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.

Capannelle Racecourse, March 2019

External view of Capannelle Racecourse, December 2018

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.

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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