Trotting race, the 95th Italian Derby will be held on Sunday 9 in Rome. The first edition in 1926

A special day that awaited Sunday 9 October at the Capannelle racecourse in Rome: on stage the great trotting party, the 

the special day in which the 

Now in its 

, the race dedicated to 3-year-old Italian trotters, represents the most prestigious showcase for local horses and the most awaited appointment by breeders, owners, professionals and enthusiasts. 

In the same afternoon there will also be the traditional 

, the race that is unanimously defined "Derby of the females", because it is run only by mares, programmed on the short distance of the mile.

«There is great expectation - comments 

 - for this day which will host one of the most interesting conferences of the entire national equestrian calendar and which will deliver the prestigious“ Nastro Azzurro ”.

A very important event, which will be experienced with exceptional participation by the public and professionals, as already happened for the afternoon dedicated to the heats for the qualifiers, last September 18th, which attracted a very large number of fans to Capannelle ”. 

Meanwhile, while waiting for the race, the draws for the starting order were made.

The 14 finalists in the competition are:

.

With regard to the prediction, it would seem to start from a fairly firm point, namely that represented by 

who has been the ruler of the season so far having won three groups 1 in a row, always highlighting a fairly clear superiority.

The line-up of the fourteen competitors who will compete in the Oaks del Trotto was also drawn.

Domenico Savi

Trotto Derby

The history of the Italian derby of the trot

The first edition dates back to 1926, when it was disputed at the Roman racecourse of Villa Glori with the name of "Derby Reale del Trotto", which saw the victory of a foal named 

 with a time of 1.29.2 over the total distance of 2000 meters.

Throughout the 1920s, the competition highlighted the mastery of the most famous 'drivers' of the time, even though the results in terms of speed were still fair: the best time was in fact that of 

 who in 1927 won in 1.26.

In the

in the 1930s, the Derby was renamed the “Grand Prix of the King and Emperor” and the meters to be covered were first brought to 2400 and then to 2500

After the last Roman edition in wartime

was won, in 1943

by the famous 

 led by Ugo Bottoni, the race moved to

Milan, where in the two-year period 1944/45 it was renamed the “Breeding Grand Prix”.

In 1946 he then arrived in Naples, finding the name of Derby again.

In 1947, finally, the Italian Derby del Trotto returned to Rome, in time to witness, in 1950, the unforgettable victory of 

 with 1.24.4.

Later, with the introduction of the autostart in 1952, the era of the Villa Glori racecourse ended

which was  demolished to make room for the Olympic Village, and a decade later

the challenge moved to the Tor di Valle track, where we started racing at 2100

meters: the distance that will become the classic one of the Derby.

However, it is only from the second half of the 70s that the Derby will witness the increasingly rapid rise of young champions with amazing speed skills. 

In fact, the 90s opened with the victory of 

 and his 1.15.5, to reach an immeasurable 

 who in 1998 triumphed in the Derby with 1.13.9 and which will only be unhinged in 2005 by 

 with 1.13. 0.

,

on the new trotting track built at the

, where a new season full of elegance and emotions opens.