Group 2 race | |
Location | Capannelle Racecourse Rome, Italy |
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Inaugurated | 1884 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | Capannelle |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,200 metres (1m 3f) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds excluding geldings |
Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
Purse | €523,800 (2022) 1st: €291,000 |
The Derby Italiano is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Capannelle over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
It is Italy's equivalent of The Derby, a famous race in England.