- Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
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Group 2 race
Derrinstown Stud Derby TrialLocation Leopardstown
Co. Dublin, IrelandInaugurated 1971 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Derrinstown Stud Website Leopardstown Race information Distance 1m 2f (2,012 metres) Track Turf, left-handed Qualification Three-year-olds Weight 9 st 1 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
3 lb for G1 / G2 winnersPurse €95,000 (2011)
1st: €61,750The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
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History
The event was established in 1971, and it was originally called the Nijinsky Stakes. It was named in honour of Nijinsky, an Irish-trained winner of the English Triple Crown in 1970. For a period the Nijinsky Stakes held Group 2 status.
The race was renamed the Derby Trial Stakes in 1984, and from this point it was sponsored by Derrinstown Stud. It was downgraded to Group 3 level in the early 1990s, and it regained Group 2 status in 2003.
The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial serves as a trial for the Epsom Derby and the Irish Derby. The last winner to achieve victory in the Epsom version was High Chaparral in 2002, and the most recent to win the Irish Derby was Fame and Glory in 2009.
Records
Leading jockey (8 wins):
- Christy Roche – Ballymore (1973), Noelino (1979), Toca Madera (1986), St Jovite (1992), Perfect Imposter (1993), Truth or Dare (1996), Ashley Park (1997), Risk Material (1998)
Leading trainer (9 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien – Risk Material (1998), Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), Yeats (2004), Dylan Thomas (2006), Archipenko (2007), Fame and Glory (2009), Midas Touch (2010), Recital (2011)
Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1971 Sea Friend Buster Parnell Paddy Prendergast 1972 Boucher Johnny Roe Vincent O'Brien 2:10.00 1973 Ballymore Christy Roche Paddy Prendergast 1974 Hail the Pirates Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 1975 Nuthatch Wally Swinburn John Oxx, Sr. 2:12.20 1976 Meneval Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 1977 Orchestra Raymond Carroll John Oxx, Sr. 2:15.20 1978 Slaney Idol Wally Swinburn Liam Browne 1979 Noelino Christy Roche Paddy Prendergast 2:20.50 1980 Ramian Wally Swinburn Dermot Weld 1981 Young Kildare Michael Kinane Liam Browne 2:18.90 1982 Golden Fleece Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien 2:06.80 1983 Salmon Leap Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien 2:20.70 1984 Sadler's Wells George McGrath Vincent O'Brien 2:11.50 1985 Theatrical Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 2:13.80 1986 Toca Madera Christy Roche Liam Browne 1987 Seattle Dancer Cash Asmussen Vincent O'Brien 2:07.90 1988 Kris Kringle John Reid Vincent O'Brien 2:11.20 1989 Phantom Breeze Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 2:09.60 1990 Anvari Basil Marcus Clive Brittain 2:03.40 1991 Runyon Stephen Craine Tommy Stack 2:07.80 1992 St Jovite Christy Roche Jim Bolger 2:10.40 1993 Perfect Imposter Christy Roche Jim Bolger 2:07.90 1994 Artema Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 2:08.90 1995 Humbel Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 2:06.30 1996 Truth or Dare Christy Roche Charles O'Brien 2:05.00 1997 Ashley Park Christy Roche Charles O'Brien 2:15.30 1998 Risk Material Christy Roche Aidan O'Brien 2:06.90 1999 Port Bayou Pat Shanahan Dermot Weld 2:16.00 2000 Sinndar Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:04.90 2001 Galileo Seamus Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:08.50 2002 High Chaparral Seamus Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:03.50 2003 Alamshar Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:07.40 2004 Yeats Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien 2:10.30 2005 Fracas Jamie Spencer David Wachman 2:16.40 2006 Dylan Thomas Seamus Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:07.80 2007 Archipenko Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 2:07.90 2008 Casual Conquest Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:05.35 2009 Fame and Glory Seamus Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:03.62 2010 Midas Touch Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 2:02.54 2011 Recital Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien 2:04.09 See also
- List of Irish flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1971 – this race is included under its original title, Nijinsky Stakes.
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Derby Trial Stakes.
- galopp-sieger.de – Nijinsky Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (2011).
- irishracinggreats.com – Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes (Group 2).
- pedigreequery.com – Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes – Leopardstown.
- pedigreequery.com – Nijinsky Stakes – Leopardstown.
Categories:- Flat races in Ireland
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
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