Premio Ribot

Premio Ribot

Group 2 race
Location	Capannelle Racecourse Rome, Italy
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Capannelle
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	57½ kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 2 kg for Group 1 winners * 1 kg for Group 2 winners * * since January 1
Purse	€104,500 (2014) 1st: €40,375

The Premio Ribot is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

The event is named after Ribot, a successful Italian-trained racehorse in the mid-1950s. It was given Group 2 status in the 1970s.

The Premio Ribot is usually held on the first or second Sunday in November. It is staged on the same day as the Premio Roma.

Records

Most successful horse:

• no horse has won this race more than once since 1976

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Leading jockey since 1982 (3 wins):

• Frankie Dettori – Taxi de Nuit (1996), Oriental Fashion (1999), Altieri (2002)

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Leading trainer since 1982 (3 wins):

• Vittorio Caruso – Misil (1991), Altieri (2002), Worthadd (2010)

Winners since 1982

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1982	Commodore Blake	5	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:45.60
1983	Nandino	3	Bruce Raymond	Antonio Aiello	1:37.90
1984	King of Clubs	3	Paul Cook	Ian Balding	1:44.00
1985	Laura Knight	4	Marco Paganini	Mario Vincis	1:44.30
1986	Lucky Ring	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:35.50
1987	Patriach	5	John Reid	John Dunlop	1:39.40
1988	Miswaki Tern	3	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	1:38.50
1989	Tibullo ^[a]	4	Gianfranco Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:41.60
1990	Sikeston	4	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	1:44.60
1991	Misil	3	Gianfranco Dettori	Vittorio Caruso	1:42.70
1992	Stubass	3	Santiago Soto	Alduino Botti	1:42.40
1993	Alhijaz	4	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:41.70
1994	Pater Noster	5	Paul Eddery	Julie Cecil	1:41.20
1995	Welsh Liberty	6	Armando Corniani	David Ducci	1:36.50
1996	Taxi de Nuit	4	Frankie Dettori	Alberto Verdesi	1:35.30
1997	Crimson Tide	3	Richard Hills	John Hills	1:40.60
1998	Midyan Call	4	Otello Fancera	Ovidio Pessi	1:37.00
1999	Oriental Fashion	3	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:42.70
2000	Dane Friendly	4	Mirco Demuro	Ovidio Pessi	1:44.00
2001	Giovane Imperatore	3	Maurizio Pasquale	Lorenzo Brogi	1:39.70
2002	Altieri	4	Frankie Dettori	Vittorio Caruso	1:38.90
2003	Duca d'Atri	4	Dario Vargiu	Armando Renzoni	1:37.10
2004	Eagle Rise	4	Andreas Suborics	Andreas Schütz	1:37.30
2005	Distant Way	4	Maurizio Pasquale	Lorenzo Brogi	1:40.00
2006	Ramonti	4	Edmondo Botti	Alduino Botti	1:35.40
2007	Santiago	5	Edmondo Botti	Hans Blume	1:38.00
2008	Pressing	5	Michael Kinane	Michael Jarvis	1:39.80
2009	Silver Arrow	4	Carlo Fiocchi	Riccardo Menichetti	1:43.20
2010	Worthadd	3	Mirco Demuro	Vittorio Caruso	1:35.80
2011	Vanjura	4	Alexander Pietsch	Roland Dzubasz	1:37.80
2012	King Air	5	Stéphane Pasquier	Rupert Pritchard-Gordon	1:39.03
2013	Saint Bernard	4	Gabriele Bietolini	Daniele Camuffo	1:35.17
2014	Porsenna	4	Dario Vargiu	Stefano Botti	1:36.00

^a Mirror Black finished first in 1989, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners

• 1976: Ovac
• 1977: Isabella Moretti
• 1978: Capo Bon

• 1979: Costly Wave
• 1980: Peloponnes
• 1981: Vargas Llosa

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
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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• capannelleippodromo.it – Albo d'Oro – Premio Ribot.
• galopp-sieger.de – Premio Ribot.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Premio Ribot (2014).
• pedigreequery.com – Premio Ribot – Roma Capannelle.