Queensland Derby

The Queensland Derby is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at, set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$1,000,000.

Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season, the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse with a shorter distance of 2200 metres.

History
The race was first run at the Gayndah Racecourse in 1868, before moving to Eagle Farm in 1871.


 * Race was held twice in 1870, Grafton winning both runnings.

Venue

 * 2015 - Doomben Racecourse
 * 2017 - Doomben Racecourse 2200m

Winners

 * 2023 - Kovalica
 * 2022 - Pinarello
 * 2021 - Kukeracha
 * 2020 - ‡race not held
 * 2019 - Mr Quickie
 * 2018 - Dark Dream
 * 2017 - Ruthven
 * 2016 - Eagle Way
 * 2015 - Magicool
 * 2014 - Sonntag
 * 2013 - Hawkspur
 * 2012 - Brambles
 * 2011 - Shootoff
 * 2010 - Dariana
 * 2009 - Court Ruler
 * 2008 - Riva San
 * 2007 - Empires Choice
 * 2006 - Ice Chariot
 * 2005 - Lachlan River
 * 2004 - Toulouse Lautrec
 * 2003 - Half Hennessy
 * 2002 - County Tyrone
 * 2001 - De Gaulle Lane
 * 2000 - Freemason
 * 1999 - Camarena
 * 1998 - Dodge
 * 1997 - Yippyio
 * 1996 - Valance
 * 1995 - Turridu
 * 1994 - Tenor
 * 1993 - Air Seattle
 * 1992 - Royal Magic
 * 1991 - Dorset Downs
 * 1990 - Rough Habit
 * 1989 - Hidden Rhythm
 * 1988 - Bravery
 * 1987 - Princess Gracious
 * 1986 - Handy Proverb
 * 1985 - Tristina
 * 1984 - Librici
 * 1983 - Strawberry Road
 * 1982 - Our Planet
 * 1981 - Mr. Cromwell
 * 1980 - Kingston Town
 * 1979 - Double Century
 * 1978 - Lefroy
 * 1977 - Florissa
 * 1976 - Cheyne Walk
 * 1975 - Bottled Sunshine
 * 1974 - Count Rapier
 * 1973 - Analie
 * 1972 - race not held
 * 1971 - Amby's Love
 * 1970 - Silver Sharpe
 * 1969 - Intrepid Clipper
 * 1968 - Tails
 * 1967 - Minto Crag
 * 1966 - Dark Briar
 * 1965 - Bahram Star
 * 1964 - Royal Sovereign
 * 1963 - Confidence
 * 1962 - Honest Man
 * 1961 - Raajpoot
 * 1960 - Persian Lyric
 * 1959 -Travel Boy
 * 1958 - Earlwood
 * 1957 - Tulloch
 * 1956 - Book Link
 * 1955 - Regal Dignity
 * 1954 - The Wash
 * 1953 - Castillo
 * 1952 - Headstockman
 * 1951 - Forest Beau
 * 1950 - Basha Felika
 * 1949 - Pocket Money
 * 1948 - Blue Slipper
 * 1947 - Sefiona
 * 1946 - Te Tana
 * 1942–45 - race not held
 * 1941 - Lord Spear
 * 1940 - Fearless Fox
 * 1939 - Spearace
 * 1938 - Hendra Lad
 * 1937 - Spear Chief
 * 1936 - Six Fifty
 * 1935 - Auto Buz
 * 1934 - Glen's Spear
 * 1933 - Waikare
 * 1932 - Braeburn
 * 1931 - Lough Neagh
 * 1930 - Monash Valley
 * 1929 - Bernfield
 * 1928 - Paddi Eve
 * 1927 - High Syce
 * 1926 - Kitty Paddington
 * 1925 - Wee Glen
 * 1924 - Serelot
 * 1923 - Ardglen
 * 1922 - Kingslot
 * 1921 - Lawn Mower
 * 1920 - Seremist
 * 1919 - Boy Syce
 * 1918 - Syce Lad
 * 1917 - Symposium
 * 1916 - Lord Acre
 * 1915 - Rascasse
 * 1914 - Fog Bell
 * 1913 - Signal Lamp
 * 1912 - King Cleo
 * 1911 - Maritoria
 * 1910 - Persian Jewel
 * 1909 - Braw Laddie
 * 1908 - Flaxen
 * 1907 - Euroa
 * 1906 - Togo
 * 1905 - Alexis
 * 1904 - Joyance
 * 1903 - Fitz Grafton
 * 1902 - Balfour
 * 1901 - Narelle
 * 1900 - Musket
 * 1899 - Master Bernie
 * 1898 - Boreas II
 * 1897 - The Guard
 * 1896 - Greyleg
 * 1895 - Black Diamond
 * 1894 - Czarina
 * 1893 - Triton
 * 1892 - Tridentate
 * 1891 - Splendide
 * 1890 - Garuda
 * 1889 - Fernando
 * 1888 - Greywing
 * 1887 - Lord Headington
 * 1886 - Fano
 * 1885 - Elbe
 * 1884 - Petronel
 * 1883 - Wheatmeat
 * 1882 - Goldfinder
 * 1881 - Legerdemain
 * 1880 - Waterloo
 * 1879 - Elastic
 * 1878 - Whisker
 * 1873–77 - race not held
 * 1872 - J.L.
 * 1871 - Florence
 * 1870 - Grafton
 * 1870 - Grafton
 * 1869 - Zambesi
 * 1868 - Hermit

‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia