2019 New Zealand Derby
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The 2019 New Zealand Derby was a horse race which took place at Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday 2 March 2019. It was the 144th running of the New Zealand Derby, and it was won by Crown Prosecutor. With a dividend of $105.40 for a $1 win bet, it was considered the biggest upset in Derby history.[1]
Crown Prosecutor was bred by Hesket Bloodstock in Victoria, Australia and was bought for A$50,000 at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. He is owned by Huntingdale Lodge 2012 Ltd (managed by Harvey Green) and JML Bloodstock Ltd (Lib Petagna) and is trained by Stephen Marsh in Cambridge.
Although he had won the Wellington Stakes at Group Three level in November, Crown Prosecutor had two subsequent non-winning races, and had the highest odds in the 18-horse Derby field.[2]
It was a first New Zealand Derby victory for Marsh and Crown Prosecutor's jockey Craig Grylls. Marsh had two runners in the race, with ninth-placed Vernanme considered the better chance as third favourite.
In A Twinkling came in second. In A Twinkling's trainer Jamie Richards and owners Te Akau Racing had previously won the race in 2017 with Gingernuts, but came second in 2018 with their horse Mongolianconqueror being beaten by a nose by Vin De Dance.
- Sponsor: Vodafone New Zealand
- Prize money: NZ$1,000,000
- Track: Good
- Number of runners: 18
- Winner's time: 2:28.17
Full result
| Margin | Horse | Jockey | Trainer(s) | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crown Prosecutor | Craig Grylls | Stephen Marsh | $105.40 | |
| 2 | Head | In A Twinkling | Glen Boss | Jamie Richards | $6.80 |
| 3 | 1½ | Platinum Invador | Chris Johnson | Lisa Latta | $13.10 |
| 4 | Neck | Arrogant | Cameron Lammas | Michael Moroney & Pam Gerard | $27.50 |
| 5 | Short neck | Surely Sacred | Vinnie Colgan | Tony Pike | $2.70 |
| 6 | ¾ | Bobby Dee | Jonathan Riddell | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | $49.80 |
| 7 | Neck | Tolemac | Jake Bayliss | Paul Jenkins | $102.90 |
| 8 | ¾ | Prise De Fer | Opie Bosson | Jamie Richards | $17.30 |
| 9 | ¾ | Vernanme | Jason Waddell | Stephen Marsh | $9.80 |
| 10 | Nose | Cutadeel | Matt Cameron | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | $19.70 |
| 11 | Neck | The Chosen One | Sam Spratt | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | $34.60 |
| 12 | ½ | Swords Drawn | Samantha Collett | Shaune Ritchie | $46.80 |
| 13 | 1½ | Sir Nate | Rosie Myers | Lisa Latta | $40.40 |
| 14 | ½ | Botti | Trudy Thornton | Chris Waller | $44.50 |
| 15 | Neck | SpongeBob | Troy Harris | Graham Richardson & Gavin Parker | $17.50 |
| 16 | 1 | More Wonder | Ryan Elliot | Team Rogerson | $20.40 |
| 17 | 1 | Nobu | Pat Cosgrave | Chris Waller | $12.40 |
| 18 | 9 | Lincoln Falls | Johnathan Parkes | Lisa Latta | $41.10 |