Ulster Derby


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The Ulster Derby is a flat handicap horse race in Northern Ireland open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Down Royal over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 150 yards (2,551 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

The event was established in 1936, and it was originally restricted to three-year-olds. For a period it was contested over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 68 yards. It was opened to older horses in 1994, and increased in distance to 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 190 yards (2,588 metres). In 2014 it was restricted to three-year-olds again and reduced to 1 mile and 3 furlongs (2, 213 metres) before being increased to its present distance in 2015.

The Ulster Derby is Northern Ireland's most valuable flat race.

Records
Most successful horse:
 * no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey since 1962 (4 wins):
 * Tommy Murphy – Dumbwaiter (1974), Caucasus (1975), Transworld (1977), Encyclopedia (1978)

Leading trainer since 1962 (7 wins):
 * Vincent O'Brien – Onandaga (1969), Tantoul (1971), Dumbwaiter (1974), Caucasus (1975), Transworld (1977), Encyclopedia (1978), Baba Karam (1987)
 * Jim Bolger - Nordic Region (1990), Kirov Premiere (1993), Citizen Edward (2001,dd-ht), Wexford Town (2014), Stellar Mass (2016), Clongowes (2017), Change of Velocity (2018)

Winners since 1988

 * Weights given in stones and pounds.

Earlier winners

 * 1936: Black Domino
 * 1937: Owenstown
 * 1948: Soodani
 * 1954: Red Winter
 * 1962: Atlantis
 * 1963: Christmas Island
 * 1964: Netherby
 * 1965: Newsrullah
 * 1966: My Kuda
 * 1967: Dan Kano
 * 1968: Stitch
 * 1969: Onandaga
 * 1970: Dubrava
 * 1971: Tantoul
 * 1972: Falaise
 * 1973: French Fable
 * 1974: Dumbwaiter
 * 1975: Caucasus
 * 1976: Captain Memory
 * 1977: Transworld
 * 1978: Encyclopedia
 * 1979: The Bart
 * 1980: Sheringham
 * 1981: Dance Bid
 * 1982: Affiance
 * 1983: Sir Simon
 * 1984: Sondrio
 * 1985: Rising
 * 1986: Don Diege
 * 1987: Baba Karam