In recent years Merano was able to reinvigorate this vocation of European dell’ostacolismo meeting place, thanks to the participation of horses coming not only from France, also from Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic and across the Channel.

2016 saw the presence of Irish guests Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh who came back to win a German horse, Kazzio .

History: The history of the Gran Premio Merano starts in 1935, but even before the truth of that year the city was famous for its horse races, disputed since the late nineteenth century when the territory was dependent on the Habsburg court.

In 1935 with the construction of the racecourse, which we can date the start of the modern tradition horseracing Merano and allocation to the system of runway specialization primarily been used for cross country races.