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The South Australian Derby is one of the four Group 1 races held as part of the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival. It is a 2500 metre staying event that takes place at Morphettville Racecourse in May each year one week before the Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m).

The SA Derby is for three-year-olds at set weights and offers a prize purse of $600,000. Entries in the race may have previously contested the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) at the track a fortnight earlier. The SA Chairman’s Stakes – SA Derby double was recently been completed by Howard Be Thy Name (2016) and the also Darren Weir-trained Leicester (2018).

Three-year-old fillies may come via the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) on Robert Sangster Stakes Day. Delicacy (2015) was the last filly to complete the SA Oaks – Derby double.

As the leading three-year-olds race at Adelaide, the South Australian Derby field attracts high quality runners. One of the best winners was Mummify in 2003, who continued on to claim victory in that year’s Caulfield Cup in Melbourne and placed third in the Caulfield Cup the following year as well.

The staying distance and high status of the South Australian Derby means that some of the season’s finest horses compete in the race, which is why it is always a good race to watch as an indication for other important races held at the end of the year. For example, South Australian Derby winners Count Chivas (1995) and Shivas Revenge (1991) both continued on to place second in the Melbourne Cup, and the mighty Subzero won the SA Derby / Melbourne Cup double in 1992.

The 2018 South Australian Derby ran on Saturday May 11, 2019 and saw trainer Darren Weir secure a third win on the trot with race favourite Leicester.

2019 South Australian Derby Tips

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• 3rd: TBD

2018 South Australian Derby Betting

The top SA Derby 2018 betting odds on the season’s staying three-year-olds will be available right here once betting on the lucrative Group 1 Adelaide race opens at Ladbrokes.com.au.

2018 South Australian Form Guide

Stay tuned for our comprehensive 2018 South Australian Form Guide & Betting Preview.

2018 South Australian Derby Field

The SA Derby field attracts a smart line-up of mainly local three-year-old staying types with plenty of fillies backing-up off the Australasian Oaks to take on the colts and geldings at the same track over 500m further.

The official South Australian 2018 Derby field is set for release on Tuesday May 7, 2019 and will be published in full below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	65123×7030	CHAPADA	Michael Moroney	William Pike	11	56.5kg	95
2	41111×1121	MR QUICKIE	Phillip Stokes	John Allen	13	56.5kg	90
3	140×227281	DECLARATIONOFHEART	Anthony Freedman	Clayton Douglas	4	56.5kg	85
4	33130×2114	GRINZINGER STAR (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	14	56.5kg	78
5	2635×97511	SECRET BLAZE	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	6	56.5kg	78
6	2×1113	CLASSIC WEIWEI	Tony McEvoy	Barend Vorster	17	56.5kg	77
7	x4125x1732	STAR MISSILE	Greg Eurell	Ben Allen	8	56.5kg	72
8	21×79361	RIDGEWOOD DRIVE	Anthony Freedman	Damien Thornton	10	56.5kg	71
9	84647×3412	SAVVY OAK (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Michael Walker	1	56.5kg	70
10	213×063612	MANGIONE	Chris Waller	Dwayne Dunn	2	56.5kg	69
11	34130×6234	STAR STATUS	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Raquel Clark (a)	15	56.5kg	66
12	4321×106	ZOUY’S COMET	Richard Laming	Jamie Mott	16	56.5kg	66
13	x1608x5701	RESURGE	Tony McEvoy	Todd Pannell	19	56.5kg	64
14	9x60x63151	GAYSON (NZ)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Stephen Baster	9	56.5kg	63
15	0x57921452	MANZALA	Nick Smart	Jarrod Lorensini	3	56.5kg	62
16	50425×1494	QAFILA	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Cory Parish	7	54.5kg	86
17e	4831180775	ZESTO	Byron Cozamanis	Jason Maskiell	12	56.5kg	62
18e	0x56148	MINT TO BE Chris Bieg	–	18	56.5kg	62
19e	519	OURKHANI	Richard Jolly & Chantelle Jolly	Jake Toeroek	5	56.5kg	62
20e	7262×54621	THE MALLEE MOB	Terry & Karina O’Sullivan	Michael Poy (a)	20	56.5kg	61

South Australian Derby History

The South Australian Derby was first run in 1860 when Midnight won. It began as a principal race run over 12 furlongs. Not long after its inception the event was not held for a period between 1869 and 1875. It recommenced in 1876 under the same status and distance. The race did not run again from 1885 to 1889 and in the years 1942 and 1943 due to the war. The distance of the Derby was converted to 2500m in 1973 before decreasing to 2400m in length in 1978. This was one year before it reached Group 1 status in 1979. For one year in 1980 the event was raced over a distance of 2600m before dropping back to 2500m the following year in 1981.
There was no South Australian Derby held in 1983 and a few years later in 1986 the distance reverted back to 2400m. In 2001 the event was again run over 2500m and has since remained the same.

Trainer Darren Weir made SA Derby history in 2018 when Leicester became his third straight winner on the trot, seeing the horseman emulate the great Bart Cummings from 40 years earlier.

Recent South Australian Derby Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 South Australian Derby	1st	Leicester	2 minutes 38.95 seconds
	2nd	Rezealient
	3rd	Runaway
2017 South Australian Derby	1st	Volatile Mix	2 minutes 37.09 seconds
	2nd	Ruthven
	3rd	Odeon
2016 South Australian Derby	1st	Howard Be Thy Name	2 minutes 40.08 seconds
	2nd	Etymology
	3rd	Cool Chap
2015 South Australian Derby	1st	Delicacy	2 minutes 37.91 seconds
	2nd	Werther
	3rd	Allergic
2014 South Australian Derby	1st	Kushadasi	2 minutes 41.98 seconds
	2nd	Scratchy Bottom
	3rd	Best Case
2013 South Australian Derby	1st	Escado	2 minutes 39.05 seconds
	2nd	Hioctdane
	3rd	Shoreham
2012 South Australian Derby	1st	Zabeelionaire	2 minutes 42.1 seconds
	2nd	Sabrage
	3rd	Westsouthwest
2011 South Australian Derby	1st	Shadows In The Sun	2 minutes 39.8 seconds
	2nd	Echoes Of Heaven
	3rd	Lalla Rookh
2010 South Australian Derby	1st	Kidnapped	2 minutes 37.21 seconds
	2nd	Red Colossus
	3rd	Sea Galleon
2009 South Australian Derby	1st	Rebel Raider	2 minutes 40.39 seconds
	2nd	Astro Gains
	3rd	Fitoussi
2008 South Australian Derby	1st	Zarita	2 minutes 39.5 seconds
	2nd	Zagreb
	3rd	Neugine
2007 South Australian Derby	1st	Lazer Sharp	2 minutes 37.8 seconds
	2nd	Classic De Lago
	3rd	Red Lord
2006 South Australian Derby	1st	Testafiable	2 minutes 43.3 seconds
	2nd	Empire Gold
	3rd	Irazu
2005 South Australian Derby	1st	Tails Of Triomphe	2 minutes 37.1 seconds
	2nd	Douro Valley
	3rd	Kamsky
2004 South Australian Derby	1st	Hard To Get	2 minutes 37.1 seconds
	2nd	On A Jeune
	3rd	Better Jetsetter
2003 South Australian Derby	1st	Mummify	2 minutes 38.7 seconds
	2nd	Vicksburgh
	3rd	Lord Wooburn
2002 South Australian Derby	1st	Pantani	2 minutes 37.8 seconds
	2nd	Silver Baron
	3rd	Lester Thuderwing
2001 South Australian Derby	1st	Big Pat	2 minutes 36.2 seconds
	2nd	Bush Padre
	3rd	Adolescence
2000 South Australian Derby	1st	Blue Murder	2 minutes 38.4 seconds
	2nd	Mr Nelson
	3rd	Voile D’Or