Federico Tesio [SEP] place of death
Meerdink Co. Ltd () and was titled "Tesio: In His Own Words".
The Federico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland is named in his honor. The Premio Lydia Tesio race at the Capannelle Racecourse in Rome is named for his wife and the Premio Federico Tesio for him at San Siro Racecourse in Milan and also the registered Group 3 Australian race Tesio Stakes in Melbourne.
He died in 1954, shortly before the debut of Ribot, a horse who has been described as his "
masterpiece". In 1999, nearly half a century after his death, he was named at number 18 in the Racing Post's list of 100 Makers of 20th Century Racing.
References.
- Details on the Italian government sponsored 1997 exhibit on Federico Tesio by archivist, Riccardo Bassani
- Italian Senate profile of Federico Tesio (Italian language)
- Success of Federico Tesio in big european horse races