The Gran Criterium is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to two-year-old thoroughbred Colt (horse) entire colts only .
It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,500 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
The event held Group 2 status for a period in the 1970s.
It was subsequently promoted, and was Italy's only Group 1 race for juvenile horses.
[1] Leading jockey since 1970 (6 wins): Leading trainer since 1980 (4 wins): Leading owner since 1980 (3 wins): a The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.