Group I race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1861 | (as Randwick Derby Stakes)
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Australian Jockey Club |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,400 metres (~1+1⁄2 miles) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | Set Weights colts and geldings – 56+1⁄2 kg fillies – 54+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | A$2,000,000 (2023) |
Bonuses | Exempt from ballot in Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
The Australian Derby is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights held at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in April, during the Autumn ATC Championships Carnival. The race is considered to be the top ranked event for three-year-olds in Australian and New Zealand race classifications.[1]