- Ulster Derby
The Ulster Derby is a flat horse race in
Northern Ireland for three-year-old and abovethoroughbred s. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 4furlong s and 190 yards (2,588 m) atDown Royal racecourse in late June.It is the most valuable flat race in Northern Ireland, where fixtures are run under the authority of
Horse Racing Ireland , although actually taking place within theUnited Kingdom .The Ulster Derby is currently a
handicap race and was first run in 1936. Prior to 1994 the race was for three-year-olds only and before 2004 the distance was 1 mile 4 furlongs and 68 yards (2,476 m).The most notable winner of recent years is
Media Puzzle , who went on to win theMelbourne Cup in 2002.Winners since 1988
* "Weights given in stones - pounds"* The winner's time was not officially recorded before 1995 nor 1996.
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=4746 PedigreeQuery.com]
*Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=92020&r_date=1988-7-13 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=96131&r_date=1989-7-13 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=100639&r_date=1990-7-13 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=105539&r_date=1991-7-15 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=110361&r_date=1992-7-14 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=115382&r_date=1993-7-13 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=120546&r_date=1994-7-13 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=125914&r_date=1995-7-13 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=205706&r_date=1996-7-13 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=241343&r_date=1997-7-14 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=255196&r_date=1998-7-14 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=270313&r_date=1999-7-13 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=284668&r_date=2000-7-13 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=303251&r_date=2001-6-23 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=319052&r_date=2002-6-22 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=335495&r_date=2003-6-21 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=354748&r_date=2004-6-19 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=387857&r_date=2005-6-18 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=412457&r_date=2006-6-24 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=436128&r_date=2007-6-23 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=461304&r_date=2008-6-21 2008]ee also
*
List of Irish flat horse races
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