Capannelle Racecourse
Capannelle Racecourse (Italian: Ippodromo delle Capannelle) is a horse racing venue in Rome, Italy. The course was constructed in 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1926 to a design by Paolo Vietti-Violi.
It was recently the venue of two Group 1 flat races – the Premio Lydia Tesio (downgraded to Group 2 in 2019) and the Premio Roma (downgraded to Group 2 in 2017). The track also stages the most valuable flat race in Italy, the Derby Italiano, which was downgraded to Group 2 status in 2009.
Group 2 races include the Premio Ribot and the Premio Presidente della Repubblica. Group 3 races include the Premio Tudini, Premio Carlo Chiesa, Premio Carlo e Francesco Aloisi, Premio Carlo d'Alessio, and Premio Guido Berardelli.
It is also home ground of Italy's premier cricket club, Capannelle Roma.
On September 8 2019, the world's largest pizza party was held at the racecourse, where 1,146 people dined on pizza together. [1]
References
- capannelleippodromo.it – "L'Ippodromo" (in Italian)
- capannelleippodromo.it – "La Storia" (in Italian)
- initaly.com – "Remembering Italy – Capannelle Race Course"
- racingandsports.com.au – "Italian Derby Downgraded"
- rccc.it – Roma Capannelle Cricket Club
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- ^ "Rome makes world record for biggest pizza party". Wanted In Rome. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2021.