal, winner of the 2001 Coronation Cup....	Heinz Jentzsch	2:26.4
1996	Luso	4	Brett Doyle	Clive Brittain Clive Brittain Clive Brittain is a British race-horse trainer. He began training as an apprentice in 1949, and on his own as a licensed trainer in the early 1970s. He currently trains at Carlburg Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk...	2:29.8
1997	Luso	5	Brett Doyle	Clive Brittain Clive Brittain Clive Brittain is a British race-horse trainer. He began training as an apprentice in 1949, and on his own as a licensed trainer in the early 1970s. He currently trains at Carlburg Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk...	2:25.3
1998	War Declaration	4	Massimiliano Tellini	Bruno Grizzetti	2:32.3
1999	Ivan Luis	5	Otello Fancera	Luigi Camici	2:24.8
2000	Hamond	5	Willie Ryan Willie Ryan Willie Ryan is a flat racing jockey from Ireland who has been based in the United Kingdom for most of his career.Ryan was apprenticed to the trainer Reg Hollinshead and won his first race at Windsor Racecourse in 1982. He was joint British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1985...	Andreas Wöhler	2:29.9
2001	Super Tassa	5	Palmerio Agus	Valfredo Valiani	2:57.7
2002	Narrative	4	Ted Durcan	Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor , is a horse racing trainer. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training license in 1994 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation....	3:00.3
2003	Maktub	4	Mirco Demuro	Bruno Grizzetti	2:57.5
2004	Simonas	5	Eduardo Pedroza	Ralf Suerland	3:00.4
2005	Electrocutionist Electrocutionist Electrocutionist was a Thoroughbred racehorse. Electrocutionist won eight of his 12 career starts, including three Grade I's, and won more than $5.6 million. Racing four times for the operation based in both Dubai and Newmarket, he was scheduled to participate in the Emirates Airline Champion...	4	Edmondo Botti	Valfredo Valiani	2:27.1
2006	Groom Tesse	5	Stefano Landi	Luigi Camici	2:28.9
2007	Exhibit One	5	Dario Vargiu	Valfredo Valiani	2:30.9
2008	Gimmy	4	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizzetti	2:30.2
2009	Voila Ici	4	Mirco Demuro	Vittorio Caruso	2:30.0
2010	Il Fenomeno	4	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizzetti	2:35.2
2011	Jakkalberry	5	Fabio Branca	Edmondo Botti	2:28.1