Premio Chiusura

The Premio Chiusura is a Listed flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.

Premio Chiusura

Listed race
Location	San Siro Racecourse Milan, Italy
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	San Siro
Race information
Distance	1,400 metres (7f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Two-years-old and up
Weight	50 kg (2yo); 59 kg (3yo+) 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 January 1
Purse	€70,400 (2016) 1st: €23,800

The event is traditionally held during Milan's last flat racing fixture of the year. The English translation of its title is Closing Prize.

The Premio Chiusura was given Group 2 status in the 1970s. It was relegated to Group 3 level in 1988 and downgraded to Listed status in 2017.

Records

Most successful horse since 1971 (3 wins):

• Salselon – 2001, 2002, 2003

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Leading jockey since 1986 (3 wins):

• Giovanni Forte – Lavinia Fontana (1994, 1995), Salselon (2001)

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Leading trainer since 1986 (4 wins):

• John Dunlop – Efisio (1987), Alquoz (1989), Lavinia Fontana (1994, 1995)

Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	Assisi del Santo	3	Antonio di Nardo	Gaetano Benetti
1987	Efisio	5	John Reid	John Dunlop
1988	Aim for the Top	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:24.90
1989	Alquoz	4	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	1:24.80
1990	Glen Jordan	4	Sergio Dettori	Alduino Botti	1:26.10
1991	Silicon Bavaria	4	Olivier Poirier	Robert Collet	1:25.50
1992	Inner City	3	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:27.80
1993	no race
1994	Lavinia Fontana	5	Giovanni Forte	John Dunlop	1:27.40
1995	Lavinia Fontana	6	Giovanni Forte	John Dunlop	1:24.80
1996	Macanal	4	Peter Schiergen	Heinz Jentzsch	1:25.50
1997	Robins	5	Otello Fancera	Alberto Calchetti	1:23.30
1998	Tertullian	3	Andreas Suborics	Peter Schiergen	1:26.40
1999	Tertullian	4	Andreas Suborics	Peter Schiergen	1:28.40
2000	Low Pivot	2	Mario Esposito	Giuseppe Colleo	1:28.20
2001	Salselon	2	Giovanni Forte	Mario Ciciarelli	1:25.00
2002	Salselon	3	Alessandro Parravani	Mario Ciciarelli	1:24.50
2003	Salselon	4	Alessandro Parravani	Mario Ciciarelli	1:25.70
2004	Horeion Directa	5	Gabriele Bietolini	Andreas Löwe	1:27.40
2005	Horeion Directa	6	Gabriele Bietolini	Andreas Löwe	1:25.10
2006	Breath of Love	4	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	1:25.50
2007	Icelandic	5	Mirco Demuro	Frank Sheridan	1:24.10
2008	White Snow	4	Mario Esposito	Gabriele Miliani	1:24.00
2009	Le Big	5	Andrasch Starke	Uwe Stoltefuss	1:25.60
2010	König Concorde	5	Filip Minarik	Christian Sprengel	1:27.00
2011	König Concorde	6	Filip Minarik	Christian Sprengel	1:35.40
2012	Malagenia	4	Fabio Branca	Luigi Riccardi	1:26.70
2013	Regarde Moi	5	Fabio Branca	Stefano Botti	1:29.50
2014	Gothic Dance	5	Ivan Rossi	Bruno Grizzetti	1:23.80
2015	Pensierieparole	3	Dario Vargiu	Il Cavallo In Testa	1:26.80
2016	Princess Asta	3	Carlo Fiocchi	Mario Hofer	1:24.90
2017	Poeta Diletto	4	Carlo Fiocchi	A Botti	1:25.30
2018	Belle Meade	4	Rob Hornby	Andrew Balding	1:27.20
2019	Dersu Uzala	6	Dario de Tocco	Marco Casparini	1:28.40

Earlier winners

• 1971: Alcamo
• 1972: Calahorra
• 1973: Brook
• 1974: Carnauba
• 1975: Raga Navarro
• 1976: Ovac
• 1977: Capo Sunion
• 1978: Croda Alta
• 1979: Absalom
• 1980: Esclavo
• 1981: Emkar
• 1982: no race
• 1983: Nandino
• 1984: Capricorn Belle
• 1985: Life on Mars

See also

• List of Italian flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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• galopp-sieger.de – Premio Chiusura.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Premio Chiusura (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Premio Chiusura – Milano San Siro.