Gran Premio di Milano

Gran Premio di Milano
Group 2 race
LocationSan Siro Racecourse
Milan, Italy
Inaugurated1889
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteSan Siro
Race information
Distance2,000 metres (1 1/4 miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight53½ kg (3y); 60½ kg (4y+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Purse242,000 (2015)
1st: €114,750

The Gran Premio di Milano is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

The event was established in 1889, and during the early part of its history it was contested over 3,000 metres. It was run over 2,600 metres in 1971, and it reverted to its former length the following year. It was cut to 2400 metres in 1974 and again to 2000 metres (its present distance) in 2019. The race was formerly contested at Group 1 level before being downgraded from the 2016 running.[1]

  1. ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2016 European Programme / 21 Jan 16". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 30 March 2016.