Sirlad Sirlad, (From Bold Lad Usa and Soragna from Orvieto) was perhaps more loved than Ribot and Nearco and, probably, very unfortunate. Sirlad, an myth Sirlad, a myth of Italian horse racing, an imposing horse that combined style and power that, in 1976, presented himself on the turf with his trainer Gaetano Benetti with the colors of the La Tesa Breed. At the Gran Criterium he comes out of the starting cages badly and follows about ten lengths but at 150 meters from the finish his jockey, the great Gianfranco Dettori, calls the great horse who, by putting in force overbearing strides, reaches the horseRead More →

Apelle Apelle, son of Sardanapale and Angelina, was born in 1923 and was raised by Federico Tesio, who would have raised Nearco and Ribot among the many thoroughbreds. First of all we apologize for the quality of the only photograph we found, but Apelle is a horse from the first decades of the last century and in those years the photographs were rather rare and of low quality. Apelle was a horse without that searing ending that fans like a lot but from the outset imposes a terrifying gait, capable of stopping any resistance: an exceptional “passista”. Apelle is the first… Apelle is the firstRead More →

Molvedo Molvedo (1958-1987) dark bay, was born from the first coupling season of Ribot, the best horse ever trained in Italy. The mare was supposed to be Staffa but, since the document had been lost for his trip to England, where Ribot was, it was decided to send Maggiolina, a inbred of Nearco, the most important reproductive that the Italian breeding has never produced. Molvedo has grown… Bred by the Razza Ticino in Gornate, near Varese, Molvedo was trained by Armando Maggi, had the great Enrico Camici, the jockey of his father Ribot in his most important races, had a robust structure, very different fromRead More →

Ribot Probably the Largest Horse of the Italian Horse Racing Was born… Ribot was born in England in Newmarket, in 1952, by Tenerani and Romanella, was bred by Federico Tesio and his interpreter throughout his career was the jockey Enrico Camici. A curiosity Ribot is also important to us because we entered the horse world by organizing the Memorial Ribot Event, we were fascinated by this wonderful world and we never left it.To know our history read this page. Thank you. Owes his great fame to his unbeaten throughout his career: a good sixteen consecutive victories in the most important Grand Prix disputed in Europe,Read More →

Nearco

Nearco Nearco (24 January 1935 – 27 June 1957) from Pharos and Nogara was an Italian thoroughbred purebred English horse, gallop champion of the Dormello Olgiata Breed bred by Federico Tesio in Dormelletto, in Piedmont. Nearco he left a… … a descendants that has had a lot of horses important as Nearctic, Northerm Dancer, Secreteriat and others to the point that Nearco was twice (in 1947 and 1949) at the top of the list of stallions whose descendants had won the highest sum of prizes in England and Ireland. According to… According to many horse racing experts, Nearco was one of the strongest racehorses ofRead More →

Donatello II Donatello II (m.s.) born in 1934 from Blenheim and Delleana da Clarissimus Owner: Teso – Incisa Coach: Federico Tesio Jockey: Pietro Gubellini Donatello II. Nine races disputed with 8 wins at 2 and 3 years including the Grand Prix of Milan, the Italian Grand Prix, the Italian Derby, the National Criterium, the Gran Criterium, the Eupili Award, and the only defeat is a placement : the second place at the Grand Prix de Paris in Longchamp. The star of Donatello II… The star of Donatello II begins to shine in the autumn of 1936, a prelude to a short but fulminant careers atRead More →

Ortello Ortello (m.s.) born in 1926 from Teddy and Hollebeck, from Gorgos. Owner: Giuseppe De Montel Coach: W. Carter Jockey: Paolo Caprioli Ortello, the great: nineteen races disputed, 16 wins from 2 to 4 years, including Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Longhchamp, Premio Chiusura, Emanuele Filiberto Award, Italian Derby, Italian Grand Prix, Grand Prix of Milan, Italian St. Leger, Prize of the Piazzale, 3 placings, 2nd Gran Criterium, Premio Chiusura, 4th Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. 1926. Ortello born In 1926 a sauro named Ortello was born, which would have written memorable pages in the history of Italian gallop. A stout walker who wouldRead More →