The Queensland Derby is a Group 1 classic race for three-year-olds that takes place annually each June at Eagle Farm racecourse in Brisbane, Queensland. The race is run over a distance of 2400 metres under set weight conditions and worth $500,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Queensland Derby was won by Shootoff from Shez Sinsational with Heidilicious third.
The Queensland Derby is held on Eagle Farm's premier race day of the year which is Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap day and also includes the Group 1 The TJ Smith for two-year-olds.
The Queensland Derby was first run in 1871 and is the premier staying event for three-year-olds during the Brisbane winter carnival. It is a set weight race over the traditional Derby distance of 2400m. The race typically attracts local three-year-olds and any interstate horses aiming to win an easier Derby event than the AJC Derby in Sydney or the Victoria Derby in Melbourne.
The Gr3 Grand Prix Stakes and Gr3 Rough Habit Plate held earlier in the winter carnival at Doomben are the most common Derby lead up races and both races have provided two Derby winners of late. Ice Chariot (2006) won the Grand Prix Stakes & Queensland Derby double and Empires Choice (2007) too kout the Rough Habit & Qld Derby double.
In recent times Kutchinsky (2nd in 2010) ran second in the Grand Prix Stakes before finishing runner-up in the Queensland Derby, while Court Ruler (2009) ran fifth in the Rough Habit Plate on his way to winning the Derby and Larry's Never Late (3rd in 2009) ran third in both the Rough Habit Plate and the Queensland Derby.
Quality galloper Shocking (2nd in 2009) ran second in the Queensland Derby before going on to win the Gr1 Melbourne Cup in November of that year at Flemington racecourse during the Melbourne spring carnival.
Shootoff (2011) ran fourth in the Gr1 Doombe Cup on his way to scoring in this event and recent Queensland Derby winners include Dariana (2010) and Court Ruler (2009).
2011 Queensland Derby result
1. $3.60 Shootoff 56.0 M Rodd
2. $6.00 Shez Sinsational 54.0 O Bosson
3. $4.20 Heidlicious 54.0 J Byrne
Then followed
4. $19.00 Yulalona 56.0 K Mc Evoy
5. $19.00 Charing Cross 56.0 N Rawiller
6. $21.00 Oforawesome 56.0 B Rawiller
7. $19.00 Mr Light Blue 56.0 C Munce
8. $21.00 Single 56.0 Dale Spriggs
9. $51.00 Leading 56.0 J Mc Donald
10. $81.00 Hour Of Peril 56.0 G Colless
11. $101.00 Satch 56.0 P Hammersley
12. $7.00 Turnitup 56.0 L Nolen
13. $14.00 Shadows In The Sun 56.0 Tim Clark
14. $101.00 From London 56.0 S Galloway
15. $31.00 Diamond Jim 56.0 C Brown
16. $151.00 Equissential 56 P Wolfgram
17. $21.00 Alma's Fury 56.0 J Bowman
18. $101.00 Playaction 56.0 G Schofield
Margins: Long head, long head Time: 2:28.73
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