Ramonti

Ramonti
Racing colours of Godolphin
Sire	Martino Alonso
Grandsire	Marju
Dam	Fosca
Damsire	El Gran Senor
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	28 March 2002
Country	France
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Scuderia Siba
Owner	Scuderia Antezzate Godolphin Racing
Trainer	Alduino Botti Saeed Bin Suroor
Record	20: 12-5-1
Earnings	£1,951,582
Major wins
Premio Parioli (2005) Premio Emilio Turati (2006) Premio Vittorio di Capua (2006) Premio Ribot (2006) Queen Anne Stakes (2007) Sussex Stakes (2007) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2007) Hong Kong Cup (2007)

Ramonti (foaled 28 March 2002) is a retired French-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He was originally trained in Italy, where he won eight races at the ages of three and four including the Group One Premio Vittorio di Capua. He was then bought by Godolphin Racing and was trained in Britain and the United Arab Emirates by Saeed Bin Suroor. For his new connections Ramonti won three of Britain's most important mile races in 2007, before winning the ten furlong Hong Kong Cup. At the end of the season he was one of the highest-ranked racehorses in the world over one mile. Ramonti was retired to stud after a single unsuccessful start in 2008. He is currently based in Italy.

Ramonti is a dark-coated bay horse with a small white star standing 16.2½ hands high. He was bred in France by Emilio Balzarini's Scuderia Siba, a breeding organisation based near Brescia in Italy, and originally raced in the colours of Balzarini's Scuderia Antezzate. Ramonti was sent into training with the brothers Giuseppe and Alduino Botti and was ridden in his early career by Giuseppe's son Endo. During the most successful period of his career, Ramonti raced with a tongue-tie.

Ramonti's sire, Martino Alonso, won six races and finished placed in the Premio Roma and the Premio Vittorio di Capua before retiring to stand at the Siba stud. In his first season at stud, he attracted little interest, and sired only nineteen foals, including Ramonti. After Ramonti's success made Martino Alonso a more popular stallion he was kidnapped in November 2009 and recovered by police six months later. He died following a paddock accident in March 2012. Ramonti's dam, Fosca was an American-bred daughter of El Gran Senor and a direct descendant of the Fillies Triple Crown winner Meld.