Australian Derby

The Australian Derby is a classic Group 1 race for three-year-olds. Held on the first Saturday in April during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, the race takes place at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Day 1 of ‘The Championships’. This is a classic Derby, raced over a distance of 2400 metres (a mile and a a half) and offers $2 million in total prize money.

As a set weights race, colts and geldings must carry 56.5kg and fillies must carry 54.5kg. The ATC Australian Derby is regarded as a prestigious event and attracts some of the greatest emerging stayers from around the country.

Run on Doncaster Mile Day the Australian Derby is one of four Group 1 races on the card along with the: $3 million Doncaster Mile (1600m), $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) and the $1 million ATC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m).

The 2017 Australia Derby ran on Saturday April 1, 2017.

Australian Derby
Date:	April 1, 2017
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	3YO Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$2,000,000

The key lead up races for the Australian Derby are the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) held two weeks earlier and the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) held one week before at Rosehill Gardens. The Rosehill Guineas – Australian Derby double has recently been achieved by the likes of It’s A Dundeel (2013) and Criterion (2014).

2017 Australian Derby Results

1st: Jon Snow
2nd: Harper’s Choice
3rd: Hardham

Read the full 2017 ATC Derby Results led by the Kiwi raider Jon Snow who completed the double off a Tulloch Stakes win the Saturday prior.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	4	JON SNOW (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	–	9	56.5kg	$7.50
2	9	HARPER’S CHOICE	Gerald Ryan	Jason Collett	0.8L	10	56.5kg	$26
3	6	HARDHAM	David Brideoake	Luke Nolen	0.9L	5	56.5kg	$31
4	8	RUTHVEN	Ciaron Maher	Mark Zahra	2.1L	8	56.5kg	$15
5	2	GINGERNUTS (NZ)	Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards	Opie Bosson	3.3L	12	56.5kg	$2.60F
6	3	INFERENCE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	5.4L	4	56.5kg	$5
7	1	PRIZED ICON	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	9.5L	6	56.5kg	$11
8	10	HOLLYWOOD MO	Paul Perry	Zac Purton	9.6L	3	56.5kg	$101
9	7	ANAHEIM	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Hugh Bowman	9.8L	1	56.5kg	$11
10	11	IMPAVIDO	Bjorn Baker	Joao Moreira	10.1L	11	56.5kg	$20
11	5	SO SI BON	Robbie Laing	Kerrin McEvoy	12.8L	7	56.5kg	$15
12	13	SHINE TAK STAR	John Sargent	Brenton Avdulla	24.3L	13	56.5kg	$201
13	12	RIGHTEOUS MATE (NZ)	Mark Newnham	Tye Angland	50L	2	56.5kg	$151

2017 Australian Derby Form Guide

View our comprehensive Australian Derby Form Guide & Betting Preview.

2017 Australian Derby Betting Odds

Over the autumn the all-in and final field Australian Derby 2017 betting odds courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au complete with market links to the Group 1 staying clash will be available below.

2017 Australian Derby Field

The Australian Derby field attracts a line-up of the season’s best three-year-old stayers. The majority of the horses that run in the ATC Derby field are colts and geldings, with the fillies generally running the following weekend in the Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m) against their own kind.

The official 2017 Australian Derby field and barriers are set to be released by Racing NSW on Tuesday March 28, 2017 and will be published in full below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	63351×6202	PRIZED ICON	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	6	56.5kg	107
2	21×401111	GINGERNUTS (NZ)	Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards	Opie Bosson	12	56.5kg	106
3	x11433x512	INFERENCE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	4	56.5kg	100
4	x289333731	JON SNOW (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	9	56.5kg	100
5	165344×403	SO SI BON	Robbie Laing	Kerrin McEvoy	7	56.5kg	86
6	1x3670x671	HARDHAM	David Brideoake	Luke Nolen	5	56.5kg	84
7	323211×354	ANAHEIM	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Hugh Bowman	1	56.5kg	80
8	112×522	RUTHVEN	Ciaron Maher	Mark Zahra	8	56.5kg	76
9	26×3121265	HARPER’S CHOICE	Gerald Ryan	Jason Collett	10	56.5kg	74
10	53226×5576	HOLLYWOOD MO	Paul Perry	Zac Purton	3	56.5kg	–
11	17346	IMPAVIDO	Bjorn Baker	Joao Moreira	11	56.5kg	74
12	312×758	RIGHTEOUS MATE (NZ)	Mark Newnham	Tye Angland	2	56.5kg	68
13	95416×5062	SHINE TAK STAR	John Sargent	Brenton Avdulla	13	56.5kg	59

2017 Australian Derby First Acceptances

About a month out from the race the Australian Derby first acceptances are taken by Racing NSW narrowing down the list of potential young stayers set to contest the Doncaster Mile Day showdown.

The official 2017 Australian Derby First Acceptances were led by the likes of Randwick Guineas winner Inference and Prized Icon who took out the Victoria Derby in Melbourne over the spring.

2017 Australian Derby Nominations

Like all of the Group 1 races run at Randwick Racecourse on Doncaster Mile Day, the Australian Derby nominations close in early February around two months before the race takes place and often attract over 100 early entries.

The 2017 Australian Derby nominations close around Monday February 8, 2017 and will be published below as soon as released.

View the full 2017 ATC Australian Derby Nominations by following the link.