Queensland Derby
# Queensland Derby

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.

## History

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

* Lough Neagh, 1931 winner
* 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
* 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

