From the race’s inauguration in 1861, all the way up to 2025, we have a comprehensive list of Australian Derby winners from past race meets. Included are finishing times, jockey and weights carried to victory by the winners of the Australian Derby at Randwick in the autumn.

2022 Australian Derby winner Hitotsu
2022 Australian Derby winner Hitotsu. Photo: Steve Hart.

Kyogle was the inaugural Australian Derby winner when the event first ran as the Randwick Derby Stakes back in 1861.

Octagonal holds the current Australian Derby record from 1996 winning in a time of 2 minutes 28:40 seconds.

The late TJ Smith holds the current training record having prepared an incredible nine Australian Derby winners.

Research (1989) is the only filly to have won the Australian Derby – Australian Oaks double.

Shamrocker (2011) was the last Australian Derby winning filly.

Riff Rocket (2024) was the last horse to complete the Rosehill Guineas – Australian Derby double. Other recent Australian Derby winners to come off a lead-up Rosehill Guineas victory include Innocent King (1993), Octagonal (1996), Sky Heights (1999), Eremein (2005), Dundeel (2013), and Criterion (2014).

Other notable Australian Derby winners throughout history include The Barb (1866), Grand Flaneur (1880), Poseidon (1906), Gloaming (1918), Heroic (1924), Manfred (1925), Phar Lap (1929), Peter Pan (1932), Hall Mark (1933), Tulloch (1957), Imagele (1973), Dulcify (1979), three-time Cox Plate champion Kingston Town (1980), Strawberry Road (1983), Bonecrusher (1986), and Beau Zam (1988).

The 2022 Australian Derby winner Hitotsu made history becoming the first horse to complete the Victoria Derby – Australian Derby double since Mahogany (1993/94) and the first Australian Guineas champion to win the ATC Derby next-up without a subsequent run.

The Australian Derby 2023 winner was the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Major Beel ($31) who scored a brave upset digging deep off an on-speed run to hold off the challengers and salute on the quick back-up off a Tulloch Stakes second.

The 2024 Australian Derby winner Riff Rocket ($2.20F) saluted for the punters to hand trainer Chris Waller his first victory in the race. Riff Rocket completed the Rosehill Guineas – Australian Derby double and became just the fourth three-year-old in history to win the spring’s Victoria Derby before taking out the Sydney event in the autumn.

The 2025 Australian Derby winner is TBC and will be known when the Group 1 runs at Randwick on Doncaster Mile Day, Saturday the 5th of April 2025. 

COMPLETE LIST OF PAST Australian derby WINNERS

Year Winner Jockey Weight Time
2025 TBD TBD TBD TBD
2024 Riff Rocket J. McDonald 56.5 kgs 2:33.45
2023 Major Beel T. Clark 56.5 kgs 2:40.37
2022 Hitotsu J. Allen 56.5 kgs 2:39.39
2021 Explosive Jack J. Allen 56.5 kgs 2:34.13
2020 Quick Thinker O. Bosson 56.5 kgs 2:34.24
2019 Angel Of Truth C. Brown 56.5 kgs 2:35.67
2018 Levendi M. J Zahra 56.5 kgs 2:28.73
2017 Jon Snow D. M Lane 56.5 kgs 2:38.18
2016 Tavago T. Berry 56.5 kgs 2:33.67
2015 Mongolian Khan O. Bosson 56.5 kgs 2:37.10
2014 Criterion H. Bowman 56.5 kgs 2:38.49
2013 It’s A Dundeel J. B McDonald 56.5 kgs 2:33.49
2012 Ethiopia R. McLeod 56.5 kgs 2:28.74
2011 Shamrocker G. Boss 54.5 kgs 2:29.46
2010 Shoot Out S. Katsidis 56.5 kgs 2:32.68
2009 Roman Emperor J. Cassidy 56.5 kgs 2:31.09
2008 Nom du Jeu J. Lloyd 56.5 kgs 2:36.29
2007 Fiumicino D. Beadman 56.5 kgs 2:36.04
2006 Headturner D. Beadman 56.5 kgs 2:29.92
2005 Eremein C. Brown 56.5 kgs 2:35.83
2004 Starcraft G. Boss 56.5 kgs 2:34.81
2003 Clangalang S. Seamer 56.5 kgs 2:32.31
2002 Don Eduardo D. Oliver 55.5 kgs 2:32.76
2001 Universal Prince J. Sheehan 55.5 kgs 2:30.80
2000 Fairway B. York 55.5 kgs 2:34.02
1999 Sky Heights G. Boss 55.5 kgs 2:32.85
1998 Gold Guru G. Childs 55.5 kgs 2:33.49
1997 Ebony Grosve R.S. Dye 55.5 kgs 2:28.83
1996 Octagonal D. Beadman 55.5 kgs 2:28.41
1995 Ivory’s Irish L. Cassidy 55.5 kgs 2:33.84
1994 Mahogany G. Hall 55.5 kgs 2:36.50
1993 Innocent King J. Cassidy 55.5 kgs 2:33.60
1992 Naturalism L. Dittman 55.5 kgs 2:31.20
1991 Durbridge G. Hall 55.5 kgs 2:31.90
1990 Dr. Grace J. Cassidy 55.5 kgs 2:31.70
1989 Research L. Dittman 54.5 kgs 2:34.00
1988 Beau Zam J. Marshall 55.5 kgs 2:34.60
1987 Myocard M. de Montfort 55.5 kgs 2:32.60
1986 Bonecrusher G. Stewart 55.5 kgs 2:35.60
1985 Tristarc W. Treloar 54.5 kgs 2:31.50
1984 Profilic J. Marshall 55.5 kgs 2:34.80
1983 Strawberry Road L. Dittman 55.5 kgs 2:41.80
1982 Rose Of Kingston G. Willetts 54.5 kgs 2:31.00
1981 Our Paddy Boy R. Mallyon 55.5 kgs 2:31.20
1980 Kingston Town M. Johnston 55.5 kgs 2:34.30
1979 Dulcify B. Thomson 55.5 kgs 2:30.70
1977 Belmura Lad N. Voigt 55.5 kgs 2:33.00
1976 Great Lover K. Langby 55.5 kgs 2:33.90
1975 Battle Sign D. Messingham 55.5 kgs 2:33.90
1974 Taras Bulba J. Stocker 55.5 kgs 2:33.60
1973 Imagele K. Langby 55.5 kgs 2:32.10
1972 Gold Brick R. Selkrig 55.5 kgs 2:36.50
1971 Classic Mission G. Moore 8 10 stone 2:36.10
1970 Silver Sharpe N. Voigt 8 10 stone 2:31.90
1969 Divide And Rule R. McCarthy 8 10 stone 2:33.50
1968 Wilton Park H. Cope 8 10 stone 2:31.20
1967 Swift Peter R. Selkrig 8 10 stone 2:30.30
1966 El Gordo N. Campton 8 10 stone 2:34.50
1965 Prince Grant R. Dawkins 8 10 stone 2:29.90
1964 Royal Sovereign R. Selkrig 8 10 stone 2:33.50
1963 Summer Fiesta G. Moore 8 10 stone 2:32.30
1962 Summer Prince G. Moore 8 10 stone 2:29.70
1961 Summer Fair T. Hill 8 10 stone 2:32.20
1960 Persian Lyric A. Mulley 8 10 stone 2:30.60
1959 Martello Towers G. Podmore 8 10 stone 2:32.40
1958 Skyline M. Schumacher 8 10 stone 2:28.80
1957 Tulloch G. Moore 8 10 stone 2:29.10
1956 Monte Carlo J. Thompson 8 10 stone 2:31.30
1955 Caranna A. Mulley 8 10 stone 2:33.60
1954 Prince Delville R. Selkrig 8 10 stone 2:33.00
1953 Prince Morvi N. Sellwood 8 10 stone 2:31.75
1952 Deep River N. Sellwood 8 10 stone 2:38.25
1951 Channel Rise B. Smith 8 10 stone 2:33.75
1950 Alister R. Heather 8 10 stone 2:32.25
1949 Playboy G. Moore 8 10 stone 2:34.00
1948 Carbon Copy A. Breasley 8 10 stone 2:33.50
1947 Valiant Crown N. McCrowdie 8 10 stone 2:35.00
1946 Concerto W. Cook 8 10 stone 2:34.50
1945 Magnificent R. Heather 8 10 stone 2:36.75
1944 Tea Rose H. Darke 8 5 stone 2:33.50
1943 Moorland E. Bartle 8 10 stone 2:37.75
1942 Main Topic D. Munro 8 10 stone 2:31.50
1941 Laureate M. McCarten 8 10 stone 2:32.00
1940 Pandect W. Cook 8 10 stone 2:37.00
1939 Reading D. Munro 8 10 stone 2:34.00
1938 Nuffield D. Munro 8 10 stone 2:32.00
1937 Avenger E. Bartle 8 10 stone 2:36.50
1936 Talking A. Knox 8 10 stone 2:32.50
1935 *Allunga D. Munro 8 10 stone 2:33.75
1935 *Homer A. Knox 8 10 stone 0:00.00
1934 Theo M. McCarten 8 10 stone 2:32.75
1933 Hall Mark D. Munro 8 10 stone 2:37.50
1932 Peter Pan J. Pike 8 10 stone 2:34.00
1931 Ammon Ra M. McCarten 8 10 stone 2:34.75
1930 Tregilla E. Bartle 8 10 stone 2:33.25
1929 Phar Lap J. Pike 8 10 stone 2:31.25
1928 Prince Humphrey J. Munro N/A 2:32.75
1927 Trivalve R. Lewis N/A 2:33.00
1926 Rampion S. Cracknell N/A 2:33.00
1925 Manfred W. Duncan N/A 2:35.25
1924 Heroic N. Cairns N/A 2:34.00
1923 Ballymena M. McCarten N/A 2:33.50
1922 Rivoli P. Brown N/A 2:35.00
1921 Cupidon G. Young N/A 2:33.75
1920 Salitros M. Connell N/A 2:32.00
1919 *Artilleryman G. Harrison N/A 2:35.00
1919 *Richmond Main A. Wood N/A 0:00.00
1918 Gloaming B. Deeley N/A 2:33.50
1917 Biplane B. Deeley N/A 2:31.75
1916 Kilboy W. McLachlan N/A 2:39.75
1915 Cetigne A. Wood N/A 2:37.00
1914 Mountain Knight W. McLachlan N/A 2:35.25
1913 Beragoon J. Pike N/A 2:35.75
1912 Cider P. J. Foley N/A 2:38.00
1911 Cisco W. Osborne N/A 2:37.50
1910 Tanami W. Foulsham N/A 2:36.25
1909 Prince Foote B. McCarthy N/A 2:37.50
1908 Parsee T. Clayton N/A 2:38.25
1907 Mountain King F. Hickey N/A 2:41.75
1906 Poseidon T. Clayton N/A 2:38.00
1905 Noctuiform L. H. Hewitt N/A 2:37.50
1904 Sylvanite R. Lewis N/A 2:37.25
1903 Belah W. H. Smith N/A 2:39.75
1902 Abundance J. Barden N/A 2:45.00
1901 Hautvilliers R. Lewis N/A 2:37.50
1900 Malster R. Lewis N/A 2:39.25
1899 Cranberry F. Fielder N/A 2:44.50
1898 Picture A. Delaney N/A 2:49.00
1897 Amberite M. Harris N/A 2:45.00
1896 Charge M. Harris N/A 3:14.00
1895 Bob Ray E. Huxley N/A 2:41.00
1894 Bonnie Scotland W. Morrison N/A 2:44.00
1893 Trenchant H. Gardiner N/A 2:54.00
1892 Camoola E. Huxley N/A 2:40.00
1891 Stromboli E. Huxley N/A 2:41.00
1890 Gibraltar T. Nerriker N/A 2:39.00
1889 Singapore E. Huxley N/A 2:44.00
1888 Melos E. Power N/A 2:46.00
1887 Abercorn T. Hales N/A 2:39.50
1886 Trident T. Hales N/A 2:38.00
1885 Nordenfeldt R. Ellis N/A 2:47.25
1884 Bargo T. Hales N/A 2:42.25
1883 Le Grand B. Colley N/A 2:46.50
1882 Navigator T. Hales N/A 2:48.75
1881 Wheatear W. Yeomans N/A 2:52.00
1880 Grand Flaneur T. Hales N/A 2:45.50
1879 Nellie B. Colley N/A 2:51.50
1878 His Lordship J. Morrison N/A 2:55.00
1877 Woodlands B. Colley N/A 2:49.00
1876 Robinson Crusoe J. Morrison N/A 2:43.50
1875 Richmond T. Hales N/A 2:45.00
1874 Kingsborough W. Yeomans N/A 2:50.00
1873 Benvolio T. Brown N/A 2:48.50
1872 Loup Garou T. Brown N/A 2:46.50
1871 Javelin J. Keen N/A 2:47.00
1870 Florence C. Stanley N/A 2:51.00
1869 Charon J. Morrison N/A 2:47.50
1868 The Duke J. Bishop N/A 2:50.00
1867 Fireworks C. Stanley N/A 2:48.00
1866 The Barb C. Stanley N/A 2:48.50
1865 Clove F. Martineer N/A 2:51.00
1864 Yattendon S. Holmes N/A N/A
1863 Ramornie J. Driscoll N/A N/A
1862 Regno J. Higgerson N/A 2:59.00
1861 Kyogle J. Driscoll N/A 3:00.00

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