July 4, 2015 – Timone EK (3m Mr. Vic-Gemona-Lemon Dra) took today’s €220,000 purse, 2250 meters autostart, Nazionale Gianni Memorial at Milan (San Siro).
Federico Esposito teamed the winner, clocked in 1.14.9kr for his ninth win in 12 starts. Tesoro Degli Dei (3m Igor Font-Isabella Dei-Pine Chip) was second for teamster Pietro Gubellini, the controlled pacesetter, with Tulum (3m Algiers Hall-Image OM-Lemon Dra) home third.
The Premio Nazionale Filly (€66,000 purse, 1650 meters autostart) went to Tuscania Pal (3f Nad Al Sheba-Fata dei Bessi-Yankee Glide) for Tommaso Di Lorenzo and clocked in 1.12.9kr. Tiffany Caf (3f Cantab Hall-Elaine Caf-Supergill) was second for David Di Stefano beaten a length with Tessa OB Sonic (3f Exploit Caf-Ilide-Piccardo) third for Gennaro Casillo in the bike. The winner is trained by Mauro Baroncini and the time was 0.7kr off the race record set in 2012.
Thomas H. Hicks