Australian Derby 2024

Ladbrokes Tip: The Rosehill Guineas – Australian Derby is a popular autumn betting double.

The Australian Derby, also known as the ATC Derby, is one of four Group 1 races taking place at Royal Randwick Racecourse on the first Saturday in April on Day 1 of The Championships. The meeting is also referred to as Doncaster Mile Day and the other elite levels on the card are the TJ Smith Stakes, ATC Inglis’ Sires Produce Stakes, and the Doncaster Mile.

2022 Australian Derby Winner Hitotsu

2022 Australian Derby winner Hitotsu. Photo: Steve Hart.

The Australian Derby is open to three-year-old horses and offers $2 million in total prize money including $1.2 million to the winning youngster.

The Australian Derby prizemoney for 2020 was reduced to $1 million including $580,000 for the winning three-year-old because of the Coronavirus pandemic and it’s impact on Australian racing, but was back up to $2 million again in 2021.

Run at set weights over 2400m the colts and geldings in the Australian Derby field carry 56.5kg and the fillies 54.5kg.

The winners of the Randwick Guineas and Rosehill Guineas are exempt from Australian Derby ballot each year and provide key lead-ups to the mile and a half classic. The Rosehill Guineas – Australian Derby double was last completed by Criterion (2014) and Riff Rocket (2024).

The Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville in May is a nice next-up target for Australian Derby graduates and the SA Derby – ATC Derby double was recently completed by Explosive Jack (2021) who won the former at $16.

In 2022 Hitotsu made history as the first horse to do the VRC Derby – ATC Derby double since Mahogany (1993/94).

The feat was repeated in 2024 by Riff Rocket who also handed Chris Waller his maiden Australian Derby victory.

Each autumn the Australian Derby winner is also exempt from ballot from the following weekend’s Group 1 $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m).

The latest edition of the Australian Derby took place on Saturday April 6, 2024 at Royal Randwick and was won by Chris Waller’s now three-time Group 1 champ Riff Rocket ($2.20F).  

2024 Australian Derby Results

The 2024 Australian Derby results and finishing order will be known on Saturday April 6, 2024 and published below.

2024 Australian Derby winner Riff Rocket

Riff Rocket winning the 2024 Australian Derby for Chris Waller. Photo: Steve Hart.

  • 1st: #1 Riff Rocket
  • 2nd: #3 Ceolwulf
  • 3rd: #9 Glad You Think So

The Chris Waller-trained Victoria Derby champ from the spring, Riff Rocket, backed-up from his Rosehill Guineas victory to keep the Group 1 Sydney wins coming this autumn saluting narrowly for the punters as the $2.20 favourite off a perfectly-timed ride by James McDonald in the 2024 Australian Derby results at Randwick.

2024 Australian Derby Odds

The Australian Derby odds 2024 will be published below as soon as our markets are open on the three-years-old autumn classic.

Early market betting odds on the 2024 Australian Derby will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit ladbrokes.com.au.

Australian Derby Race Info

  • Date: Saturday April 6, 2024
  • Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
  • Distance: 2400m
  • Conditions: Set Weights – 3YOs
  • Status: Group 1
  • Prize Money: $2 million
  • First Run: 1861

Australian Derby Betting

Australian Derby betting markets are dominated by young staying types showing a potential to step up to 2400m and run out the distance.

The best performers in the Rosehill Guineas over 400m shorter a fortnight earlier always feature highly in the Australian Derby odds and the double was achieved twice in three years when It’s A Dundeel (2013) and Criterion (2014) scored both Group 1s.

Riff Rocket (2024) was the last horse to do the Rosehill Guineas – Australian Derby double.

Fillies have a very poor record against the boys in the Australian Derby and make a risky punt with only one beating home the boys in over 30 years in Shamrocker (2011) as they are usually taking on their own kind in the Australian Oaks the following weekend.

Australian Derby betting favourites saluted five times from 2006 – 2024 most recently with Criterion (2014), Hitotsu ($3.30 in 2022), and Riff Rocket ($2.20 in 2024).

In 2021 there was an upset with Explosive Jack winning at Australian Derby odds of 15/1.

There was another notable upset in the 2023 Australian Derby results with Major Beel winning at $31 to hand trainer Gai Waterhouse her first win in the classic.

Australian Derby Field

The Australian Derby race field features a selection of the season’s best staying three-year-olds facing off over the mile and a half, many seeing the distance for the first time.

The traditional lead-up for horses heading into the Australian Derby field is the Group Rosehill Guineas (2000m) held a fortnight before.

Australian Derby odds were short on the 2014 winner Criterion

Criterion (2014) is one of the last Australian Derby betting favourites to salute for the punters. Photo Credit: Steve Hart.

Five times since 2003, 18 horses have lined-up in the Australian Derby field when Clangalang (2003), Criterion (2014), Levendi (2018), Hitotsu (2022)m and Major Beel (2023) won against capacity fields.

Australian Derby nominations are taken on a Tuesday in early to mid-February before first acceptances a month later in the first week of March.

Final Australian Derby acceptances then close on the Tuesday before the race attracting a fee of $7,700 for connections when the field and barrier draw is released.

2024 Australian Derby Field

The Australian Derby 2024 field and barrier draw will be published here when they are released on the Tuesday of race week – April 2nd, 2024.

Chris Waller’s Victoria Derby champion from the spring, Riff Rocket, coming off a lead-up victory in the Rosehill Guineas leads the 2024 Australian Derby field and betting markets at Randwick this weekend.

  • 2024 ATC Derby Scratchings: #13 Saxon Brave (6), #14 Zardozi (2).

2024 Australian Derby Nominations

Nominations for the Australian Derby in 2024 close at midday on Tuesday the 13th of February, 2024.

The Australian Derby 2024 nominations attracted a bumper 134 potential three-year-old stayers including Godolphin’s Spring Champion Stakes winner Tom Kitten, the Chris Waller-trained VRC Derby champ Riff Rocket looking to do the interstate Derby double, and the Lindsay Park-trained Moonee Valley Vase winning Fiorente colt Apulia who was runner-up in the Victoria Derby results.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 2x ADAGIO G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2 56x AKI G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
3 71130x AMBASSADORIAL G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
4 42x128412x APULIA C 3 Ben, Will & JD Hayes
5 1x ASCEND THE THRONE (NZ) C 3 Mark Walker
6 BANK HEIST (GB) C 3 Michael Freedman
7 21833x BASILINNA (NZ) F 3 Emma-Lee & David Browne
8 9x BLACKLIST (NZ) G 3 Ciaron Maher
9 1x44Px BOBBY SHIRAZ (NZ) G 3 Bjorn Baker 65
10 010540x BULAWAYO C 3 Thomas Sadler
11 1x123x BURN TO SHINE (NZ) G 3 Stephen Marsh
12 150x840x CAFE MILLENIUM C 3 John O’Shea 70
13 x335x9732x CAP FERRAT C 3 Chris Waller
14 21 CARACAS (NZ) G 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman
15 2×4 CASTLE ON HIGH (NZ) G 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman
16 21x25x5 CELESTIAL LEGEND C 3 Les Bridge 77
17 312x6x CEOLWULF (NZ) C 3 Joseph Pride 76
18 3x4x51x CHEROKEE BRAVE G 3 Danny O’Brien
19 CITY GOLD READY (NZ) G 3 Tony Pike
20 413 COSMIC LAD G 3 Edward Cummings
21 5562x COTO DE CAZA (NZ) G 3 John Sargent
22 4118x DEAD OF NIGHT G 3 Annabel Neasham 62
23 DHANUSH G 3 Leon & Troy Corstens
24 18x DON STEFANO (NZ) G 3 Dean Mirfin 62
25 6x DORADUS C 3 Anthony Cummings
26 3x215x4 DULCET (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller
27 566x213x DUNBELIEVIN’ G 3 Ciaron Maher
28 5 ECLIPSION G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
29 334x64x1x ET TU BRUTE G 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman
30 FIRST INNINGS (NZ) G 3 Andrew Forsman
31 24x35163x9 FISTSOFFURY G 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 70
32 1 FREIGHT TRAIN G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
33 6x172x5x GALANO C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
34 786x41183x GANBARE C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 88
35 78x137x GATES G 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
36 313x GENRICHERO (NZ) G 3 Matt Laurie
37 7831150×3 GLAD YOU THINK SO C 3 John Sargent 71
38 231160x GOLD BULLION (NZ) G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
39 74362x GOOFINATOR G 3 Emma Longmire
40 040×8159 GRAND ILLUSION G 3 Daniel Williams
41 HIGH COUNTRY (NZ) G 3 Tony Pike
42 9×602 HOOKHAM G 3 Ciaron Maher
43 5x865x2 HOOLIGAN TOMMY (NZ) G 3 John Sargent
44 76×32438 IL TEVERE C 3 Richard Litt
45 11x IMMEDIACY (NZ) G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
46 0x767x45x IMPUNITY G 3 John Thompson
47 1142x INTERLINKED (NZ) G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
48 9×5 IOANE (NZ) G 3 Annabel Neasham
49 41x JACOB’S TIME G 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 64
50 1x5x JON BON G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 61
51 3x3x JUST AS SHARP (NZ) C 3 Graeme & Deborah Rogerson
52 54x JUSTADEEL G 3 Michael Moroney
53 1x KADAVAR (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller
54 24x4012x KIND WORDS F 3 Kris Lees 70
55 KING CARLOS C 3 Edward O’Rourke
56 x21258473x KINTYRE G 3 Gary Portelli 73
57 23216x KONING C 3 Richard & Will Freedman
58 8 KOTAISHI G 3 Ciaron Maher
59 KOVU G 3 Edward O’Rourke
60 317×1 LES VAMPIRES C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 70
61 9x63240x22 LIMBURG G 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
62 205x LLEWELLYN C 3 John Sargent
63 712970x LONG GENES G 3 Edward Cummings 64
64 315x7x32x MAD DEEL G 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 62
65 9734x5x MAGIC SORCERER G 3 Todd Howlett
66 34x1x MAGNOLIA LODGE G 3 Leon & Troy Corstens
67 575415×8 MARENARO G 3 Chris Waller
68 8 MELISSEUS G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
69 96126x MERCANTE G 3 Nigel Blackiston
70 310×4 MICKIO G 3 Ben, Will & JD Hayes
71 3011x5158x MILITARIZE (NZ) C 3 Chris Waller 107
72 53×21 MORNINGTON PIER G 3 Ciaron Maher 60
73 7132x MOSINVADER (NZ) C 3 Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott
74 0x514x NATURAL DEDUCTION G 3 John O’Shea
75 51×712 NAVY BLOOD C 3 Richard & Will Freedman 65
76 24100x NOISY BOY G 3 Todd Howlett 65
77 716x NONDISCLOSURE G 3 Ciaron Maher
78 NORTH TERRACE G 3 Edward Cummings
79 6x OCEAN KINGDOM (NZ) G 3 Ciaron Maher
80 21x0x211x ORCHESTRAL (NZ) F 3 Roger James & Robert Wellwood
81 11x OTAGO (NZ) G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
82 2 OUT OF ACES G 3 Annabel Neasham
83 2x21x PINK CHANDON F 3 Michael Moroney
84 5 PRESLEY G 3 Annabel Neasham
85 13 PRIMAL SPIRIT (NZ) G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
86 6x PROSHOW (NZ) G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
87 0332 PURE POWER G 3 Ciaron Maher
88 616416x RAF ATTACK (NZ) C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 85
89 176x1698x RAVELLO (NZ) G 3 John O’Shea 69
90 REBECCHI C 3 Andrew Forsman
91 17x12121x RIFF ROCKET G 3 Chris Waller
92 14x1x RISE AT DAWN (NZ) G 3 Ben, Will & JD Hayes
93 634 RISHIRI (NZ) G 3 Michael Moroney
94 47x ROYAL INFANTRY G 3 Michael Moroney
95 231x53x2x SALTCOATS (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller 77
96 7x32524x2x SAXON BRAVE G 3 Daiki Chujo
97 9x9x SEACORE G 3 Brett Lazzarini
98 433x SEASONS OF MIST G 3 Kris Lees
99 444x SHINJUKU (NZ) G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
100 14x SMOKIN’ GIANT G 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
101 134×1 SNOW PATROL (NZ) G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
102 29x18x2 SOME PEOPLE CALLME G 3 Ciaron Maher
103 2253x SPELLMASTER (NZ) G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
104 x464104x78 STEEL BLAZE G 3 Brett Lazzarini 56
105 43x31x SUNLORD G 3 John O’Shea 61
106 x52512413x SUNSETS C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
107 x44314525x SUNSOURCE G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
108 30413x00x TANNHAUSER C 3 Chris Waller 83
109 7×2222 THE MANSMAN (NZ) C 3 Phillip Stokes
110 4128x5x2 THE YEARS (NZ) G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 68
111 THIKA G 3 Pat Carey & Harris Walker
112 4170x TO BE FRANK (NZ) G 3 Ciaron Maher
113 1111Dx1x3x TOKYO TYCOON (NZ) C 3 Mark Walker
114 4553 TOM CRUISING G 3 Kerry Parker
115 14x13321x6 TOM KITTEN C 3 James Cummings 100
116 TOPSPIN G 3 Ciaron Maher
117 133x0x TOWNSEND G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 83
118 0x TULSA KING G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
119 14 TURNED DOWN (NZ) G 3 John O’Shea 64
120 221x6734x TUTTA LA VITA F 3 Chris Waller 86
121 1x UNITED KINGDOM (NZ) C 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
122 12625x VERDAD G 3 Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock
123 3 VORACIOUS G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
124 31×2 WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) F 3 Michael Freedman 66
125 167×1 WARLORDS G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
126 343x82402x WAVERLEY G 3 John Sargent
127 7x WEMBANYAMA G 3 John O’Shea
128 21x3x WHAT YOU WISH FOR (NZ) C 3 Mark Walker
129 6×15 WILLMOTT G 3 Archie Alexander
130 6 ZAKOUMA G 3 Pat Carey & Harris Walker
131 11x007121x ZARDOZI F 3 James Cummings 102
132 0x01x5984 ZENMASTER G 3 Craig Carmody 62
133 43x11413x3 ZIPAWAY G 3 Neville Parnham
134 5x8x ZUCCHERO C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Australian Derby First Acceptances

The official Australian Derby 2024 first acceptances close on Tuesday the 12th of March, 2024.

NZ Derby winning filly Orchestral is among the early favourites in the 56 first acceptances taken for Sydney’s 2024 Australian Derby this autumn.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 212 ADAGIO G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 57
2 2x128412x0 APULIA C 3 Ben, Will & JD Hayes
3 43 BANK HEIST (GB) C 3 Michael Freedman
4 21833×82 BASILINNA (NZ) F 3 Emma-Lee & David Browne
5 95 BLACKLIST (NZ) G 3 Ciaron Maher
6 150x840x93 CAFE MILLENIUM C 3 John O’Shea 70
7 35x9732x67 CAP FERRAT C 3 Chris Waller
8 312x6x66 CEOLWULF (NZ) C 3 Joseph Pride 76
9 3x4x5125 CHEROKEE BRAVE G 3 Danny O’Brien
10 4130 COSMIC LAD G 3 Edward Cummings 62
11 5562×2 COTO DE CAZA (NZ) G 3 John Sargent
12 6x DORADUS C 3 Anthony Cummings
13 566×2130 DUNBELIEVIN’ G 3 Ciaron Maher
14 4x35163x92 FISTSOFFURY G 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
15 12 FREIGHT TRAIN G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
16 6x172x514 GALANO C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
17 6x41183x79 GANBARE C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 88
18 78x137x5 GATES G 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
19 7831150×30 GLAD YOU THINK SO C 3 John Sargent 70
20 743622 GOOFINATOR G 3 Emma Murphy
21 5x865x23 HOOLIGAN TOMMY (NZ) G 3 John Sargent
22 111 IMMEDIACY (NZ) G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
23 41×45 JACOB’S TIME G 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 64
24 1×541 JON BON G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 61
25 24x4012x9 KIND WORDS F 3 Kris Lees 70
26 21258473×3 KINTYRE G 3 Gary Portelli 73
27 317×138 LES VAMPIRES C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 82
28 205×28 LLEWELLYN C 3 John Sargent
29 575415×87 MARENARO G 3 Chris Waller 59
30 11x5158x22 MILITARIZE (NZ) C 3 Chris Waller 110
31 53×21 MORNINGTON PIER G 3 Ciaron Maher 60
32 21x0x21111 ORCHESTRAL (NZ) F 3 Roger James & Robert Wellwood
33 26 OUT OF ACES G 3 Annabel Neasham
34 52 PRESLEY G 3 Annabel Neasham
35 03324 PURE POWER G 3 Ciaron Maher
36 616416×0 RAF ATTACK (NZ) C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 85
37 176x1698x9 RAVELLO (NZ) G 3 John O’Shea 68
38 7x12121x13 RIFF ROCKET G 3 Chris Waller
39 14×11 RISE AT DAWN (NZ) G 3 Ben, Will & JD Hayes
40 231x53x2x SALTCOATS (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller 77
41 x32524x231 SAXON BRAVE G 3 Daiki Chujo
42 444×11 SHINJUKU (NZ) G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
43 134×19 SNOW PATROL (NZ) G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
44 43×312 SUNLORD G 3 John O’Shea 63
45 52512413×0 SUNSETS C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
46 30413x00x0 TANNHAUSER C 3 Chris Waller 81
47 4128x5x252 THE YEARS (NZ) G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 67
48 455314 TOM CRUISING G 3 Kerry Parker 56
49 x13321x654 TOM KITTEN C 3 James Cummings 100
50 221x6734x3 TUTTA LA VITA F 3 Chris Waller
51 12625×35 VERDAD G 3 Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock
52 31×27 WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) F 3 Michael Freedman 65
53 167×1 WARLORDS G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
54 62 ZAKOUMA G 3 Pat Carey & Harris Walker
55 1x007121x0 ZARDOZI F 3 James Cummings 102
56 0x01x59846 ZENMASTER G 3 Craig Carmody 60

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Australian Derby Tips

Australian Derby tips are usually determined by the results of the Rosehill Guineas two weeks earlier at Sydney’s other premier track.

Only three times from 2001-2024 has an Australian Derby winner run worse than fourth in their lead-up run with Roman Emperor (2009) and Mongolian Khan (2015) both coming off fifths in the Rosehill Guineas, and Tavago (2016) improving on a sixth in the NZ Derby before his upset win at Australian Derby odds of $31.

Other Australian Derby betting tips include avoiding fillies who have a very bad record in the race and sticking to Sydney form with just three winners in over 30 years not coming off a Rosehill run last time out.

The other key tip is to look at the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes winner with all four champions from 2017-20 going on to take out the ATC Derby with Jon Snow (2017), Levendi (2018), Angel Of Truth (2019), and Quick Thinker (2020).

In 2023 Major Beel improved on a lead-up second seven days beforehand in the Tulloch Stakes to win the Australian Derby in an upset.

2024 Australian Derby Tips

Our exclusive Australian Derby 2024 betting tips on the three-year-old stayers to back and sack in the feature autumn staying showdown will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned.

  • To Win: #1 Riff Rocket ($3 at time of publish) – BET NOW

A few things historically against the favourite here but Riff Rocket is going too good to ignore. Waller is yet to prepare an ATC Derby champ but think he’ll be taking home the trophy in 2024 with his VRC Derby hero from the spring. This prep the ultra-consistent gelding has been going great guns. Third two back in the Australian Guineas at Flemington where Veight ran second before his George Ryder victory last weekend. Rosehill Guineas win after that and is out to a trip now rock hard fit and ready to fire. Yet to race at Randwick or see a Heavy track, but on class alone is the one to beat. Wins.

Australian Derby Form Guide

The Australian Derby form guide shows the full field, barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up runs of the three-year-olds in the mix. Using the information to place a well-informed tip is essential and it is a great idea to look at horses that ran top three in the Rosehill Guineas last time out when doing the Australian Derby form.

Historical data dating back from 1983 shows that most Australian Derby winners jumped from barriers 1 – 8 with the most successful gates in that time being 8 with eight winners most recent Riff Rocket (2024).

Australian Derby Form Facts

  • Just three fillies from 1983 – 2024 have won the Australian Derby.
  • Rosehill is the best form to follow into the race with all but five of the Australian Derby winners (from 1983 – 2024) having come off a run at Sydney’s other best race track the latest being last start Australian Guineas winner at Flemington Hitotsu in 2022.
  • The Rosehill Guineas – Australian Derby betting double is a popular one with punters and history shows Riff Rocket (2024) was the last horse to win both races.
  • Barrier one has produced the most successful Australian Derby results in the past 30 years including three straight wins from 2014 – 2017.

2024 Australian Derby Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Australian Derby 2024 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Australian Derby Results

The Australian Derby results and finishing order are known when the race runs on Day 1 of Sydney’s The Championships on the first Saturday in April. Along with the Australian Derby winner the results reveal the winning trainer, jockey, margin and time as well as the starting prices of all the runners.

The most notable upset Australian Derby results in recent years include Major Beel ($31 in 2023), Explosive Jack ($16 in 2021),  Tavago ($31 in 2016), Ethiopia ($15 in 2012), and Nom Du Jeu ($26 in 2008).

Notable Australian Derby winners in the past 10 years include Waller’s first ATC Derby champ Riff Rocket (2024), history-making Hitotsu (2022), trainer Murray Baker’s fifth champion Quick Thinker (2020), Mongolian Khan (2015), Criterion (2014), It’s A Dundeel (2013), and Headturner (2006).

The late TJ Smith holds the training record having prepared nine Australian Derby winners throughout his career.

His daughter Gai Waterhouse won her first Australian Derby in partnership with Adrian Bott with Major Beel in 2023.

Past Australian Derby Winners

Recent Australian Derby winners and place-getters going back to 2000 are detailed in the table below.

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2024 Riff Rocket Ceolwulf Glad You Think So 2:23.45
2023 Major Beel Virtuous Circle Suizuro 2:40.3
2022 Hitotsu Benaud Alegron 2:39.3
2021 Explosive Jack Young Werther Lion’s Roar 2:34.1
2020 Quick Thinker Zebrowski Eric The Eel 2:34.2
2019 Angel Of Truth Madison County Surely Sacred 2:35.6
2018 Levendi Ace High Tangled 2:28.7
2017 Jon Snow Harper’s Choice Hardham 2:38.1
2016 Tavago Jameka Tally 2:37.1
2015 Mongolian Khan Hauraki Volkstok’n’barrell 2:37.1
2014 Criterion Tupac Amaru Hooked 2:38.4
2013 It’s A Dundeel Philippi Kingdoms 2:33.4
2012 Ethiopia Polish Knight Laser Hawk 2:28.7
2011 Shamrocker Retrieve Anacheeva 2:29.4
2010 Shoot Out Descarado Monaco Consul 2:32.6
2009 Roman Emperor Harris Tweed Predatory Pricer 2:31.0
2008 Nom De Jeu Red Ruler Littorio 2:36.2
2007 Flumicino Ambitious General Tuesday Joy 2:36.4
2006 Headturner De Beers Testafiable 2:29.9
2005 Eremein Stella Grande Railings 2:35.8
2004 Starcraft Braeloch Delzao 2:34.8
2003 Clangalang Strasbourg Mummify 2:32.3
2002 Don Eduardo Carnegie Express Pentastic 2:32.7
2001 Universal Prince Sir Clive Danamite 2:30.8
2000 Fairway Shogun Lodge Now Voyager 2:34.0