Premio Lydia Tesio
| Group 1 race | |
| Location |
Capannelle Racecourse Rome, Italy |
|---|---|
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Longines |
| Website | Capannelle |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares |
| Weight | 55½ kg (3yo); 57 kg (4yo+) |
| Purse | €275,000 (2016) 1st: €80,750 |
The Premio Lydia Tesio is a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October.
The event is named in memory of Lydia Tesio, the wife of Federico Tesio. For a period it was restricted to fillies aged three or four. It was given Group 2 status in 1975.
The race was first promoted to Group 1 level in 1977, but it was relegated back to Group 2 in 1988. It was opened to five-year-old mares in 1990, and its upper age limit became unrestricted in 1992.
The Premio Lydia Tesio regained Group 1 status in 2004. Its recent sponsors have included Darley, Shadwell and Longines.
Most successful horse:
Leading jockey since 1968 (4 wins):
Leading trainer since 1968 (4 wins):
Leading owner since 1968 (3 wins):
a The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.
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