Champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller has nine three-year-olds among the ninety-eight nominations for the 2017 Group 1 $600,000 Channel 7 Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on June 10.
Mongolian Wolf, above, is among the nominations for the 2017 Queensland Derby at eagle Farm Farm. Photo by Steve Hart.
Waller is giving himself a great chance to collect his second Queensland Derby trophy after taking out the blue riband classic for the three year olds with Hawkspur in 2013.
Heading Waller’s Queensland Derby assault is the well performed Veladero who was placed at his last two starts during the Sydney Autumn Carnival with a third to Acatour in the Group 3 $200,000 Chine Horse Club Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on April 1 followed by a second to Mongolian Wolf in the Group 3 $150,000 Mostyn Copper Group Frank Packer Plate (2000m) at Randwick aa fortnight later.
Waller’s other Queensland Derby nominations are Black On Gold, Monasterio, Octavian Augustus, Sizzling Bullet, Smooth Whiskey, Solo Heart, Tumultuous and Wu Gok.
Victoria’s leading trainer Darren Weir also has multiple Queensland Derby nominations with former Kiwi three year old Mongolian Wolf heading the team of six.
Mongolian Wolf was having his first start for Weir when he stormed home to win the Frank Packer Plate and looks a likely type for the Queensland Derby.
Weir’s other entries are Bit Of A Lad, Rockstar Rebel, Think Babe, Truly High and Violate.
The Lindsay Park Team of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig have four horses among the nominations, All America gelding All Out Of Love and three of the fourteen fillies entered for the Queensland Derby, Harlow Gold, Miss Strathallan and Sebring Dream.
Tulloch Lodge co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have only one nominated, More Than Ready gelding San Pablo and Caulfield trainer Ciaron Maher’s sole entry is Ruthven.
Flemington based trainer Mike Moroney will also head to the Sunshine State with plenty of numbers after nominating twelve three year olds for the Queensland Derby.
The first acceptances for the Queensland Derby are due on Wednesday May 31 with the final field to be released on Wednsday June 7, 2017.
2017 Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) nominations
| # | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13×7543 | AD FINEM | C | 3 | Trevor Rogers |
| 2 | 43451×4936 | ADATTO (NZ) | G | 3 | Lee & Anthony Freedman |
| 3 | 3x9850x651 | ALL OUT OF LOVE | G | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 4 | 76×24182 | BEDFORD (NZ) | G | 3 | Lee & Anthony Freedman |
| 5 | 7×225 | BIT OF A LAD | G | 3 | Darren Weir |
| 6 | 7624121×16 | BLACK ON GOLD | G | 3 | Chris Waller |
| 7 | 69x35311x2 | BRINGIT | C | 3 | Matthew Dunn |
| 8 | 111×144 | CAERLESS CHOICE | G | 3 | Paul Messara |
| 9 | 14×2 | CARE TO THINK | G | 3 | Matthew Dunn |
| 10 | 61275×8021 | CASTA | G | 3 | Tony McEvoy |
| 11 | 525×4221 | CHARLTON | C | 3 | Robbie Griffiths |
| 12 | 9x | CHEROKEE (NZ) | G | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 13 | 2x4122x031 | CLIFF | G | 3 | Joe Cleary |
| 14 | 87×23 | COLORADO MISS | F | 3 | John Sargent |
| 15 | 764410311x | COMIN’THROUGH (NZ) | G | 3 | Donna Logan & Chris Gibbs |
| 16 | 92 | CRAFTY LION (NZ) | G | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 17 | 506×00 | DATUK ZADRAGON | G | 3 | Chris Anderson |
| 18 | x109500332 | DAZZLE EM SID | G | 3 | Matt Kropp |
| 19 | 6762×46 | DIVISIONAL | G | 3 | Gillian Heinrich & Ben Rodgers |
| 20 | 9×42213 | DODGE CITY | G | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 21 | 7x54861x | DRUMMERS CHANCE | G | 3 | Brad Herne |
| 22 | 67x2213x | FALLACY | F | 3 | Toby Edmonds |
| 23 | 096564×325 | FLIGHT PRINCE | G | 3 | Brian Smith |
| 24 | 1x | FLYING FRED (NZ) | G | 3 | Evan & J J Rayner |
| 25 | 764x17014x | GARBHAN | G | 3 | Mitch Newman |
| 26 | 6887×00 | GLAMOUR BOY | G | 3 | Gillian Heinrich & Ben Rodgers |
| 27 | 8x544x2 | HANCOCK | G | 3 | Darryl Hansen |
| 28 | 1562x3434x | HARLOW GOLD (NZ) | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 29 | 2×3331 | HE EKSCELS (NZ) | G | 3 | Richard Laming |
| 30 | 1 | HELLO BEAUTY (NZ) | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan |
| 31 | 47×21 | HOT MONEY | G | 3 | Kurt Goldman |
| 32 | 5x67716x15 | HUNDRED | G | 3 | Brett Lunney |
| 33 | 86×24 | IVORYMAN (NZ) | G | 3 | Joseph Pride |
| 34 | 56×231364 | JAKE THE MUSS (NZ) | G | 3 | Donna Logan & Chris Gibbs |
| 35 | 328×3 | KING OF MONACO | G | 3 | Melissa Leitch |
| 36 | 24122×2344 | KUBIS | G | 3 | Robert Heathcote |
| 37 | 7×645573 | KUNMING | G | 3 | Gary Moore |
| 38 | 1x252L011x | LET ME SAY THIS | G | 3 | Steven O’dea |
| 39 | 02×3231 | LILYMORN (NZ) | F | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 40 | 216 | MAKFI LASS | F | 3 | Brett Cavanough |
| 41 | 5x116x092 | MANDALAY BAY | G | 3 | Matt Laurie |
| 42 | 42×1 | MIA ROSA | F | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 43 | 936×14625 | MISS STRATHALLAN | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 44 | 77×41 | MOJESTIC | F | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 45 | 1644221×07 | MOLA RAM | G | 3 | Barry Baldwin |
| 46 | 4231×2 | MONASTERIO (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller |
| 47 | 1408×11301 | MONGOLIAN WOLF | G | 3 | Darren Weir |
| 48 | 0x9 | MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (NZ) | C | 3 | Brian McGrath |
| 49 | 2×1224 | NETHERFIELD (NZ) | G | 3 | Mick Price |
| 50 | x3672x8152 | OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS | G | 3 | Chris Waller |
| 51 | 216 | ONLY CHOICE (NZ) | G | 3 | Kurt Goldman |
| 52 | 4213×5 | ORDER AGAIN (NZ) | G | 3 | Brian Smith |
| 53 | 554 | PEDRO XIMENEZ | G | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 54 | x54410x421 | PETER JOHN (NZ) | G | 3 | John Sargent |
| 55 | 351x62027x | PRIZED ICON | C | 3 | James Cummings |
| 56 | 3112×76 | REALING | G | 3 | Matthew Dunn |
| 57 | 5x123x4454 | ROCKSTAR REBEL | C | 3 | Darren Weir |
| 58 | 896×152231 | ROTHABYE | G | 3 | Trevor Miller |
| 59 | 95x227x | ROYAL RECEIVER | G | 3 | David Vandyke |
| 60 | 112×52242 | RUTHVEN | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher |
| 61 | 27813 | SAHARA EAGLE (NZ) | G | 3 | John Sargent |
| 62 | 45×3511 | SAN PABLO | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 63 | 345×33141 | SAN VINCENZO | G | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 64 | 22513×31 | SAVVAN (NZ) | F | 3 | James Cummings |
| 65 | 0732x | SAVVY DRESSER (NZ) | G | 3 | Mick Price |
| 66 | 2 | SAVWELL (NZ) | G | 3 | David Vandyke |
| 67 | 5651618×83 | SCRAPS | G | 3 | Heath Conners |
| 68 | 6520×18343 | SEBRING DREAM | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 69 | 422×13 | SHADOW VISION | G | 3 | Kurt Goldman |
| 70 | 416×506206 | SHINE TAK STAR | G | 3 | John Sargent |
| 71 | 64122×2 | SHOCKING LUCK (NZ) | G | 3 | Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards |
| 72 | 6×423 | SIDETRIP | G | 3 | John Morrisey |
| 73 | 91×31192 | SIZZLING BULLET | C | 3 | Chris Waller |
| 74 | 5x29322x44 | SMOOTH WHISKEY | G | 3 | Chris Waller |
| 75 | x310x61433 | SO POYSED | G | 3 | Richard Laming |
| 76 | 53 | SOLO HEART | G | 3 | Chris Waller |
| 77 | 0x341x4379 | SPARKLE | F | 3 | Heath Conners |
| 78 | 50 | STRIKER THOMAS | G | 3 | Jeffrey Chan |
| 79 | 5374 | SULIEN | G | 3 | Mitch Newman |
| 80 | 12×11 | TAVIDREAM (NZ) | G | 3 | Donna Logan & Chris Gibbs |
| 81 | 0x621x52 | THE BARRACUDA | G | 3 | Matt Kropp |
| 82 | 76x1x3 | THE HARROVIAN | C | 3 | Jim Conlan |
| 83 | 2112 | THINK BABE | C | 3 | Darren Weir |
| 84 | 0x11 | TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ) | G | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 85 | 610×3271 | TRAVANCORE (NZ) | C | 3 | Bryce Heys |
| 86 | 22×3 | TRULY HIGH | G | 3 | Darren Weir |
| 87 | 65640×9431 | TUMULTUOUS | G | 3 | Chris Waller |
| 88 | 2×5010 | UBER COUGAR (NZ) | F | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 89 | x61533x018 | VALENTINO ROSSA | G | 3 | Jason Coyle |
| 90 | 1144×48832 | VELADERO | C | 3 | Chris Waller |
| 91 | 45×31 | VILLARRICA | F | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 92 | 632×5 | VINDEX | G | 3 | Matthew Smith |
| 93 | 2828×64462 | VIOLATE | C | 3 | Brent Stanley |
| 94 | 2215×5174 | VOLATILE MIX (NZ) | C | 3 | Darren Weir |
| 95 | 960×4581 | WAKE UP VICTA | G | 3 | Lindsay Gough |
| 96 | 5533 | WE’LL MEET AGAIN (NZ) | G | 3 | Michael Moroney |
| 97 | x846242115 | WU GOK | G | 3 | Chris Waller |
| 98 | 116×7 | ZAMEX | C | 3 | Matthew Dunn |
