Group 2 race | |
Location | San Siro Racecourse Milan, Italy |
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Inaugurated | 1889 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | San Siro |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres (1 1/4 miles) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 53½ kg (3y); 60½ kg (4y+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares |
Purse | €242,000 (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]