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The WATC Derby is a Group 2 classic event for three-year-olds held each April at Ascot racecourse in Perth, Western Australia during the autumn racing carnival. The race is run over the traditonal derby distance of 2400 metres and offers $400,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 WATC Derby was won by Dreamaway from Playing God with Rio Dane third.

In 2011 the Australian Pattern Comittee downgraded the WATC Derby to Group 2 level and prizemoney has been reduced from $500,000 to $400,000 for the next running of the race.

WATC Derby info
Date: Saturday 14th April 2012
Track: Ascot racecourse, Perth
Distance: 2400 metres
Race Type: 3yo - Set Weights
Status: Group 2
Prizemoney: $400,000
2011 Winner: Dreamaway

The WATC Derby is the premier staying event for three-year-olds held in Western Australia each year and typically gathers together the best local 3yo talent and any interested three-year-olds from other states around the country.

Taking place during the Perth autumn carnival at Ascot, the WATC Derby winner is more often than not just a handy galloper, rather than a topliner, as most of the best three-year-olds will be in Sydney during the autumn, for the prestigious AJC Australian Derby and AJC Australian Oaks.

Typically, the winner of the WATC Derby will just be an above average local type or a more than handy interstate raider, who may go on to be competitive in better quality races without rising to any great heights.

In recent times the WATC Derby has proven a handy guide to the Gr2 Perth Cup with Guyno (2007) and Cats Fun (2006) both going on to win the Perth Cup after winning the Derby as a three-year-old. Guyno won the Perth Cup in 2009 and Cats Fun was successful in 2008, while Guest Wing (8th in 2010) ran unplaced in this race and then managed to win the 2011 Perth Cup the following New Year's Day.

Dreamaway (2011) won the Gr1 WA Oaks over 2400m before going on to win this event the following week and WATC Derby winners include Chartreux (2010) and Markus Maximus (2009).

2011 WATC Derby result
1. $3.30 Dreamaway 54.0 W Pike
2. $3.60 Playing God 56.0 S Parnham
3. $9.00 Rio Dane 56.0 S Meeres

then Followed
4. $8.00 The Tenby Friar 56.0 J Brown
5. $15.00 Veracious 56.0 T Turner
6. $41.00 Chiron 56.0 J Whiting
7. $151.00 Ihtsatune 54.0 D Staeck
8. $101.00 Ambers Kingdom 56.0 D Miller
9. $51.00 Doodelicious 56.0 T Ikenushi
10. $16.00 Moonlight Bay 54.0 Ms K Yuill
11. $201.00 The Purple Parrot 56.0 A Kennedy
12. $7.00 Why She Left 54.0 P Harvey
13. $31.00 Discoverers 56.0 P Knuckey
14. $41.00 View The Stars 56.0 B Parnham

Margins: 1 1/2 Len, 3/4 Len
Time: 2:30.78

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WATC Derby recent winners & placegetters
Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2011 Dreamaway Playing God Rio Dane 2:30.7
2010 Chartreux Bridgestone Brother Mak 2:27.9
2009 Marcus Maximus Berlioz Phenomenons 2:31.2
2008 Grand Journey Yuro Star Encounter 2:28.8
2007 Guyno Ballack Original Lovalover 2:29.0
2006 Catsfun Raise A Call Scenic Shot 2:29.7
2005 Plastered Royal Drive Master Minx 2:31.3
2004 Mr Sandgroper Fatal Attraction Crown Prosecutor 2:36.2
2003 Shirazamatazz Conspirator Golden Prospect 2:32.8
2002 Honor Lap Lord Mason Storm Fille 2:31.5
2001 Not Held
2000 Old Money Tingling Grand Turismo 2:30.4
1999 Voile D'Or Latest Ploy From The Hip 2:29.7
1998 Kim Angel Old Nick Matriculate 2:31.0
1997 Hot Jules Mystic Chantry Pennyweight Point 2:31.3
1996 Capricious Lass Strike Swiftly Stylish Mahal 2:31.2
1995 Crying Game Unpretentious Achtung Baby 2:29.9
1994 Beaux Art King Of Saxony Cloudy Bay 2:31.9
1993 Beaujolais Boy Anniversary Model Dr Gold 2:32.5
1993 Firing Range Native Pilgrim Vagabond Boy 2:27.8
1992 Heroicity Lincoln's Court Marooned By Flood 2:30.7
1991 Mirror Magic Storm Trooper Higginsville 2:28.2
1990 Chipolata Royal Flush Kama Dancer 2:28.9
1989 Belele Port Princess Bar Landy 2:29.2
1988 The Bukhra Madam Peppermint She's Got Style 2:31.8

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