{"id":80578,"date":"2021-06-01T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/betting-info\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T00:51:53","slug":"queensland-derby","status":"publish","type":"betting-info","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/betting-info\/queensland-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for this year’s Queensland Derby betting odds, field and tips<\/strong>? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Queensland Derby Odds<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Queensland Derby 2026 Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our insider 2026<\/strong> Queensland Derby tips<\/strong> will be detailed here the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key Queensland Derby lead-up race is now the Group 1 South Australian Derby<\/a> (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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a> run over 2200m on Stradbroke Handicap Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queensland Derby 2026 – Quick Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n