Yesterday, Sunday 23 October, the Capannelle racecourse in Rome was transformed into Ascott. Amidst ladies in hats and fascinations of all shapes, colours and extravagances, which became a real must at Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding and were very British, Longines, very recently Official Timekeeper of Capannelle in Rome, awarded the Longines Lydia Tesio Prize to Fabio Branca. The Italian jockey on the mare Quiza Quiza won this Group I 2,000-metre race open to 3-year-old mares. For him, a watch from the brand.
The race is dedicated to the memory of Donna Lydia, the first lady of Italian horse racing, wife of the great thoroughbred breeder Federico Tesio. In the same week, the 'Longines Lydia Tesio Prize - The Ladies of Horse Racing' was also awarded to six ladies who have distinguished themselves in the equestrian world for particular merits.
