A Walk into Greatness: June 2017 Visits to Tesio’s Horse Stables and the Sassicaia Winery

William T. Ziemba

Chapter 20 in Sports Analytics, 2022, pp 337-351 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Frederico Tesio is widely considered to be one of the best, if not the best, horse trainer. He had many great horses that he bred and trained at his various stables in northern Italy. These include Ribot, who ran after Tesio died in 1954, winning the Prix de l’Arc de Triompe twice, and Nearco, whose descendants won the Arc every year from 1985–2010. Also included are three of the four horses that were undefeated with at least ten races at the top level. Such horses are rare as there are only two in the US and only one in Australia. I was fortunate to visit his stables in 2017 and discuss with employees who are taking care of the descendants of Tesio’s great horses and visit the stables which are still intact.

Keywords: Sports Analytics; Statistical Analysis of Sports Decisions; NFL Football; Thoroughbred Racing; Basketball; Baseball; Hockey; Jai Alai; Optimal Betting Strategies; Mean Reversion Risk; Arbitrage; Decision Strategies by Coaches (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C1 L83 Z2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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