Order of the Star of Italy

Former Classic-winning trainer Luca Cumani has recently been honoured with the Order of the Star of Italy, an award akin to a knighthood presented to Italians deemed to have promoted the nation abroad. Cumani has resided in England since 1973, having started as an assistant to Henry Cecil before embarking on his own training career in Newmarket three years later. Following his retirement from the training ranks at the end of 2018, he has focused his attention on Fittocks Stud, which he runs with his wife Sara. The Cumanis took...