Premio Tudini

Premio Tudini
Group 3 race
Northjet, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
LocationCapannelle Racecourse
Rome, Italy
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteCapannelle
Race information
Distance1,200 metres (6f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight53 kg (3yo); 57½ kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
4½ kg for Group 1 winners *
3 kg for Group 2 winners *
2 kg for Group 3 winners *
2 kg if three Listed wins *
1 kg if two Listed wins *
* since August 1 last year
Purse88,000 (2011)
1st: €34,000

The Premio Tudini is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

The event was formerly known as the Premio Melton, and it held Group 3 status for a period in the 1970s. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1979.

The Premio Melton was subtitled the Memorial Tudini during the 1990s. It was relegated back to Group 3 status in 1996. It was run as the Premio Tudini Piero e Ugo in the early 2000s, and it subsequently became the Premio Tudini.

The Premio Tudini is currently staged at the same meeting as the Derby Italiano.