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The Queensland Derby is a traditional 2400m event traditionally held at Eagle Farm Racecourse each June as part of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. The Group 1 set weight event is specifically for three-year-old horses and offers $1 million in prize money.

Queensland Derby 2025 Odds

Eagle Farm R0
Ladbrokes Queensland Derby 2400m (All In)

Open Race time:  1748665800

Runner Details	Win	Place
Belle Detelle T:	6.00	2.25
King Of Thunder T:	6.00	2.25
Statuario T:	8.00	2.75
Party Crasher T:	9.00	3.00
Femminile T:	11.00	3.50
Hurstville Zagreb T:	11.00	3.50
Politely Dun T:	13.00	4.00
Firm Agreement T:	15.00	4.50
Imperialist T:	15.00	4.50
Maison Louis T:	15.00	4.50
Existential Bob T:	17.00	5.00
Beau Dazzler T:	21.00	6.00
Deep Focus T:	21.00	6.00
Lavalier T:	26.00	7.25
Liberty Park T:	26.00	7.25
Our Benefactor T:	26.00	7.25
Scintillante T:	26.00	7.25
The Muffin Man T:	26.00	7.25
Chase Your Dreams T:	51.00	13.50
El Paso T:	51.00	13.50
Rogan T:	51.00	13.50
Saint Emilion T:	51.00	13.50
Sigiriya Rock T:	51.00	13.50
Sweltering T:	51.00	13.50
Automne Tree T:	67.00	17.50
Sacro Catino T:	67.00	17.50
Bluepinot T:	101.00	26.00
Eclair Encore T:	101.00	26.00
Freddie Time T:	101.00	26.00
He’s Finesse T:	101.00	26.00
Judge Jack T:	101.00	26.00
Prince Levi T:	101.00	26.00
San Jose Boy T:	101.00	26.00
Sanctuary Storm T:	101.00	26.00
Stillbelievin’ T:	101.00	26.00
Explosive Power T:	201.00	51.00

Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing.
Data retrieved: 23/05/2025 08:17:29 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

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For the 2017 and 2018 Queensland Derby the race ran at Doomben Racecourse over 2200m due to the unsuitable track conditions at Eagle Farm, and there was no 2020 edition of the race due to COVID-19.

The Queensland Derby brings a lot of interstate horses that may have previously contested the Group 1 ATC Derby (2400m) in Sydney over the autumn. The best lead-up races are the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben and the Group 1 SA Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. Brambles (2012) and Hawkspur (2013) were the last horses to complete the Rough Habit Plate – Queensland Derby double.

In 2021 the ATC Derby – SA Derby double champion Explosive Jack went on to run third in the Queensland Derby trifecta.

Previously held on Stradbroke Handicap Day, the Queensland Derby now takes place a fortnight earlier on the same day as the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m).

The best three-year-olds out of the Queensland Derby field may also now opt to back-up on Stradbroke Handicap Day in the new-look Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) run at weight-for-age and offering $1.2 million in prize money.

The 2025 Queensland Derby runs on Saturday May 31, 2025 on Brisbane’s Kingsford Smith Cup Day card. 

Queensland Derby 2025
Date:	Saturday May 31, 2025
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	3YO – Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2025 Queensland Derby Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2025 Queensland Derby Betting

The winter’s best Queensland Derby 2025 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be made available at Races.com.au leading up to the Group 1 mile and a half classic.

Mr Quickie ($2.80 in 2019) followed by Kovalica ($1.70 in 2023) are the last favourites in Queensland Derby betting to salute for the punters.

2025 Queensland Derby Form Guide

Stay tuned for our exclusive 2025 Queensland Derby Form Guide Analysis & Betting Preview.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 QUEENSLAND DERBY FORM GUIDE

2025 Queensland Derby Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Queensland Derby 2025 Tips on the million-dollar staying showdown in Brisbane this winter.

• To Win: TBD

2025 Queensland Derby Field

The Queensland Derby field attracts a top line-up of both local Brisbane-trained three-year-olds and interstate visitors chasing the riches in Queensland over the winter.

Proven stayers with form over the 2200m – 2400m often line-up in the QLD Derby field with gallopers having previously run in races like the SA Derby in Morphettville, a race that produced the 2015 Queensland Derby winner Magicool (4th), the 2018 champ Mr Quickie (3rd), and 2024’s runaway hero Warmonger (2nd in 2024).

The official Queensland Derby 2025 Final Field & Barriers are set for release the Tuesday leading up to Kingsford Smith Cup Day and will be published in full below.

2025 Queensland Derby First Acceptances

The Queensland Derby 2025 first acceptances close in late May, a fortnight after the nominations are taken on Wednesday the 21st of May 2025.

2025 Queensland Derby Nominations

The official 2025 Queensland Derby nominations close on a Tuesday in early May.

The Queensland Derby 2025 nominations close on Tuesday the 6th of May 2025.

The 2025 Queensland Derby nominations attracted 77 hopeful three-year-olds led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s Zed filly Belle Detelle who ran fifth in the ATC Oaks and Yes Yes Yes gelding Firm Agreement who has run second three times on the trot this prep including in the ATC Derby.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	H Rating
1	7x10x182	AIRSWING	G	3	Matthew Dunn
2	86×362118	AMERICAN WOLF (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
3	x7x36x7541	ART ’N’ SOUL	G	3	Ken & Kasey Keys
4	421×6	AUTOMNE TREE	G	3	Chris Waller
5	045x7411x3	BEAU DAZZLER (NZ)	C	3	Tony & Maddysen Sears
6	223115	BELLE DETELLE	F	3	Chris Waller
7	7x45318x63	BLUEPINOT	C	3	Chris Waller
8	5x43x3	BUCKENARA	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
9	8225×74545	CAVITY BAY	F	3	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
10	3×3611251	CHASE YOUR DREAMS (NZ)	F	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
11	14×021	COCOBILL (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
12	9793×7	CONALTRI (NZ)	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
13	62×27	CORAL IMPACT (NZ)	G	3	Steven King
14	5114	CROUPIER (NZ)	G	3	Andrew Campbell
15	54×943	DANCING JUICE	G	3	Corey McIver
16	385x9x4221	DARK ARTS	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
17	1225	DEEP FOCUS (NZ)	C	3	Paul Shailer
18	62×58416	DOLCE DIOR	F	3	Peter Snowden
19	7948×7	DONINGTON	G	3	Ross McConville
20	1x425x322	ECLAIR ENCORE (JPN)	F	3	Kris Lees
21	5x7244x351	EL PASO	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
22	56×4177	ELLA HAZEL	F	3	Richard Litt
23	9032×342	EXISTENTIAL BOB (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller
24	2318	EXPLOSIVE POWER (NZ)	G	3	Allan Chau
25	43×22531	FACTCHECK	G	3	Robbie Laing
26	8×61	FAUCI (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
27	x9630x0671	FEMMINILE	F	3	Phillip Stokes
28	2133×77222	FIRM AGREEMENT	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
29		FREDDIE TIME (NZ)	G	3	Kelvin Tyler
30	4x043x1	GREEN MEADOWS	G	3	Jason Patton
31	00×021	HE’S FINESSE (NZ)	G	3	Tony & Maddysen Sears
32	21×124	HEAT MISSILE	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
33	11x	HURSTVILLE ZAGREB	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
34	x78x733209	IMPERIALIST (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller
35	122×4	JUDGE JACK	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
36	31238×2226	KENMARE BAY	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
37	31737×7135	KING OF THUNDER (NZ)	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
38	5554×56223	LAVALIER	G	3	James Cummings
39	9413×88	LET’SGO HUGO	G	3	Louie Peoples
40	341×916	LIBERTY PARK (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller
41	51211	MAISON LOUIS (NZ)	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
42	356×51	MAZIS	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
43	7x	MOR KOMPASHYN	G	3	Jeff Dunn
44	313×4915	MOVIN OUT (NZ)	F	3	Chris Waller
45	7511×1695	OUR BENEFACTOR (NZ)	C	3	Bevan Laming
46	2121	PARTY CRASHER (NZ)	G	3	Michael Hickmott
47	35×812203	PERFECT JUSTICE	G	3	John Sargent
48	41255×990	PLEASURE ARTIST	F	3	Richard & Will Freedman
49	33140×6842	POLITELY DUN	G	3	Danny O’Brien
50	62×121462	PRINCE LEVI	G	3	William Kropp
51	8131x76x	REAL CLASS (NZ)	F	3	Chris Waller
52	3	RHOOKY (NZ)	G	3	Symon Wilde
53	724×530122	ROCKY RICH	G	3	Pat Webster
54	53446×6141	ROGAN (NZ)	G	3	Cliff Brown
55	84954×12	SACRO CATINO	G	3	David Payne
56	37118×0847	SAINT EMILION	G	3	Ciaron Maher
57	220×7217	SAN GABRIEL (NZ)	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
58	247×31421	SAN JOSE BOY	G	3	Jack Bruce
59	127×63	SANCTUARY STORM	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
60	423×41304	SCINTILLANTE (NZ)	G	3	Cliff Brown
61	7×073	SETHFIRE (NZ)	G	3	Kris Lees
62	22	SHANGRI LA IMPACT (NZ)	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
63	2x111x3414	SHANGRI LA SPRING	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
64	22122×655	SIGIRIYA ROCK	G	3	Chris Waller
65	72x	SILENT CALL	G	3	Matthew Dunn
66	27×11	SISU SPIRIT	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
67	2253×33160	SNOOPY NOW	G	3	Darryl Hewitt
68	946	SO SUAVE (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller
69	13×53	SOMEWHERE	G	3	Archie Alexander
70	1142×50312	STATUARIO	G	3	Emma-Lee & David Browne
71	0x44	STILLBELIEVIN’	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
72	762×44	STYNSY (NZ)	G	3	Jack Bruce
73	4224222	SWELTERING	F	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
74	221121	TAINUI	G	3	Geoff O’Brien
75	35×3123	THE MUFFIN MAN	G	3	Charlotte Littlefield
76	561	WITTELSBACH	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
77	31×1733	YOU WAHNG	F	3	Kris Lees

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Queensland Derby History

First run in 1868 in Gayndah, the Queensland Derby was won by Hermit. Three years later, in 1871, the race was moved to Eagle Farm in Brisbane and has remained there ever since except for 2017 and 2018 when held over 2200m at Doomben Racecourse.

Although the race was not held from 1873-77 and again in 1942-45, the Queensland Derby has been won by many legendary horses including Tulloch in 1957, Kingston Town in 1980 and Rough Habit in 1990. When the Queensland Derby was held twice in 1870, Grafton proved just how good a horse he was by winning both races.

There was no 2020 race due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while in 2021 the event was moved forward a fortnight to run in late May as opposed to taking place on Stradbroke Handicap Day in mid-June.

In 2024 Warmonger won the Queensland Derby by an historic margin of 10.4 lengths.

Notable recent Queensland Derby winners include Court Ruler (2009), Shootoff (2011), and Sonntag (2014).

Recent Queensland Derby Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2025 Queensland Derby	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
		TBD
2024 Queensland Derby	1st	Warmonger	2 minutes 32.04 seconds
	2nd	Moonlight Magic
		Felix The Scat
2023 Queensland Derby	1st	Kovalica	2 minutes 29.63 seconds
	2nd	Fame
		Stroke Of Luck
2022 Queensland Derby	1st	Pinarello	2 minutes 29.53 seconds
	2nd	Paternal
		Caboche
2021 Queensland Derby	1st	Kukeracha	2 minutes 30.19 seconds
	2nd	Senor Toba
		Explosive Jack
2020 Queensland DerbyRace Not Held (COVID-19)	1st	–	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2019 Queensland Derby	1st	Mr Quickie	2 minutes 29.74 seconds
	2nd	Vow And Declare
	3rd	Aliferous
2018 Queensland Derby	1st	Dark Dream	2 minutes 19.31 seconds
	2nd	Heavenly Thought
	3rd	Youngstar
2017 Queensland Derby	1st	Ruthven	2 minutes 14.45 seconds
	2nd	Rockstar Rebel
	3rd	Ana Royale
2016 Queensland Derby	1st	Eagle Way	2 minutes 32.34 seconds
	2nd	Rodrico
	3rd	I’m Belucci
2015 Queensland Derby	1st	Magicool	2 minutes 15.09 seconds
	2nd	Werther
	3rd	Jumbo Prince
2014 Queensland Derby	1st	Sonntag	2 minutes 28.3 seconds
	2nd	Pinstripe Lane
	3rd	Vilanova
2011 Queensland Derby	1st	Hawkspur	2 minutes 27.89 seconds
	2nd	Electric Fusion
	3rd	Honorius
2012 Queensland Derby	1st	Brambles	2 minutes 29.73 seconds
	2nd	Quintessential
	3rd	Westsouthwest
2011 Queensland Derby	1st	Shootoff	2 minutes 28.7 seconds
	2nd	Shez Sinsational
	3rd	Heidilicious
2010 Queensland Derby	1st	Dariana	2 minutes 26.49 seconds
	2nd	Kutchinsky
	3rd	Miss Keepsake
2009 Queensland Derby	1st	Court Ruler	2 minutes 34.4 seconds
	2nd	Shocking
	3rd	Larry’s Never Late
2008 Queensland Derby	1st	Riva San	2 minutes 36.9 seconds
	2nd	Petushki
	3rd	Moatize
2007 Queensland Derby	1st	Empires Choice	2 minutes 32.9 seconds
	2nd	Volcanic Star
	3rd	Sirmione
2006 Queensland Derby	1st	Ice Chariot	2 minutes 30.6 seconds
	2nd	Cape Breton
	3rd	Loanhead
2005 Queensland Derby	1st	Lachlan River	2 minutes 26.5 seconds
	2nd	Lords A Leaping
	3rd	Vitesse Dane
2004 Queensland Derby	1st	Toulouse Lautrec	2 minutes 26.5 seconds
	2nd	Devastating
	3rd	Set Up
2003 Queensland Derby	1st	Half Hennessy	2 minutes 27.7 seconds
	2nd	Schumpeter
	3rd	King Of Them All
2002 Queensland Derby	1st	County Tyrone	2 minutes 29 seconds
	2nd	Galroof
	3rd	Miss Bussell
2001 Queensland Derby	1st	De Gaulle Lane	2 minutes 25.2 seconds
	2nd	Tempest Morn
	3rd	Lottery Prize
2000 Queensland Derby	1st	Freemason	2 minutes 27.3 seconds
	2nd	Citras Prince
	3rd	Maguire