Premio Dormello

Premio Dormello

Group 2 race
Location	San Siro Racecourse Milan, Italy
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	San Siro
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	56 kg
Purse	€121,000 (2016) 1st: €34,000

The Premio Dormello is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

The event is named after Dormello, the stud farm of Federico Tesio. It was given Group 2 status in 1975 and relegated to Group 3 level in 1988 before reclaiming its Group 2 status in 2019.

Records

Leading jockey since 1986 (3 wins):

• Mirco Demuro – Sonda (1999), Adamantina (2010), Bugie d'Amore (2011)

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Leading trainer since 1986 (6 wins):

• John Dunlop – Three Tails (1986), Miss Secreto (1988, dead-heat), Brockette (1990), Scarlet Plume (1995), Barafamy (1998), Manbala (2005)

Winners since 1989

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1989	Ruby Tiger	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	1:38.30
1990	Brockette	Michael Roberts	John Dunlop	1:46.00
1991	Lasting Lass	Alessandro Parravani	Gabriele Miliani	1:46.40
1992	Foolish Heart	Frankie Dettori	Neil Graham	1:52.00
1993	Alpride	Peo Perlanti	Mario Ciciarelli	1:50.80
1994	Olimpia Dukakis	Giovanni Forte	Giuseppe Botti	1:52.50
1995	Scarlet Plume	Jason Weaver	John Dunlop	1:39.90
1996	Happy Dancer	Cash Asmussen	Robert Collet	1:43.20
1997	Wren	Fernando Jovine	Lord Huntingdon	1:39.60
1998	Barafamy	Richard Quinn	John Dunlop	1:45.80
1999	Sonda	Mirco Demuro	Alduino Botti	1:39.30
2000	Innit	Craig Williams	Mick Channon	1:42.60
2001	Kazzia	Fernando Jovine	Andreas Wöhler	1:42.20
2002	Lady Catherine	Frankie Dettori	Henri-Alex Pantall	1:45.10
2003	Mamela	Gabriele Bietolini	Andreas Löwe	1:41.50
2004	Nouvelle Noblesse	Edmondo Botti	Mario Hofer	1:40.90
2005	Manbala	Thierry Thulliez	John Dunlop	1:45.20
2006	Scoubidou	Adrie de Vries	Hans Blume	1:42.80
2007	Celtic Slipper	Seb Sanders	Ralph Beckett	1:39.20
2008	no race [a]
2009	Blessed Luck	Nicola Pinna	Stefano Botti	1:38.60
2010	Adamantina	Mirco Demuro	Vittorio Caruso	1:45.70
2011	Bugie d'Amore	Mirco Demuro	Bruno Grizzetti	1:36.40
2012	Punta Stella	Mario Esposito	Daniele Zarroli	1:40.60
2013	Ombrage	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizetti	1:42.40
2014	Fontanelice	Cristian Demuro	Stefano Botti	1:43.30
2015	Cassina De Pomm	Claudio Colombi	Stefano Botti	1:43.80
2016	Rainbow Royal	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	1:36.30
2017	Sweet Gentle Kiss	Dario Vargiu	Stefano Botti	1:37.10
2018	Noblesse Oblige	Luca Maniezzi	Marco Gasparini	1:40.10
2019	Night Colours	Fabio Branca	Simon Crisford	1:37.80
2020	Telepatic Glances	Antonio Fresu	Endo Botti	1:42.20
2021	Atamisque[b]	Mario Sanna	Alduino Botti	1:38.30
2022	Aloa	Dario Vargiu	Alduino Botti	1:43.40
2023	Folgaria	Claudio Colombi	Stefano Botti	1:42.00

^a The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.
^b The 2021 races took place at Capannelle.

Earlier winners

• 1973: Tivola
• 1974: Sinthesis
• 1975: Ancholia
• 1976: Roman Blue
• 1977: Miss Carina
• 1978: Mesange Bleue
• 1979: Cos Display
• 1980: Val d'Erica

• 1981: Ilenia
• 1982: Stemegna
• 1983: Sly Moon
• 1984: Miss Gris
• 1985: Ivor's Image
• 1986: Three Tails
• 1987: Dyreen
• 1988: Marina Duff / Miss Secreto *

* The 1988 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

• List of Italian flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• galopp-sieger.de – Premio Dormello.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Premio Dormello (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Premio Dormello – Milano San Siro.