Queensland Derby

Race favourite Shootoff saluted for the punters in the sixth race at Eagle Farm’s 2011 Stradbroke Handicap Day on Saturday, the Graeme Rogerson-trained gelding fighting off two fast finishing fillies to win the $500,000 Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m). After running a gallant fourth behind Scenic Shot in the Doomben…

The 2011 Queensland Derby is going to be an absolute beauty and looking through the form guide there’s a host of contenders. The one they’re all trying to get though is undoubtedly Shootoof which has shown the form against the open grade horses already. Having said that nothing is guaranteed…

The 2011 Queensland Derby final field will well and truly deliver on the expectations which have been built up throughout the 2011 Brisbane Winter Carnival. For the last month the talk has been about who will or won’t feature in the Derby and thankfully the horses included have made it…

Peter Snowden is hopeful his Darley team can continue its stellar run at the Brisbane carnival of racing when Peck lines up in the Group 1 Queensland Derby on Saturday June 11. Peck is currently rated a $10 chance in the Derby with , despite two less than impressive outings…

The initial 2011 Queensland Derby nominations have come through and there is a massive list of 132 horses in the running for a start in the million dollar event. The Queensland Derby will run on the 11th of June at Eagle Farm Racecourse e in Brisbane over a trip of…