Ladbrokes Queensland Derby 2025

Ladbrokes Tip: The SA Derby in Adelaide is a key lead-up into the Queensland Derby

The next edition of the Ladbrokes Queensland Derby runs on Saturday May 31, 2025 at Eagle Farm Racecourse.

2025 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Odds

The winter’s latest Queensland Derby 2025 betting odds will be available below once the markets are released on the Kingsford Smith Cup Day event so you can check out the QLD Derby odds on your favourite staying three-year-olds of the season.

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Ladbrokes Queensland 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.

The Queensland Derby is a Group 1 race for three-year-old stayers traditionally run at Eagle Farm Racecourse during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

2019 Queensland Derby winner Mr Quickie

2019 Queensland Derby winner Mr Quickie (pictured in Melbourne winning the Toorak Handicap in 2020). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

The event is currently conducted on a Saturday in late May or early June to run alongside the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m).

A set weights clash for three-year-old stayers, the Queensland Derby now serves as a key next-up option for youngsters out of Adelaide’s Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) and the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m). 

The 2017 & 2018 editions of the Queensland Derby were moved from Eagle Farm to Doomben Racecourse and contested over 2200m instead of 2400m, while there was no 2020 edition of the race due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Colts and geldings carrying 57kg and fillies 55kg in the Queensland Derby field over 2400m. The race offers $1 million in total prize money as of 2022 including $600,000 for the winning connections.

Some of the three-year-old stayers out of the Queensland Derby field may opt to take on the older horses in the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) on Tiara Day with Vow And Declare (2nd in 2019) the last Derby graduate to win that event. 

Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Race Info

  • Date: Saturday May 31, 2025
  • Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse
  • Distance: 2400m
  • Conditions: 3YOs – Set Weights
  • Status: Group 1
  • Prize Money: $1,000,000
  • First Run: 1868

Ladbrokes Queensland Derby 2025 Results

  • 1st: TBD
  • 2nd: TBD
  • 3rd: TBD

Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Betting

Queensland Derby betting opens at pre-field prices weeks ahead of the race date offering juicy futures odds on the likely runners in the race.

Three-year-olds that run well in the traditional lead-up races typically dominate the Queensland Derby odds, and more often than not the Grand Prix Stakes winner of the season (now held the December before during the summer) will start favourite in the Group 1 over the mile and a half.

Favourites have a fair record in the Queensland Derby with seven saluting for the punters from 2011 – 2024 including Ruthven (2017), Dark Dream (2018), Mr Quickie (2019), and most recently Kovalica ($1.70 in 2023).

There was a notable upset in 2024 with Warmonger ($10) winning at double figures by 10 lengths! 

Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Field

Queensland Derby betting odds at Ladbrokes.com.au

Hawkspur (2013) is a recent favourite in Queensland Derby betting to salute for the punters at Eagle Farm. Photo Credit: Daniel Costello.

The Queensland Derby race field attracts a collection of the season’s most promising staying types. The majority of acceptors are colts and geldings, but previously fillies backed up out of the Queensland Oaks the weekend prior to take on the boys before the Derby was rescheduled in 2021 to run before the Oaks.

The last filly to win the Queensland Derby was Dariana (2010), while in 2017 the only filly in the field Ana Royale ran a brave third. The fillies came close again in 2018 when that year’s Queensland Oaks winner Youngstar ran a luckless third, while the 2019 Queensland Derby trifecta was also rounded-out by a filly – Aliferous.

The largest Queensland Derby field had a previous capacity of 20 runners, the last of this size field lining up in 2008 when Riva San won. Now a maximum of 18 starters can take to the track. The smallest Queensland Derby field in recent history saw only eight runners take to the barriers in 1990 when Rough Habit won.

A nice early lead-up race into the Queensland Derby field is Sydney’s Group 3 Frank Packer Plate (2000m) held at Randwick in mid-April and Shootoff (2011) was the last to do the double. 

Queensland Derby nominations close in early May, four – five weeks before the final field of acceptances is taken and released the Tuesday prior to the race running on the Saturday.

2025 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Field

The official Queensland Derby 2025 Field & Barriers will be announced below once the final acceptances are out so bookmark this page to see what three-year-old winter stayers make the line-up on Kingsford Smith Cup Day.

2025 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby First Acceptances

First acceptances for the Queensland Derby in 2025 are taken on Wednesday the 21st of May 2025.  

2025 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Nominations

Early Queensland Derby 2025 nominations are taken on a Tuesday at the start of May. 

The 2025 Queensland Derby nominations close on Tuesday the 6th of May 2025 and will be provided in full below once confirmed. 

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 Hcp 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.

Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Form Guide

The Queensland Derby form guide provides punters with all of the must know information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.

From 2011 – 2024 seven of the Queensland Derby winners jumped from a double-digit barrier, the distance of the race proving a wide gate is a non-issue results wise, including Pinarello (17 of 18) in 2022 and Warmonger (18 of 18) in 2024.

Interstate-trained three-year-olds also have a dominant recent record in the race, so watch the Queensland Derby form guide for Sydney and Melbourne visitors with form in Brisbane that season.

In 2022 New Zealand raider Pinarello beat home the locals. 

2025 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Form Facts

  • Wide barriers 10 or above produced seven Queensland Derby winners from 2011 – 2024.
  • Dariana (2010) was the last filly to beat home the boys in the Queensland Derby results.
  • From 2011 – 2024 seven Queensland Derby betting favourites saluted for the punters including three on the trot from 2017-19.
  • The Grand Prix Stakes was previously the key Queensland Derby form race to follow and last produced a winner of the Group 1 with Eagle Way (2nd in 2016) before a change to the race schedule in 2021.

2025 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Queensland Derby 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Tips

Looking for horses that ran top three in a race like the Rough Habit Plate at Doomben and keeping an eye on the prices of runners with proven form over at least 2000m are good Queensland Derby tips.

Kukeracha (2nd in 2021) was the last Queensland Derby winner to come off a lead-up run in the Rough Habit Plate. 

From 2006 – 2024 six of the Queensland Derby winners won their lead-up race, so a good tip is looking for a last start winner, most recently Pinarello (2022) coming off a Group 2 win in New Zealand. 

Brisbane lead-up races have provided the majority of the Queensland Derby champions in the past 30 years, so another tip is to watch for horses proven at either Doomben or Eagle Farm Racecourse.

The 2023 Queensland Derby winner Kovalica did so on the quick back-up having run third the Saturday prior behind the older horses in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m). 

2025 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Queensland Derby 2025 tips and betting selections on the youngsters to back and sack in the mile and a half classic will be detailed below the week of the race so check back to uncover the value in the Group 1 showdown this season.

  • To Win: TBD

Queensland Derby Results

Single-figure runners have dominated the Queensland Derby race results over the past three decades, but recent winners to jump at double-figures for the win include Sonntag (2014) and Magicool (2015) who both saluted at 12/1 prices, the Chris Waller-trained Kukeracha ($11 in 2021), and runaway champ Warmonger ($10 in 2024). 

Notable recent Queensland Derby winners include Mr Quickie (2019), Hawkspur (2013), Brambles (2012), and Shootoff (2011).

Past Queensland Derby Winners

Recent Queensland Derby winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table. 

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2025 TBD TBD TBD TBD
2024 Warmonger Moonlight Magic Felix The Scat 2:32.04
2023 Kovalica Fame Stroke Of Luck 2:29.6
2022 Pinarello  Paternal Caboche 2:29.5
2021 Kukeracha Senor Toba Explosive Jack 2:30.1

2020

Race Not Held

2019 Mr Quickie Vow And Declare Aliferous 2:29.7
2018 Dark Dream Heavenly Thought Youngstar 2:19.3
2017 Ruthven Rockstar Rebel Ana Royale 2:14.4
2016 Eagle Way Rodrico I’m Belucci 2:32.8
2015 Magicool Werther Jumbo Prince 2:15.0
2014 Sonntag Pinstripe Lane Vilanova 2:28.3
2013 Hawkspur Electric Fusion Honorius 2:27.8
2012 Brambles Quintessential Westsouthwest 2:29.7
2011 Shootoff Shez Sinsational Heidilicious 2:28.7
2010 Dariana Kutchinsky Miss Keepsake 2:26.4
2009 Court Ruler Shocking Larry’s Never Late 2:34.4
2008 Riva San Petushki Moatize 2:36.9
2007 Empires Choice Volcanic Star Sirmione 2:32.9
2006 Ice Chariot Cape Breton Loanhead 2:30.6
2005 Lachlan River Lords A Leaping Vitesse Dane 2:26.5
2004 Toulouse Lautrec Devastating Set Up 2:26.5
2003 Half Hennessy Schumpeter King Of Them All 2:27.7
2002 County Tyrone Galroof Miss Bussell 2:29.0
2001 De Gaulle Lane Tempest Morn Lottery Prize 2:25.2
2000 Freemason Citras Prince Maguire 2:27.3

FAQ

When is the Ladbrokes Queensland Derby 2025?

Saturday May 31, 2025

What is the prize money for the Ladbrokes Queensland Derby 2025?

$1,000,000

Where is the Ladbrokes Queensland Derby 2025?

Eagle Farm Racecourse, 230 Lancaster Road, Ascot, QLD 4007.