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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 half) and offers $2 million in total prize money.

The Australian Derby prizemoney for 2020 was been reduced to $1 million to help cope with the financial stress on the industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 2020 Australia Derby ran on Saturday April 4, 2020 and was won in a thrilling finish by the Kiwi Quick Thinker for the race’s now five-time winning trainer Murray Baker. 

Australian Derby 2020
Date:	Saturday April 4, 2020
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	3YO Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$2,000,000 ($1,000,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19)

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).

The Tulloch Stakes – Australian Derby was achieved four times in as many years by: Jon Snow (2017), Levendi (2018), Angel Of Truth (2019) and Quick Thinker (2020).

2020 Australian Derby Results

• 1st: #6 Quick Thinker
• 2nd: #7 Zebrowski
• 3rd: #5 Eric The Eel

There was a thrilling two-horse race to the line in the Australian Derby 2020 results with the Kiwi Quick Thinker ($8) narrowly edging out the Hawkes Racing-trained Zebrowski ($13) to complete the Tulloch Stakes – ATC Derby double for the fourth straight year and hand co-trainer Murray Baker with his fifth win in the staying classic.

Click here to read more on the historic ATC Derby 2020 win by Quick Thinker.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	6	QUICK THINKER	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Opie Bosson	–	6	56.5kg	$8
2	7	ZEBROWSKI (NZ)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Hugh Bowman	0.2L	4	56.5kg	$13
3	5	ERIC THE EEL	Stuart Kendrick	Nash Rawiller	1.5L	10	56.5kg	$19
4	2	SHADOW HERO	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	7.5L	7	56.5kg	$5.50
5	12	SACRAMENTO	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	8.5L	3	56.5kg	$41
6	3	WARNING	Anthony Freedman	Tommy Berry	9L	9	56.5kg	$5
7	8	CHAINS OF HONOUR	Gerald Ryan	Robbie Dolan (a)	9.3L	5	56.5kg	$101
8	4	SHERWOOD FOREST	Tony Pike	Kerrin McEvoy	11.3L	11	56.5kg	$19
9	1	CASTELVECCHIO	Richard Litt	James McDonald	21.5L	8	56.5kg	$2.60F
10	9	SKIDDAW	Danny O’Brien	Brenton Avdulla	21.9L	2	56.5kg	$41
11	10	DIASONIC	Richard Laming	Tim Clark	40.1L	1	56.5kg	$61
–	11	GET THE IDEA	John Sargent	Jason Collett	–	0	–	–

2020 Australian Derby Betting Odds

Over the autumn the all-in and final field Australian Derby 2020 betting odds courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au complete with market links to the Group 1 staying clash will be available below.

2020 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 2020 Australian Derby field and barriers are set to be released by Racing NSW on Tuesday March 31, 2020 and will be published in full below.

The ATC Derby 2020 final field features a dozen young stayers with the Rosehill Guineas winner Castelvecchio chasing the double from barrier nine as the narrow early favourite.

Hot on his heels in Australian Derby betting on the final field is Shadow Hero in gate seven, the Randwick Guineas champ looking to improve on his Rosehill Guineas fourth.

Click here to read more on the 2020 Australian Derby field and betting markets.

Update: #11 Get The Idea (8) is the only scratching from the ATC Derby 2020 field leaving 11 three-year-old stayers in the mix.

Full Doncaster Mile Day 2020 scratchings available here.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	1x4722x681	CASTELVECCHIO	Richard Litt	James McDonald	9	56.5kg	110
2	4x3115x514	SHADOW HERO	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	7	56.5kg	107
3	x34121x755	WARNING	Anthony Freedman	Tommy Berry	10	56.5kg	103
4	x151341317	SHERWOOD FOREST	Tony Pike	Kerrin McEvoy	12	56.5kg	100
5	45x30x6131	ERIC THE EEL	Stuart Kendrick	Nash Rawiller	11	56.5kg	–
6	x1356x4231	QUICK THINKER	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Opie Bosson	6	56.5kg	83
7	26×112	ZEBROWSKI (NZ)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Hugh Bowman	4	56.5kg	77
8	17x11x98	CHAINS OF HONOUR	Gerald Ryan	Robbie Brewer	5	56.5kg	76
9	947319×241	SKIDDAW	Danny O’Brien	Brenton Avdulla	2	56.5kg	–
10	155×4233	DIASONIC	Richard Laming	Tim Clark	1	56.5kg	73
11	1120	GET THE IDEA	John Sargent	Jason Collett	8	56.5kg	67
12	x66300x112	SACRAMENTO	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	3	56.5kg	65

2020 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 2020 Australian Derby First Acceptances are open until Tuesday March 10, 2020 and the updated list of hopeful three-year-old stayers will be made available below once announced.

The ATC Derby 2020 first acceptances left 53 three-year-old stayers in the mix including the Rosehill Guineas winner Castelvecchio, the Randwick Guineas champ Shadow Hero and last year’s VRC Derby hero Warning.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp. Rating
1	3212×7815	BLAZING SUNRISE	G	3	Kris Lees	63
2	17104×18	BONVICINI	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	87
3	x22122x134	BRANDENBURG (NZ)	C	3	John Sargent	107
4	1x4722x681	CASTELVECCHIO	C	3	Richard Litt	110
5	17x11x98	CHAINS OF HONOUR	G	3	Gerald Ryan	76
6	12×349	CHENIER	C	3	Anthony Freedman	84
7	4254126×31	CHUCK A LUCK (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	74
8	7×61107	CLASSIC BRIGHT	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	–
9	1423642129	CONQUEROR	C	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	87
10	4182x406x6	CREATOR	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	69
11	155×4233	DIASONIC	G	3	Richard Laming	73
12	36×31	ENTENTE	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	62
13	45x30x6131	ERIC THE EEL	G	3	Stuart Kendrick	–
14	5x1421x438	FASCINO (NZ)	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	85
15	1134×906	FORTRESS COMMAND	C	3	Gerald Ryan	74
16	6230×344	FRANKIE BLUE EYES (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	–
17	11x211x214	FUNSTAR	F	3	Chris Waller	106
18	54x832x195	GAME OF THORNS	F	3	Kris Lees	76
19	1120	GET THE IDEA	G	3	John Sargent	67
20	86224	GREYDOTCOM	G	3	Michael Moroney	–
21	113×40	HEART OF PUISSANCE	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	72
22	6×34317	HIGHMASTER	G	3	Gwenda Markwell	58
23	452127	HOLY SUNDAY	G	3	John Sargent	54
24	4120	IMPACTFUL	C	3	Chris Waller	66
25	31×63	LEGION OF MERIT (NZ)	G	3	Mitchell Freedman	–
26	52121×90	LEWIS	G	3	Chris Waller	69
27	26724×426	LIAM’S THE BOSS	G	3	Brad Widdup	–
28	x113411x84	MIAMI BOUND (NZ)	F	3	Danny O’Brien	–
29	7182295	MOUNT MADEIRA (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	–
30	18×6367	MYSTERY TRICK	G	3	Bjorn Baker	–
31	3x3121x406	PANCHO	G	3	Chris Waller	87
32	651x	PINEAPPLE GIRL	F	3	Michael Moroney	–
33	2×2118	PRIDE OF ADELAIDE	G	3	Nathan Doyle	65
34	x1356x4231	QUICK THINKER	C	3	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	83
35	123×8243	RELOADED	C	3	Chris Waller	96
36	23234×1424	RELUCENT (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller	69
37	x66300x112	SACRAMENTO	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	65
38	6717×53523	SCICONIC	G	3	Richard & Michael Freedman	57
39	7631113230	SCORPZ (NZ)	C	3	Stephen Marsh	–
40	77x8259x61	SERENGETI	G	3	Danny O’Brien	–
41	4x3115x514	SHADOW HERO	G	3	Mark Newnham	107
42	x151341317	SHERWOOD FOREST	G	3	Tony Pike	100
43	31666×2049	SIRMAZE	G	3	Jason Coyle	60
44	947319×241	SKIDDAW	C	3	Danny O’Brien	–
45	01141×5060	THE HOLY ONE (NZ)	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	83
46	51×21155	THINK ’N’ FLY	C	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
47	3x25110x78	THOUGHT OF THAT	G	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	–
48	2323x	TIBETAN (NZ)	G	3	Andrew R Campbell	–
49	6275	UNAMERICAN	G	3	Richard & Michael Freedman	–
50	771197	VISCOSITY (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	–
51	x34121x755	WARNING	G	3	Anthony Freedman	103
52	11x7L0x674	YOURDEEL (NZ)	G	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
53	26×112	ZEBROWSKI (NZ)	G	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	77

2020 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.

Australian Derby History

With names such as Phar Lap, Tulloch and Kingstown Town included in the list of race winners, it’s little wonder why this race is so highly regarded in the industry. First won by Kyogle in 1861, the event was titled the Randwick Derby Stakes. In 1865, it was changed to the Australian Derby Stakes and in 1994 it was given its current name.

The Derby was originally run over 1 1/2 miles however was changed in 1972 to 2400m to conform to the metric system. Between 1932 and 1956 geldings were banned from competing in the race.

The 2020 Australian Derby results saw Quick Thinker become the fourth horse in as many years to do the Tulloch Stakes – ATC Derby double. The Kiwi also handed co-trainer Murray Baker with his fifth win in the classic.

See below for the full Australian Derby results going back to 2000.

Australian Derby Records
Time Record:	2:28.41 – Octagonal (1996)
Largest Winning Margin:	10 Lengths – Trident (1886)
Most wins by a Jockey:	6 Wins – Thomas Hales (1875, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1887)

Recent Australian Derby Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Australian Derby	1st	Quick Thinker	2 minutes 34.24 seconds
	2nd	Zebrowski
	3rd	Eric The Eel
2019 Australian Derby	1st	Angel Of Truth	2 minutes 35.67 seconds
	2nd	Madison County
	3rd	Surely Sacred
2018 Australian Derby	1st	Levendi	2 minutes 28.73 seconds
	2nd	Ace High
	3rd	Tangled
2017 Australian Derby	1st	Jon Snow	2 minutes 38.18 seconds
	2nd	Harper’s Choice
	3rd	Hardham
2016 Australian Derby	1st	Tavago	2 minutes 33.6 seconds
	2nd	Jameka
	3rd	Tally
2015 Australian Derby	1st	Mongolian Khan	2 minutes 37.10 seconds
	2nd	Hauraki
	3rd	Volkstok’n’barrell
2014 Australian Derby	1st	Criterion	2 minutes 38.49 seconds
	2nd	Tupac Amaru
	3rd	Hooked
2013 Australian Derby	1st	It’s A Dundeel	2 minutes 33.49 seconds
	2nd	Philippi
	3rd	Kingdoms
2012 Australian Derby	1st	Ethiopia	2 minutes 28.7 seconds
	2nd	Polish Knight
	3rd	Laser Hawk
2011 Australian Derby	1st	Shamrocker	2 minutes 29.4 seconds
	2nd	Retrieve
	3rd	Anacheeva
2010 Australian Derby	1st	Shoot Out	2 minutes 32.68 seconds
	2nd	Descarado
	3rd	Monaco Consul
2009 Australian Derby	1st	Roman Emperor	2 minutes 31 seconds
	2nd	Harris Tweed
	3rd	Predatory Pricer
2008 Australian Derby	1st	Nom De Jeu	2 minutes 36.2 seconds
	2nd	Red Ruler
	3rd	Littorio
2007 Australian Derby	1st	Flumicino	2 minutes 36.4 seconds
	2nd	Ambitious General
	3rd	Tuesday Joy
2006 Australian Derby	1st	Headturner	2 minutes 29.9 seconds
	2nd	De Beers
	3rd	Testafiable
2005 Australian Derby	1st	Eremein	2 minutes 35.8 seconds
	2nd	Stella Grande
	3rd	Railings
2004 Australian Derby	1st	Starcraft	2 minutes 34.8 seconds
	2nd	Braeloch
	3rd	Delzao
2003 Australian Derby	1st	Clangalang	2 minutes 32.3 seconds
	2nd	Strasbourg
	3rd	Mummify
2002 Australian Derby	1st	Don Eduardo	2 minutes 32.7 seconds
	2nd	Carnegie Express
	3rd	Pentastic
2001 Australian Derby	1st	Universal Prince	2 minutes 30.8 seconds
	2nd	Sir Clive
	3rd	Danamite
2000 Australian Derby	1st	Fairway	2 minutes 34 seconds
	2nd	Shogun Lodge
	3rd	Now Voyager