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The Ulster Derby is a flat handicap horse race in Northern Ireland open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Down Royal over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 150 yards (2,551 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The event was established in 1936, and it was originally restricted to three-year-olds. For a period it was contested over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 68 yards. It was opened to older horses in 1994, and increased in distance to 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 190 yards (2,588 metres). In 2014 it was restricted to three-year-olds again and reduced to 1 mile and 3 furlongs (2, 213 metres) before being increased to its present distance in 2015.
The Ulster Derby is Northern Ireland's most valuable flat race.
Records
Most successful horse: no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey since 1962 (4 wins): Tommy Murphy – Dumbwaiter (1974), Caucasus (1975), Transworld (1977), Encyclopedia (1978)
Leading trainer since 1962 (7 wins): Vincent O'Brien – Onandaga (1969), Tantoul (1971), Dumbwaiter (1974), Caucasus (1975), Transworld (1977), Encyclopedia (1978), Baba Karam (1987) Jim Bolger - Nordic Region (1990), Kirov Premiere (1993), Citizen Edward (2001,dd-ht), Wexford Town (2014), Stellar Mass (2016), Clongowes (2017), Change of Velocity (2018)
Winners since 1988
Weights given in stones and pounds.
Earlier winners
1936: Black Domino
1937: Owenstown
1948: Soodani
1954: Red Winter
1962: Atlantis
1963: Christmas Island
1964: Netherby
1965: Newsrullah
1966: My Kuda
1967: Dan Kano
1968: Stitch
1969: Onandaga
1970: Dubrava
1971: Tantoul
1972: Falaise
1973: French Fable
1974: Dumbwaiter
1975: Caucasus
1976: Captain Memory
1977: Transworld
1978: Encyclopedia
1979: The Bart
1980: Sheringham
1981: Dance Bid
1982: Affiance
1983: Sir Simon
1984: Sondrio
1985: Rising
1986: Don Diege
1987: Baba Karam
See also
Horse racing in Ireland
List of Irish flat horse races
References
Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , downroyal.com – Previous winners of the Ulster Derby. pedigreequery.com – Ulster Derby – Down Royal.