The Ulster Derby is a
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handicap horse race
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in Northern Ireland open to three-year-old horses. It is run at
Down Royal
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over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 150 yards (2,551 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The event was established in 1936, and it was originally restricted to three-year-olds.
For a period it was contested over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 68 yards. It was opened to older horses in 1994, and increased in distance to 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 190 yards (2,588 metres). In 2014 it was restricted to three-year-olds again and reduced to 1 mile and 3 furlongs (2, 213 metres) before being increased to its present distance in 2015.
The Ulster Derby is Northern Ireland's most valuable flat race.
Records
Most successful horse:
* ''no horse has won this race more than once''
Leading jockey since 1962 (4 wins):
* Tommy Murphy – ''Dumbwaiter (1974), Caucasus (1975), Transworld (1977), Encyclopedia (1978)''
Leading
trainer since 1962 (7 wins):
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Vincent O'Brien
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– ''Onandaga (1969), Tantoul (1971), Dumbwaiter (1974), Caucasus (1975), Transworld (1977), Encyclopedia (1978), Baba Karam (1987)''
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Jim Bolger
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- ''Nordic Region (1990), Kirov Premiere (1993), Citizen Edward (2001,dd-ht), Wexford Town (2014), Stellar Mass (2016), Clongowes (2017), Change of Velocity (2018)''
Winners since 1988
* ''Weights given in stones and pounds.''
Earlier winners
* 1936: Black Domino
* 1937: Owenstown
* 1948: Soodani
* 1954: Red Winter
* 1962: Atlantis
* 1963: Christmas Island
* 1964: Netherby
* 1965: Newsrullah
* 1966: My Kuda
* 1967: Dan Kano
* 1968: Stitch
* 1969: Onandaga
* 1970: Dubrava
* 1971: Tantoul
* 1972: Falaise
* 1973: French Fable
* 1974: Dumbwaiter
* 1975:
Caucasus
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* 1976: Captain Memory
* 1977:
Transworld
* 1978: Encyclopedia
* 1979: The Bart
* 1980: Sheringham
* 1981: Dance Bid
* 1982: Affiance
* 1983: Sir Simon
* 1984: Sondrio
* 1985: Rising
* 1986: Don Diege
* 1987: Baba Karam
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
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List of Irish flat horse races
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References
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Racing Post
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downroyal.com– ''Previous winners of the Ulster Derby.''
pedigreequery.com– ''Ulster Derby – Down Royal.''
Flat races in Ireland
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Recurring sporting events established in 1936
Horse races in Northern Ireland
1936 establishments in Northern Ireland
Down Royal Racecourse