The Blue Riband Trial Stakes is a Listed flat

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in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 17 yards (2,027 metres) at

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in April.

History

Established in 1937, the Blue Riband Trial Stakes replaced a previous event called the Nonsuch Plate. It was originally contested over 1 mile and 110 yards. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Blue Riband Trial Stakes was given Group 3 status. It was relegated to Listed level in 1986, and it later became an ungraded conditions race. The Blue Riband Trial Stakes was discontinued for several years in the mid-1990s. It returned in 1997, and from this point its distance was 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards. It was cut to 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 18 yards in 1999. The race was renamed the Investec Derby Trial in 2010, when the banking group

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took over the sponsorship. The race reverted to its original name of Blue Riband Trial from the 2018 running. The event can serve as a

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for The Derby (flat racing's "Blue Riband"). It was upgraded to Listed status again in 2018. The last winner of the trial to achieve victory in the Derby was

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in 1939.

Records

Leading

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since 1967 (5 wins): *

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- ''Christophermarlowe (2015), So Mi Dar (2016), Cracksman (2017), Crossed Baton (2018), Epictetus (2023)'' Leading trainer since 1967 (7 wins): *

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- ''Raincoat (2007), Debussy (2009), Christophermarlowe (2015), So Mi Dar (2016), Cracksman (2017), Crossed Baton (2018), Epictetus (2023)''

Winners since 1967

Earlier winners

* 1937: Printer * 1938: Chatsworth * 1939:

* 1940–46: ''no race'' * 1947:

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* 1948: King's Counsel * 1949: Grani * 1950: Port o'Light * 1951: Zucchero * 1952: Castleton * 1953:

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* 1954: Ambler II * 1955: Sierra Nevada * 1956: Monterey * 1957: Tempest * 1958: Miner's Lamp * 1959: My Aladdin * 1960: Vienna * 1961: No Fiddling * 1962: Cyrus * 1963: The Bo'sun * 1964: Minor Portion * 1965: Cambridge * 1966:

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References

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History

Records

Winners since 1967

Earlier winners

See also

References