Queensland Derby News

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The Queensland Derby is a traditional 2400m event traditionally held at Eagle Farm Racecourse each June as part of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. The Group 1 set weight event is specifically for three year old horses and offers $1 million in prize money.

For the 2017 and 2018 Queensland Derby the race ran at Doomben Racecourse over 2200m due to the unsuitable track conditions at Eagle Farm, and there was no 2020 edition of the race due to COVID-19.

The Queensland Derby brings a lot of interstate horses that may have previously contested the Group 1 ATC Derby (2400m) in Sydney over the autumn. The best lead-up races are the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben and the Group 1 SA Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. Brambles (2012) and Hawkspur (2013) were the last horses to complete the Rough Habit Plate – Queensland Derby double.

In 2021 the ATC Derby – SA Derby double champion Explosive Jack went on to run third in the Queensland Derby trifecta.

Previously held on Stradbroke Handicap Day, the Queensland Derby now takes place a fortnight earlier on the same day as the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m).

The best three-year-olds out of the Queensland Derby field may also now opt to back-up on Stradbroke Handicap Day in the new-look Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) run at weight-for-age and offering $1.2 million in prize money.

The 2024 Queensland Derby ran on Saturday May 25, 2024 on Brisbane’s Kingsford Smith Cup Day card and was won in a powerhouse 10-length romp home by Warmonger ($10).

2024 Queensland Derby Results

• 1st: #2 Warmonger ($10)
• 2nd: #17 Moonlight Magic
• 3rd: #7 Felix The Scat

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	WARMONGER (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Blake Shinn		18	57kg		$10
	2	17	MOONLIGHT MAGIC (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Michael Dee	10.4L	15	55kg		$26
	3	7	FELIX THE SCAT	Tony Gollan	Kyle Wilson-Taylor	13.17L	17	57kg		$61
	4	14	SABAN	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Ms Jamie Kah	14.21L	13	57kg		$14
	5	10	AGITA	David Payne	Jason Collett	15.22L	4	57kg		$21
	6	3	ENCODER	Lee Freedman	Damien Thornton	15.77L	14	57kg		$101
	7	12	FIRST INNINGS (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Jim Byrne	15.88L	9	57kg		$21
	8	11	WARIALDA WARRIOR	John Ramsey	Jake Bayliss	16.4L	5	57kg		$41
	9	18	AUTUMN ANGEL	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Mark Zahra	16.7L	1	55kg		$2.35F
	10	5	NAVY KING (NZ)	Symon Wilde	Craig Williams	17.68L	10	57kg		$14
	11	1	TANNHAUSER	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	20.47L	2	57kg		$4.60
	12	9	BULLETS HIGH (NZ)	Joseph Pride	Tyler Schiller	20.63L	11	57kg		$31
	13	8	SONOFDEC	Jay Hopkins	Regan Bayliss	24.8L	16	57kg		$21
	14	16	PURVEYOR	Bevan Laming	Michael Cahill	26.79L	8	57kg		$201
	15	13	SHY GUY	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	30.46L	3	57kg		$101
	16	15	ANDERSON BRIDGE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Vlad Duric	47.34L	12	57kg		$101
	17	6	KIRIKAN (NZ)	Chris Waller	James Orman	51.77L	6	57kg		$101
	18	4	GOLD BULLION (NZ)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	64.35L	7	57kg		$41
		22e	KADAVAR (NZ)	Chris Waller			0
		23e	KAIROS LOUIE (NZ)	Christos Zintilis			0
		21e	SAXON BRAVE	Daiki Chujo	Noriyuki Masuda		0
		19e	MANNERHEIM	Chris Waller	Ryan Maloney		0
		20e	MISTERKIPCHOGE (NZ)	Chris Waller			0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Queensland Derby Betting

The winter’s best Queensland Derby 2024 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be made available below leading up to the Group 1 mile and a half classic.

Mr Quickie ($2.80 in 2019) followed by Kovalica ($1.70 in 2023) are the last favourites in Queensland Derby betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST ALL-IN 2024 QUEENSLAND DERBY ODDS (Post-Nominations)

2024 Queensland Derby Form Guide

Stay tuned for our exclusive 2024 Queensland Derby Form Guide Analysis & Betting Preview.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 QUEENSLAND DERBY FORM GUIDE

2024 Queensland Derby Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Queensland Derby 2024 Tips on the million-dollar staying showdown in Brisbane this winter.

• To Win: TBD

2024 Queensland Derby Field

The Queensland Derby field attracts a top line-up of both local Brisbane-trained three-year-olds and interstate visitors chasing the riches in Queensland over the winter.

Proven stayers with form over the 2200m – 2400m often line-up in the QLD Derby field with gallopers having previously run in races like the SA Derby in Morphettville, a race that produced the 2015 Queensland Derby winner Magicool (4th), the 2018 champ Mr Quickie (3rd), and 2024’s runaway hero Warmonger (2nd in 2024).

The official Queensland Derby 2024 Final Field & Barriers are set for release the Tuesday leading-up to Kingsford Smith Cup Day and will be published in full below.

2024 Queensland Derby First Acceptances

The Queensland Derby 2024 first acceptances close in late May, a fortnight after the nominations are taken, on Wednesday the 22nd of May, 2024.

2024 Queensland Derby Nominations

The official 2024 Queensland Derby nominations close on a Tuesday in early May.

The Queensland Derby 2024 nominations close on Tuesday the 7th of May, 2024.

The 2024 Queensland Derby nominations attracted 108 young stayers led in all-in betting by ATC Oaks winning The Autumn Sun filly Autumn Angel.

Queensland Derby History

First run in 1868 in Gayndah, the Queensland Derby was won by Hermit. Three years later, in 1871, the race was moved to Eagle Farm in Brisbane and has remained there ever since except for 2017 and 2018 when held over 2200m at Doomben Racecourse.

Although the race was not held from 1873-77 and again in 1942-45, the Queensland Derby has been won by many legendary horses including Tulloch in 1957, Kingston Town in 1980 and Rough Habit in 1990. When the Queensland Derby was held twice in 1870, Grafton proved just how good a horse he was by winning both races.

There was no 2020 race due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while in 2021 the event was moved forward a fortnight to run in late May as opposed to taking place on Stradbroke Handicap Day in mid-June.

In 2024 Warmonger won the Queensland Derby by an historic margin of 10.4 lengths.

Notable recent Queensland Derby winners include Court Ruler (2009), Shootoff (2011), and Sonntag (2014).

Recent Queensland Derby Winners