The Derby Trial Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 133 yards (2,334 metres) at Lingfield Park in May.
Listed race | |
Location | Lingfield Park Lingfield, England |
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Inaugurated | 1932 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | William Hill |
Website | Lingfield Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 3f 133y (2,334m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old colts and geldings |
Weight | 9 st 2 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 or Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 or Listed winners * * since 31 August 2023 |
Purse | £60,000 (2024) 1st: £34,488 |
2024 | ||
Ambiente Friendly | Illinois | Meydaan |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Military Order | Waipiro | Circle of Fire |
2022 | ||
United Nations | Walk Of Stars | Natural World |
2021 | ||
Third Realm | Adayar | Scope |
History
editEstablished in 1932,[1] the event serves as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The first running was won by the subsequent Derby winner April the Fifth.[2]
The left-handed track at Lingfield Park is similar to that at Epsom. It has an undulating, cambered terrain with a sharp downhill turn into the home straight.
Nine winners of the race have achieved victory in the Derby. The most recent was Anthony Van Dyck in 2019. The most recent participant to win the Derby is Adayar, the 2021 runner-up.
For a period the Derby Trial Stakes held Group 3 status. It was relegated to Listed level in 2013.[3]
Records
editLeading jockey (6 wins):
- Harry Carr – Black Tarquin (1948), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Pardao (1961)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- Cecil Boyd-Rochfort – Hypnotist (1939), Black Tarquin (1948), Brown Rover (1949), North Carolina (1951), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Jet Stream (1960), Pardao (1961)
Winners since 1979
edit- ^ The 2012 & 2023 runnings took place on Lingfield's all-weather track over 1 mile and 4 furlongs
- ^ The 2020 race was run in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- ^ The 2012 & 2023 runnings took place on Lingfield's all-weather track over 1 mile and 4 furlongs
Earlier winners
edit- 1932: April the Fifth
- 1933: Myosotis
- 1934: Medieval Knight
- 1935: Field Trial
- 1936: Barrystar
- 1937: Mid-day Sun
- 1938: Blandstar
- 1939: Hypnotist
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: Fast and Fair
- 1947: Sayajirao
- 1948: Black Tarquin
- 1949: Brown Rover
- 1950: Tramper
- 1951: North Carolina
- 1952: Tulyar
- 1953: Aureole
- 1954: Rowston Manor
- 1955: True Cavalier
- 1956: Induna
- 1957: Doutelle
- 1958: Alcide
- 1959: Parthia
- 1960: Jet Stream
- 1961: Pardao
- 1962: Pindaric
- 1963: Duplation
- 1964: Oncidium
- 1965: Solstice
- 1966: Black Prince II
- 1967: Heave Ho
- 1968: Laureate
- 1969: The Elk
- 1970: Meadowville
- 1971: Homeric
- 1972: Charling
- 1973: Ksar
- 1974: Bustino
- 1975: Patch
- 1976: Norfolk Air
- 1977: Caporello
- 1978: Whitstead
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1932 Derby Trial Sweepstakes (card)". Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1932. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1932 Derby Trial Sweepstakes (report)". Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1932. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Eight races upgraded by European Pattern Committee". the-racehorse.com. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
External links
edit- Race Recordings (1982-2002) youtube.com
- galopp-sieger.de – Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Derby Trial Stakes (2012).
- pedigreequery.com – Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes – Lingfield.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 40–41. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.