Premio Primi Passi
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The Premio Primi Passi is a Group 3
flat
horse race
in Italy
open to two-year-old thoroughbred
s. It is run at Milan
over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The event is Italy's first Group race of the year for two-year-olds. It is currently held at the same meeting as the Gran Premio d'Italia
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Leading jockey
since 1988 (3 wins):
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Leading trainer
since 1988 (3 wins):
Obe Gold finished first in 2004, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
Conditions races
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flat
Flat racing
Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...
horse race
Horse racing
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in Italy
Italy
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open to two-year-old thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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s. It is run at Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The event is Italy's first Group race of the year for two-year-olds. It is currently held at the same meeting as the Gran Premio d'Italia
Gran Premio d'Italia
The Gran Premio d'Italia is a Listed flat horse race in Italy which is open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at San Siro, Milan, over a distance of 2,200 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
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Records
Leading jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
since 1988 (3 wins):
- Mirco Demuro – Solitary Dancer (1998, dead-heat), Rolly Polly (2000), Blu Constellation (2010)
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Leading trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
since 1988 (3 wins):
- Armando Renzoni – Arranvanna (1990), Golden Titus (2006), Lui Rei (2008)
- Bruno Grizzetti – Della Scala (1997), Rolly Polly (2000), Orpen Shadow (2009)
Winners since 1988
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1988 | Flaming Sword | Vincenzo Mezzatesta | Bill O'Gorman | 1:13.1 |
| 1989 | Manoftheyear | Fernando Jovine | Bruno Agriformi | 1:11.1 |
| 1990 | Arranvanna | Gary W. Moore | Armando Renzoni | 1:10.2 |
| 1991 | Stuck | Jacques Heloury | Lorenzo Brogi | 1:10.7 |
| 1992 | Little Munchkin | Gianfranco Dettori Gianfranco Dettori Gianfranco Dettori is an Italian retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Dettori was born in Serramanna, in what is now the Medio Campidano, Sardinia. During his career, he won an Italian riding championship thirteen times... |
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.... |
1:14.3 |
| 1993 | Fred Bongusto | Bartolo Jovine | Roberto Brogi | 1:10.7 |
| 1994 | Bruttina | Maurizio Pasquale | Luigi Camici | 1:10.6 |
| 1995 | Tarte aux Pommes | Thierry Gillet Thierry Gillet Thierry Gillet is a top French jockey who won the 2004 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe aboard Bago, a thoroughbred race horse he has ridden in 14 of his career starts. In April 2009, at age 39, Gillet announced his retirement from racing, citing recurring weight problems... |
Jehan Bertran de Balanda | 1:11.1 |
| 1996 | Kingsinger | Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (jockey) Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
1:11.0 |
| 1997 | Della Scala | Giovanni Forte | Bruno Grizzetti | 1:14.3 |
| 1998 (dh) |
Kabuki Solitary Dancer |
Edmondo Botti Mirco Demuro |
Hans Blume Ovidio Pessi |
1:11.9 |
| 1999 | Palanca | Michael Roberts Michael Roberts (jockey) Michael Roberts is a South African jockey currently residing in Suffolk, England, with his wife Verna and two daughters, Melanie and Carolyn. Roberts has had a successful career, winning many English and South African races multiple times. He was British flat racing Champion Jockey in 1992... |
Heinz Jentzsch | 1:11.2 |
| 2000 | Rolly Polly | Mirco Demuro | Bruno Grizzetti | 1:08.4 |
| 2001 | Stolzing | Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics Andreas Suborics (born August 11, 1971 in Vienna, Austria is an Austrian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who is based in Germany and races worldwide.A three-time champion jockey in Germany, Suborics is best known as the jockey who rode Shirocco in 2004.... |
Urs Suter | 1:10.8 |
| 2002 | Le Vie dei Colori | Giacomo Temperini | Roberto Brogi | 1:09.7 |
| 2003 | Clifden | John Egan | Mark Wallace | 1:09.8 |
| 2004 | Shifting Place | Luca Maniezzi | Riccardo Menichetti | 1:10.7 |
| 2005 | Guest Connections | Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races.... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
1:10.2 |
| 2006 | Golden Titus | Stefano Landi | Armando Renzoni | 1:10.8 |
| 2007 | Magritte | Carlo Fiocchi | Riccardo Menichetti | 1:12.5 |
| 2008 | Lui Rei | Umberto Rispoli | Armando Renzoni | 1:10.1 |
| 2009 | Orpen Shadow | Dario Vargiu | Bruno Grizzetti | 1:10.2 |
| 2010 | Blu Constellation | Mirco Demuro | Vittorio Caruso | 1:14.0 |
| 2011 | Vedelago | Mario Esposito | Luigi Polito | 1:10.7 |
Obe Gold finished first in 2004, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.