The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial is a Group 3

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in Ireland open to three-year-old

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s. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at

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in May.

History

Established in 1971, the event was originally called the Nijinsky Stakes. It was named after

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, the previous year's Irish-trained English

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winner. For a period the Nijinsky Stakes held Group 2 status. It was open to older horses for several years from the mid-1970s. The race was renamed the Derby Trial Stakes in 1984. From this point it was sponsored by Derrinstown Stud. It was downgraded to Group 3 level in the early 1990s, and promoted back to Group 2 in 2003. It was downgraded again to Group 3 status in 2014. The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial can serve as a

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for the

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. The last horse to win both races was

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in 2002. The last winner to achieve victory in the

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was

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in 2009. The title "Nijinsky Stakes" was later assigned to a different race at Leopardstown, a Listed event for three-year-olds in June which was known as the King George V Cup from 2013 to 2019.

Records

Leading

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(8 wins): *

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– ''Ballymore (1973), Noelino (1979), Toca Madera (1986), St Jovite (1992), Perfect Imposter (1993), Truth or Dare (1996), Ashley Park (1997), Risk Material (1998)'' Leading trainer (15 wins): *

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– ''Risk Material (1998), Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), Yeats (2004), Dylan Thomas (2006), Archipenko (2007), Fame and Glory (2009), Midas Touch (2010), Recital (2011), Battle of Marengo (2013), Douglas Macarthur (2017), Broome (2019), Cormorant (2020), Bolshoi Ballet (2021), Stone Age (2022)''

Winners

References

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– ''Derby Trial Stakes.''
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– ''Nijinsky Stakes.''
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– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (2019).''

– ''Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes (Group 2).''
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– ''Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes – Leopardstown.''
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History

Records

Winners

See also

References