The Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 133 yards () at Lingfield Park in May.

History Established in 1932, the event serves as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The first running was won by the subsequent Derby winner April the Fifth.

The left-handed track at Lingfield Park is similar to that at Epsom. It has an undulating, cambered terrain with a sharp downhill turn into the home straight.

Nine winners of the race have achieved victory in the Derby. The most recent was Anthony Van Dyck in 2019. The most recent participant to win the Derby is Adayar, the 2021 runner-up.

For a period the Derby Trial Stakes held Group 3 status. It was relegated to Listed level in 2013.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins): Harry Carr – Black Tarquin (1948), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Pardao (1961)

Leading trainer (10 wins): Cecil Boyd-Rochfort – Hypnotist (1939), Black Tarquin (1948), Brown Rover (1949), North Carolina (1951), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Jet Stream (1960), Pardao (1961)

Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1932 April the Fifth Freddy Lane Tom Walls 2:41.00 1933 Myosotis Freddie Fox Joseph Lawson 2:34.40 1934 Medieval Knight Gordon Richards Fred Darling 2:43.60 1935 Field Trial Freddie Fox Joseph Lawson 2:42.80 1936 Barrystar Joseph Marshall Walter Nightingall 2:43.60 1937 Mid-day Sun Michael Beary Frank Butters 2:59.00 1938 Blandstar Harry Sprague George Duller 2:38.40 1939 Hypnotist Billy Nevett Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1940 no race 1940–45 1946 Fast And Fair Cliff Richards Joseph Lawson 2:40.20 1947 Sayajirao Edgar Britt Sam Armstrong 2:35.40 1948 Black Tarquin Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:39.80 1949 Brown Rover Billy Cook Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:39.00 1950 Tramper Thomas Hawcroft Walter Nightingall 2:48.80 1951 North Carolina Charlie Elliott Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:40.20 1952 Tulyar Charlie Smirke Marcus Marsh 2:42.80 1953 Aureole Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:40.80 1954 Rowston Manor Doug Smith Harry Peacock 2:45.00 1955 True Cavalier Snowy Fawdon Harvey Leader 2:42.40 1956 Induna Charlie Smirke Marcus Marsh 2:35.60 1957 Doutelle Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:41.40 1958 Alcide Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:41.80 1959 Parthia Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:44.00 1960 Jet Stream Doug Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:49.40 1961 Pardao Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:42.60 1962 Pindaric Bobby Elliott Tom Masson 2:41.80 1963 Duplation Jimmy Lindley Towser Gosden 2:45.80 1964 Oncidium Eph Smith John Waugh 2:42.80 1965 Solstice Jimmy Lindley Jack Watts 2:35.40 1966 Black Prince II Brian Taylor Jack Watts 2:50.00 1967 Heave Ho Bill Williamson Seamus McGrath 2:41.00 1968 Laureate Willie Carson Bernard van Cutsem 2:45.40 1969 The Elk Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 2:39.80 1970 Meadowville Geoff Lewis Michael Jarvis 2:51.00 1971 Homeric Joe Mercer Dick Hern 2:37.80 1972 Charling Jimmy Lindley Gordon Smyth 2:52.00 1973 Ksar Willie Carson Bernard van Cutsem 2:44.62 1974 Bustino Joe Mercer Dick Hern 2:39.88 1975 Patch Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 2:40.54 1976 Norfolk Air Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 2:37.60 1977 Caporello Eric Eldin Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 2:51.29 1978 Whitstead Brian Taylor Ryan Price 2:56.73 1979 Milford Joe Mercer Dick Hern Not taken 1980 Ginistrelli Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 2:36.54 1981 Riberetto Philip Robinson Ron Boss 2:38.04 1982 Jalmood Willie Carson John Dunlop 2:33.51 1983 Teenoso Steve Cauthen Geoff Wragg 2:54.63 1984 Alphabatim Brian Rouse Guy Harwood 2:34:48 1985 Slip Anchor Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:37.45 1986 Mashkour Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:43.54 1987 Legal Bid Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:32.03 1988 Kahyasi Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 2:39.00 1989 Cacoethes Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:30.89 1990 Rock Hopper Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:28.35 1991 Corrupt Cash Asmussen Neville Callaghan 2:27.01 1992 Assessor Walter Swinburn Richard Hannon Sr. 2:31.65 1993 Bob's Return Philip Robinson Mark Tompkins 2:25.34 1994 Hawker's News Walter Swinburn Henry Cecil 2:34.42 1995 Munwar Willie Carson Peter Walwyn 2:25.37 1996 Mystic Knight Frankie Dettori Roger Charlton 2:25.79 1997 Silver Patriarch Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:34.44 1998 High-Rise Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 2:24.80 1999 Lucido Richard Quinn John Dunlop 2:30.31 2000 Saddler's Quest Kevin Darley Gerard Butler 2:35.24 2001 Perfect Sunday Richard Hughes Barry Hills 2:30.37 2002 Bandari Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 2:28.47 2003 Franklins Gardens Darryll Holland Mark Tompkins 2:33.23 2004 Percussionist Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:38.30 2005 Kong Richard Quinn John Dunlop 2:34.51 2006 Linda's Lad Christophe Soumillon André Fabre 2:29.25 2007 Aqaleem Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 2:31.46 2008 Alessandro Volta Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 2:28.91 2009 Age of Aquarius Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 2:29.93 2010 Bullet Train Tom Queally Henry Cecil 2:32.48 2011 Dordogne Neil Callan Mark Johnston 2:29.50 2012 Main Sequence Ted Durcan David Lanigan 2:28.83 2013 Nevis Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:40.09 2014 Snow Sky Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute 2:30.68 2015 Kilimanjaro Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:35.17 2016 Humphrey Bogart Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 2:28.29 2017 Best Solution Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor 2:31.84 2018 Knight To Behold Richard Kingscote Harry Dunlop 2:28.19 2019 Anthony Van Dyck Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:31.27 2020 English King Tom Marquand Ed Walker 2:24.36 2021 Third Realm David Egan Roger Varian 2:35.15 2022 United Nations Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:26.68 2023 Military Order William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:27.74 2024 Ambiente Friendly Callum Shepherd James Fanshawe 2:24.09 2025 Puppet Master Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:27.43 2026 Maltese Cross Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:29:22

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

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External links Race Recordings (1982-2002) youtube.com galopp-sieger.de – Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Derby Trial Stakes (2012). pedigreequery.com – Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes – Lingfield.