Victoria Derby
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The Victoria Derby is a prestigious Australian Group 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, traditionally held at Flemington Racecourse on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian horse race
ⓘ
Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ flat horse race ⓘ |
| ageGroup | three-year-old classic ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | 3 years old ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | VRC Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendanceType | major crowd event at Flemington ⓘ |
| city | Melbourne ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalRole | traditional lead-in to Melbourne Cup week ⓘ |
| distance |
2500 metres
ⓘ
about 1 mile 4½ furlongs ⓘ |
| genderEligibility |
colts and geldings
ⓘ
fillies ⓘ |
| governingBody | Racing Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRaceSurface | grass ⓘ |
| heldDuring | Melbourne Cup Carnival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1855 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Australian racing calendar
ⓘ
Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Flemington Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Derby Stakes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | longest Group 1 race for three-year-olds in the Melbourne Spring Carnival ⓘ |
| organiser | Victoria Racing Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualification | three-year-olds ⓘ |
| raceCategory | Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceClass | Group 1 ⓘ |
| racecourseOwner | Victoria Racing Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceFormat | flat racing ⓘ |
| raceType | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| raceTypeDetail | staying race for three-year-olds ⓘ |
| region | Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
feature race of the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival
ⓘ
one of Australia’s oldest horse races ⓘ |
| sponsorType | commercially sponsored race ⓘ |
| state | Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| track | left-handed ⓘ |
| traditionalDay | opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival ⓘ |
| typicalDayOfWeek | Saturday ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usualMonth |
November
ⓘ
late October or early November ⓘ |
| weightCondition | set weights ⓘ |
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