Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Group 3 race | |
Location | Leopardstown Co. Dublin, Ireland |
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Inaugurated | 1971 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Derrinstown Stud |
Website | Leopardstown.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2f (2,012 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 9 st 5 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies |
Purse | €70,000 (2021) 1st: €41,300 |
2021 | ||
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Bolshoi Ballet | Lough Derg | Fernando Vichi |
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2020 | ||
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Cormorant | Russian Emperor | Iberia |
2019 | ||
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Broome | Blenheim Palace | Sovereign |
2018 | ||
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Hazapour | Delano Roosevelt | The Pentagon |
2017 | ||
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Douglas Macarthur | Yucatan | Capri |
2016 | ||
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Moonlight Magic | Shogun | Idaho |
2015 | ||
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Success Days | Summaya | Carbon Dating |
2014 | ||
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Fascinating Rock | Ebanoran | Geoffrey Chaucer |
2013 | ||
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Battle Of Marengo | Loch Garman | Little White Cloud |
2012 | ||
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Light Heavy | Tower Rock | Wrote |
2011 | ||
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Recital | Memphis Tennessee | Regent Street |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
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Midas Touch | Address Unknown | At First Sight |
2009 | ||
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Fame And Glory | Mourayan | Fergus Mciver |
2008 | ||
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Casual Conquest | Washington Irving | Moiqen |
2006 | ||
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Dylan Thomas | Mountain | Youmzain |
2005 | ||
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Fracas | Alayan | Grand Central |
2004 | ||
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Yeats | Relaxed Gesture | Medicinal |
2003 | ||
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Alamshar | The Great Gatsby | Brian Boru |
2002 | ||
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High Chaparral | In Time's Eye | Surveyor |
2001 | ||
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Galileo | Exaltation | El Bueno |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
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Sinndar | Bach | Muakaad |
1999 | ||
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Port Bayou | Tchaikovsky | River Canyon |
1998 | ||
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Risk Material | Sunshine Street | Takarian |
1997 | ||
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Ashley Park | Casey Tibbs | Ebadiyla |
1996 | ||
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Truth Or Dare | Touch Judge | Ashbal |
1995 | ||
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Humbel | Shemaran | Johansson |
1994 | ||
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Artema | Cajarian | Bawardi |
1993 | ||
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Perfect Imposter | Advocat | Foresee |
1992 | ||
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St Jovite | Firing Line | Garabagh |
1991 | ||
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Runyon | George Augustus | Smooth Performance |
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1990 | ||
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Anvari | Dovekie | Spinning |
1989 | ||
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Phantom Breeze | Upward Trend | Dail Eireann |
1988 | ||
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Kris Kringle | Maksud | Little Bighorn |
The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Leopardstown in May.
History[]
Established in 1971, the event was originally called the Nijinsky Stakes. It was named after Nijinsky, the previous year's Irish-trained English Triple Crown winner.
For a period the Nijinsky Stakes held Group 2 status. It was open to older horses for several years from the mid-1970s.
The race was renamed the Derby Trial Stakes in 1984. From this point it was sponsored by Derrinstown Stud. It was downgraded to Group 3 level in the early 1990s, and promoted back to Group 2 in 2003. It was downgraded again to Group 3 status in 2014.[1]
The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial can serve as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The last horse to win both races was High Chaparral in 2002. The last winner to achieve victory in the Irish Derby was Fame and Glory in 2009.
The title "Nijinsky Stakes" was later assigned to a different race at Leopardstown, a Listed event for three-year-olds in June which was known as the King George V Cup from 2013 to 2019.[2]
Records[]
Leading jockey (8 wins):
- Christy Roche – Ballymore (1973), Noelino (1979), Toca Madera (1986), St Jovite (1992), Perfect Imposter (1993), Truth or Dare (1996), Ashley Park (1997), Risk Material (1998)
Leading trainer (14 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien – Risk Material (1998), Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), Yeats (2004), Dylan Thomas (2006), Archipenko (2007), Fame and Glory (2009), Midas Touch (2010), Recital (2011), Battle of Marengo (2013), Douglas Macarthur (2017), Broome (2019), Cormorant (2020), Bolshoi Ballet (2021)
Winners[]
- ^ Ebanoran finished first in 2014, but was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
- ^ The 2020 race was run in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2014 European Black Type Programme". britishorseracingauthority.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "2012 Nijinsky Stakes". Racing Post. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Derby Trial Stakes.
- galopp-sieger.de – Nijinsky Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (2019).
- irishracinggreats.com – Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes (Group 2).
- pedigreequery.com – Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes – Leopardstown.
- pedigreequery.com – Nijinsky Stakes – Leopardstown.
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Leopardstown Racecourse
- Flat races in Ireland
- Recurring sporting events established in 1971
- 1971 establishments in Ireland