Group 2 race | |
Location | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1888 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Schweppes (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | Set weights colts and geldings – 56+1⁄2 kg fillies – 54+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | $400,000 (2022) |
The WATC Derby, also known as the Western Australia Derby is a Perth Racing Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, at set weights, over a distance of 2400 metres at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia in April.[1] Total prizemoney is $400,000.