The Queensland Derby is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at, set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$1,000,000.

Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season, the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse with a shorter distance of 2200 metres.

Queensland Derby

History

The race was first run at the Gayndah Racecourse in 1868, before moving to Eagle Farm in 1871.

Queensland Derby

Race was held twice in 1870, Grafton winning both runnings.

Queensland Derby

Venue

2015 - Doomben Racecourse

2017 - Doomben Racecourse 2200m

Winners

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

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

1982 - Our Planet

1981 - Mr. Cromwell

1980 - Kingston Town

1979 - Double Century

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

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 COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

See also

List of Australian Group races

Group races

References

Group 1 stakes races in Australia

Flat horse races for three-year-olds