SA DERBY 2012 (2400 Metres)
The 2012 South Australian Derby field (Morphettville)
1st $320,000, 2nd $85,000, 3rd $40,000, 4th $20,000 – GROUP 1.
3yo SW, Apprentices cannot claim. Field Limit: 16 + 4 EM.
1 STRIKE THE STARS (NZ) A Cummings – D Dunn 3 – 56.5kg
2 SABRAGE Michael Moroney – Luke Currie 20 – 56.5kg
3 ZABEELIONAIRE (NZ) Leon Corstens – Damien Oliver 1 – 56.5kg
4 CORNELL Anthony Freedman – Kerrin McEvoy 8 – 56.5kg
5 PELICANO Tony McEvoy – Matthew Neilson 15 – 56.5kg
6 ALCOHOL Richard Jolly – Paul Gatt 5 – 56.5kg
7 BACKBONE Michael Kent – Brad Rawiller 7 – 56.5kg
8 HEAVEN’S RICHES Robbie Laing – Michael Walker 10 – 56.5kg
9 LETHAL JONES Lou Luciani – Jason Whiting 2 – 56.5kg
10 WESTSOUTHWEST (NZ) Robert Smerdon – Mark Zahra 19 – 56.5kg
11 REIGN OF TERROR Neville Parnham – Steven Parnham 12 – 56.5kg
12 NICONOISE David Hayes – 11 – 56.5kg
13 PRACTICED Robert Hickmott – Steven Arnold 18 – 56.5kg
14 BANNER Matt Laurie – 14 – 56.5kg
15 HAROLDHAUT Terry O’Sullivan – Joe Bowditch 9 – 56.5kg
16 ESSENCE Phillip Stokes – Ms Clare Lindop 13 – 54.5kg
17e TOHUNGA (NZ) Gai Waterhouse – Tommy Berry 4 – 56.5kg
18e SOUTHERN INVASION Margaret Ruberry – 17 – 56.5kg
19e ROCK MUSICIAN Robbie Laing – 6 – 56.5kg
20e COMPELLED (NZ) Eric Musgrove – Dom Tourneur 16 – 56.5kg
The South Australia Derby is a Group 1 set weights 2400m race for 3 year olds, taking place on the same day as The Goodwood at Morphettville. It’s not uncommon for fillies who contested the Australasian Oaks to line up here, chasing some of the $350k in prizemoney.
Past SA Derby results & times:
Year – Winner – 2nd – 3rd
2011 Shadows In The Sun – Echoes Of Heaven – Lalla Rookh 2:39.8
2010 – Kidnapped – Red Colossus – Sea Galleon 2:37.2
2009 – Rebel Raider – Astro Gains – Fitoussi 2:40.3
2008 – Zarita – Zagreb – Neugine 2:39.5
