Lingfield Derby Trial

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.

Derby Trial Stakes
Listed race
LocationLingfield Park
Lingfield, England
Inaugurated1932
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorRaceBets
WebsiteLingfield Park
Race information
Distance1m 3f 133y (2,334m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old
colts and geldings
Weight9 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
Lingfield Derby Trial
2020
English King Berkshire Rocco Summeronsevenhills

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
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 [lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] Tom Marquand Ed Walker 2:24.36
  1. The 2012 running took place on Lingfield's all-weather track over 1 mile and 4 furlongs
  2. 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
  1. "1932 Derby Trial Sweepstakes (card)". Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1932. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. "1932 Derby Trial Sweepstakes (report)". Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1932. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. "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.
  • 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.
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