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Premio Melton

Premio Tudini
Group 3 race
Northjet.jpg
Northjet, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
Location Capannelle Racecourse
Rome, Italy
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Capannelle
Race information
Distance 1,200 metres (6f)
Surface Turf
Track Straight
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight 53 kg (3yo); 57½ kg (4yo+)
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 August 1 last year
Purse 88,000 (2011)
1st: €34,000

The Premio Tudini is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

The event was formerly known as the Premio Melton, and it held Group 3 status for a period in the 1970s. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1979.

The Premio Melton was subtitled the Memorial Tudini during the 1990s. It was relegated back to Group 3 status in 1996. It was run as the Premio Tudini Piero e Ugo in the early 2000s, and it subsequently became the Premio Tudini.

The Premio Tudini is currently staged at the same meeting as the Derby Italiano.

Most successful horse since 1975:

Leading jockey since 1987 (4 wins):

Leading trainer since 1987 (2 wins):


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