Premio Sergio Cumani

Premio Sergio Cumani

Group 3 race
Location	San Siro Racecourse Milan, Italy
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	San Siro
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up fillies and mares
Weight	55 kg (3yo); 57 kg (4yo+) Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * * since January 1
Purse	€77,000 (2015) 1st: €23,800

The Premio Sergio Cumani is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.

The event is named in memory of Sergio Cumani, a ten-time champion trainer in Italy. It was formerly known as the Premio Bagutta, and for several years it was called the Premio Bagutta Memorial Sergio Cumani.

Records

Most successful horse since 1979:

• no horse has won this race more than once since 1979

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Leading jockey since 1988 (2 wins):

• Richard Quinn – Buckwig (1988), Welsh Diva (2002)
• Stefano Landi – Senebrova (1995), Desert Quiet (2006)
• Mirco Demuro – Marbye (2003), Khor Sheed (2011)

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Leading trainer since 1989 (2 wins):

• John Dunlop – Alabaq (1999), Snow Goose (2004)

Winners since 1989

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1989	Rosa de Caerleon	3	Sergio Dettori	Ubaldo Pandolfi	1:40.50
1990	Evening Kiss	3	Eric Legrix	Robert Collet	1:47.40
1991	Blue Daisy	3	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:41.50
1992	Siddharta	4	Santiago Soto	Gianfranco Verricelli	1:47.80
1993	Penny Drops	4	David Harrison	Lord Huntingdon	1:52.50
1994	Ardana	3	Armando Corniani	Armando Renzoni	1:46.60
1995	Senebrova	4	Stefano Landi	Valfredo Valiani	1:39.10
1996	Lara	4	Andrasch Starke	Bruno Schütz	1:43.30
1997	She Bat	3	Carlo Fiocchi	Vittorio Caruso	1:37.40
1998	Miss Carolina	4	Vincenzo Mezzatesta	Luigi Camici	1:44.90
1999	Alabaq	3	Michael Hills	John Dunlop	1:37.50
2000	Proudwings	4	Andreas Helfenbein	Ralf Suerland	1:45.40
2001	Toroca	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:47.60
2002	Welsh Diva	3	Richard Quinn	Amanda Perrett	1:42.80
2003	Marbye	3	Mirco Demuro	Bruno Grizzetti	1:38.80
2004	Snow Goose	3	Jimmy Fortune	John Dunlop	1:40.80
2005	Needlecraft	3	Frankie Dettori	Henri-Alex Pantall	1:42.00
2006	Desert Quiet	4	Stefano Landi	Pierluigi Giannotti	1:39.90
2007	Whazzis	3	Ryan Moore	William Haggas	1:39.60
2008	no race ^[a]
2009	Ravenel	3	Mario Esposito	Ralf Rohne	1:39.40
2010	Sajjhaa	3	Neil Callan	Michael Jarvis	1:38.20
2011	Khor Sheed	3	Mirco Demuro	Luca Cumani	1:35.30
2012	Nova Hawk	4	Cristian Demuro	Rod Collet	1:38.90
2013	Killachy Loose	4	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizzetti	1:35.80
2014	Ming Zhi Cosmos	3	Thierry Thulliez	Nicolas Clément	1:40.50
2015	Victoria Regina	4	Gregory Benoist	Henri-Francois Devin	1:37.70

^a The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.

Earlier winners

• 1979: Luisa Morales
• 1980: La Vreeland
• 1981: Holga
• 1982: Dewanadance
• 1983: Lina Cavalieri

• 1984: Royal Lorna
• 1985: English Spring
• 1986: Saint Samba
• 1987: Russian Lady
• 1988: Buckwig

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
  • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

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• galopp-sieger.de – Premio Bagutta Memorial Sergio Cumani.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Premio Sergio Cumani (2015).
• pedigreequery.com – Premio Sergio Cumani – Milano San Siro.