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The Indian Derby is an annual

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. It is run over 2,400-metres and held on the first Sunday of February at the

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History

The "Indian Derby" is the premier horse racing event of the country held annually on the first Sunday of February. A derby is a type of horse race, named after the

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, run at

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. It was named after for Edward Smith-Stanley,

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, who inaugurated the race in 1780. Indian Derby List of Winners since 1943

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Princess Beautiful, ridden by

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. There have been many exciting finishes to the Indian Derby but none have come close to the one that occurred on 8 February 1947, a filly named "Her Majesty" ridden by

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jockey W.T Evans son of

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winning jockey William (Billy) Evans, had a dramatic fall after the start of the race but both the rider and the horse were brave enough to get back on their feet and run the race only to finish second to Bucephalus by a "

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". Two weeks later Her Majesty beat Bucephalus in the classic Indian St. Leger by twenty lengths.

Derby winners

List of Indian derby winners: {, class="wikitable" !Race Date !Winner !Sex !Bred At !Jockey !Trainer , - !05/02/2023 , Mirra , F , Usha/Mehra , Anthony Raj , Arjun Mangalorkar , - !06/02/2022 , Zuccarelli , G , Nanoli Stud , P. Trevor ,

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, - !28/03/2021 , Immortality , F , Usha/Mehra , Suraj Narredu ,

, - !02/02/2020 , War Hammer , C , Kunigal , Suraj Narredu , Prasana Kumar , - !03/02/2019 , Star Superior , C , Poonawalla Group , Suraj Narredu , Rajesh Narredu , - !04/02/2018 , Rochester , C , Manjri , C.S. Jodha , S K Sunderji , - !05/02/2017 , Hall of Famer , F , Dashmesh , David Allan , S.Padmanabhan , - !07/02/2016 , Desert God , C , Kunigal , David Allan , S Padmanabhan , - !01/02/2015 , Be Safe , C , Hazara , Suraj Narredu , M Narredu , - !02/02/2014 , Alaindair , G , Usha/Mehra ,

Y.S. Srinath Y. S. Srinath (Srinath Yenangur Surender, born 13 July 1976) is a champion jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racin ...

, Altamash A Ahmed , - !03/02/2013 , Super Storm , c , Hazara ,

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, S Narredu , - !05/02/2012 , In The Spotlight , F , Poonawalla Group ,

Martin Dwyer Martin Dwyer (born 28 June 1975 in Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English Epsom Derby winning flat racing jockey having won the 2006 Vodafone Derby upon Sir Percy. This was his second classic success after winning The Oaks aboard Casual ...

, S Padmanabhan , - !06/02/2011 , Moonlight Romance , F , Usha/Mehra , David Allan , C D Katrak , - !07/02/2010 , Jacqueline , F , Sohna , Richard Hughes ,

, - !12/04/2009 , Antonios , C , Nanoli , S A DeSousa , S S Shah , - !03/02/2008 , Hotstepper , C , Kehelan , M J Kinane , S S Shah , - !04/02/2007 , Diabolical , G , Manjri ,

Colm O'Donoghue Colm O'Donoghue (born 13 November 1980, Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland) is a multiple Group 1 and Classic winning flat jockey. For most of his career, he was based at the Ballydoyle racing stables in Rosegreen, Cashel, County Tipperary. ...

, S Ganapathy , - !05/02/2006 , Velvet Rope , G , Sohna , P Kamlesh , Vinayak , - !06/02/2005 , Southern Regent , G , Usha/Mehra , B Prakash , S Ganapathy , - !01/02/2004 , Psychic Flame , F , Usha/Mehra ,

, Darius R Byramji , - !02/02/2003 , Noble Eagle , G , Nanoli , P Belose , Vinayak , - !03/02/2002 , Starsky , G , Usha/Mehra , B Prakash , Dallas Todywalla , - !04/02/2001 , Storm Again , C , Poonawalla Group ,

, J S Dhariwal , - !06/02/2000 , Smart Chieftan , G , Poonawalla Group , Richard Hughes , Karan Singh , - !07/02/1999 , Supervite , F , Nanoli , C Ruzaan , Darius R Byramji , - !01/02/1998 , Star Supreme , C , Usha/Mehra , J Fortune , Dallas Todywalla , - !02/02/1997 , Indictment , C , Usha/Mehra , M Narredu , Vinayak , - !04/02/1996 , Amazing Bay , F , Poonawalla Group , Satish Narredu , J H Foley , - !05/02/1995 , Elusive Pimpernel , C , Dashmesh/Hargobind , Aslam Kader , Rashid Byramji , - !06/02/1994 , Littleover , F , Manjri ,

, Rashid Byramji , - !28/02/1993 , Astronomic , C , Dashmesh/Hargobind , Aslam Kader , Rashid Byramji , - !02/02/1992 , Astonish , F , Poonawalla Group , Aslam Kader , Bezan Chenoy , - !03/02/1991 , Starfire Girl , F , Poonawalla Group ,

, Altaf Hussain , - !04/02/1990 , Desert Warrior , C , Poonawalla Group ,

, Altaf Hussain , - !05/02/1989 , Exhilaration , C , Poonawalla Group ,

, Imtiaz A Sait , - !07/02/1988 , Cordon Bleu , F , Poonawalla Group , M J Kinane , Rashid Byramji , - !01/02/1987 , Chaitanya Chakram , C , Dashmesh/Hargobind , L Marshall , J S Dhariwal , - !02/02/1986 , Sir Bruce , C , Doaba/Galloping , M J Kinane , Jamshed Dalal , - !03/02/1985 , Revelation , F , Usha/Mehra ,

, Bezan Chenoy , - !05/02/1984 , Enterprising , C , Usha/Mehra ,

, Bezan Chenoy , - !06/02/1983 , Nelston , C , Usha/Mehra , V Shinde , C A Kutappa , - !21/02/1982 , Almanac , C , Usha/Mehra , G Baxter , Nosher Cama , - !01/02/1981 , Track Lightning , C , Usha/Mehra , A Barclay , Tassi , - !03/02/1980 , Mohawk , C , Yeravada , W Swinburn , Rashid Byramji , - !04/02/1979 , Royal Tern , C , Sewania , Karl Umrigar , B K Lagad , - !05/02/1978 , Manitou , C , Usha/Mehra , V Shinde , Rashid Byramji , - !30/01/1977 , Squanderer , C , Yeravada , M Jagdish , Rashid Byramji , - !01/02/1976 , Commanche , C , Yeravada , M Jagdish , Rashid Byramji , - !02/02/1975 , Pyare Miya , C , Kolhapur , E Johnson , Hayat Mohd , - !10/02/1974 , Topmost , C , Kunigal , N Reuben , Rashid Byramji , - !18/03/1973 , Mansoor , G , Manjri , Pandu Khade , S S Shah , - !06/02/1972 , Prince Khartoum , C , Greenacres , W Swinburn , Rashid Byramji , - !07/02/1971 , Bright Hanovar , C , Yeravada , G McGrath , S M Shah , - !01/02/1970 , Thunder Storm , G , Manjri , J Wilson , D P Pandole , - !02/02/1969 , Fair Haven , F , Greenacres , B Taylor , G M Omkar , - !21/01/1968 , Our Select , C , Yeravada , M Jagdish , S M Shah , - !29/01/1967 , Nijinsky , C , Manjri , E J Cracknell , S M Shah , - !24/01/1966 , Red Rufus , C , Kolhapur , K Raghunath , Meherjee , - !07/02/1965 , Rose Royal , F , Greenacres , F Durr , Maj V M Lad , - !19/01/1964 , Prince Pradeep , C , Yeravada , W H Carr , Aziz Mahmoud , - !27/01/1963 , Rocklie , F , Jammu , S Smith , A L J Talib , - !04/02/1962 , Loyal Manzar , C , Manjri , S Smith , A L J Talib , - !05/02/1961 , Alijah , C , Manjri , Pandu Khade , Maj V M Lad , - !31/01/1960 , Rose De Bahama , F , Manjri , W A Rickaby , Narayan Singh , - !08/02/1959 , Fair Wood SB, C , Kunigal , J McGaffin , D N Adenwalla , - !02/02/1958 , Canny Scot SB, C , Broadacres , M Jagdish , Baba Khan , - !03/02/1957 , Balchand , C , Yeravada , Pandu Khade , D N Adenwalla , - !12/02/1956 , Star of Gwalior , C , Manjri , J Egan , Maj V M Lad , - !06/02/1955 , Rough Deal , C , Kunigal , E Eldin , J Thompson , - !23/01/1954 , Commoner , C , Baroda , S Chavan , Sion F Nessim , - !18/01/1953 , Regal Domain , C , Western India , W T Evans , W Buckley , - !20/01/1952 , Martial Law , C , Baroda , K A Gethin , B R Patel , - !20/01/1951 , Gold Street , C , Yeravada , B T Duffy , B R Patel , - !29/01/1950 , Mansoor Beg SB, C , Renala , Pandu Khade , H R Somekh , - !05/02/1949 , Balam , C , Renala , Kheem Singh , A L J Talib , - !21/02/1948 , Jeanne D'arc , F , Baroda , W A Rickaby , L W Marrable , - !08/02/1947 , Bucephalus , C , Meher Shah , T Burn , A L J Talib , - !02/02/1946 , Chakori , F , Bhopal , W T Evans , A L J Talib , - !27/01/1945 , Odds On , F , Montgomery , R H Jones , G L Shinde , - !05/02/1944 , Deepak , C , Renala , A Roberts , Maj K P Jadhav , - !30/01/1943 , Princess Beautiful , F , Renala ,

, M C Patel

References

Sports competitions in Mumbai Horse racing in India Indian jockeys

History

Derby winners

See also

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