Lingfield Derby Trial
Listed race | |
Location | Lingfield Park Lingfield, England |
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Inaugurated | 1932 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | RaceBets |
Website | Lingfield Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 3f 133y (2,334m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old colts and geldings |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group race winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * since 31 August 2019 |
Purse | £25,500 (2020) 1st: £14,461 |
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English King | Berkshire Rocco | Summeronsevenhills |
The Derby Trial Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 133 yards (2,334 metres) at Lingfield Park in May.
History
Established in 1932,[1] the event serves as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The first running was won by the subsequent Derby winner April the Fifth.[2]
The left-handed track at Lingfield Park is similar to that at Epsom. It has an undulating, cambered terrain with a sharp downhill turn into the home straight.
In total, nine winners of the race have achieved victory in the Derby. The most recent was Anthony Van Dyck in 2019.
For a period the Derby Trial Stakes held Group 3 status. It was relegated to Listed level in 2013.[3]
Records
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Harry Carr – Black Tarquin (1948), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Pardao (1961)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- Cecil Boyd-Rochfort – Hypnotist (1939), Black Tarquin (1948), Brown Rover (1949), North Carolina (1951), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Jet Stream (1960), Pardao (1961)
Winners since 1979
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1979 | Milford | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | |
1980 | Ginistrelli | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 2:36.54 |
1981 | Riberetto | Philip Robinson | Ron Boss | |
1982 | Jalmood | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | |
1983 | Teenoso | Steve Cauthen | Geoff Wragg | 2:54.63 |
1984 | Alphabatim | Brian Rouse | Guy Harwood | 2:34:48 |
1985 | Slip Anchor | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 2:37.45 |
1986 | Mashkour | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 2:43.54 |
1987 | Legal Bid | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 2:32.03 |
1988 | Kahyasi | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | 2:39.00 |
1989 | Cacoethes | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 2:30.89 |
1990 | Rock Hopper | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:28.35 |
1991 | Corrupt | Cash Asmussen | Neville Callaghan | 2:27.01 |
1992 | Assessor | Walter Swinburn | Richard Hannon Sr. | 2:31.65 |
1993 | Bob's Return | Philip Robinson | Mark Tompkins | 2:25.34 |
1994 | Hawker's News | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:34.42 |
1995 | Munwar | Willie Carson | Peter Walwyn | 2:25.37 |
1996 | Mystic Knight | Frankie Dettori | Roger Charlton | 2:25.79 |
1997 | Silver Patriarch | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2:34.44 |
1998 | High-Rise | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:24.80 |
1999 | Lucido | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 2:30.31 |
2000 | Saddler's Quest | Kevin Darley | Gerard Butler | 2:35.24 |
2001 | Perfect Sunday | Richard Hughes | Barry Hills | 2:30.37 |
2002 | Bandari | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 2:28.47 |
2003 | Franklins Gardens | Darryll Holland | Mark Tompkins | 2:33.23 |
2004 | Percussionist | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:38.30 |
2005 | Kong | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 2:34.51 |
2006 | Linda's Lad | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | 2:29.25 |
2007 | Aqaleem | Richard Hills | Marcus Tregoning | 2:31.46 |
2008 | Alessandro Volta | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | 2:28.91 |
2009 | Age of Aquarius | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | 2:29.93 |
2010 | Bullet Train | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 2:32.48 |
2011 | Dordogne | Neil Callan | Mark Johnston | 2:29.50 |
2012 | Main Sequence [a] | Ted Durcan | David Lanigan | 2:28.83 |
2013 | Nevis | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 2:40.09 |
2014 | Snow Sky | Jim Crowley | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:30.68 |
2015 | Kilimanjaro | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 2:35.17 |
2016 | Humphrey Bogart | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon Jr. | 2:28.29 |
2017 | Best Solution | Pat Cosgrave | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:31.84 |
2018 | Knight To Behold | Richard Kingscote | Harry Dunlop | 2:28.19 |
2019 | Anthony Van Dyck | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 2:31.27 |
2020 | English King[b] | Tom Marquand | Ed Walker | 2:24.36 |
- ^ The 2012 running took place on Lingfield's all-weather track over 1 mile and 4 furlongs
- ^ The 2020 race was run in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Earlier winners
- 1932: April the Fifth
- 1933: Myosotis
- 1934: Medieval Knight
- 1935: Field Trial
- 1936: Barrystar
- 1937: Mid-day Sun
- 1938: Blandstar
- 1939: Hypnotist
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: Fast and Fair
- 1947: Sayajirao
- 1948: Black Tarquin
- 1949: Brown Rover
- 1950: Tramper
- 1951: North Carolina
- 1952: Tulyar
- 1953: Aureole
- 1954: Rowston Manor
- 1955: True Cavalier
- 1956: Induna
- 1957: Doutelle
- 1958: Alcide
- 1959: Parthia
- 1960: Jet Stream
- 1961: Pardao
- 1962: Pindaric
- 1963: Duplation
- 1964: Oncidium
- 1965: Solstice
- 1966: Black Prince II
- 1967: Heave Ho
- 1968: Laureate
- 1969: The Elk
- 1970: Meadowville
- 1971: Homeric
- 1972: Charling
- 1973: Ksar
- 1974: Bustino
- 1975: Patch
- 1976: Norfolk Air
- 1977: Caporello
- 1978: Whitstead
See also
References
- ^ "1932 Derby Trial Sweepstakes (card)". Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1932. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1932 Derby Trial Sweepstakes (report)". Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1932. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Eight races upgraded by European Pattern Committee". the-racehorse.com. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Derby Trial Stakes (2012).
- pedigreequery.com – Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes – Lingfield.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 40–41. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.