Queensland Derby
Looking for this year’s Queensland Derby betting odds, field and tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
Queensland Derby 2025 Odds
Early market betting odds on the 2025 Queensland Derby will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.
Run over 2,400 metres, the Queensland Derby is a Group 1 race taking place at Eagle Farm Racecourse in late May or early June during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. With a $1 million prize purse as of 2022, the event attracts a quality field of three-year-old stayers.
After there was no Queensland Derby run in 2020 due to COVID-19, the event was moved forward on the winter racing carnival for 2021 and now takes place on Kingsford-Smith Cup Day.
The key Queensland Derby lead-up race is now the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m). In 2021 the ATC Derby – SA Derby double champion Explosive Jack chased a rare treble, but only managed to run third in the Queensland Derby results that year.
Warmonger (2nd in 2024) was the last Queensland Derby winner to come via the SA Derby when he won the Eagle Farm feature by a record 10.4 lengths!
The top three-year-olds out of the Queensland Derby field may opt to take-on the older horses at WFA in the new-look $1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 race run over 2200m on Stradbroke Handicap Day.
Queensland Derby 2025 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday, May 31, 2025
- Track Location: Eagle Farm Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Right-handed
- Race Distance: 2,400 metres
- Weight Conditions: Set weights
- Qualification: Three-year-olds
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 1
- Operator: Brisbane Racing Club
- Prize Purse: $1,000,000
- Inaugural Race: 1868
- 2025 Queensland Derby Winner: TBD
queensland derby 2025 RESULTS
The official 2025 Queensland Derby results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday May 31, 2025.
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Queensland Derby Betting 2025
There are many different ways to bet on the Queensland Derby, and we have included some of the most popular options below:
| Bet Type | How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Queensland Derby |
|---|---|
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Queensland Derby. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Queensland Derby, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend. |
| Quinella Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Queensland Derby, in order to win the Quinella. |
| Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Queensland Derby to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Queensland Derby to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Queensland Derby to win the First 4. |
| Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) | You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Queensland Derby, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Queensland Derby in 2025
- Login at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Queensland Derby Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win The Queensland Derby
The best way to pick which horse will win the Queensland Derby in 2025 is to take into account their earlier autumn / winter racing form, assess the barriers and look for the genuine Group 1 stayers in the mix.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Queensland Derby winner include:
- Strong Stayers – Look for a horse that has been recently getting a top 3 result at distances of 2000 metres or more.
- Single Figure Odds – Only very rarely have horses jumped from double-digit odds to win the race.
- Local Lead ups – Most recent winners had also won their previous race, so look for the top result in similar length races. Pinarello (2022) was the latest last-start winner to take out the Queensland Derby having won a Group 2 in New Zealand five weeks earlier.
Queensland Derby Favourites 2025
Favourites in in 2025 Queensland Derby betting include Australian Oaks graduate Belle Detelle for Chris Waller, this year’s ATC Derby runner-up Firm Agreement, and Tivaci gelding King Of Thunder who ran an eye-catching fifth in the Derby race in Sydney.
From 2011 – 2024 seven Queensland Derby betting favourites saluted for the punters including three on the trot from 2017-19 with Kovalica ($1.70 in 2023) the latest.
Queensland Derby Field 2025
The official Queensland Derby 2025 field of final acceptances is announced on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below.
Queensland Derby 2025 Tips
Favourite: TBD
Best Bet: TBD
Best Roughie: TBD
Our insider 2025 Queensland Derby tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 QUEENSLAND DERBY PREVIEW & TIPS
Queensland Derby Race Day 2025
The 2025 Queensland Derby takes place at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Saturday the 31st of May 2025 as one of two Group 1 features on Kingsford Smith Cup Day. The other feature races on the card include the:
- Group 1 $1,000,000 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m),
- Group 2 $1,000,000 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m),
- Group 3 $300,000 Fred Best Classic (1400m),
- Group 3 $200,000 Lord Mayor’s Cup (1800m), and the
- Group 3 $200,000 Premier’s Cup (2400m).
Queensland Derby Barrier Draw 2025
The 2025 Queensland Derby barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Queensland Derby Field section.
Queensland Derby Nominations 2025
2025 Queensland Derby nominations close at 11:00am on Tuesday the 6th of May 2025.
The 2025 Queensland Derby nominations attracted 77 hopeful three-year-olds led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s Zed filly Belle Detelle who ran fifth in the ATC Oaks and Yes Yes Yes gelding Firm Agreement who has run second three times on the trot this prep including in the ATC Derby.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7x10x182 | AIRSWING | G | 3 | Matthew Dunn | ||
| 2 | 86×362118 | AMERICAN WOLF (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | ||
| 3 | x7x36x7541 | ART ’N’ SOUL | G | 3 | Ken & Kasey Keys | ||
| 4 | 421×6 | AUTOMNE TREE | G | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 5 | 045x7411x3 | BEAU DAZZLER (NZ) | C | 3 | Tony & Maddysen Sears | ||
| 6 | 223115 | BELLE DETELLE | F | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 7 | 7x45318x63 | BLUEPINOT | C | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 8 | 5x43x3 | BUCKENARA | G | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 9 | 8225×74545 | CAVITY BAY | F | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | ||
| 10 | 3×3611251 | CHASE YOUR DREAMS (NZ) | F | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | ||
| 11 | 14×021 | COCOBILL (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | ||
| 12 | 9793×7 | CONALTRI (NZ) | G | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 13 | 62×27 | CORAL IMPACT (NZ) | G | 3 | Steven King | ||
| 14 | 5114 | CROUPIER (NZ) | G | 3 | Andrew Campbell | ||
| 15 | 54×943 | DANCING JUICE | G | 3 | Corey McIver | ||
| 16 | 385x9x4221 | DARK ARTS | G | 3 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | ||
| 17 | 1225 | DEEP FOCUS (NZ) | C | 3 | Paul Shailer | ||
| 18 | 62×58416 | DOLCE DIOR | F | 3 | Peter Snowden | ||
| 19 | 7948×7 | DONINGTON | G | 3 | Ross McConville | ||
| 20 | 1x425x322 | ECLAIR ENCORE (JPN) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | ||
| 21 | 5x7244x351 | EL PASO | G | 3 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | ||
| 22 | 56×4177 | ELLA HAZEL | F | 3 | Richard Litt | ||
| 23 | 9032×342 | EXISTENTIAL BOB (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 24 | 2318 | EXPLOSIVE POWER (NZ) | G | 3 | Allan Chau | ||
| 25 | 43×22531 | FACTCHECK | G | 3 | Robbie Laing | ||
| 26 | 8×61 | FAUCI (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | ||
| 27 | x9630x0671 | FEMMINILE | F | 3 | Phillip Stokes | ||
| 28 | 2133×77222 | FIRM AGREEMENT | G | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 29 | FREDDIE TIME (NZ) | G | 3 | Kelvin Tyler | |||
| 30 | 4x043x1 | GREEN MEADOWS | G | 3 | Jason Patton | ||
| 31 | 00×021 | HE’S FINESSE (NZ) | G | 3 | Tony & Maddysen Sears | ||
| 32 | 21×124 | HEAT MISSILE | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 33 | 11x | HURSTVILLE ZAGREB | G | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 34 | x78x733209 | IMPERIALIST (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 35 | 122×4 | JUDGE JACK | G | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 36 | 31238×2226 | KENMARE BAY | G | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 37 | 31737×7135 | KING OF THUNDER (NZ) | G | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 38 | 5554×56223 | LAVALIER | G | 3 | James Cummings | ||
| 39 | 9413×88 | LET’SGO HUGO | G | 3 | Louie Peoples | ||
| 40 | 341×916 | LIBERTY PARK (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 41 | 51211 | MAISON LOUIS (NZ) | G | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 42 | 356×51 | MAZIS | G | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 43 | 7x | MOR KOMPASHYN | G | 3 | Jeff Dunn | ||
| 44 | 313×4915 | MOVIN OUT (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 45 | 7511×1695 | OUR BENEFACTOR (NZ) | C | 3 | Bevan Laming | ||
| 46 | 2121 | PARTY CRASHER (NZ) | G | 3 | Michael Hickmott | ||
| 47 | 35×812203 | PERFECT JUSTICE | G | 3 | John Sargent | ||
| 48 | 41255×990 | PLEASURE ARTIST | F | 3 | Richard & Will Freedman | ||
| 49 | 33140×6842 | POLITELY DUN | G | 3 | Danny O’Brien | ||
| 50 | 62×121462 | PRINCE LEVI | G | 3 | William Kropp | ||
| 51 | 8131x76x | REAL CLASS (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 52 | 3 | RHOOKY (NZ) | G | 3 | Symon Wilde | ||
| 53 | 724×530122 | ROCKY RICH | G | 3 | Pat Webster | ||
| 54 | 53446×6141 | ROGAN (NZ) | G | 3 | Cliff Brown | ||
| 55 | 84954×12 | SACRO CATINO | G | 3 | David Payne | ||
| 56 | 37118×0847 | SAINT EMILION | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher | ||
| 57 | 220×7217 | SAN GABRIEL (NZ) | G | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 58 | 247×31421 | SAN JOSE BOY | G | 3 | Jack Bruce | ||
| 59 | 127×63 | SANCTUARY STORM | G | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 60 | 423×41304 | SCINTILLANTE (NZ) | G | 3 | Cliff Brown | ||
| 61 | 7×073 | SETHFIRE (NZ) | G | 3 | Kris Lees | ||
| 62 | 22 | SHANGRI LA IMPACT (NZ) | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 63 | 2x111x3414 | SHANGRI LA SPRING | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 64 | 22122×655 | SIGIRIYA ROCK | G | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 65 | 72x | SILENT CALL | G | 3 | Matthew Dunn | ||
| 66 | 27×11 | SISU SPIRIT | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 67 | 2253×33160 | SNOOPY NOW | G | 3 | Darryl Hewitt | ||
| 68 | 946 | SO SUAVE (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 69 | 13×53 | SOMEWHERE | G | 3 | Archie Alexander | ||
| 70 | 1142×50312 | STATUARIO | G | 3 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | ||
| 71 | 0x44 | STILLBELIEVIN’ | G | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 72 | 762×44 | STYNSY (NZ) | G | 3 | Jack Bruce | ||
| 73 | 4224222 | SWELTERING | F | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | ||
| 74 | 221121 | TAINUI | G | 3 | Geoff O’Brien | ||
| 75 | 35×3123 | THE MUFFIN MAN | G | 3 | Charlotte Littlefield | ||
| 76 | 561 | WITTELSBACH | F | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 77 | 31×1733 | YOU WAHNG | F | 3 | Kris Lees |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Queensland Derby first acceptances 2025
2025 Queensland Derby first acceptances close at 11:00am on Wednesday the 21st of May 2025.
Queensland Derby Weights 2025
Set weights apply to this race. Colts and geldings at 57 kilograms. Fillies at 54 kilograms. Final weights are announced at 4:00 PM on the Tuesday of race week with the official 2025 Queensland Derby weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above Queensland Derby Field section.
Queensland Derby Acceptances 2025
2025 Queensland Derby final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in our above Queensland Derby Field section.
Queensland Derby Jockeys 2025
The final riders’ announcement is at 12 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Queensland Derby jockeys to be published in our above Queensland Derby Field section.
Queensland Derby Scratchings 2025
2025 Queensland Derby scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 31st of May 2025.
Queensland Derby Prize Money 2025
The 2025 Queensland Derby prize purse is worth $1,000,000 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $600,000 |
| 2nd | $180,000 |
| 3rd | $90,000 |
| 4th | $45,000 |
| 5th | $25,000 |
| 6th | $12,000 |
| 7th | $12,000 |
| 8th | $12,000 |
| 9th | $12,000 |
| 10th | $12,000 |
Queensland Derby Race Number 2025
The 2025 Queensland Derby race number is TBC for Saturday the 31st of May 2025. There are nine races in total that day at Eagle Farm Racecourse.
Queensland Derby Form Guide 2025
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Queensland Derby Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 QUEENSLAND DERBY FORM GUIDE
Queensland Derby Live 2025
You can watch or listen to the 2025 Queensland Derby live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Free to air television: Seven Network
Streaming: Racing NSW
Queensland Derby Winners
Winners of the Queensland Derby going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below. To view a complete list of past Queensland Derby winners from the race’s inauguration to the present – click here.
| Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Weight | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2024 | Warmonger | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jrn. | Blake Shinn | 57 kgs | 2:32.04 |
| 2023 | Kovalica | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 57 kgs | 2:29.63 |
| 2022 | Pinarello | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | Leith Innes | 57 kgs | 2:29.53 |
| 2021 | Kukeracha | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 57 kgs | 2:30.19 |
| 2020
(Race Not Held) |
– | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Mr Quickie | Phillip Stokes | John Allen | 57 kgs | 2:29.74 |
| 2018 | Dark Dream | Kerry Parker | Tim Clark | 57 kgs | 2:19.31 |
| 2017 | Ruthven | Ciaron Maher | Hugh Bowman | 57 kgs | 2:14.45 |
| 2016 | Eagle Way | Bryan Guy | Tommy Berry | 57 kgs | 2:32.80 |
| 2015 | Magicool | Mark Kavanagh | James Winks | 57 kgs | 2:15.09 |
| 2014 | Sonntag | Henry Dwyer | Chad Schofield | 57 kgs | 2:28.30 |
| 2013 | Hawkspur | Chris Waller | Jim Cassidy | 57 kgs | 2:27.89 |
| 2012 | Brambles | Peter Moody | Brad Rawiller | 57 kgs | 2:29.73 |
| 2011 | Shootoff | Graeme Rogerson | Michael Rodd | 56 kgs | 2:28.73 |
| 2010 | Dariana | Bart Cummings | Michael Rodd | 54 kgs | 2:26.49 |
| 2009 | Court Ruler | John Wheeler | Larry Cassidy | 56 kgs | 2:34.42 |
| 2008 | Riva San | Peter Moody | Jim Byrne | 54 kgs | 2:36.98 |
| 2007 | Empires Choice | Bart Cummings | Damien Oliver | 56.5 kgs | 2:32.98 |
| 2006 | Ice Chariot | Ron Maund | Glenn Lynch | 55.5 kgs | 2:30.67 |
| 2005 | Lachlan River | John Morrisey | Glen Boss | 55.5 kgs | 2:26.50 |
| 2004 | Toulouse Lautrec | John Hawkes | Corey Brown | 55.5 kgs | 2:26.50 |
| 2003 | Half Hennessy | Bede Murray | Scott Seamer | 55.5 kgs | 2:27.70 |
| 2002 | County Tyrone | Max Lees | Corey Brown | 55.5 kgs | 2:29.00 |
| 2001 | De Gaulle Lane | Colin Alderson | Brett Prebble | 55.5 kgs | 2:25.20 |
| 2000 | Freemason | John Hawkes | Larry Cassidy | 55.5 kgs | 2:27.30 |