Venetian Prince

Sunday's G2 Premio Oaks D'Italia at San Siro in Milan has drawn a quality field of 16 fillies, and sire Saxon Warrior will have four chances to take home the top prize led by G3 Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1000 Guineas) runner-up Lizzana. Second fiddle to Just Call Me Angel (Dark Angel) last out in that early May contest, Lizzana will look to improve on that effort yet again in this Italian Classic for trainer Marco Botti. Never out of the money, she's as consistent as they come and will...

Forty-five years on from the success of the Ian Balding-trained Glint Of Gold in the Paul Mellon silks forever synonymous with Mill Reef, Andrew Balding emulated his late father at Milan's San Siro Racetrack on Tuesday as the blue-blooded Venetian Prince (St Mark's Basilica) emerged victorious in a pulsating finish to the G2 143rd Derby Italiano. German challenger Salitos (In Swoop) and last month's G3 Premio Parioli (Italian 2,000 Guineas) hero Grand Son Of Dark (Dark Angel), bidding to keep the prize on home soil, looked to have the race...

Tuesday, San Siro (Milan), Italy, post time: 17:50, 143RD DERBY ITALIANO-G2, €640,200, 3yo, c/f, 11fT Field: Archers Bay (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Arkansas (Fr) (Sottsass {Fr}), Bright Light (Fr) (City Light {Fr}), Bruxelles (Ity) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}), Camponanes (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Dastan (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}), Dear Enemy (Ger) (Isfahan {Ger}), Dr Omran (Ire) (Palace Pier {GB}), Ex Animo (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Grand Son Of Dark (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Hello Jo (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Pashang (Ger) (Isfahan {Ger}), Quantas (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Salitos (Ire)...