Famous Horse Races

Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial

A Brief History Of Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial

The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial is a Group 2 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Leopardstown Racecourse in May.

In recent years it has been a leading Derby Trial, and has been won by several subsequent winners of the Epsom Derby and Irish Derby.

Year
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988

Winner
Casual Conquest
Archipenko
Dylan Thomas
Fracas
Yeats
Alamshar
High Chaparral
Galileo
Sinndar
Port Bayou
Risk Material
Ashley Park
Truth or Dare
Humbel
Artema
Perfect Imposter
St Jovite
Runyon
Anvari
Phantom Breeze
Kris Kringle

Age

Jockey
Pat Smullen
Michael Kinane
Seamus Heffernan
Jamie Spencer
Jamie Spencer
Johnny Murtagh
Seamus Heffernan
Seamus Heffernan
Johnny Murtagh
Pat Shanahan
Christy Roche
Christy Roche
Christy Roche
Michael Kinane
Michael Kinane
Christy Roche
Christy Roche
Stephen Craine
Basil Marcus
Michael Kinane
John Reid

Trainer
Dermot Weld
Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien
David Wachman
Aidan O'Brien
John Oxx
Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien
John Oxx
Dermot Weld
Aidan O'Brien
Charles O'Brien
Charles O'Brien
Dermot Weld
Dermot Weld
Jim Bolger
Jim Bolger
Tommy Stack
Clive Brittain
Dermot Weld
Vincent O'Brien

Owner

Time
2:05.3
2:07.9
2:07.8
2:16.4
2:10.3
2:07.4
2:03.5
2:08.5
2:04.9
2:16.0
2:06.9
2:15.3
2:05.0
2:06.3
2:08.9
2:07.9
2:10.4
2:07.8
2:03.4
2:09.6
2:11.2