Horse Racing Events in Italy

Horse racing is a popular spectator sport in the UK, and gambling on horseraces is the cornerstone of the British betting industry.

The two main forms of horse racing in the UK are unobstructed distances races, known as flat racing, and races over fences or over hurdles, known as National Hunt racing. Additionally there is another form of racing which is run on an altogether more informal and ad hoc basis, known as point to point racing.

Point to point is a form of steeplechasing for amateur riders. Like professional racing, it is run under the auspices of the governing and regulatory body for horse-racing in Great Britain, the British Horseracing Authority.

The UK has produced some of the greatest jockeys, including Sir Gordon Richards, usually considered the greatest jockey ever. There are between four and five hundred professional jockeys based in the UK.

Here's a list of notable horse racing events which take place annually in the UK, under the jurisdiction of the British Horseracing Authority.

Group 1

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
May	Derby Italiano	Capannelle	2,200	3yo c&f
May	Premio Presidente della Repubblica	Capannelle	2,000	4yo+ c&f
June	Gran Premio di Milano	San Siro	2,400	3yo+ c&f
October	Premio Vittorio di Capua	San Siro	1,600	3yo+ c&f
October	Gran Criterium	San Siro	1,600	2yo c&f
October	Gran Premio del Jockey Club	San Siro	2,400	3yo+ c&f
October	Premio Lydia Tesio	Capannelle	2,000	3yo+ f
November	Premio Roma	Capannelle	2,000	3yo+ c&f

Group 2

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
May / June	Premio Carlo Vittadini	San Siro	1,600	3yo+
June	Oaks d'Italia	San Siro	2,200	3yo f
November	Premio Ribot	Capannelle	1,600	3yo+

Group 3

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
April / May	Premio Ambrosiano	San Siro	2,000	4yo+
April / May	Premio Parioli	Capannelle	1,600	3yo c
April / May	Premio Carlo Chiesa	Capannelle	1,200	3yo+ f
May	Premio Regina Elena	Capannelle	1,600	3yo f
May	Premio Carlo d'Alessio	Capannelle	2,400	4yo+
May	Premio Tudini	Capannelle	1,200	3yo+
May / June	Premio Mario Incisa	San Siro	2,000	3yo f
June	Premio Paolo Mezzanotte	San Siro	2,000	4yo+ f
June	Premio Primi Passi	San Siro	1,200	2yo
Sept / Oct	Premio Federico Tesio	San Siro	2,200	3yo+
October	Premio Dormello	San Siro	1,600	2yo f
October	Premio Sergio Cumani	San Siro	1,600	3yo+ f
October	Premio Omenoni	San Siro	1,000	3yo+
October	Premio Guido Berardelli	Capannelle	1,800	2yo
Oct / Nov	Premio Chiusura	San Siro	1,400	2yo+
November	Premio Umbria	Capannelle	1,200	2yo+