The Winter Derby is a
Group 3 flat
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horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2
furlong
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s () at
Lingfield Park
Lingfield Park Racecourse (commonly referred to as Lingfield) is a horse racing course at Lingfield in Surrey, United Kingdom. It is owned by the ARC Racing and Leisure Group, formerly Arena Leisure Plc.
Lingfield is best known as a winter a ...
in February or March.
History
The event was established in 1998, and the inaugural edition was won by Running Stag. It was given Listed status in 1999, and promoted to Group 3 level in 2006.
The Winter Derby is run on a
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*Dirt, the most common trac ...
surface. It is one of four non-turf Group races in Britain, along with the
Chipchase Stakes,
September Stakes
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and the
Sirenia Stakes. It is currently the country's first Group race of the year.
Records
Most successful horse:
* ''no horse has won this race more than once''
Leading jockey (4 wins):
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Frankie Dettori
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– ''Parasol (2003), Caluki (2004), Wissahickon (2019), Dubai Warrior (2020)''
Leading
trainer (3 wins):
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John Gosden
John Harry Martin Gosden (born 30 March 1951) is a British racehorse trainer. He has trained over 3,000 winners worldwide, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the Arc, the King George, the Eclipse, and over 600 winne ...
- ''Wissahickon (2019), Dubai Warrior (2020), Forest of Dean (2021) ''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
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References
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galopp-sieger.de– ''Winter Derby.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Winter Derby (2018).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Winter Derby – Lingfield.''
Open middle distance horse races
Lingfield Park Racecourse
Flat races in Great Britain
1998 establishments in England
Recurring sporting events established in 1998