The Derby Italiano is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.
It is run at Capannelle over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
It was initially called the Derby Reale, and most of the prize money for the inaugural running was donated by King Umberto I.
[2] The present system of race grading was introduced in the early 1970s, and the Derby Italiano was initially classed at Group 1 level.
c The 2019 winner Keep On Fly was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Generous Charity.