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Winter Derby

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Inaugurated
  
1998

Website
  
Lingfield Park

Sponsor
  
Surface
  
Polytrack

Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Distance
  
1m 2f (2,012 metres)

Qualification
  
Four-years-old and up

Track
  
Left-handed

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Location
  
Lingfield Park Lingfield, England

Weight
  
8 st 13 lb (4yo); 9 st 0 lb (5yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * since May 31 last year

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The Winter Derby is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Lingfield Park in February or March.

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History

The event was established in 1998, and the inaugural edition was won by Running Stag. It was given Listed status in 1999, and promoted to Group 3 level in 2006.

The Winter Derby is run on a Polytrack surface. It is one of four non-turf Group races in Britain, along with the Chipchase Stakes, September Stakes and the Sirenia Stakes. It is currently the country's first Group race of the year.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once
  • Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Richard Hughes – Sergeant York (2001), Scintillo (2009)
  • Frankie Dettori – Parasol (2003), Caluki (2004)
  • Adam Kirby - Trystar (2015), Grendisar (2016)
  • Andrea Atzeni - Farraaj (2013), Convey (2017)
  • Leading trainer (2 wins):

  • Clive Brittain – Hattan (2008), Nideeb (2011)
  • References

    Winter Derby Wikipedia