Australian Derby

Australian Derby
Group I race
Nuffield, 1938 winner Harold Badger
LocationRandwick Racecourse
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1861; 163 years ago (1861) (as Randwick Derby Stakes)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteAustralian Jockey Club
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (~1+12 miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightSet Weights
colts and geldings – 56+12 kg
fillies – 54+12 kg
PurseA$2,000,000 (2023)
BonusesExempt 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]

  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Australian Derby". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.