Winter Derby Trial

The Winter Derby Trial is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Lingfield Park in February.[1] It was run as an ungraded conditions race prior to 2007.

Winter Derby Trial
Listed race
LocationLingfield Park
Lingfield, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBetway
WebsiteLingfield Park
Race information
Distance1m 2f (2,012 metres)
SurfacePolytrack
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight9 st 0 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 or Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Listed winners *
* since 31 August 2020
Purse£30,000 (2021)
1st: £17,013
Winter Derby Trial
2021
Bangkok Felix Forest Of Dean

The race was first run in 1999 and serves as a trial for the Winter Derby, a Group 3 race run over the same course & distance 21 days later. Since 2000 five horses have won both races - Zanay (2000), Adiemus (2002), Eccentric (2005), Grendisar (2016) and Wissahickon (2019).

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Grand Passion – 2004, 2006
  • Grendisar - 2015, 2016
  • Bangkok - 2020, 2021

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Kieren FallonParasol (2003), Grand Passion (2004), Gitano Hernando (2010)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Marco BottiRe Barolo (2009), Gitano Hernando (2010), Planteur (2013), Grendisar (2015, 2016)

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
1999 Pas de Memoires 4 Dean McKeown Karl Burke 2:04.47
2000Zanay4Tom McLaughlinJacqui Doyle2:04.97
2001Resplendent Star4Micky FentonPeter Harris2:07.88
2002Adiemus4Shane KellyJeremy Noseda2:05.34
2003Parasol4Kieren FallonDavid Loder2:03.97
2004Grand Passion4Kieren FallonGeoff Wragg2:05.47
2005Eccentric4John EganAndrew Reid2:05.25
2006Grand Passion6Steve DrowneGeoff Wragg2:04.46
2007Cusoon5George BakerGary Moore2:01.79
2008Dansant4Jamie SpencerGerard Butler2:04.43
2009Re Barolo6John EganMarco Botti2:05.76
2010Gitano Hernando4Kieren FallonMarco Botti2:01.97
2011Suits Me8Micky FentonTom Tate2:06.72
2012Junoob4Richard KingscoteTom Dascombe2:05.58
2013Planteur6Adam KirbyMarco Botti2:01.20
2014Grandeur5Ryan MooreJeremy Noseda2:01.17
2015Grendisar5Martin HarleyMarco Botti2:02.58
2016Grendisar6Adam KirbyMarco Botti2:03.68
2017Decorated Knight5Andrea AtzeniRoger Charlton2:01.55
2018Utmost4Robert HavlinJohn Gosden2:02.23
2019Wissahickon4Frankie DettoriJohn Gosden2:01.53
2020Bangkok4Rob HornbyAndrew Balding2:00.54
2021Bangkok5Ryan MooreAndrew Balding2:04.17

See also

References

  1. "British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2017" (pdf). britishhorseracing.com. p. 30. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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