Federico Tesio Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Ungraded Stakes
horse race = Federico Tesio Stakes


caption =
location = Pimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland
inaugurated = not found
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.pimlico.com/ www.pimlico.com]
distance = 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Assigned
purse = $125,000
bonuses = The Federico Tesio Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Contested over a distannce of one and one-eighth miles on dirt, it is open to three-year-olds horses.

Run during the latter part of April, the race can be a stepping stone to the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes. The last horse to win this race and then go on to capture the Preakness was Deputed Testamony in 1983.

The race was named in honor of Federico Tesio, owner of Dormello Stud in Dormelletto, Novara and who was one of the most important breeders of Thoroughbreds in the history of horse racing.

Winners of the Federico Tesio Stakes since 1998

Earlier winners

*1997 - Concerto
*1996 - Tours Big Red
*1995 - Olivers Twist
*1994 - Silver Profile
*1993 - Woods of Windsor
*1992 - Speakerphone

*1991 - Tong Po
*1990 - Smelly
*1989 - Rock Point
*1988 - Private Terms
*1987 - Rolls Aly
*1986 - Broad Brush

*1985 - Sparrownon
*1984 - Fourmatt
*1983 - Deputed Testamony
*1982 - "Not found"
*1981 - Boston Tea

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=4308 The Federico Tesio Stakes at Pedigree Query]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2007/April/21/Xchanger-comfortably-takes-Federico-Tesio.aspx The 2007 Federico Tesio Stakes at "Thoroughbred Times"]