Winter Derby

The Winter Derby is a Group 3 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 or March.

Winter Derby
Group 3 race
LocationLingfield Park
Lingfield, England
Inaugurated1998
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
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* since 31 August 2020
Purse£55,000 (2021)
1st: £30,811
Winter Derby
2022
Alenquer Lord North Fancy Man
Previous years
2021
Forest Of Dean Felix Father Of Jazz
2020-2011
2020
Dubai Warrior Court House Bangkok
2019
Wissahickon Court House Pactolus
2018
Master The World Mr Owen Battle of Marathon
2017
Convey Pinzolo Absolute Blast
2016
Grendisar Maverick Wave Furia Cruzada
2015
Tryster Grendisar Grandeur
2014
Robin Hoods Bay Windhoek Aussie Reigns
2013
Farraaj Robin Hoods Bay Cai Shen
2012
Premio Loco Cai Shen Circumvent
2011
Nideeb Dansili Dancer Pachattack
2010-2001
2010
Tranquil Tiger Suits Me Pallodio
2009
Scintillo Premio Loco Bronze Cannon
2008
Hattan Silver Pivotal Great Hawk
2007
Gentleman's Deal Grand Passion Illustrious Blue
2006
Sri Diamond Grand Passion Nayyir
2005
Eccentric Blythe Knight Hurricane Alan
2004
Caluki Anani Bustan
2003
Parasol Adiemus Goblet of Fire
2002
Adiemus I Cried For You Laissezaller
2001
Sergeant York Resplendent Star Compton Bolter
2000-1998
2000
Zanay Aljaarif Widar
1999
Supreme Sound Sick As A Parrot Tallulah Belle
1998
Running Stag Refuse To Lose Fayik
 

History

The event was established in 1998, and the inaugural edition was won by Running Stag. It was given Listed status in 1999, and promoted to Group 3 level in 2006.

The Winter Derby is run on a Polytrack surface. It is one of four non-turf Group races in Britain, along with the Chipchase Stakes, September Stakes and the Sirenia Stakes. It is currently the country's first Group race of the year.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Frankie DettoriParasol (2003), Caluki (2004), Wissahickon (2019), Dubai Warrior (2020)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • John Gosden - Wissahickon (2019), Dubai Warrior (2020), Forest of Dean (2021)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1998 Running Stag 4 Ray Cochrane Philip Mitchell 2:05.92
1999 Supreme Sound 5 Gary Bardwell Peter Harris 2:05.44
2000 Zanay 4 Tom McLaughlin Jacqui Doyle 2:05.03
2001 Sergeant York 5 Richard Hughes David Barron 2:04.59
2002 Adiemus 4 Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda 2:05.54
2003 Parasol 4 Frankie Dettori David Loder 2:03.60
2004 Caluki 7 Frankie Dettori Luigi Camici 2:05.85
2005 Eccentric 4 John Egan Andrew Reid 2:03.79
2006 Sri Diamond 6 Jamie Spencer Sylvester Kirk 2:04.77
2007 Gentleman's Deal 6 Paul Mulrennan Mick Easterby 2:04.57
2008 Hattan 6 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain 2:03.61
2009 Scintillo 4 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 2:03.79
2010 Tranquil Tiger 6 Tom Queally Henry Cecil 2:03.27
2011 Nideeb 4 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain 2:03.42
2012 Premio Loco 8 George Baker Chris Wall 2:03.49
2013 Farraaj 4 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 2:00.99
2014 Robin Hoods Bay 6 Luke Morris Ed Vaughan 2:01.41
2015 Tryster 4 Adam Kirby Charlie Appleby 2:01.71
2016 Grendisar 6 Adam Kirby Marco Botti 2:01.05
2017 Convey 5 Andrea Atzeni Michael Stoute 2:04.68
2018 Master The World[lower-alpha 1] 7 Sean Levey David Elsworth 2:02.73
2019 Wissahickon 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:01.28
2020 Dubai Warrior 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:01.64
2021 Forest of Dean 5 Robert Havlin John Gosden 2:04.92
2022 Alenquer 4 Cieren Fallon William Haggas 2:00.51
  1. Mr Owen finished first in 2018, but was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry

See also

References

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