New Zealand Derby
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The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights thoroughbred racehorse event for three-year-old horses run over 2400 m at Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland Racing Club, New Zealand's premier racecourse. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week. Since it was run for the first time as the ARC Auckland Derby Principal race over 12F in 1875, there have been 130 runnings of the race and it has become New Zealand's most prestigious three-year-old race.
It is currently run for a purse of NZ$700,000.
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[edit] History
The inaugural running of the Derby was in May 1875, when racing was held at Ellerslie Racecourse for the first time. Just three horses took part, of which one was withdrawn before the start and another failed to complete the course, leaving Toi to finish the race and become the first Derby winner. In 1887 it was renamed the ARC Great Northern Derby Principal race over 12F
The race kept the name Great Northern Derby, while Riccarton Racecourse in Christchurch held the New Zealand Derby, regularly attracting better horses than the Riccarton equivalent, until 1973 when the Great Northern Derby was renamed the New Zealand Derby. Riccarton was instead given two 1600 m races for three-year-olds in place of its Derby, the One Thousand and Two Thousand Guineas.
After its May debut, the race was soon moved to New Year's Day, and then finally to Boxing Day. It continued to be run on this day for many years and became a popular traditional social occasion for Aucklanders until it was moved to the first day of the new Auckland Cup Week in March. The first March running of the Derby in 2006 was won by Wahid, from the stable of Allan Sharrock in New Plymouth.
Many of New Zealand's most famous racehorses feature on the Derby winners' list, particularly Kindergarten, Balmerino, Bonecrusher and the current star Xcellent, who won it in 2004.
[edit] Past Winners, with Country of Origin and Year of Birth
[edit] New Zealand Derby
2007 Redoute's Dancer (AUS) 2003
2006 Wahid (NZ) 2002
2005 Not Held - Moved from December to March
2004 Xcellent (NZ) 2001
2003 Cut The Cake (NZ) 2000
2002 St Reims (NZ) 1999
2001 Leica Guv (NZ) 1998
2000 Hail (NZ) 1997
1999 Hades (NZ) 1996
1998 So Casual (NZ) 1995
1997 Zonda (NZ) 1994
1996 Great Command (NZ) 1993
1995 Roysyn (NZ) 1992
1994 Look Who's Talking (NZ) 1991
1993 Popsy (NZ) 1990
1992 The Phantom Chance (NZ) 1989
1991 Cavallieri (NZ) 1988
1990 Surfers Paradise (NZ) 1987
1989 Castletown (NZ) 1986
1988 The Gentry (NZ) 1985
1987 Satisfy (NZ) 1984
1986 Tidal Light (NZ) 1983
1985 Bonecrusher (NZ) 1982
1984 Jolly Jake (NZ) 1981
1983 I'm Henry (NZ) 1980 ntb
1982 Our Flight (NZ) 1979
1981 Isle Of Man (NZ) 1978
1980 Ring The Bell (NZ) 1977
1979 Ruling Lad (NZ) 1976
1978 Kaiser (NZ) 1975
1977 Uncle Remus (NZ) 1974
1976 Silver Lad (NZ) 1973
1975 Balmerino (NZ) 1972
1974 Mansingh (NZ) 1971
1973 Fury's Order (NZ) 1970
[edit] Great Northern Derby
1972 Corroboree (NZ) 1969
1971 Master John (NZ) 1968
1970 Kirrama (NZ) 1967
1969 Piko (NZ) 1966
1968 Bardall (NZ) 1965
1967 Ben Lomond (NZ) 1964
1966 Star Belle (NZ) 1963
1965 Peterman (NZ) 1962
1964 Sobig (NZ) 1961
1963 Ichtar (NZ) 1960
1962 Tatua (NZ) 1959
1961 Cracksman (NZ) 1958
1960 Stipulate (NZ) 1957
1959 Gitano (NZ) 1956
1958 Lawful (NZ) 1955
1957 Passive (NZ) 1953
1957 Gibraltar (NZ) 1954
1956 Syntax (NZ) 1952
1955 Somerset Fair (NZ) 1951
1954 Fox Myth (NZ) 1950
1953 Programme (NZ) 1949
1952 Dalray (NZ) 1948
1951 Mainbrace (NZ) 1947
1950 Sweet Spray (NZ) 1946
1949 Tauloch (NZ) 1945
1948 Sweet Nymph (NZ) 1944
1947 Beau Le Havre (NZ) 1943
1946 Lady Foxbridge (NZ) 1942
1945 Coronaire (NZ) 1941
1944 Expanse (NZ) 1940
1943 Indian Princess (NZ) 1939
1942 Regal Fox (NZ) 1938
1941 Kindergarten (NZ) 1937
1940 Beau Vite (NZ) 1936
1939 Defaulter (NZ) 1935
1938 Courtcraft (NZ) 1934
1937 Essex (NZ) 1933
1936 Greek Shepherd (NZ) 1932
1935 Gay Blonde (NZ) 1931
1934 Red Manfred (NZ) 1930
1933 Silver Scorn (NZ) 1929
1932 Bronze Eagle (AUS) 1928
1931 Karapoti (NZ) 1927
1930 Hunting Cry (NZ) 1926 ntb
1929 Red Heckle (NZ) 1925
1928 Martarma (NZ) 1924
1927 Commendation (NZ) 1923
1926 Star Stranger (NZ) 1922
1925 Count Cavour (NZ) 1921
1924 Ballymena (NZ) 1920
1923 Enthusiasm (NZ) 1919
1922 Winning Hit (NZ) 1918
1921 Gasbag (NZ) 1917
1920 Royal Stag (NZ) 1916
1919 Gloaming (AUS) 1915
1918 Estland (NZ) 1914
1917 Sasanof (NZ) 1913
1916 Desert Gold (NZ) 1912
1915 Reputation (NZ) 1911
1914 Cherubini (NZ) 1910
1913 Bon Reve (NZ) 1909
1912 Counterfeit (NZ) 1908
1911 Danube (NZ) 1907
1910 Kilwinning (NZ) 1906
1909 Husbandman (NZ) 1905
1908 Boniform (NZ) 1904
1907 Zimmerman (NZ) 1903
1906 Multifid (NZ) 1902
1905 Gladstone (NZ) 1901
1904 Gladsome (NZ) 1900
1903 Wairiki (NZ) 1899
1902 Menschikoff (NZ) 1898
1901 Renown (NZ) 1897
1900 Miss Delaval (NZ) 1896
1899 Blue Jacket (NZ) 1895
1898 St. Crispin (NZ) 1894
1897 Nestor (NZ) 1893
1896 Fabulist (NZ) 1892
1895 Stepfeldt (NZ) 1891
1894 Loyalty (NZ) 1890
1893 St. Hippo (NZ) 1889
1892 Morion (NZ) 1888
1891 Medallion (NZ) 1887
1890 Tirailleur (NZ) 1886
1889 Cuirassier (NZ) 1885
1888 Sextant (AUS) 1884
1887 Disowned (AUS) 1883
1886 Foul Shot (NZ) 1882
1885 Tigridia (NZ) 1881
1884 Nelson (AUS) 1880
1883 Welcome Jack (NZ) 1879
1882 Fitz Hercules (NZ) 1878
1881 Tim Whiffler (AUS) 1877
1880 Libeller (NZ) 1876
1879 Omega (NZ) 1875
1878 Venus Transit (NZ) 1874
1877 Danebury (NZ) 1873
1876 Ariel (NZ) 1872
1875 Toi (NZ) 1871
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