New Zealand Derby

New Zealand Derby
Group I race
Gloaming, 1918 winner
LocationEllerslie Racecourse
Auckland, New Zealand
Inaugurated1875
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
WebsiteEllerslie Racecourse
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (12 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightSet-Weights
PurseNZ$1,000,000 (2020)

The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week. The purse of the race in 2020 was $1 million.