South Australian Derby

Ladbrokes Tip: Locally trained 3YOs have the best record in the SA Derby

The next edition of the South Australian Derby takes place on Saturday, May 2, 2026 as part of the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival and saw the tenacious filly Femminile ($19) beat home the boys by three-quarters of a length.

2026 SA Derby Odds

The autumn racing odds and South Australian Derby 2026 betting markets will be available below once open so you can back your favourite three-year-old stayers at the right price in the Adelaide Group 1 autumn racing feature so stay tuned.

South Australian Derby Tips

The favourites have a strong record in the race so taking the top fancy in betting is a good South Australian Derby tip.

Fillies have only won five times since 1999, so taking the colts and geldings that are high up the markets coming out of a run in the Chairman’s Stakes in Adelaide is a great SA Derby betting tip.

2026 SA Derby Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive South Australian Derby 2026 betting tips and exotic selections will be detailed below the week of the race so check back for the three-year-olds to back and sack in your Morphettville punting.

The South Australian Derby is a Group 1 race for three-year-old staying types held at Morphettville Racecourse in mid-May during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival. Contested a week after the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) for the fillies and Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m), the set weights clash takes place over 2500m and offers $1 million in stakes.

It is one of the major Morphettville races during the season and locally trained horses have a top record in the event.

SA Derby Race Info

• Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
• Track: Morphettville Racecourse
• Distance: 2500m
• Conditions: 3YO – Set Weights
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $1,000,000
• First Run: 1860

2026 South Australian Derby Results

The official South Australian Derby 2026 results and finishing order will be available below once the race is run and won on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

South Australian Derby Betting

South Australian Derby odds are usually led by the best performing three-year-olds coming off 2000m runs at the track in either the Chairman’s Stakes or the Australasian Oaks.

Coco Sun (3rd in 2024) and Femminile (7th in 2025) are the latest fillies out of the Australasian Oaks to beat home the boys in the SA Derby on the quick back-up.

Favourites have an outstanding recent record in the race with nine winning 2006 – 2025. The latest favourites in SA Derby betting to salute are Explosive Jack ($4 in 2021), Russian Camelot ($2.90 in 2020), Leicester ($4 in 2018), and the odds-on top elect Delicacy ($1.90 2015).

In 2025 the favourite, Statuario, was beaten home in an upset by Femminile at $19 SA Derby odds! 

Previous experience at Morphettville often helps determine the South Australian Derby betting markets, as do those tested in previous Group 1 races either in Adelaide or interstate like the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) in Sydney the month before. Explosive Jack (2021) was the last horse to do the ATC Derby – SA Derby double.

South Australian Derby Field

The South Australian Derby race field attracts the season’s top three-year-old stayers from both locally and interstate.

It is mainly made up of Adelaide-trained hopefuls however that come out of lead-up races including the Group 3 SA Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) in late April and for the fillies the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) the Saturday prior.

Jungle Magnate (2022) was the last three-year-old to complete the SA Chairman’s Stakes – SA Derby double.

The South Australian Oaks – Derby double was last completed by Delicacy (2015). 

Following a run in the South Australian Derby field many gallopers may head to Brisbane for the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at the end of May, an event the 2021 SA Derby champ Explosive Jack ran third in.

South Australian Derby nominations close the week before the race, before final SA Derby acceptances are taken the Tuesday of race week revealing the field of hopeful young stayers.

2026 South Australian Derby Field

The official South Australian Derby 2026 final field and barriers are released by the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) the Tuesday of race week and will be provided below.

The 2026 South Australian Derby final field features a capacity line-up of young stayers led in betting by the first emergency, Accidental Bid, with Ciaron Maher’s two-time winning colt sweating on a start for him and jockey John Allen.

Morphettville R8 - Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (G1)

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	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Single Choice J: Jamie Mott T: Matt Cumani	3x2151	G	4	56.5kg
	2. Impulsive Reaction J: Daniel Moor T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	2161	G	8	56.5kg
	3. Kaye Jay J: Mark Zahra T: Clayton Douglas	21434	G	9	56.5kg
	4. Autumn Mystery J: Brad Rawiller T: Rory Hunter	8x0709	G	2	56.5kg
	5. Savisanta J: Jye Mcneil T: Chris Waller	x18520	G	12	56.5kg
	6. Geneva J: Rory Hutchings T: Kylie Hoskin	571631	G	3	56.5kg
	7. Amazake J: Ben Melham T: Ciaron Maher	30x243	G	13	56.5kg
	8. Engine Of War J: Daniel Stackhouse T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	70x274	G	6	56.5kg
	9. Flying Brant J: Jason Holder T: Stephen Theodore	21253	G	10	56.5kg
	10. Arabian Prince J: Jamie Melham T: Michael Kent	66x012	C	15	56.5kg
	11. Cannae J: Craig Williams T: Danny O'brien	4123	G	11	56.5kg
	12. Wigmore J: Teo Nugent T: Phillip Stokes	312547	G	5	56.5kg
	13. Strictly Business J: John Allen T: Thomas Carberry	21x580	F	1	54.5kg
	14. After Summer J: Billy Egan T: Dominic Sutton	33x623	F	14	54.5kg
	15. Silvasista J: Luke Currie T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy	x12011	F	7	54.5kg
	16. Kazaru J: Will Price T: Phillip Stokes	621147	F	16	54.5kg
	17. Accidental Bid (2)  Scratched:
	18. Lunar Force (7)  Scratched:
	19. Shotaro (11)  Scratched:
	20. Borchard (15)  Scratched:

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2026 South Australian Derby Nominations

The early South Australian Derby 2026 nominations are taken by the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) on Thursday the 23rd of April 2026 and will be provided below.

The 2026 South Australian Derby nominations attracted 40 promising young stayers led in all-in betting by ATC Oaks third placed filly After Summer, the Ciaron Maher-trained colt Accidental Bid and Clayton Douglas’s ATC Derby fourth placed gelding Kaye Jay.

South Australian Derby Form Guide

The South Australian Derby form guide provides all the must know information before punters place a bet including the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up form of the three-year-olds in the mix.

Wide barriers are not something to shy away from with plenty of good horses getting the job done from barrier 10 or wider including Explosive Jack (10 of 16 in 2021), Volatile Mix (barrier 11 in 2017), Kidnapped who saluted from the outside barrier 16 of 16 in 2010, as did both Tails Of Triomphe (2005) and Testafiable (2006).

Over the years the South Australian Derby form has stacked up in better staying races in Melbourne during the spring including in 2003 when Mummify won the SA Derby – Caulfield Cup double before running third in the following year’s Sydney Cup and the 2005 Caulfield Cup.

Count Chivas (1995) and Shivas Revenge (1991) both won the SA Derby before placing second in the iconic Melbourne Cup in their respective years, while Subzero (1992) completed the double winning that spring’s ‘race that stops a nation’.

More recently the 2020 SA Derby champion Russian Camelot went on to run top three in his next four Group 1 starts in Melbourne including winning the Underwood Stakes and finishing third in the Cox Plate to Sir Dragonet that spring.

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.

SA Derby Form Facts

• Delicacy (2015), Qafila (2019), Coco Sun (2024), and Femminile (2025) are the fillies since 2008 to beat the boys in the SA Derby results.
• The Chairman’s Stakes is the key SA Derby form race to follow, and Howard Be Thy Name (2016), Leicester (2018) and Jungle Magnate (2022) are the latest to do the double.
• Favourites in SA Derby betting have a gun record in the race over the past decade with the latest to salute being Russian Camelot ($2.90 in 2020) and Explosive Jack ($4 in 2021).
• Jockey John Allen rode four of the seven SA Derby winners from 2016-2022.

2026 South Australian Derby Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive South Australian Derby 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 SA DERBY FORM GUIDE

Past South Australian Derby Results

South Australian Derby race results have been dominated by the favourites in recent years with the most notable upsets scored by Tails Of Triomphe ($50 in 2005), Shadows In The Sun ($20 in 2011), and Femminile ($19 in 2025). 

The most famous recent South Australian Derby winners include Explosive Jack (2021), Russian Camelot (2020), Delicacy (2015), Rebel Raider (2009), Mummify (2003), and Subzero (1992).

Coco Sun (2024) and Femminile (2025) are the latest South Australian Derby winning fillies.

Recent South Australian Derby Winners

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

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Time
2026	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2025	Femminile	Statuario	Lavalier	2:38.36
2024	Coco Sun	Warmonger	Air Assault	2:41.13
2023	Dunkel	Promises Kept	Aberfeldie Boy	2:40.4
2022	Jungle Magnate	Yaphet	Detonator Jack	2:37.3
2021	Explosive Jack	Let’s Karaka Deel	Nobel Heights	2:38.9
2020	Russian Camelot	Dalasan	Warning	2:42.0
2019	Qafila	Savvy Oak	Mr Quickie	2:39.0
2018	Leicester	Rezealient	Runaway	2:38.9
2017	Volatile Mix	Ruthven	Odeon	2:37.0
2016	Howard Be Thy Name	Etymology	Cool Chap	2:40.0
2015	Delicacy	Werther	Allergic	2:37.9
2014	Kushadasi	Scratchy Bottom	Best Case	2:41.9
2013	Escado	Hioctdane	Shoreham	2:39.0
2012	Zabeelionaire	Sabrage	Westsouthwest	2:42.1
2011	Shadows In The Sun	Echoes Of Heaven	Lalla Rookh	2:39.8
2010	Kidnapped	Red Colossus	Sea Galleon	2:37.2
2009	Rebel Raider	Astro Gains	Fitoussi	2:40.3
2008	Zarita	Zagreb	Neugine	2:39.5
2007	Lazer Sharp	Classic De Lago	Red Lord	2:37.8
2006	Testafiable	Empire Gold	Irazu	2:43.3
2005	Tails Of Triomphe	Douro Valley	Kamsky	2:37.7
2004	Hard To Get	On A Jeune	Better Jetsetter	2:37.1
2003	Mummify	Vicksburgh	Lord Wooburn	2:38.7
2002	Pantani	Silver Baron	Lester Thunderwing	2:37.8
2001	Big Pat	Bush Padre	Adolescence	2:36.2
2000	Blue Murder	Mr Nelson	Voile D’Or	2:38.4

FAQ

Who won the 2025 South Australian Derby?

The 2025 South Australian Derby was won by three-year-old Dundeel filly Femminile at $19 for trainer Phillip Stokes with jockey Lachlan Neindorf aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 2 to win by 0.73 lengths in a time of 2:38.36.

When is the South Australian Derby 2026?

Saturday, May 2, 2026

What is the prize money for the South Australian Derby 2026?

$1,000,000

Where is the South Australian Derby 2026?

Morphettville Racecourse, 79 Morphett Road. Morphettville SA 5043

How do I bet on the 2026 South Australian Derby?

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Which horse will win the 2026 South Australian Derby?

The best way to pick which horse will win the South Australian Derby is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.