Indian Derby
{{short description|Annual thoroughbred horse race in India}}
File:'Kingfisher Ultra Million Indian Derby ' Trophy.jpg
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
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The Indian Derby is an annual Thoroughbred horse race. It is run over 2,400-metres and held on the first Sunday of February at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai.
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 Epsom Derby, run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in England. It was named after for Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, who inaugurated the race in 1780.File:Indian Derby List of Winners since 1943..JPG
The Indian derby, later called the McDowell Indian Derby was sponsored by the United Breweries Ltd from 1984 Until 2022. It is one of the premier sporting activities in the city having the highest cash prize for any single sporting event in India. The race was first held in 1943 and was won by a filly Princess Beautiful, ridden by Edgar Britt.
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 Australian jockey W.T Evans son of 1907 Melbourne Cup winning jockey William (Billy) Evans,{{Cite news|date=1954-06-17|title=Jockey's death|pages=1|work=Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954)|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50602479|access-date=2020-07-30}} 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 "nose". Two weeks later Her Majesty beat Bucephalus in the classic Indian St. Leger by twenty lengths.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rossmoor-writers.com/uploads/6/3/3/8/63387153/adins-ad_her-majesty.pdf|title=HER MAJESTY: A TRUE RACE HORSE STORY}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Indian Derby 1947 - Coles Race Card|url=https://twitter.com/hemin2/status/1288742459829186560|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Twitter|language=en}}
Derby winners
List of Indian derby winners:{{Cite web|url=http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/Ind/IndianDerby.html|title=Indian Derby Winners|website=www.tbheritage.com|access-date=2018-05-24}}{{Cite web|url=http://fixedracing.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/list-of-indian-derby-winners.html|title=List of Indian Derby Winners|website=List of Indian Derby Winners|access-date=2018-05-24}}
| class="wikitable"
!Race Date !Winner !Sex !Bred At !Jockey !Trainer |
| 04/02/2025
|Ranquelino |G |Manjri |A Sandesh |Darius R Byramji |
|---|
| 04/02/2024
|Enabler |C |Sohna |Yash Narredu |M Narredu |
| 05/02/2023
|Mirra |F |Usha/Mehra |Anthony Raj |Arjun Mangalorkar |
| 06/02/2022
| Zuccarelli | G |Nanoli Stud |
| 28/03/2021
| Immortality | F |Usha/Mehra |
| 02/02/2020
| War Hammer |C |Kunigal |Prasana Kumar |
| 03/02/2019
|Star Superior |C |Poonawalla Group |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 |M Narredu |
| 02/02/2014
|Alaindair |G |Usha/Mehra |Altamash A Ahmed |
| 03/02/2013
|Super Storm |c |Hazara |S Narredu |
| 05/02/2012
|In The Spotlight |F |Poonawalla Group |S Padmanabhan |
| 06/02/2011
|Moonlight Romance |F |Usha/Mehra |David Allan |C D Katrak |
| 07/02/2010
|Jacqueline |F |Sohna |
| 12/04/2009
|Antonios |C |Nanoli |S S Shah |
| 03/02/2008
|Hotstepper |C |Kehelan |S S Shah |
| 04/02/2007
|Diabolical |G |Manjri |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 |Karan Singh |
| 07/02/1999
|Supervite |F |Nanoli |C Ruzaan |Darius R Byramji |
| 01/02/1998
|Star Supreme |C |Usha/Mehra |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 |
| 06/02/1994
|Littleover |F |Manjri |
| 28/02/1993
|Astronomic |C |Dashmesh/Hargobind |
| 02/02/1992
|Astonish |F |Poonawalla Group |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 |
| 01/02/1987
|Chaitanya Chakram |C |Dashmesh/Hargobind |L Marshall |J S Dhariwal |
| 02/02/1986
|Sir Bruce |C |Doaba/Galloping |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 |
| 04/02/1979
|Royal Tern |C |Sewania |B K Lagad |
| 05/02/1978
|Manitou |C |Usha/Mehra |V Shinde |
| 30/01/1977
|Squanderer |C |Yeravada |M Jagdish |
| 01/02/1976
|Commanche |C |Yeravada |M Jagdish |
| 02/02/1975
|Pyare Miya |C |Kolhapur |E Johnson |Hayat Mohd |
| 10/02/1974
|Topmost |C |Kunigal |N Reuben |
| 18/03/1973
|Mansoor |G |Manjri |S S Shah |
| 06/02/1972
|Prince Khartoum |C |Greenacres |
| 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 |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 |Maj V M Lad |
| 31/01/1960
|Rose De Bahama |F |Manjri |W A Rickaby |Narayan Singh |
| 08/02/1959
|Fair Wood[NSB] |C |Kunigal |J McGaffin |D N Adenwalla |
| 02/02/1958
|Canny Scot[NSB] |C |Broadacres |M Jagdish |Baba Khan |
| 03/02/1957
|Balchand |C |Yeravada |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[NSB] |C |Renala |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 |