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The Leopardstown Derby Trial, currently run as the Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial, is a Group 3 flat
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in Ireland open to three-year-old
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s. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at
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in May.


History

Established in 1971, the event was originally called the Nijinsky Stakes. It was named after Nijinsky, the previous year's Irish-trained English Triple Crown winner. For a period the Nijinsky Stakes held Group 2 status. It was open to older horses for several years from the mid-1970s. The race was renamed the Derby Trial Stakes in 1984. From this point it was sponsored by Derrinstown Stud. It was downgraded to Group 3 level in the early 1990s, and promoted back to Group 2 in 2003. It was downgraded again to Group 3 status in 2014. Derrinstown Stud's sponsorship ended after the 2021 race and there was no sponsor in 2022 or 2023. Since 2024 the race has been sponsored by Cashel Palace Hotel. The Derby Trial can serve as a
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. The last horse to win both races was
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in 2002. The last winner to achieve victory in the
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was
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in 2024. The title "Nijinsky Stakes" was later assigned to a different race at Leopardstown, a Listed event for three-year-olds in June which is now run as the King George V Cup.


Records

Leading
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(8 wins): *
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– ''Ballymore (1973), Noelino (1979), Toca Madera (1986), St Jovite (1992), Perfect Imposter (1993), Truth or Dare (1996), Ashley Park (1997), Risk Material (1998)'' Leading trainer (17 wins): *
Aidan O'Brien Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland) Aidan O'Brien bio NTRA. ...
– ''Risk Material (1998), Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), Yeats (2004), Dylan Thomas (2006), Archipenko (2007), Fame and Glory (2009), Midas Touch (2010), Recital (2011), Battle of Marengo (2013), Douglas Macarthur (2017), Broome (2019), Cormorant (2020), Bolshoi Ballet (2021), Stone Age (2022), Los Angeles (2024), Delacroix (2025)''


Winners


See also

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* List of Irish flat horse races


References

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galopp-sieger.de
– ''Derby Trial Stakes.''
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– ''Nijinsky Stakes.''
ifhaonline.org
– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (2019).''

– ''Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes (Group 2).''
pedigreequery.com
– ''Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes – Leopardstown.''
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– ''Nijinsky Stakes – Leopardstown.'' {{Race Meeting, Leopardstown Derby Trial Day, Turf Flat horse races for three-year-olds Leopardstown Racecourse Flat races in Ireland Horse races established in 1971 1971 establishments in Ireland