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{{short description|Annual thoroughbred horse race in India}}
[[File:'Kingfisher Ultra Million Indian Derby ' Trophy.jpg|thumb|Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby Trophy|350x350px]]
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
[[File:Horses jumping out of 'Starting Gates'.jpg|thumb|Indian Derby 2016|349x349px]]
The '''Indian Derby''' is an annual [[Thoroughbred horse racing|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|Edward Smith-Stanley]], [[12th Earl of Derby]], who inaugurated the race in 1780.[[File:Indian Derby List of Winners since 1943..JPG|thumb|460x460px|Indian Derby Winners since 1943]]

The Indian derby, later called the McDowell Indian Derby was sponsored by the [[United Breweries Group|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 [[Australians|Australian]] jockey W.T Evans son of [[List of Melbourne Cup winners|1907]] [[Melbourne Cup]] winning jockey William (Billy) Evans,<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 "[[Horse length|nose]]". Two weeks later Her Majesty beat Bucephalus in the classic Indian St. Leger by twenty lengths.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Derby winners==
List of Indian derby winners:<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Race Date
!Winner
!Sex
!Bred At
!Jockey
!Trainer
|-
!01/02/2026
|Fynbos
|F
|Nanoli Stud
|[[Tom Marquand]]
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|-
!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
|[[P. Trevor]]
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|-
!28/03/2021
| Immortality
| F
|Usha/Mehra
|[[Suraj Narredu]]
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|-
!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]]
|Altamash A Ahmed
|-
!03/02/2013
|Super Storm
|c
|Hazara
|[[Jimmy Fortune (jockey)|Jimmy Fortune]]
|S Narredu
|-
!05/02/2012
|In The Spotlight
|F
|Poonawalla Group
|[[Martin Dwyer]]
|S Padmanabhan
|-
!06/02/2011
|Moonlight Romance
|F
|Usha/Mehra
|David Allan
|C D Katrak
|-
!07/02/2010
|Jacqueline
|F
|Sohna
|[[Richard Hughes (jockey)|Richard Hughes]]
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|-
!12/04/2009
|Antonios
|C
|Nanoli
|[[Silvestre de Sousa|S A DeSousa]]
|S S Shah
|-
!03/02/2008
|Hotstepper
|C
|Kehelan
|[[Michael Kinane|M J Kinane]]
|S S Shah
|-
!04/02/2007
|Diabolical
|G
|Manjri
|[[Colm O'Donoghue]]
|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
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|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
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|J S Dhariwal
|-
!06/02/2000
|Smart Chieftan
|G
|Poonawalla Group
|[[Richard Hughes (jockey)|Richard Hughes]]
|Karan Singh
|-
!07/02/1999
|Supervite
|F
|Nanoli
|C Ruzaan
|Darius R Byramji
|-
!01/02/1998
|Star Supreme
|C
|Usha/Mehra
|[[Jimmy Fortune (jockey)|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
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|[[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
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|Altaf Hussain
|-
!04/02/1990
|Desert Warrior
|C
|Poonawalla Group
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|Altaf Hussain
|-
!05/02/1989
|Exhilaration
|C
|Poonawalla Group
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|Imtiaz A Sait
|-
!07/02/1988
|Cordon Bleu
|F
|Poonawalla Group
|[[Michael Kinane|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
|[[Michael Kinane|M J Kinane]]
|Jamshed Dalal
|-
!03/02/1985
|Revelation
|F
|Usha/Mehra
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|Bezan Chenoy
|-
!05/02/1984
|Enterprising
|C
|Usha/Mehra
|[[Pesi Shroff]]
|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
|[[Walter Swinburn|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
|[[Walter Swinburn|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
|[[Brian Taylor (jockey)|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[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
|[[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[NSB]
|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
|[[Edgar Britt]]
|M C Patel
|}

==See also==
*[[Mahalaxmi Racecourse]]
*[[Royal Western India Turf Club]]

== References ==
[[Category:Sports competitions in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Horse racing in India]]
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[[Category:Indian jockeys]]

Indian Derby - Revision history

Frederickdube at 11:57, 25 February 2026