Australian Derby: Randwick 2400m

Race Overview

date Sat 06 Apr 2024
track Randwick
distance 2400m
conditions Set Weights, 3yo
status Group 1
prizemoney $2,000,000

The Australian Derby has long been seen as a key pointer to the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate the following spring. Unlike the VRC Derby run in November, which many suggest comes too early in their careers, the colts that contest this race are more mature, and have had more time to establish their class and credentials.

Explosive Jack won the Derby in 2021 and took out the Sydney Cup in 2023. Mongolian Khan won both the Derby and Caulfield Cup in 2015. Starcraft and Criterion both went on to prove themselves on the world stage after winning the Derby in 2004 and 2014 respectively.

The Rosehill Guineas, run two weeks earlier at Rosehill over 2000m, is always the key lead-up race given many colts take their place in both. Criterion and It’s a Dundeel both did the double, in 2014 and 2015.

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Past Results

YEAR HORSE JOCKEY TRAINERS
2023 Major Beel Tim Clark Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2022 Hitotsu John Allen Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2021 Explosive Jack John Allen Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2020 Quick Thinker Opie Bosson Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman
2019 Angel of Truth Corey Brown Gwenda Markell
2018 Levendi Mark Zahra Peter Gelagotis
2017 Jon Snow Damian Lane Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman
2016 Tavago Tommy Berry Trent Busuttin
2015 Mongolian Khan Opie Bosson Murray Baker
2014 Criterion Hugh Bowman David Payne
2013 It's A Dundeel James McDonald Murray Baker
2012 Ethiopia Rhys McLeod Pat Carey
2011 Shamrocker Glen Boss Danny O'Brien
2010 Shoot Out Stathi Katsidis John Wallace

2023 AUSTRALIAN DERBY REPLAY