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The SA Derby is a Group 1 race for three-year-olds that takes place annually in early May at Morphettville racecourse in Adelaide, South Australia during the Adelaide autumn racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 2500 metres under set weight conditions and is worth $350,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 SA Derby was won by Shadows In The Sun from Echoes Of Heaven with Lalla Rookh third.

SA Derby info
Date: Saturday 5th May 2012
Track: Morphettville racecourse, Adelaide
Distance: 2500 metres
Race Type: 3yo - Set Weights
Status: Group 1
Prizemoney: $350,000
2011 Winner: Shadows In The Sun

The SA Derby is the premier staying race for three-year-olds during the autumn racing carnival in Adelaide and the 2500m distance of the race provides a true staying test for those 3yo gallopers engaged. The set weight conditions of the race gives a distinct advantage to the best three-year-old performers in the race.

Competitive three-year-old colts & geldings who contested the Gr3 Chairmans Handicap the previous week at Morphettville will likely tackle this event, while Fillies who tackled the Gr1 Australasian Oaks earlier in the carnival may decide to tackle this race and take on the males.

Echoes Of Heaven (2nd in 2011) finished third in the Chairmans Stakes before running second in this race, while Zarita (2008) was the last filly good enough to win the SA Derby and took out the Australasian Oaks & SA Derby double in the process.

The SA Derby generally attracts above average three-year-olds and over the years has provided a Caulfield Cup winner & placegetter with Mummify (2003) winning the 2003 Caulfield Cup and then finishing third the following year in 2004.

Count Chivas (1995) and Shivas Revenge (1991) both went on to run second in a Melbourne Cup after winning this race, while Subzero (1992) was good enough to win our most famous race the same year he won the SA Derby.

In recent times Rebel Raider (2009) scored an upset win in the 2008 AAMI Victoria Derby at Flemington before thrashing his rivals in this race the following autumn.

Shadows In The Sun (2011) ran third in the Gr3 Frank Packer Plate over 2000m at Randwick in Sydney prior to winning this event and recent SA Derby winners include Kidnapped (2010) and Rebel Raider (2009).

2011 SA Derby result
1. $21.00 Shadows In The Sun 56.5 B Melham
2. $6.50 Echoes Of Heaven 56.5 C Newitt
3. $31.00 Lalla Rookh 54.5 Ms C Lindop

Then followed
4. $6.50 Kittens 54.5 M Rodd
5. $4.80 Backgammon 56.5 M Zahra
6. $81.00 Stratocracy 56.5 Ms L Cropp
7. $21.00 Condelago 56.5 C Lever
8. $21.00 Precious Lorraine 54.5 D Dunn
9. $26.00 Bertucci 56.5 Z Purton
10. $101.00 Rialya 56.5 S Cahill
11. $61.00 Heez Born Lucky 56.5 R Mc Leod
12. $26.00 Sky Raider 56.5 S Price
13. $13.00 Jeter 54.5 P Gatt
14. $3.30 Right Of Refusal 56.5 M Walker
15. $18.00 Weighted 56.5 C Brown
16. $13.00 Integration 56.5 S King

Margins: 3/4 len, 3/4 len
Time: 2:39.88

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SA Derby recent winners & placegetters
Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2011 Shadows In The Sun Echoes Of Heaven Lalla Rookh 2:39.8
2010 Kidnapped Red Colossus Sea Galleon 2:37.2
2009 Rebel Raider Astro Gains Fitoussi 2:40.3
2008 Zarita Zagreb Neugine 2:39.5
2007 Lazer Sharp Classic De Lago Red Lord 2:37.8
2006 Testafiable Empire Gold Irazu 2:43.3
2005 Tails Of Triomphe Douro Valley Kamsky 2:37.7
2004 Hard To Get On A Jeune Better Jetsetter 2:37.1
2003 Mummify Vicksburgh Lord Wooburn 2:38.7
2002 Pantani Silver Baron Lester Thunderwing 2:37.8
2001 Big Pat Bush Padre Adolescence 2:36.2
2000 Blue Murder Mr Nelson Voile D'Or 2:38.4
1999 Showella Seasquill Our Position 2:36.7
1998 Bulta Prince Standaan The Hind 2:39.2
1997 Markham Kings Landing Derobe 2:39.8
1996 Cheviot Hurricane Storm Pay Back Time 2:36.8
1995 Count Chivas Storm Scrupulous 2:38.6
1994 Bullwinkle Battle Hawk Paxmat Will 2:31.9
1993 Our Pompeii Sentaway McBrave 2:32.8
1992 Subzero Dark Ksar Tolomeran 2:35.1
1991 Shivas Revenge All Mine Brave Expectations 2:33.4
1990 Diego Double Gin Red Chase 2:29.4
1989 Sea Brigand The Phantom Bar Landy 2:33.3
1988 Celtic Spirit Kaapstad Apollo Run 2:30.0

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