The Derby Trial Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and

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s. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 133 yards () at

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in May.

History

Established in 1932, the event serves as a

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for the

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. The first running was won by the subsequent Derby winner

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. The left-handed track at Lingfield Park is similar to that at

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. It has an undulating, cambered terrain with a sharp downhill turn into the home straight. In total, nine winners of the race have achieved victory in the Derby. The most recent was

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in 2019. The most recent participant to win the Derby is Adayar, the 2021 runner-up. For a period the Derby Trial Stakes held Group 3 status. It was relegated to Listed level in 2013.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins): *

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– ''Black Tarquin (1948), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Pardao (1961)'' Leading trainer (10 wins): * Cecil Boyd-Rochfort – ''Hypnotist (1939), Black Tarquin (1948), Brown Rover (1949), North Carolina (1951), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Jet Stream (1960), Pardao (1961)''

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

* 1932:

* 1933: Myosotis * 1934: Medieval Knight * 1935: Field Trial * 1936: Barrystar * 1937:

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* 1938: Blandstar * 1939: Hypnotist * 1940–45: ''no race'' * 1946: Fast and Fair * 1947:

Sayajirao Sayajirao (1944–1966) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. A full brother to 1945 Epsom Derby winner, Dante, he was out of the mare Rosy Legend and sired by the great Nearco who is described by '' Thoroughbred Heritage'' as "one of the greates ...

* 1948:

Black Tarquin Black Tarquin (1945–1965) was an American-bred, British-trained racehorse and sire, best known for winning the St. Leger Stakes in 1948 and for his rivalry with Alycidon. In a career which lasted from June 1947 until July 1949, he ran fift ...

* 1949: Brown Rover * 1950: Tramper * 1951: North Carolina * 1952:

Tulyar Tulyar (1949–1972) was an Irish bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He won The Derby, the St Leger Stakes, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the Ormonde Stakes and the Eclipse Stakes setting a record for a singl ...

* 1953: Aureole * 1954: Rowston Manor * 1955: True Cavalier * 1956: Induna * 1957: Doutelle * 1958: Alcide * 1959:

Parthia Parthia ( peo, 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 ''Parθava''; xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭕𐭅 ''Parθaw''; pal, 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭡𐭥 ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Med ...

* 1960: Jet Stream * 1961: Pardao * 1962: Pindaric * 1963: Duplation * 1964: Oncidium * 1965: Solstice * 1966: Black Prince II * 1967: Heave Ho * 1968: Laureate * 1969: The Elk * 1970: Meadowville * 1971: Homeric * 1972: Charling * 1973: Ksar * 1974:

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* 1975: Patch * 1976: Norfolk Air * 1977: Caporello * 1978: Whitstead

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

See also

References