CAPANNELLE Racecourse sits on the outskirts of Rome beside Ciampino Airport. It’s the track that staged Italy’s final Group 1 race – the Premio Lyida Tesio in 2018. Italy is synonymous with horses and racing dating back to the Roman era but is at one of its lowest ever points.

Capannelle Racecourse was first built in 1881, before being rebuilt in 1926, but the cracks are starting to show. The paint on the sand-coloured stand is beginning to fade.