The Premio Regina Elena is a Group 3

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 flat

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 horse race

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 in Italy

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 open to three-year-old thoroughbred

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 fillies

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. It is run at Capannelle

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 over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April or May.

It is Italy's equivalent of the 1,000 Guineas Stakes, a famous race in England.

History

The event is named after Elena of Montenegro

Elena of Montenegro

Elena of Montenegro was the daughter of King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro and his wife, Milena Vukotić...

, who became Queen of Italy when her husband acceded to the throne in 1900. It was established in 1907, and the inaugural running was won by Madree. Its title was shortened to the Premio Elena in 1943, but it reverted to its original name in 1965.

The Premio Regina Elena held Group 1 status for a period in the 1980s. It was relegated to Group 2 level in 1988, and to Group 3 in 2007. It is currently held about two weeks after the equivalent race for male horses, the Premio Parioli

Premio Parioli

The Premio Parioli, sometimes referred to as the Italian 2,000 Guineas, is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts. It is run at Capannelle, Rome, over a distance of 1,600 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.The event was...

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Several winners of the Premio Regina Elena have gone on to win the Oaks d'Italia

Oaks d'Italia

The Oaks d'Italia is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,200 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in May or June....

. The first was Makufa in 1912, and the most recent was Nicole Pharly in 1997.

Records

Leading jockey

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 (6 wins):

• Enrico Camici – Astolfina (1948), Giambellina (1954), Theodorica (1955), Angela Rucellai (1957), Rossellina (1960), Tadolina (1965)
• Sergio Fancera – Anticlea (1963), Brioche (1968), Azzurrina (1978), Martin's Girl (1979), Right Bank (1983), Miss Gris (1985)

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Leading trainer

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 since 1985 (6 wins):

• Bruno Grizzetti – Shenck (1999), Xua (2000), Sadowa (2002), Rumba Loca (2004), Lokaloka (2007), Stay Alive (2011)

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Leading owner (16 wins): (includes part ownership)

• Federico Tesio
  Federico Tesio
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   – Veronesa (1908), Angelica Kauffmann (1909), Claudia Lorena (1915), Gianpietrina (1917), Duccia di Buoninsegna (1923), Gherarda delle Notti (1926), Delleana (1928), Nannoccia (1930), Nogara (1931), Jacopa del Sellaio (1932), Dossa Dossi (1933), Bernina (1934), Dagherotipia (1939), Tokamura (1943), Astolfina (1948), Giambellina (1954)

Winners since 1985

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1985	Miss Gris	Sergio Fancera	Alduino Botti	Scuderia Siba	1:38.5
1986	Danzica	Willie Carson Willie Carson William Fisher Hunter Carson, OBE is a retired jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.-Life and career:Best known as "Miserable Willie", Carson was born in Stirling, Scotland. In 1957 he was apprenticed to Captain Gerald Armstrong at his stables at Tupgill, North Yorkshire...	Emilio Borromeo	Emilio Borromeo	1:40.8
1987	Fedora Grey	Gianfranco Dettori Gianfranco Dettori Gianfranco Dettori is an Italian retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Dettori was born in Serramanna, in what is now the Medio Campidano, Sardinia. During his career, he won an Italian riding championship thirteen times...	Alduino Botti	Scuderia Siba	1:40.3
1988	Lonely Bird	Luca Sorrentino	Emilio Borromeo	The Green Valley SRL	1:43.9
1989	Miss Secreto	Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen is a retired American jockey.Cauthen, the son of a trainer and a farrier, grew up in Walton, Kentucky around horses, which made race-riding a logical career choice. He rode his first race on May 12, 1976 at Churchill Downs; he finished last, riding King of Swat...	John Dunlop John L. Dunlop John L. Dunlop is a successful race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex, with over 3000 winners between 1966 and 2002.He was the British flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995....	Allevamento White Star Luciano Gaucci Luciano Gaucci is an Italian entrepreneur and sportsman. He was the owner of various clubs:* Perugia Calcio, a football club based in Perugia, Umbria.* Viterbese Calcio, a football club based in Viterbo, Lazio.* S.S...	1:42.1
1990	Atoll	Gary W. Moore	Barry Hills Barry Hills Barry Hills is a British thoroughbred horse trainer. He lives in Lambourn, England.-Biography:Barry Hills had three sons in his first marriage: John, Michael, and Richard. John is a horse trainer, and both Michael and Richard are jockeys. After his divorce, he married Penny Hills, and had two more...	Antonio Balzarini	1:42.9
1991	Arranvanna	Eddie Maple Eddie Maple Edward Retz "Eddie" Maple is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17...	Armando Renzoni	Antonio Balzarini	1:42.6
1992	Treasure Hope	Willie Supple	Jim Bolger Jim Bolger (racehorse trainer) James S. "Jim" Bolger is an Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and breeder based in Coolcullen in County Kilkenny. For many years now he has been recognised as one of the racing greats in Ireland...	Carlo Bascape	1:38.5
1993	Ancestral Dancer	Michael Hills	Michael Bell	Innlaw Racing	1:39.9
1994	Erin Bird	Edmondo Botti	Giuseppe Botti	Scuderia Siba	1:40.0
1995	Olimpia Dukakis	Giovanni Forte	Giuseppe Botti	Scuderia Siba	1:39.1
1996	Beauty to Petriolo	Maurizio Pasquale	Luigi Camici	Scuderia Ri-Ma	1:39.3
1997	Nicole Pharly	Frankie Dettori Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing...	Alberto Verdesi	Scuderia Blue Horse	1:39.1
1998	Sopran Londa	Mirco Demuro	Luigi Camici	Az. Agricola San Uberto	1:42.4
1999	Shenck	Sylvain Guillot Sylvain Guillot Sylvain Guillot is a French jockey. He is married to the sister of fellow jockey Yannick Fouin and has one son, Thomas.For three years from about 1987, Guillot did an apprenticeship with Jean-François Daubin at Maisons-Laffitte...	Bruno Grizzetti	Scuderia Il Poggio	1:43.6
2000	Xua	Massimiliano Tellini	Bruno Grizzetti	Scuderia Sagittario	1:40.0
2001	Bugia	Maurizio Pasquale	Lorenzo Brogi	Scuderia Nordovest	1:38.5
2002	Sadowa	Mirco Demuro	Bruno Grizzetti	Scuderia Blueberry	1:38.5
2003	Golden Nepi	Dario Vargiu	Giuliano Fratini	Scuderia Golden Horse	1:40.2
2004	Rumba Loca	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizzetti	Mack Ferrer SRL	1:42.6
2005	Silver Cup	Marco Monteriso	Alduino Botti	Martin S. Schwartz	1:37.2
2006	Windhuk	Stefano Landi	Pierluigi Giannotti	Pierluigi Giannotti	1:37.0
2007	Lokaloka	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizzetti	Razza del Terminillo	1:35.8
2008	Love of Dubai	Darryll Holland Darryll Holland Darryll Paul Holland is a United Kingdom flat racing jockey who has ridden for trainers such as Luca Cumani, Geoff Wragg, and Mark Johnston....	Clive Brittain Clive Brittain Clive Brittain is a British race-horse trainer. He began training as an apprentice in 1949, and on his own as a licensed trainer in the early 1970s. He currently trains at Carlburg Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk...	Mohammed Al Shafar	1:37.1
2009	My Sweet Baby	Carlo Fiocchi	Riccardo Menichetti	Sc. Razza dell'Olmo	1:38.3
2010	Evading Tempete	Jean-Bernard Eyquem	François Rohaut	Mouknass / Forde	1:38.3
2011	Stay Alive	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizzetti	Scuderia Vittadini	1:39.6

Earlier winners

* The race took place at Milan

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in 1918 and 1944.