Una Sunday like few others in the program 12th November atSnai San Siro racecourse from Milan. A super day from the postural horse racing, with two gallop races out of seven of absolute value and named after two great figures of Italian and international horse racing such as Victor of Capua e Federico Tesio, and from the point of view of entertainment and animation for families and children with many activities inside the historic plant sports square 16. Gates open from 11:30 with paid entry - 5 euros full ticket and 7,50 euros per family while it is free for minors and certified disabled people -.
Il Entrance ticket includes all entertainment activities which are already being carried out from 12, starting with the live music and the performances of saxophone and violin in front of the main grandstand and also one DJ set station. Later, from 14 pm, the entertainers of Pepe Party Milan await the little visitors in thepaddock area (partly covered) to get started i group games, the creative workshops, face painting, baby dance and many other fun activities. For the age range 3-13 years there is the thrill of 'Baptism of the saddle' on the pony of CIL (Centro Ippico Lombardo) with an instructor in tow to take a short tour around the main fountain of the racecourse. To delight the afternoon, in addition to four restaurants present inside the system, including the food-trucks Caviar On The Road which offers tastings of salmon, caviar and oysters accompanied by a flute of champagne, or, given the season, hot and tasty chestnuts. There is also a space visible to the public with the farrier, the evocative art of farriery, that is, trimming and shoeing the horse. And then the possibility for the public to visit independently one of the largest equestrian statues in the world, Leonardo's horse, and follow the various itineraries of Botanical park with 70 species of shrubs and plants coming from all over the planet, labeled and with the country of origin.
The presence, for demonstration purposes only, of the is interesting AVIS blood vehicle (Italian Blood Volunteers Association) the vehicle equipped for collecting and storing blood offered by donors, and an association stand with brochures and flyers to explain Avis' activity and raise public awareness of donating to help those in need of blood and plasma.
On the track, however, the atmosphere will be different, full of emotions and adrenaline right from the start from 12pm. All eyes will be on the two key races of the day, valid for Victor of Capua and Federico Tesio (6th and 3rd test of the day). But who were they from Capua and Tesio? Di Capua he was a well-known lawyer and considered the 'king of racehorses' kidnapped and barbarously killed by organized crime in 1977. Tesio, however, was a breeder as well as an Italian political figure. He has always frequented the Milanese racecourse, so much so that the bench on which he usually sat with his wife during racing days is still present. Even today he is considered one of the most important breeders of English thoroughbred horses in the history of Italian and international horse racing, to the point of being recognized as the 'Leonardo da Vinci of horse racing' or 'The Wizard of Dormello'.
Il Vittorio di Capua Prize it is proof of Group II with a huge prize pool 247.500 € and is reserved for horses aged 3 years and over committed to the distance of Approximately 1600 meters on a large track. Even the Federico Tesio Award it is a test for horses aged 3 years and over but of Group III and there is a dispute about 2200 meters always on the big track with a prize pool of 88.000 euros. Among five other races on the Sunday program it is worth highlighting the Auction Grand Prix at the 2nd test, a limited handicap reserved for 2-year-old horses over approximately 1500 meters on a medium track.
Snai San Siro Milan Racecourse – Useful info
Entrance and ticket office: Piazzale dello Sport 16; gate access: from 11:30;
Full ticket cost: 5 euros per person – family ticket: 7,50 euros;
Free for minors and certified disabled people plus one companion;
Racing meeting starts at 12pm.
