title: Queensland Derby
text: # Queensland Derby
  
  The Queensland Derby is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at, set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$1,000,000.
  
  Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season, the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse with a shorter distance of 2200 metres.
  
  ## History
  
  The race was first run at the Gayndah Racecourse in 1868, before moving to Eagle Farm in 1871.
  
  * Lough Neagh, 1931 winner
  * Statue recognising the first running of the Queensland Derby in Gayndah
  * Race was held twice in 1870, Grafton winning both runnings.
  
  ### Venue
  
  * 2015 - Doomben Racecourse
  * 2017 - Doomben Racecourse 2200m
  
  ## Winners
  
  * 2023 - Kovalica
  * 2022 - Pinarello
  * 2021 - Kukeracha
  * 2020 - ‡race not held
  * 2019 - Mr Quickie
  * 2018 - Dark Dream
  * 2017 - Ruthven
  * 2016 - Eagle Way
  * 2015 - Magicool
  * 2014 - Sonntag
  * 2013 - Hawkspur
  * 2012 - Brambles
  * 2011 - Shootoff
  * 2010 - Dariana
  * 2009 - Court Ruler
  * 2008 - Riva San
  * 2007 - Empires Choice
  * 2006 - Ice Chariot
  * 2005 - Lachlan River
  * 2004 - Toulouse Lautrec
  * 2003 - Half Hennessy
  * 2002 - County Tyrone
  * 2001 - De Gaulle Lane
  * 2000 - Freemason
  * 1999 - Camarena
  * 1998 - Dodge
  * 1997 - Yippyio
  * 1996 - Valance
  * 1995 - Turridu
  * 1994 - Tenor
  * 1993 - Air Seattle
  * 1992 - Royal Magic
  * 1991 - Dorset Downs
  * 1990 - Rough Habit
  * 1989 - Hidden Rhythm
  * 1988 - Bravery
  * 1987 - Princess Gracious
  * 1986 - Handy Proverb
  * 1985 - Tristina
  * 1984 - Librici
  * 1983 - Strawberry Road
  * 1982 - Our Planet
  * 1981 - Mr. Cromwell
  * 1980 - Kingston Town
  * 1979 - Double Century
  * 1978 - Lefroy
  * 1977 - Florissa
  * 1976 - Cheyne Walk
  * 1975 - Bottled Sunshine
  * 1974 - Count Rapier
  * 1973 - Analie
  * 1972 - race not held
  * 1971 - Amby's Love
  * 1970 - Silver Sharpe
  * 1969 - Intrepid Clipper
  * 1968 - Tails
  * 1967 - Minto Crag
  * 1966 - Dark Briar
  * 1965 - Bahram Star
  * 1964 - Royal Sovereign
  * 1963 - Confidence
  * 1962 - Honest Man
  * 1961 - Raajpoot
  * 1960 - Persian Lyric
  * 1959 -Travel Boy
  * 1958 - Earlwood
  * 1957 - Tulloch
  * 1956 - Book Link
  * 1955 - Regal Dignity
  * 1954 - The Wash
  * 1953 - Castillo
  * 1952 - Headstockman
  * 1951 - Forest Beau
  * 1950 - Basha Felika
  * 1949 - Pocket Money
  * 1948 - Blue Slipper
  * 1947 - Sefiona
  * 1946 - Te Tana
  * 1942–45 - race not held
  * 1941 - Lord Spear
  * 1940 - Fearless Fox
  * 1939 - Spearace
  * 1938 - Hendra Lad
  * 1937 - Spear Chief
  * 1936 - Six Fifty
  * 1935 - Auto Buz
  * 1934 - Glen's Spear
  * 1933 - Waikare
  * 1932 - Braeburn
  * 1931 - Lough Neagh
  * 1930 - Monash Valley
  * 1929 - Bernfield
  * 1928 - Paddi Eve
  * 1927 - High Syce
  * 1926 - Kitty Paddington
  * 1925 - Wee Glen
  * 1924 - Serelot
  * 1923 - Ardglen
  * 1922 - Kingslot
  * 1921 - Lawn Mower
  * 1920 - Seremist
  * 1919 - Boy Syce
  * 1918 - Syce Lad
  * 1917 - Symposium
  * 1916 - Lord Acre
  * 1915 - Rascasse
  * 1914 - Fog Bell
  * 1913 - Signal Lamp
  * 1912 - King Cleo
  * 1911 - Maritoria
  * 1910 - Persian Jewel
  * 1909 - Braw Laddie
  * 1908 - Flaxen
  * 1907 - Euroa
  * 1906 - Togo
  * 1905 - Alexis
  * 1904 - Joyance
  * 1903 - Fitz Grafton
  * 1902 - Balfour
  * 1901 - Narelle
  * 1900 - Musket
  * 1899 - Master Bernie
  * 1898 - Boreas II
  * 1897 - The Guard
  * 1896 - Greyleg
  * 1895 - Black Diamond
  * 1894 - Czarina
  * 1893 - Triton
  * 1892 - Tridentate
  * 1891 - Splendide
  * 1890 - Garuda
  * 1889 - Fernando
  * 1888 - Greywing
  * 1887 - Lord Headington
  * 1886 - Fano
  * 1885 - Elbe
  * 1884 - Petronel
  * 1883 - Wheatmeat
  * 1882 - Goldfinder
  * 1881 - Legerdemain
  * 1880 - Waterloo
  * 1879 - Elastic
  * 1878 - Whisker
  * 1873–77 - race not held
  * 1872 - J.L.
  * 1871 - Florence
  * 1870 - Grafton
  * 1870 - Grafton
  * 1869 - Zambesi
  * 1868 - Hermit
  
  ‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
  
  