2018 New Zealand Derby

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The 2018 New Zealand Derby was a horse race which took place at Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday 3 March 2018. It was the 143rd running of the New Zealand Derby, and it was won by Vin De Dance. [1]

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Vin De Dance was offered at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale as a two-year-old, but was passed in. A sale was later negotiated for $70,000, with breeder Luigi Muollo retaining a share alongside new owners OTI Racing and the Kilted Taniwha Syndicate. [2]

The son of Roc de Cambes was sent to the Cambridge stable of Hall of Famer Murray Baker and his training partner Andrew Forsman. The team has won multiple New Zealand training premierships, and guided Mongolian Khan to victory in the 2015 New Zealand Derby.

Vin De Dance made a winning debut at Pukekohe in early September, then was placed in two subsequent appearances at Te Rapa. He was sent to Melbourne, where he finished third at Flemington and fifth in the Moonee Valley Vase.

Withdrawn from the Victoria Derby and given several months off to strengthen and develop, Vin De Dance returned with fourth and sixth placings over 1400 and 1600 metres in late January and early February. He moved into Derby contention with a fighting third in the Avondale Guineas.

The fifth favourite for the Derby at $9.90, [3] Vin De Dance was handy throughout the 2400-metre race and loomed as a major threat around the home turn. He hit the lead inside the last 200 metres, but was joined by Mongolianconqueror in a desperate two-horse battle to the finish that Vin De Dance won by a nose. [1]

OTI Racing's Terry Henderson described the New Zealand Derby win as the fulfilment of a long-held dream. [4]

It was the first Derby win for jockey Jason Waddell.

Mongolianconqueror's trainers Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards came up a mere nose short of winning the Derby two years in a row, having won the 2017 running with Gingernuts.

Race details

Full result

MarginHorseJockeyTrainer(s)Odds
1 Vin De Dance Jason Waddell Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman$9.90
2NoseMongolianconquerorMichael McNabStephen Autridge & Jamie Richards (horse trainer) $16.00
31½DanzdanzdanceMatt CameronDonna Logan & Chris Gibbs$3.50
4NoseThe MayorRory Hutchings Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott$23.50
5Short neckEndowmentAlysha CollettDonna Logan & Chris Gibbs$52.70
61½Mission HillDanielle Johnson Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman$6.40
7½Civil DisobedienceBen Allen Darren Weir $5.30
8½On The RocksJake Bayliss Michael Moroney & Pam Gerard$6.40
9½Time LordSamantha CollettRichard Collett$29.20
10Long neckIrish FlameJonathan RiddellJohn Wheeler$107.80
111½Joe's LegacyLeith InnesJason Price$41.40
12½Humble PieRosie MyersAdrian & Harry Bull$63.40
131Bel RagazzoShaun McKayShane Crawford$76.50
141½Jimmy RocketMichael Coleman Roger James $81.40
153½Secret Ambition Johnathan Parkes Bruce Wallace & Allan Peard$128.50
16NoseMaktoum Mark Du Plessis Stephen McKee$98.10
17½TavlinSam SprattDonna Logan & Chris Gibbs$81.60
18½He's A FreakMasa TanakaLisa Latta$27.50

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Vin De Dance :

The road to the Derby

Early-season appearances in 2017-18 prior to running in the Derby.

  • Vin De Dance – 5th Moonee Valley Vase, 3rd Avondale Guineas
  • Mongolianconqueror – 2nd Waikato Guineas, 7th Avondale Guineas
  • Danzdanzdance – 6th Karaka Million 3YO Classic, 2nd Avondale Guineas
  • The Mayor – 6th Avondale Guineas
  • Endowment – 2nd Auckland Guineas, 8th Avondale Guineas
  • Mission Hill – 5th Avondale Guineas
  • Civil Disobedience – 1st Tasmanian Derby
  • On The Rocks – 1st Trevor Eagle Memorial, 3rd Auckland Guineas, 8th Karaka Million 3YO Classic, 1st Avondale Guineas
  • Time Lord – 3rd Waikato Guineas
  • Irish Flame – 3rd El Roca Trophy, 7th Hawke's Bay Guineas, 8th Sarten Memorial, 7th New Zealand 2000 Guineas, 13th Avondale Guineas
  • Jimmy Rocket – 12th Waikato Guineas
  • Secret Ambition – 10th Trevor Eagle Memorial, 3rd Auckland Salver, 17th Karaka Million 3YO Classic, 14th Avondale Guineas
  • Maktoum – 7th Levin Classic, 5th Waikato Guineas
  • Tavlin – 11th Waikato Guineas

Subsequent Group 1 wins

Subsequent wins at Group 1 level by runners in the 2018 New Zealand Derby.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Derby dream realised as Vin De Dance gets up in head-bobber". The Informant. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Cambridge agent's success no secret". Racing News | Cambridge agent’s success no secret. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Race 9: Vodafone NZ Derby / RaceInfo / NZRacing". www.nzracing.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  4. ↑ "OTI Achieves Derby Dream | TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions". www.thoroughbreddailynews.com. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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