Ulster Derby
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The Ulster Derby is a flat handicap horse race in Northern Ireland open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Down Royal over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 150 yards (2,551 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
Handicap race | |
Location | Down Royal, County Down Northern Ireland |
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Inaugurated | 1936 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | BoyleSports |
Website | Down Royal |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 4f 150y (2,551m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | €75,000 (2020) 1st: €44,250 |
2023 | ||
Tower Of London | Ibrahimovic | Hippodrome |
The event was established in 1936, and it was originally restricted to three-year-olds.[1] For a period it was contested over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 68 yards. It was opened to older horses in 1994, and increased in distance to 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 190 yards (2,588 metres). In 2014 it was restricted to three-year-olds again and reduced to 1 mile and 3 furlongs (2, 213 metres) before being increased to its present distance in 2015.
The Ulster Derby is Northern Ireland's most valuable flat race.