South Australian Derby Race & Venue
The 2025 South Australian Derby - a 2500m Group One race at Set Weights for 3YOs - will be held at Morphettville Racecourse as part of the Adelaide Autumn Carnival on Saturday 3 May.Punters has all SA Derby 2025 details: Tips, betting, odds, form, field, race time details.
The South Australian Derby is one of the highlights of the Adelaide Autumn Carnival. It attracts quality young stayers from all over the country and can be quite an interesting race thanks to the varied form lines of its competitors. The Australasian Oaks is generally the best guide from a fillies perspective.
Key lead-up race: Australasian Oaks, The Chairman's
South Australian Derby 2025
Date | Saturday, May 3, 2025 |
Prize Money | $1,000,000 |
Race Track | Morphettville Racecourse |
Race Distance | 2500m |
Race Type | Group One |
Weight Class | Set Weights. 3YOs |
2024 Winner | Coco Sun |
South Australian Derby History
The South Australian Derby was first run at Thebarton Racecourse back in 1860 - making it one year older than the Melbourne Cup. Named the Thebarton Derby, it was held over 2400m with Midnight outstaying her rivals.In 1876, after a seven year period without any renewals, the race was reinstated and shifted to Morphettville Racecourse.
In 2015 Delicacy completed the Australiasian Oaks-SA Derby double, with Zarita being the previous filly to achieve that feat in 2008.
Although the SA Derby is 160 years old it's only been run in its current timeslot since 1984 after being initially run in the summer and then moved to the Spring as a lead-in to the VRC Derby.
Notable winners: Russian Camelot, Delicacy, Rebel Raider, Zarita, Mummify, Count Chivas, Subzero, Dayana, Gatum Gatum, The Assyrian and more...
South Australian Derby Latest News
We have all the South Australian Derby latest news here:Punters-post race: Doomben 10,000 and SA Derby day 2023 in review
Group 1 first for Payne, Egan as Dunkel lands plunge in 2023
South Australian Derby: Caulfield Cup on the agenda for Jungle Magnate
South Australian Derby preview and tips: Runner-by-runner guide
Adelaide autumn carnival extended to four consecutive Group One Saturdays
Explosive Jack scores third Derby win in G1 staying feature
Punters post-race: South Australian Derby day in review
Russian Camelot beats Dalasan in South Australian Derby
South Australian Derby Nominations
The closing time for South Australian Derby 2025 nominations will likely be the Monday before the race.South Australian Derby Field
The South Australian Derby field for 2024 is available now.As all final fields are generally released on the Tuesday or Wednesday before a race, we will have the next edition's field at that time.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 1x15480212 | ANTRIM COAST (NZ) | Stephen Marsh | Michael Dee | 6 | 56.5kg | 98 |
2 | 12413x0558 | SUNSETS | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Jacob Opperman | 3 | 56.5kg | 87 |
3 | 4130x41113 | AIR ASSAULT | Andrew Gluyas | Jason Holder | 13 | 56.5kg | 87 |
4 | 133111x31 | BOLD SOUL (NZ) | Patrick Payne | Jake Noonan | 12 | 56.5kg | 87 |
5 | 74x134271 | GOLD WOLF (NZ) | David & Coral Feek | Neil Farley | 1 | 56.5kg | 82 |
6 | 1150x30673 | GLAD YOU THINK SO | John Sargent | Blake Shinn | 15 | 56.5kg | 78 |
7 | 3116x625 | WARMONGER (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Damian Lane | 14 | 56.5kg | 78 |
8 | 778x44121 | OUTOVSTOCK (NZ) | Chad Ormsby | Opie Bosson | 18 | 56.5kg | 75 |
9 | 1412 | A SAMURAI MIND | Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray | Lachlan Neindorf | 5 | 56.5kg | 69 |
10 | 444x1187 | SHINJUKU (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Todd Pannell | 2 | 56.5kg | 66 |
11 | 612 | JUST BERRILLIANT | Ricky Maund | Jeffrey Maund | 7 | 56.5kg | 66 |
12 | 0x2124 | TULSA KING | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Jake Toeroek | 17 | 56.5kg | 65 |
13 | 04x7819986 | STEEL BLAZE | Brett Lazzarini | Dom Tourneur | 8 | 56.5kg | 63 |
14 | 44318x2178 | WARIALDA WARRIOR | John Ramsey | Darryl McLellan | 16 | 56.5kg | 63 |
15 | x96055x113 | COCO SUN | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Ms Jamie Kah | 10 | 54.5kg | 80 |
16 | 238x61281 | AHURIRI (NZ) | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 11 | 54.5kg | 72 |
17e | 6224 | ZAKOUMA | Pat Carey & Harris Walker | 4 | 56.5kg | 63 | |
18e | 98165 | MAPUTO | Pat Carey & Harris Walker | Rhys McLeod | 19 | 56.5kg | 62 |
19e | 83x394 | JUST EXPLOSIVE (NZ) | Simon Zahra | 9 | 56.5kg | 57 |
South Australian Derby Form Guide
The full South Australian Derby 2025 form guide - including all the punting tools like speed maps and predictor - s available now.Maximise your bet with these Punters betting tools closer to the South Australian Derby race day:
To make the most from each betting tool, see how to use them in our Betting Tools FAQs.
South Australian Derby Odds
When available, our South Australian Derby odds comparison is the best tool for securing yourself the best value in South Australian Derby betting for 2025.We compare live odds feeds from all the leading bookmakers!
Morphettville Race 8
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Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (2500m)
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7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 17 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | |||
19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 9.2 | 170 | 18 | 17.4 | 18 | 18 | 16 | |||
34 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 29.5 | 31 | 34 | 27 | |||
9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8.5 | 16 | 55 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10 | 9.5 | 8.5 | |||
34 | 34 | 41 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 900 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 34 | 34 | |||
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 13.2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |||
6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.9 | 17 | 6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6 | |||
16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 890 | 15 | 12.4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |||
41 | 35 | 51 | 34 | 35 | 13.5 | 910 | 41 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 35 | |||
81 | 61 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 13.5 | 920 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 81 | 61 | |||
71 | 51 | 71 | 67 | 51 | 23 | 910 | 61 | 69 | 51 | 67 | 51 | |||
34 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 14.5 | 200 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 27 | |||
126 | 91 | 126 | 101 | 101 | 22 | 920 | 101 | 111 | 101 | 151 | 101 | |||
61 | 51 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 28 | 910 | 51 | 63 | 51 | 67 | 51 | |||
5.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | 5 | 4.8 | |||
4.8 | 5 | 5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 4.95 | 5 | 5 | 4.8 | |||
Market percentage
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116 | 119 | 114 | 121 | 124 | 174 | 54 | 120 | 120 | 112 | 118 | 124 | ||
Quick Bet
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South Australian Derby Form Indicators
In the last 11 years the South Australian Derby winner has raced at its previous start three times in the Listed Chairmans Stakes (2000m) at Morphettville racecourse the week before.Out of the last 34 Derby champions, an impressive twelve emerged directly from the Chairman's, with four of them achieving this feat in the past decade. Notably, all four Derby winners from the Chairman's also participated in the Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m).
However, the track record of horses transitioning from the Australian Derby to the Adelaide equivalent is less promising. Over the past 32 years, only four contenders from the Sydney event have clinched victory in the Adelaide equivalent, with Testafiable (2006) being the most recent until Explosive Jack replicated the feat in 2021.
While the Derby is occasionally prone to surprises, with three victors priced at $51 or higher in the past 28 years, the majority of winners are heavily favored. Twenty-one of the last 34 champions commenced at odds of $5 or shorter, with 14 of them being favorites, including Explosive Jack in 2021.
Concerns regarding wide barriers should be tempered, as numerous horses have triumphed from double-digit starting positions. Notable examples include Explosive Jack (barrier 10 in 2021), Volatile Mix (barrier 11 in 2017), and Kidnapped, who emerged victorious from the outermost barrier (16 of 16) in 2010. Additionally, Tails Of Triomphe (2005) and Testafiable (2006) defied the odds to secure victories from outside starting gates.
South Australian Derby Track Conditions
We will let you know the expected South Australian Derby 2025 track conditions closer to the race when we have more information on the weather forecast.For more information, see the Punters race track conditions page closer to race day for accurate weather forecasts.
South Australian Derby Barrier Draw
The South Australian Derby 2025 barrier draw will be done on the Tuesday or Wednesday before the race and can be found in our above full field table above.South Australian Derby Barrier Draw Statistics
Please find below the South Australian Derby barrier draw statistics dating back to 1983.Barriers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Wins | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
South Australian Derby Horses
Horses who've contested the ATC Derby in Sydney generally have a poor record in the City of Churches, with just four SA Derby winners coming out of the Sydney race since 1990.The Chairman's Stakes appears to be the most successful SA Derby lead-up, with 12 of the past 35 Derby winners coming out of the Chairman's, including four of the past 10. Those four Derby winners out of the Chairman's also ran in the Port Adelaide Guineas.
Three of the four most recent Derby winners who didn't take the Guineas/Chairman's path were fillies Coco Sun, Delicacy and Qafila, who backed up out of the Australasian Oaks.
Russian Camelot, meanwhile, did away with many of these form references by proving far too good in 2020, coming out of a BM64 over 1600m at Pakenham a month before the SA Derby. That being said, Russian Camelot was a pretty special horse prior to his untimely retirement in 2021.
There have been just three winners at $51 or better in the past 27 years and a further seven at double-figure odds but shorter-priced horses have a great record in this race.
Twenty-two of the past 35 winners have started $5 or shorter, 14 of which were favourite, with the most recent being favourite winning being Explosive Jack in 2021.
Let's take a look at some of the leading market chances:
Warmonger - Warmonger is a 3yo brown gelding (male) from New Zealand trained by M G & M Price & Kent. Please click on the stats below to check out the horse's recent form.
South Australian Derby Preview
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South Australian Derby Tips
Our forms experts will analyse every aspect of the race and their South Australian Derby 2025 tips will be here closer to the date.In the meantime, check out the South Australian Derby tips and betting insights other punters have shared in our horse racing forum.
Let others know your tip in the Punters forum, plus get those all-important bragging rights when your tip gets home!
South Australian Derby Favourites
The current South Australian Derby 2025 favourites can be seen at the top of the Odds comparison table above.South Australian Derby Weights
The South Australian Derby 2025 weights can be found in our above full field table above.South Australian Derby Scratchings
We'll advise you on the South Australian Derby 2025 scratchings when they're declared on the Saturday morning before the race.Scratchings are always a possibility in racing, no matter which race a horse is contesting, whether it be a Group 1 or BM58.
These scratchings can occur in the days leading up to a race, on race morning or even in the minutes before a race.
The trainer's decision on scratching a horse will often depend on several factors like the nature of the horse or the status of the track.
Sometimes these scratchings can be tactical as well, with the trainer opting to run their horse in an easier event or a race where the barrier draw is more favourable to the horse.
If you've placed a Win/Place bet on horse in race (with TAB or another bookie) and your runner is scratched, you can get a refund equal to the value of your bet.
South Australian Derby Betting
We're always here to show you how to bet on the South Australian Derby 2025.Firstly, you'll need to choose a bookie and we think TAB is worth a go for placing a bet on the South Australian Derby.
Once you've chosen a bookmaker, you'll need to sign up and make a deposit (it will only take a couple of minutes).
Once you have money in your account you can place your bet!
Popular bet types for the South Australian Derby 2025
Win Bet: select the horse you think will finish 1st in the South Australian Derby
Place Bet: select a horse you think will finish either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the South Australian Derby
Each-way Bet: put an equal amount of money on a horse to both Win or Place in the South Australian Derby
Exacta Bet: select the 2 horses you think will finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order in the South Australian Derby
Quinella Bet: select the 2 horses you think will finish 1st and 2nd in any order in the South Australian Derby
Trifecta Bet: select the 3 horses you think will finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order in the South Australian Derby
Quaddie Bet: select the winning horses of four nominated races at the same track
Multi Bet: select the winning horses of multiple legs or bets across a number of different events/races.
South Australian Derby Prize Money
The South Australian Derby prize money breakdown is allocated as follows:
Of $502,250. 1st $275,225, 2nd $90,225, 3rd $40,225, 4th $25,225, 5th $20,225, 6th $10,225, 7th $10,225, 8th $10,225, 9th $10,225, 10th $10,225
South Australian Derby Day
The South Australian Derby race day schedule and race number for 2024 is below.We'll have next year's schedule in the week before the race when it is released.
Click on the race name below to go directly to a form guide for this race.
Race 1 - 12:22PM Grand Syndicates Handicap (2004 METRES)
Race 2 - 12:57PM Sportsbet Bet With Mates Handicap (1050 METRES)
Race 3 - 1:32PM Hahn Handicap (1050 METRES)
Race 4 - 2:07PM Sportsbet Fast Form Adelaide In Autumn Series Final (Qualified Horses) (1504 METRES)
Race 6 - 3:17PM LR Adelaide Galvanising Industries Adelaide Guineas (1600 METRES)
Race 7 - 3:55PM G3 Sportsbet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Formerly Port Adelaide Cup) (2500 METRES)
Race 8 - 4:35PM G1 Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (2500 METRES)
Race 9 - 4:40PM David 'DT' Thomas Memorial SA Sprint Series Final (Qualified Horses) (1200 METRES
Where To Watch the South Australian Derby Live
There's heaps of ways to watch the South Australian Derby in Australia.This is split among free-to-air broadcasters, pay TV and streaming services:
- Free-to-air: Channel 7 has been the free-to-air home of Racing for almost the last 20 years and do a great coverage on Saturday afternoons, although you sometimes have to switch between Channel 7, 72 and 73. You can also watch horse racing events aired by Channel 7 on the 7plus app, while Racing.com is broadcast on Channel 78.
- Pay TV: In terms of Pay TV, one of the following channels: Sky Racing 1, Sky Racing 2 and Sky Thoroughbred Central will broadcast the Flight Stakes.
- Streaming services: People also have the option to stream Sky Racing through their bookie accounts, while Victorian and South Australian racing can be streamed via the Racing.com website or app on their device or desktop computer.
South Australian Derby 2024
We've broken down some of the recent South Australian Derby results below:South Australian Derby Replay
The 2024 SA Derby was won by the Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Coco Sun, with Warmonger and Air Assault filling the minor placings. Jamie Kah was the winning jockey.Jamie Kah gets her first G1 victory in her home state of South Australia 👸
— Racing.com (@Racing) May 4, 2024
What a performance by Coco Sun in the South Australian Derby 🔥 @mcevoymitchell pic.twitter.com/3YpSv4kMfu
South Australian Derby Results
Results | Best Odds | Margin |
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Coco Sun | 15$5.5/$2.2 | 02:41.13 |
Warmonger | 7$2.4 | 1.30L |
Air Assault | 3$7.5 | 2.00L |
See full results |
Year | Winner | Odds (SP) | Jockey | Trainer |
2024 | Coco Sun | $5 | Jamie Kah | Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
2023 | Dunkel | $8 | Billy Egan | Patrick Payne |
2022 | Jungle Magnate - now known as Beautyverse in HK | $7.50 | Mark Zahra | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr |
2021 | Explosive Jack | $4 | John Allen | C Maher & D Eustace |
2020 | Russian Camelot | $2.90 | John Allen | Danny O'Brien |
2019 | Qafila | $14 | Cory Parish | D & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
2018 | Leicester | $4 | Damian Lane | Darren Weir |
2017 | Volatile Mix | $16 | John Allen | Darren Weir |
2016 | Howard Be Thy Name | $5 | John Allen | Darren Weir |
2015 | Delicacy | $1.9F | Peter Hall | Grant Williams |
2014 | Kushadasi | $4.6F | Steven Arnold | Richard Jolly |
2013 | Escado | $14 | Ben Melham | Matt Laurie |
2012 | Zabeelionaire | $4.2F | Damien Oliver | Leon Corstens |
2011 | Shadows In The Sun | $21 | Ben Melham | Anthony Cummings |
2010 | Kidnapped | $4.6F | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden |
2009 | Rebel Raider | $6.5F | Craig Williams | Colin Little |
2008 | Zarita | $2.6F | Greg Childs | Pat Hyland |
Pictured: Escado (2013)