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Australian Derby [Group 1]

Sat 4th Apr, 2026 | Royal Randwick | 2400m
Open, Apprentices Cannot Claim, 3yo, Set Weight
Prize Of $2,000,000 : 1st $1,155,000, 2nd $380,000, 3rd $195,000, 4th $88,000, 5th $42,000, 6th $20,000, 7th $20,000, 8th $20,000, 9th $15,000, 10th $15,000, welfare_fund $50,000, trophy_total_value $137,500
Horse Name Trainer Name Last Ten

Abrafo

Sire: Per Incanto
Dam: Not A Jaffa
Bio: 3yo Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: M W Walker

Adaptation

Sire: Almanzor
Dam: Respin
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Gelding
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: G Ryan & S Alexiou

After Summer

Sire: The Autumn Sun
Dam: Al Jasrah
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Filly
Location: Flemington
Trainer: Dominic Sutton

Agent Zero

Sire: Snitzel
Dam: Benitoite
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Moss Vale
Trainer: C Maher

Akari Spirit

Sire: Fastnet Rock
Dam: Yosei
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Pakenham 3
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes

Aksil

Sire: Ace High
Dam: Savasong
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Matamata (NZ)
Trainer: S & K Alexander

Almonzo

Sire: Almanzor
Dam: Come On Vogue
Bio: 3yo Brown Colt
Location: Newcastle
Trainer: K A Lees

Ammirati

Sire: Savabeel
Dam: Happily To Be
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Cambridge (NZ)
Trainer: S B Marsh

Angel Feet

Sire: Almanzor
Dam: Critical Angel
Bio: 3yo Brown Gelding
Location: Flemington
Trainer: C J Waller

Anladio

Sire: D'argento
Dam: Sadler's Wish
Bio: 3yo Grey Gelding
Location: Yass
Trainer: A L McRae

Arabian Prince

Sire: Ghaiyyath
Dam: Princess Regina
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: M C Kent

Arcora

Sire: Justify
Dam: Casuarina Forest
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Are You Kidding

Sire: Castelvecchio
Dam: Panzerfaust
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Scone
Trainer: P Messara & L Gavranich

Ateyate

Sire: Savabeel
Dam: Special Light
Bio: 3yo Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Attica

Sire: Lonhro
Dam: Savatiano
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Joseph Pride

Aurora Effect

Sire: The Autumn Sun
Dam: Once Were Wild
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Filly
Location: Hawkesbury
Trainer: Edward Cummings

Autumn Boy

Sire: The Autumn Sun
Dam: Rosegarden
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: C J Waller

Awesome Artist

Sire: Trapeze Artist
Dam: How Sweet It Is
Bio: 3yo Gelding
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: C Maher

Bayou Music

Sire: Street Boss
Dam: Zydeco
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Colt
Location: Mornington
Trainer: A & S Freedman

Bingi

Sire: Snitzel
Dam: Mezulla
Bio: 3yo Brown Colt
Location: Pakenham OC
Trainer: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman

Brave Danza

Sire: Brave Smash
Dam: Morganza
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Gelding
Location: Ballarat
Trainer: Matthew Cumani

C'mon Flyer

Sire: Trapeze Artist
Dam: Another Coup
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Kembla Grange
Trainer: Ross McConville

Cannae

Sire: Maurice
Dam: Enjaaz
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Flemington
Trainer: D T O'Brien

Castagnola

Sire: So You Think
Dam: Lesley's Choice
Bio: 3yo Brown Gelding
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Bjorn Baker

Classic Gem

Sire: Maurice
Dam: Lankan Gold
Bio: 3yo Filly
Location: Flemington
Trainer: Dominic Sutton

Col Du Tourmalet

Sire: Redwood
Dam: Buttermilk
Bio: 3yo Brown Gelding
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Robert Quinn

Colorado Sun

Sire: Toronado
Dam: Red Heat
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Canberra
Trainer: K Dryden & L Snowden

Comic

Sire: Maurice
Dam: Mysterious Light
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Gelding
Location: Randwick
Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott

Crocodile

Sire: Ghaiyyath
Dam: Monogram
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Flemington
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes

Dad And Dave

Sire: Time Test
Dam: Nymenche
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: C Maher

Deal Done Fast

Sire: Dundeel
Dam: Fast Susan
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Ballarat
Trainer: Matthew Cumani

Decalogue

Sire: Extreme Choice
Dam: Commandment
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Newcastle
Trainer: C Maher

Decorum

Sire: Snitzel
Dam: Ms Bad Behavior
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Randwick
Trainer: Michael Freedman

Defendant

Sire: Justify
Dam: Mi Mala
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Colt
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: C J Waller

Dezignation

Sire: So You Think
Dam: Dezign
Bio: 3yo Colt
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Matthew Smith

Different Gravy

Sire: Ghaiyyath
Dam: Venerated
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Ballarat
Trainer: Henry Dwyer

Dream Maker

Sire: Almanzor
Dam: Wanaka Dream
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Cambridge (NZ)
Trainer: S Ritchie & C Murray

Druthers

Sire: Per Incanto
Dam: Alternative Fact
Bio: 3yo Brown Gelding
Location: Flemington
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes

Dynast King

Sire: Lonhro
Dam: Dynastic Lady
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Hawkesbury
Trainer: Matthew Vella

Earthing

Sire: Snitzel
Dam: In Good Health
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Pakenham OC
Trainer: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman

Eureka Rebel

Sire: Fierce Impact
Dam: Magnanime
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Matthew Smith

Explicit

Sire: Snitzel
Dam: Breakfast In Bed
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: G Ryan & S Alexiou

Eynesbury

Sire: Savabeel
Dam: Miss Opulence
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: C J Waller

Falcon Lair

Sire: Dundeel
Dam: Nancy Grace
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Annabel & Rob Archibald

Fashionable

Sire: Savabeel
Dam: Mary Quant
Bio: 3yo Brown Filly
Location: Randwick
Trainer: Michael Freedman

Feazabeel

Sire: Cool Aza Beel
Dam: My Choisir
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Annabel & Rob Archibald

Federalist

Sire: I Am Invincible
Dam: Arcadia Queen
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Flemington
Trainer: M, W & J Hawkes

Fire Type

Sire: The Autumn Sun
Dam: Kabu
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Gelding
Location: Warrnambool
Trainer: Symon Wilde

Gallahop

Sire: Dundeel
Dam: Deepwood Vale
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Richard Litt

Glouf

Sire: Shamus Award
Dam: Bella Capri
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Morphettville 1
Trainer: Will Clarken

God Save The King

Sire: King's Legacy
Dam: Serenade
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Randwick
Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott

Green Spaces

Sire: Street Boss
Dam: Outdoor
Bio: 3yo Brown Colt
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Bjorn Baker

Guthrie

Sire: Preferment
Dam: Hapuka
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Heironaut

Sire: King's Legacy
Dam: Toffee Tongue
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Mornington
Trainer: A & S Freedman

Hotei Senshi

Sire: Maurice
Dam: Jessy Belle
Bio: 3yo Brown Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: Luke Oliver

Impulsive Reaction

Sire: Shamus Award
Dam: Impulsive Liaison
Bio: 3yo Black Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Is It Spectacular

Sire: Dundeel
Dam: Is What It Is
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Wyong
Trainer: Nacim Dilmi

Itazura

Sire: Tagaloa
Dam: Assertin Mischief
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Colt
Location: Pakenham OC
Trainer: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman

Jagerbomb

Sire: Contributer
Dam: Jagersfontein
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Randwick
Trainer: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton

Jimmy Beans

Sire: Redwood
Dam: La Parfaite
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Mornington
Trainer: A & S Freedman

Journeyman

Sire: The Autumn Sun
Dam: Dream Tiara
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: Richard & Will Freedman

Kakkoii

Sire: Kizuna
Dam: Riversleigh
Bio: 3yo Brown Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Kaye Jay

Sire: Crackerjack King
Dam: Kaye Club
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Mornington
Trainer: Clayton Douglas

Kilbrannan

Sire: Pierata
Dam: Mull Over
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: G Portelli

Kings Domain

Sire: King's Legacy
Dam: Tralee Chorus
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Madesian

Sire: Justify
Dam: Olympic Medal
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Master Of The Air

Sire: Dundeel
Dam: Don't Doubt Mamma
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Flemington
Trainer: C J Waller

Mcwoody

Sire: Alabama Express
Dam: Queen Ouija
Bio: 3yo Brown Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: M W Walker

Mike's Hope

Sire: Alabama Express
Dam: Reglisse
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Euroa
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes

Mount Sabyinyo

Sire: Snitzel
Dam: Fascino
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Mr Epozino

Sire: Tarzino
Dam: Epona
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Flemington
Trainer: Simon Zahra

Muskito

Sire: Savabeel
Dam: Exaltation
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Euroa
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes

Night Agent

Sire: Brutal
Dam: Sizzleme
Bio: 3yo Black Gelding
Location: Newcastle
Trainer: K A Lees

O'sheamus

Sire: Shamus Award
Dam: O'reilly's Angel
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Randwick
Trainer: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton

Observer

Sire: Ghaiyyath
Dam: Smooth
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: C Maher

Officiate

Sire: Justify
Dam: Port Augusta
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Flemington
Trainer: C J Waller

Ohope Wins

Sire: Ocean Park
Dam: Choux Mania
Bio: 3yo Bay Filly
Location: Matamata (NZ)
Trainer: L O'Sullivan & A Scott

One Step Closer

Sire: Castelvecchio
Dam: Get Closer
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Colt
Location: Randwick
Trainer: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton

Our Chief

Sire: Tagaloa
Dam: Rekindled Choice
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Flemington
Trainer: D T O'Brien

Oxidant

Sire: Star Witness
Dam: Hepburn Miss
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Gelding
Location: Pakenham 3
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes

Panova

Sire: Trapeze Artist
Dam: Love Me Quietly
Bio: 3yo Brown Filly
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: C J Waller

Pappa Blue

Sire: Almanzor
Dam: Miss Selby
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Annabel & Rob Archibald

Patriot Wolf

Sire: Satono Aladdin
Dam: Cold Shoulder
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Flemington
Trainer: Glen Thompson

Pinot Nero

Sire: Pierro
Dam: Lilyfield
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Muswellbrook
Trainer: John W Ramsey

Pompatus

Sire: Maurice
Dam: Maracas
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Gelding
Location: Randwick
Trainer: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton

Professional Lad

Sire: Proisir
Dam: Chapinta
Bio: 3yo Brown Gelding
Location: Riccarton (NZ)
Trainer: Ms T Rae

Providence

Sire: Wootton Bassett
Dam: Southbank
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: C J Waller

Ratify

Sire: Proisir
Dam: Sororia
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Randwick
Trainer: J G Sargent

Red Flag

Sire: Pierro
Dam: Caveat
Bio: 3yo Brown Gelding
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: C Maher

Redwood Lane

Sire: Redwood
Dam: Roses All The Way
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Mornington
Trainer: A & S Freedman

Rivellino

Sire: Too Darn Hot
Dam: Intrinsic
Bio: 3yo Brown Colt
Location: Newcastle
Trainer: K A Lees

Road To Paris

Sire: Circus Maximus
Dam: Spirit Of Heaven
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Randwick
Trainer: R James & R Wellwood

Rolling Surf

Sire: Ocean Park
Dam: Rolling In Thedeep
Bio: 3yo Colt
Location: Hawkesbury
Trainer: Edward Cummings

Royal Optimism

Sire: Frankel
Dam: Upside
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Flemington
Trainer: C J Waller

Sabi Storm

Sire: Lord Kanaloa
Dam: Wabi Sabi
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Sarapo

Sire: Frankel
Dam: Edith Piaf
Bio: 3yo Colt
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: C J Waller

Savisanta

Sire: Savabeel
Dam: Not Santa
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Flemington
Trainer: C J Waller

Savvy Spy

Sire: Savabeel
Dam: Surveillance
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Randwick
Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott

Scoop The Pool

Sire: Super Seth
Dam: Rosa Vernans
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Randwick
Trainer: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton

Second Swing

Sire: Snitzel
Dam: Red Velvet Swing
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Scone
Trainer: Brett & Georgie Cavanough

See See Magic

Sire: Yes Yes Yes
Dam: Money Magic
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Hawkesbury
Trainer: Edward Cummings

Senjutsu

Sire: Fastnet Rock
Dam: Rippled
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Bjorn Baker

Shangri La Boy

Sire: Pierro
Dam: Pelican
Bio: 3yo Brown Colt
Location: Randwick
Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott

Shoma

Sire: Contributer
Dam: Big Dreamer
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Shotaro

Sire: Admire Mars
Dam: Mardi
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Silver Touch

Sire: D'argento
Dam: Redaluca's Gaze
Bio: 3yo Grey Filly
Location: Canberra
Trainer: K Dryden & L Snowden

Single Choice

Sire: Anders
Dam: Sebring Sally
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Ballarat
Trainer: Matthew Cumani

Single Red

Sire: Vanbrugh
Dam: Sea Dweller
Bio: 3yo Bay Filly
Location: Cambridge (NZ)
Trainer: Andrew Forsman

Sir Loyne

Sire: Peltzer
Dam: My Obsession
Bio: 3yo Gelding
Location: Randwick
Trainer: Michael Freedman

Sir Tua

Sire: Tagaloa
Dam: Diamondsandbubbles
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: Richard & Will Freedman

Snobbery

Sire: Savabeel
Dam: Hoity Toity
Bio: 3yo Brown Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

So Rebellious

Sire: Rebel Dane
Dam: So Tempted
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: G Portelli

Storm Leopard

Sire: Ghaiyyath
Dam: Brilliance
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Gelding
Location: Pakenham 3
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes

Sunburnt Country

Sire: Too Darn Hot
Dam: Abduction
Bio: 3yo Brown Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: A & S Freedman

Tacitly

Sire: Wootton Bassett
Dam: Silently
Bio: 3yo Brown Gelding
Location: Eagle Farm
Trainer: Annabel & Rob Archibald

The Better Husband

Sire: Wootton Bassett
Dam: The Good Wife
Bio: 3yo Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young

Top Reward

Sire: Shamus Award
Dam: Prosecution
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Mornington
Trainer: Clayton Douglas

Towering Vision

Sire: Circus Maximus
Dam: Qiji Vision
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: M W Walker

Tryst And Doubt

Sire: Doubtland
Dam: Paris Tryst
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Ballarat
Trainer: Robert Hickmott

Tsarevich

Sire: Russian Camelot
Dam: Casual Reply
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Randwick
Trainer: J G Sargent

Tutto

Sire: Dundeel
Dam: C'est Beau La Vie
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Warwick Farm
Trainer: Richard Litt

Uptown Monk

Sire: Tagaloa
Dam: Tidy Prophet
Bio: 3yo Gelding
Location: Sellicks Hill
Trainer: Will Clarken

Valiant Sun

Sire: The Autumn Sun
Dam: Valley Girl
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Kyneton
Trainer: Liam Howley

Varjak

Sire: Contributer
Dam: Tiffany Gem
Bio: 3yo Bay Gelding
Location: Newcastle
Trainer: C Maher

Veyepee

Sire: Russian Camelot
Dam: Vandancer
Bio: 3yo Gelding
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: A & S Freedman

Victorious Spirit

Sire: Ghaiyyath
Dam: Cornelia Marie
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Gelding
Location: Pakenham OC
Trainer: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman

Vim Vitae

Sire: The Autumn Sun
Dam: Prana
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Colt
Location: Kyneton
Trainer: Liam Howley

Viva Mauricio

Sire: Maurice
Dam: Pretty Elsa
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Colt
Location: Rosehill
Trainer: C J Waller

Waerea

Sire: Bivouac
Dam: Meerlust
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Hawkesbury
Trainer: Brad Widdup

Wentworth Falls

Sire: Too Darn Hot
Dam: Spring Waterfall
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Cranbourne
Trainer: A & S Freedman

Wormington

Sire: Hanseatic
Dam: No Restriction
Bio: 3yo Chestnut Gelding
Location: Kembla Grange
Trainer: Ross McConville

Yamato Satona

Sire: Satono Aladdin
Dam: Sima
Bio: 3yo Bay Colt
Location: Matamata (NZ)
Trainer: L O'Sullivan & A Scott

The Training Partnership of Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray

59 Racecourse Road

Cambridge 3493, New Zealand

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