The Queensland Derby is a
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Thoroughbred
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horse race for three-year-olds at, set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at
Eagle Farm Racecourse
Eagle Farm Racecourse is a heritage-listed horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at the northern end of Racecourse Road in the suburb of Ascot, from the Brisbane central business district.
The turf track is wi ...
,
Brisbane
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in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.
Total prize money is
A$1,000,000.
Due to track reconstruction of
Eagle Farm Racecourse
Eagle Farm Racecourse is a heritage-listed horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at the northern end of Racecourse Road in the suburb of Ascot, from the Brisbane central business district.
The turf track is wi ...
for the 2014–15 racing season, the event was transferred to
Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, Queensland, Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district. The Doomben course neighbours another tho ...
with a shorter distance of 2200 metres.
History
The race was first run at the
Gayndah Racecourse in 1868, before moving to Eagle Farm in 1871.
File:Lough Neagh 1937 AJC Randwick Cumberland Plate Trainer Tim Brosnan.jpg, Lough Neagh
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, 1931 winner
File:GayndahJockeyClubStatue.JPG, Statue recognising the first running of the Queensland Derby in Gayndah
* Race was held twice in 1870, Grafton winning both runnings.
Venue
* 2015 -
Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, Queensland, Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district. The Doomben course neighbours another tho ...
* 2017 -
Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, Queensland, Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district. The Doomben course neighbours another tho ...
2200m
Winners
* 2024 - Warmonger
* 2023 - Kovalica
* 2022 - Pinarello
* 2021 - Kukeracha
* 2020 - ‡''race not held''
*2019 -
Mr Quickie
*2018 -
Dark Dream
*2017 - Ruthven
*2016 - Eagle Way
*2015 - Magicool
*2014 - Sonntag
*2013 - Hawkspur
*2012 - Brambles
*2011 - Shootoff
*2010 - Dariana
*2009 - Court Ruler
*2008 - Riva San
*2007 - Empires Choice
*2006 - Ice Chariot
*2005 - Lachlan River
*2004 - Toulouse Lautrec
*2003 - Half Hennessy
*2002 - County Tyrone
*2001 - De Gaulle Lane
*2000 -
Freemason
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*1999 - Camarena
*1998 - Dodge
*1997 - Yippyio
*1996 - Valance
*1995 - Turridu
*1994 - Tenor
*1993 - Air Seattle
*1992 - Royal Magic
*1991 - Dorset Downs
*1990 -
Rough Habit
*1989 - Hidden Rhythm
*1988 - Bravery
*1987 - Princess Gracious
*1986 - Handy Proverb
*1985 - Tristina
*1984 - Librici
*1983 -
Strawberry Road
Strawberry Road (28 September 1979 – 1 June 1995) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who went on to race in Germany, France, the United States, and Japan. Bred in New South Wales, he was by the 'superbly-bred' Whiskey Road ( N ...
*1982 - Our Planet
*1981 - Mr. Cromwell
*1980 -
Kingston Town
*1979 -
Double Century
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*1978 - Lefroy
*1977 - Florissa
*1976 - Cheyne Walk
*1975 - Bottled Sunshine
*1974 - Count Rapier
*1973 - Analie
*1972 - ''race not held''
*1971 - Amby's Love
*1970 - Silver Sharpe
*1969 - Intrepid Clipper
*1968 - Tails
*1967 - Minto Crag
*1966 - Dark Briar
*1965 - Bahram Star
*1964 - Royal Sovereign
*1963 - Confidence
*1962 - Honest Man
*1961 - Raajpoot
*1960 - Persian Lyric
*1959 -Travel Boy
*1958 - Earlwood
*1957 -
Tulloch
*1956 - Book Link
*1955 - Regal Dignity
*1954 - The Wash
*1953 - Castillo
*1952 - Headstockman
*1951 - Forest Beau
*1950 - Basha Felika
*1949 - Pocket Money
*1948 - Blue Slipper
*1947 - Sefiona
*1946 - Te Tana
*1942–45 - ''race not held''
*1941 - Lord Spear
*1940 - Fearless Fox
*1939 - Spearace
*1938 - Hendra Lad
*1937 - Spear Chief
*1936 - Six Fifty
*1935 - Auto Buz
*1934 - Glen's Spear
*1933 - Waikare
*1932 - Braeburn
*1931 -
Lough Neagh
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*1930 - Monash Valley
*1929 - Bernfield
*1928 - Paddi Eve
*1927 - High Syce
*1926 - Kitty Paddington
*1925 - Wee Glen
*1924 - Serelot
*1923 - Ardglen
*1922 - Kingslot
*1921 - Lawn Mower
*1920 - Seremist
*1919 - Boy Syce
*1918 - Syce Lad
*1917 - Symposium
*1916 - Lord Acre
*1915 - Rascasse
*1914 - Fog Bell
*1913 - Signal Lamp
*1912 - King Cleo
*1911 - Maritoria
*1910 - Persian Jewel
*1909 - Braw Laddie
*1908 - Flaxen
*1907 - Euroa
*1906 - Togo
*1905 - Alexis
*1904 - Joyance
*1903 - Fitz Grafton
*1902 - Balfour
*1901 - Narelle
*1900 - Musket
*1899 - Master Bernie
*1898 - Boreas II
*1897 - The Guard
*1896 - Greyleg
*1895 - Black Diamond
*1894 - Czarina
*1893 - Triton
*1892 - Tridentate
*1891 - Splendide
*1890 - Garuda
*1889 - Fernando
*1888 - Greywing
*1887 - Lord Headington
*1886 - Fano
*1885 - Elbe
*1884 - Petronel
*1883 - Wheatmeat
*1882 - Goldfinder
*1881 - Legerdemain
*1880 - Waterloo
*1879 - Elastic
*1878 - Whisker
*1873–77 - ''race not held''
*1872 - J.L.
*1871 - Florence
*1870 - Grafton
*1870 - Grafton
*1869 - Zambesi
*1868 - Hermit
‡ Not held because of the
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See also
*
List of Australian Group races
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The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) recommends which races shall be designated as Group races, Group ...
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Group races
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References
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Group 1 stakes races in Australia
Flat horse races for three-year-olds