The $1 million South Australian Derby is a Group 1 staying showdown for three-year-olds run at Morphettville in May each season.
2025 SA Derby Results
- 1st: #15 Femminile
- 2nd: #2 Statuario
- 3rd: #8 Lavalier
South Australian Derby News
The South Australian Derby is one of the four Group 1 races held as part of the The Goodwood (1200m).
2025 SA Derby Results
- 1st: #15 Femminile ($19)
- 2nd: #2 Statuario
- 3rd: #8 Lavalier
Phillip Stokes’ up-and-coming Dundeel filly, Femminile ($19), proved too good for the boys in the 2025 South Australian Derby results when improving on a lead-up seventh in the Australasian Oaks to beat home the favourite Statuario by nearly a length on the line thanks to an incredible ride by jockey Lachlan Neindorf. Femminile hit the lead inside the final furlong and showed plenty of guts to hold on and hold out the beaten top fancy in a huge result!
South Australian Derby 2025 Odds & Results
Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (G1)
Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
15. Femminile (2) J: Lachlan Neindorf 54.5kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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2nd
2. Statuario (1) J: John Allen 56.5kg
T: Emma-Lee & David Browne |
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3rd
8. Lavalier (13) J: Jamie Melham 56.5kg
T: James Cummings |
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4th
13. Scintillante (3) J: Billy Egan 56.5kg
T: Cliff Brown |
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5th
14. Cavity Bay (15) J: Harry Coffey 54.5kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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6th
1. Goldrush Guru (16) J: Jason Holder 56.5kg
T: Andrew Gluyas |
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7th
5. Saint Emilion (5) J: Todd Pannell 56.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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8th
4. American Wolf (9) J: Mark Zahra 56.5kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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9th
3. Confetti Garden (12) J: Liam Riordan 56.5kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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10th
7. Dubai Focus (11) J: Daniel Stackhouse 56.5kg
T: Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor |
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11th
12. Compressing (8) J: Daniel Moor 56.5kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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12th
6. Snoopy Now (6) J: Justin Potter 56.5kg
T: Darryl Hewitt |
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13th
10. Roctave (7) J: Jordan Childs 56.5kg
T: Stephen Marsh |
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14th
11. Darknconfidential (10) J: Rochelle Milnes 56.5kg
T: Stuart Gower |
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15th
18. Global Eclipse (4) J: Ben Melham 56.5kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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16th
17. Captain Hilfiger (14) J: Anthony Darmanin 56.5kg
T: Peter Gelagotis |
Data retrieved: 27/05/2025 01:37:36 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
The SA Derby is for three-year-olds at set weights and offers a prize purse of $1 million.
Entries in the race may have previously contested the Group 3 SA Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) at the track a fortnight earlier. The SA Chairman’s Stakes – SA Derby double has recently been completed by Howard Be Thy Name (2016), the fellow Darren Weir-trained Leicester (2018) and Jungle Magnate (2022).
Three-year-old fillies may come via the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) on Robert Sangster Stakes Day. Delicacy (2015) was the last filly to complete the Australasian Oaks – SA Derby double. More recently, Qafila (2019) improved on a lead-up fourth in the Schweppes Oaks to beat home the boys in the SA Derby next start, while the 2024 SA Derby winner Coco Sun also came via the Oaks having run third in her lead-up.
Femminile (7th in 2025) was the last Australasian Oaks graduate to continue on and win the South Australian Derby at her next start.
As the leading three-year-olds race at Adelaide, the South Australian Derby field attracts high quality runners. One of the best winners was Mummify in 2003, who continued on to claim victory in that year’s Caulfield Cup in Melbourne and placed third in the Caulfield Cup the following year as well.
The staying distance and high status of the South Australian Derby means that some of the season’s finest horses compete in the race, which is why it is always a good race to watch as an indication for other important races held at the end of the year. For example, South Australian Derby winners Count Chivas (1995) and Shivas Revenge (1991) both continued on to place second in the Melbourne Cup, and the mighty Subzero won the SA Derby / Melbourne Cup double in 1992.
In 2020 Russian Camelot won the SA Derby as the punters’ pick and went on to run top three in his next four Group 1 runs in Melbourne over the spring including winning the Underwood Stakes.
The favourites were in form again in the 2021 SA Derby results with the ATC Derby winner Explosive Jack completing the interstate Derby double.
The 2024 South Australian Derby form was franked with the runner-up Warmonger winning Brisbane’s Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at his next start.
The 2025 South Australian Derby ran on Saturday May 3, 2025 at Morphettville Racecourse offering $1 million in prize money and was won in an impressive upset by Phillip Stokes’s improving filly Femminile ($19).
SA Derby 2025 | |
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Date: | Saturday May 3, 2025 |
Track: | Morphettville Racecourse |
Distance: | 2500m |
Race Type: | 3YOs – Set Weights |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
2025 SA Derby Finishing Order
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 15 | FEMMINILE | Phillip Stokes | Lachlan Neindorf | 2 | 54.5kg | $19 | |||
2 | 2 | STATUARIO | Emma-Lee & David Browne | John Allen | 0.73L | 1 | 56.5kg | $3.40F | ||
3 | 8 | LAVALIER | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Melham | 2.55L | 13 | 56.5kg | $6.50 | ||
4 | 13 | SCINTILLANTE (NZ) | Cliff Brown | Billy Egan | 2.97L | 3 | 56.5kg | $31 | ||
5 | 14 | CAVITY BAY | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 3.35L | 15 | 54.5kg | $18 | ||
6 | 1 | GOLDRUSH GURU | Andrew Gluyas | Jason Holder | 4.18L | 16 | 56.5kg | $12 | ||
7 | 5 | SAINT EMILION | Ciaron Maher | Todd Pannell | 4.3L | 5 | 56.5kg | $26 | ||
8 | 4 | AMERICAN WOLF (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Mark Zahra | 5L | 9 | 56.5kg | $6 | ||
9 | 3 | CONFETTI GARDEN | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Liam Riordan | 5.02L | 12 | 56.5kg | $41 | ||
10 | 7 | DUBAI FOCUS | Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor | Daniel Stackhouse | 7.05L | 11 | 56.5kg | $31 | ||
11 | 12 | COMPRESSING (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 7.92L | 8 | 56.5kg | $61 | ||
12 | 6 | SNOOPY NOW | Darryl Hewitt | Justin Potter | 8.57L | 6 | 56.5kg | $13 | ||
13 | 10 | ROCTAVE (NZ) | Stephen Marsh | Jordan Childs | 8.94L | 7 | 56.5kg | $41 | ||
14 | 11 | DARKNCONFIDENTIAL | Stuart Gower | Ms Rochelle Milnes (a) | 10.32L | 10 | 56.5kg | $151 | ||
15 | 18e | GLOBAL ECLIPSE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ben Melham | 14.02L | 4 | 56.5kg | $8.50 | ||
16 | 17e | CAPTAIN HILFIGER (NZ) | Peter Gelagotis | Anthony Darmanin | 23.62L | 14 | 56.5kg | $201 | ||
19e | GIN RUMMY | Alexander Justice | Justin Potter | 0 | ||||||
9 | POLITELY DUN | Danny O’Brien | Daniel Stackhouse | 0 | ||||||
16 | CHASE YOUR DREAMS (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Ethan Brown | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 South Australian Derby Betting
The top SA Derby 2025 betting odds on the season’s staying three-year-olds will be available right here at Races.com.au once betting on the lucrative Group 1 Adelaide race opens at Ladbrokes.com.au.
Russian Camelot ($2.90 in 2020) followed by Explosive Jack ($4 in 2021) are the latest favourites in South Australian Derby betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2025 when the filly Femminile won at SA Derby odds of $19 when beating home the favourite Statuario.
2025 South Australian Derby Form
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2025 South Australian Derby Tips
Stay tuned for our insider South Australian Derby 2025 Tips on the Adelaide Group 1 staying showdown this May.
- To Win: #4 American Wolf ($6 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Love the boxes this value runner is ticking ahead of an open edition of the SA Derby. The Kiwi bred Tivaci gelding is bred for a distance and has already proven he stays with previous winning form up to 2800m. He’ll be very tough at 2500m now coming back in trip after his VRC St Leger triumph at Flemington with 58kg on ANZAC Day when ridden by John Allen. Allen is on the favourite Statuario in the Group 1 but American Wolf gets a very nice replacement in Mark Zahra. Zahra had a blinder at the track last weekend taking out the Group 1 double and is out to build on that momentum this weekend and pick up his 2nd Derby success here after a win on Jungle Magnate in 2022. Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young’s in-form youngster chases a hat-trick and is drawn ideally for him in gate 11. Comes back to 56.5kg at set weights. Huge chance!
2025 South Australian Derby Field
The SA Derby field attracts a smart line-up of mainly local three-year-old staying types with plenty of fillies backing-up off the Australasian Oaks to take on the colts and geldings at the same track over 500m further.
The official South Australian 2025 Derby field is set for release on the Tuesday leading up to SA Derby Day and will be published in full below.
The 2025 SA Derby final field features a full line-up of hopeful young stayers with the favourite, Statuario, drawn a treat in gate three for jockey John Allen.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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1 | 211×943705 | GOLDRUSH GURU | Andrew Gluyas | Jason Holder | 18 | 56.5kg | 99 | |
2 | 81142×5031 | STATUARIO | Emma-Lee & David Browne | John Allen | 3 | 56.5kg | 80 | |
3 | 11250 | CONFETTI GARDEN | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Liam Riordan | 14 | 56.5kg | 76 | |
4 | 86×36211 | AMERICAN WOLF (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Mark Zahra | 11 | 56.5kg | 72 | |
5 | 37118×084 | SAINT EMILION | Ciaron Maher | Todd Pannell | 7 | 56.5kg | 70 | |
6 | 32253×3316 | SNOOPY NOW | Darryl Hewitt | 8 | 56.5kg | 70 | ||
7 | 0x21x11243 | DUBAI FOCUS | Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor | Ben Melham | 13 | 56.5kg | 70 | |
8 | 35554×5622 | LAVALIER | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Melham | 15 | 56.5kg | 70 | |
9 | 33140×6842 | POLITELY DUN | Danny O’Brien | Daniel Stackhouse | 2 | 56.5kg | 68 | |
10 | 87313 | ROCTAVE (NZ) | Stephen Marsh | Jordan Childs | 9 | 56.5kg | 68 | |
11 | 146×544157 | DARKNCONFIDENTIAL | Stuart Gower | Ms Rochelle Milnes (a) | 12 | 56.5kg | 66 | |
12 | 110 | COMPRESSING (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 10 | 56.5kg | 66 | |
13 | 423×4130 | SCINTILLANTE (NZ) | Cliff Brown | Billy Egan | 5 | 56.5kg | 64 | |
14 | 38225×7454 | CAVITY BAY | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 17 | 54.5kg | 75 | |
15 | 1x9630x067 | FEMMINILE | Phillip Stokes | Lachlan Neindorf | 4 | 54.5kg | 74 | |
16 | 3×3611251 | CHASE YOUR DREAMS (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Ethan Brown | 19 | 54.5kg | 69 | |
17e | x6471x0619 | CAPTAIN HILFIGER (NZ) | Peter Gelagotis | 16 | 56.5kg | 64 | ||
18e | 2321 | GLOBAL ECLIPSE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ben Melham | 6 | 56.5kg | 63 | |
19e | 6×73533418 | GIN RUMMY | Alexander Justice | Justin Potter | 1 | 56.5kg | 60 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 South Australian Derby Nominations
Early South Australian Derby nominations for 2025 close on Thursday the 24th of April 2025 and will be updated in full below once announced.
The 2025 South Australian Derby nominations attracted 43 young stayers led in all-in betting by Emma-Lee & David Browne’s recent Caulfield winning D’Argento grey Statuario.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | H Rating | |
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1 | 86×3621 | AMERICAN WOLF (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 60 |
2 | x57105x220 | BEAUTIFUL JEWEL | F | 3 | Travis Doudle | 65 |
3 | 5x6471x061 | CAPTAIN HILFIGER (NZ) | G | 3 | Peter Gelagotis | 64 |
4 | 338225×745 | CAVITY BAY | F | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 73 |
5 | 3×3611251 | CHASE YOUR DREAMS (NZ) | F | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 69 |
6 | 242111 | CINCH | F | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 80 |
7 | x74263x210 | COMANCHE MISS | F | 3 | Phillip Stokes | 73 |
8 | 11 | COMPRESSING (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 67 |
9 | 11250 | CONFETTI GARDEN | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 76 |
10 | 3146×54415 | DARKNCONFIDENTIAL | G | 3 | Stuart Gower | 66 |
11 | 00x21x1124 | DUBAI FOCUS | G | 3 | Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor | 69 |
12 | 61x9630x06 | FEMMINILE | F | 3 | Phillip Stokes | 74 |
13 | 9×301210 | FORMAT | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 65 |
14 | 9×131504 | GARNACHO (NZ) | G | 3 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 68 |
15 | 36×7353341 | GIN RUMMY | G | 3 | Alexander Justice | 60 |
16 | 0x5316x60 | GIORGI | F | 3 | John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs | 57 |
17 | 2321 | GLOBAL ECLIPSE | C | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 63 |
18 | 2211×94370 | GOLDRUSH GURU | C | 3 | Andrew Gluyas | 100 |
19 | 054 | HIGHLY REGARDED (NZ) | G | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 56 |
20 | 0x251x3840 | HORIZONS | F | 3 | Richard & Will Freedman | 61 |
21 | 710×7055 | KING’S CORONATION | C | 3 | Doug Harrison | 60 |
22 | 135554×562 | LAVALIER | G | 3 | James Cummings | 65 |
23 | 41321×678 | OPENING ADDRESS (NZ) | G | 3 | Liam Howley | 76 |
24 | 8×3122568 | PELEVECCHIO | F | 3 | Phillip Stokes | 62 |
25 | x1133x0133 | PHENOM | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 77 |
26 | 33140×6842 | POLITELY DUN | G | 3 | Danny O’Brien | 68 |
27 | 7x62271x59 | RECIPROCAL | G | 3 | Mick Huxtable | 59 |
28 | 87313 | ROCTAVE (NZ) | G | 3 | Stephen Marsh | 68 |
29 | 37118×08 | SAINT EMILION | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 70 |
30 | 423×413 | SCINTILLANTE (NZ) | G | 3 | Cliff Brown | 64 |
31 | 032 | SEA DANGER | G | 3 | Paul Preusker | 57 |
32 | 0x5151 | SHOWMARA | G | 3 | Shane Nichols | 65 |
33 | 32253×331 | SNOOPY NOW | G | 3 | Darryl Hewitt | 70 |
34 | 81142×5031 | STATUARIO | G | 3 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 80 |
35 | x6x7321x71 | STIRRUP CUP | G | 3 | Sarah Rutten | 63 |
36 | 54441 | TEL AVIV | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 62 |
37 | 52 | THE PUNK ROCKER | G | 3 | Shane & Cassie Oxlade | 58 |
38 | 48576×6743 | TITANIUM PRINCE | G | 3 | Rory Hunter | 56 |
39 | x83183x322 | TOO DARN LIZZIE | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 94 |
40 | 8710110 | TSITSIPAS (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 70 |
41 | 4140×33 | WEST INDIES (NZ) | G | 3 | Mark Walker | 65 |
42 | 93916 | WIMMERA STAR | G | 3 | Paul Preusker | 61 |
43 | 43×6415 | WOLFESS (NZ) | F | 3 | Greg Eurell | 63 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
South Australian Derby History
The South Australian Derby was first run in 1860 when Midnight won.
It began as a principal race run over 12 furlongs. Not long after its inception the event was not held for a period between 1869 and 1875.
It recommenced in 1876 under the same status and distance. The race did not run again from 1885 to 1889 and in the years 1942 and 1943 due to the war.
The distance of the Derby was converted to 2500m in 1973 before decreasing to 2400m in length in 1978. This was one year before it reached Group 1 status in 1979.
For one year in 1980 the event was raced over a distance of 2600m before dropping back to 2500m the following year in 1981.
There was no South Australian Derby held in 1983 and a few years later in 1986 the distance reverted back to 2400m. In 2001 the event was again run over 2500m and has since remained the same.
Trainer Darren Weir made SA Derby history in 2018 when Leicester became his third straight winner on the trot, seeing the horseman emulate the great Bart Cummings from 40 years earlier.
Jockey John Allen enjoyed his third South Australian Derby winning ride in 2020 aboard the favourite Russian Camelot who went on enjoy a hugely successful spring in Melbourne including his Cox Plate third to Sir Dragonet. The jockey returned and posted a fourth victory aboard the favourite Explosive Jack – winner of that year’s ATC Derby in Sydney – in 2021.
In 2023 Patrick Payne trained his first Group 1 winner with Dunkel in the SA Derby, a race the horseman won as a jockey back in 1994 aboard the Mick Price-trained Bullwinkle. The South Australian Derby 2023 results also saw jockey Billy Egan enjoy his maiden Group 1 victory.
Former local, Ms Jamie Kah, won her first South Australian Group 1 aboard Coco Sun in the 2024 SA Derby results.
Femminile (2025) is the latest South Australian Derby winning filly.
Recent South Australian Derby Winners
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2025 South Australian Derby |
1st | Femminile | 2 minutes 38.36 seconds |
2nd | Statuario | ||
3rd | Lavalier | ||
2024 South Australian Derby |
1st | Coco Sun | 2 minutes 41.13 seconds |
2nd | Warmonger | ||
3rd | Air Assault | ||
2023 South Australian Derby |
1st | Dunkel | 2 minutes 40.43 seconds |
2nd | Promises Kept | ||
3rd | Aberfeldie Boy | ||
2022 South Australian Derby |
1st | Jungle Magnate | 2 minutes 37.31 seconds |
2nd | Yaphet | ||
3rd | Detonator Jack | ||
2021 South Australian Derby |
1st | Explosive Jack | 2 minutes 38.99 seconds |
2nd | Let’s Karaka Deel | ||
3rd | Nobel Heights | ||
2020 South Australian Derby |
1st | Russian Camelot | 2 minutes 42.02 seconds |
2nd | Dalasan | ||
3rd | Warning | ||
2019 South Australian Derby |
1st | Qafila | 2 minutes 39.06 seconds |
2nd | Savvy Oak | ||
3rd | Mr Quickie | ||
2018 South Australian Derby |
1st | Leicester | 2 minutes 38.95 seconds |
2nd | Rezealient | ||
3rd | Runaway | ||
2017 South Australian Derby |
1st | Volatile Mix | 2 minutes 37.09 seconds |
2nd | Ruthven | ||
3rd | Odeon | ||
2016 South Australian Derby |
1st | Howard Be Thy Name | 2 minutes 40.08 seconds |
2nd | Etymology | ||
3rd | Cool Chap | ||
2015 South Australian Derby |
1st | Delicacy | 2 minutes 37.91 seconds |
2nd | Werther | ||
3rd | Allergic | ||
2014 South Australian Derby |
1st | Kushadasi | 2 minutes 41.98 seconds |
2nd | Scratchy Bottom | ||
3rd | Best Case | ||
2013 South Australian Derby |
1st | Escado | 2 minutes 39.05 seconds |
2nd | Hioctdane | ||
3rd | Shoreham | ||
2012 South Australian Derby |
1st | Zabeelionaire | 2 minutes 42.1 seconds |
2nd | Sabrage | ||
3rd | Westsouthwest | ||
2011 South Australian Derby |
1st | Shadows In The Sun | 2 minutes 39.8 seconds |
2nd | Echoes Of Heaven | ||
3rd | Lalla Rookh | ||
2010 South Australian Derby |
1st | Kidnapped | 2 minutes 37.21 seconds |
2nd | Red Colossus | ||
3rd | Sea Galleon | ||
2009 South Australian Derby |
1st | Rebel Raider | 2 minutes 40.39 seconds |
2nd | Astro Gains | ||
3rd | Fitoussi | ||
2008 South Australian Derby |
1st | Zarita | 2 minutes 39.5 seconds |
2nd | Zagreb | ||
3rd | Neugine | ||
2007 South Australian Derby |
1st | Lazer Sharp | 2 minutes 37.8 seconds |
2nd | Classic De Lago | ||
3rd | Red Lord | ||
2006 South Australian Derby |
1st | Testafiable | 2 minutes 43.3 seconds |
2nd | Empire Gold | ||
3rd | Irazu | ||
2005 South Australian Derby |
1st | Tails Of Triomphe | 2 minutes 37.1 seconds |
2nd | Douro Valley | ||
3rd | Kamsky | ||
2004 South Australian Derby |
1st | Hard To Get | 2 minutes 37.1 seconds |
2nd | On A Jeune | ||
3rd | Better Jetsetter | ||
2003 South Australian Derby |
1st | Mummify | 2 minutes 38.7 seconds |
2nd | Vicksburgh | ||
3rd | Lord Wooburn | ||
2002 South Australian Derby |
1st | Pantani | 2 minutes 37.8 seconds |
2nd | Silver Baron | ||
3rd | Lester Thuderwing | ||
2001 South Australian Derby |
1st | Big Pat | 2 minutes 36.2 seconds |
2nd | Bush Padre | ||
3rd | Adolescence | ||
2000 South Australian Derby |
1st | Blue Murder | 2 minutes 38.4 seconds |
2nd | Mr Nelson | ||
3rd | Voile D’Or |
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