2010 New Zealand Derby
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The 2010 New Zealand Derby was a horse race
which took place at Ellerslie Racecourse
on Saturday 6 March 2010. It was the 134th running of the New Zealand Derby
, and it was won by Military Move
.
The race was one of the most highly anticipated runnings of the New Zealand Derby in years, with a dual Group 1-winning colt seeking to win the VRC Derby-New Zealand Derby
double and two high-class fillies entered to take on the males in an attempt to secure a rare win for a filly in New Zealand's most prestigious three-year-old race.
The favourite was Zarzuela, a daughter of Zabeel who in an impressive Derby campaign won the Great Northern Guineas, Waikato Guineas and Championship Stakes
.
The other top filly in the race was Katie Lee
, a winner of six stakes races who in November made history by becoming the first horse to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas
and New Zealand 1000 Guineas
. Many doubted her ability to stay the 2400m of the race and perhaps that factor, combined with a gruelling 10-race campaign exclusively at stakes level and the slightly shifty track conditions of the Derby, was her undoing.
Of the male horses, the most talked about was VRC Derby winner, Monaco Consul. The son of High Chapparral was seeking to become the first horse ever to win the VRC-New Zealand Derby double. He extinguished his own chances by running out badly at the last turn.
The other highly fancied runner was Corporal Jones, who in five career starts had never finished further back than second. After a memorable two-horse battle down the straight in the Championship Stakes
between Corporal Jones and Zarzuela, many predicted a repeat in the Derby and that the same two horses would have the race to themselves.
But in the excitement of the head-bobbing finish between those two horses in the Championship Stakes, many overlooked the strong run from well back in the field by 2000 Guineas runner-up Military Move
, who went out on Derby day at 15-1.
It was Military Move who took the honours, though, handling the 2400m of the Derby brilliantly and aided by a perfect ride from Michael Walker
. Walker, who in May 2008 was nearly killed when he fell 10m down a bank while on a pig hunting trip, celebrated the win in a memorable and emotional manner. It was his first Group 1 win since his accident, and a race he later said he had always dreamt of winning.
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Horse racing
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which took place at Ellerslie Racecourse
Ellerslie Racecourse
Ellerslie Racecourse is the main racecourse in Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand for thoroughbred racehorses. It is an undulating, grass circuit of approximately 1,900 m.-History:The first race meeting was held at Ellerslie on 25 May 1874...
on Saturday 6 March 2010. It was the 134th running of the New Zealand Derby
New Zealand Derby
The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horserace for three-year-old, run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week. From 2009, it was run for a purse of $2.2...
, and it was won by Military Move
Military Move
Military Move is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On March 6, 2010, he won the 134th running of the New Zealand Derby.The gelding is trained by Shaune Ritchie, who was the strapper for the hugely successful and popular 1985 Derby winner Bonecrusher. Bonecrusher was trained by Ritchie's...
.
The race was one of the most highly anticipated runnings of the New Zealand Derby in years, with a dual Group 1-winning colt seeking to win the VRC Derby-New Zealand Derby
New Zealand Derby
The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horserace for three-year-old, run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week. From 2009, it was run for a purse of $2.2...
double and two high-class fillies entered to take on the males in an attempt to secure a rare win for a filly in New Zealand's most prestigious three-year-old race.
The favourite was Zarzuela, a daughter of Zabeel who in an impressive Derby campaign won the Great Northern Guineas, Waikato Guineas and Championship Stakes
Championship Stakes
The Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the...
.
The other top filly in the race was Katie Lee
Katie Lee (horse)
Katie Lee is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racemare who in November 2009 became the first horse in history to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand 1000 Guineas....
, a winner of six stakes races who in November made history by becoming the first horse to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas
New Zealand 2000 Guineas
The 2000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand...
and New Zealand 1000 Guineas
New Zealand 1000 Guineas
The 1000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. As of 2009, it is held on the final Saturday of Christchurch's famous New Zealand Cup Week in November, which centres around the New...
. Many doubted her ability to stay the 2400m of the race and perhaps that factor, combined with a gruelling 10-race campaign exclusively at stakes level and the slightly shifty track conditions of the Derby, was her undoing.
Of the male horses, the most talked about was VRC Derby winner, Monaco Consul. The son of High Chapparral was seeking to become the first horse ever to win the VRC-New Zealand Derby double. He extinguished his own chances by running out badly at the last turn.
The other highly fancied runner was Corporal Jones, who in five career starts had never finished further back than second. After a memorable two-horse battle down the straight in the Championship Stakes
Championship Stakes
The Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the...
between Corporal Jones and Zarzuela, many predicted a repeat in the Derby and that the same two horses would have the race to themselves.
But in the excitement of the head-bobbing finish between those two horses in the Championship Stakes, many overlooked the strong run from well back in the field by 2000 Guineas runner-up Military Move
Military Move
Military Move is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On March 6, 2010, he won the 134th running of the New Zealand Derby.The gelding is trained by Shaune Ritchie, who was the strapper for the hugely successful and popular 1985 Derby winner Bonecrusher. Bonecrusher was trained by Ritchie's...
, who went out on Derby day at 15-1.
It was Military Move who took the honours, though, handling the 2400m of the Derby brilliantly and aided by a perfect ride from Michael Walker
Michael Walker (jockey)
Michael Walker is New Zealand jockey of Māori ancestry. He was born in Rotorua, New Zealand in the central districts of the North Island, although his family later moved to Waitara. At the age of 11 Walker approached noted thoroughbred trainer Allan Sharrock, asking for work with his horses....
. Walker, who in May 2008 was nearly killed when he fell 10m down a bank while on a pig hunting trip, celebrated the win in a memorable and emotional manner. It was his first Group 1 win since his accident, and a race he later said he had always dreamt of winning.
Race details
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- Prize money: NZ$2.2 million
- Track: Good
- Number of runners: 15
- Winner's time: 2:27.91
Full result
| Margin | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Odds | |
| 1 | Military Move Military Move Military Move is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On March 6, 2010, he won the 134th running of the New Zealand Derby.The gelding is trained by Shaune Ritchie, who was the strapper for the hugely successful and popular 1985 Derby winner Bonecrusher. Bonecrusher was trained by Ritchie's... |
Michael Walker Michael Walker (jockey) Michael Walker is New Zealand jockey of Māori ancestry. He was born in Rotorua, New Zealand in the central districts of the North Island, although his family later moved to Waitara. At the age of 11 Walker approached noted thoroughbred trainer Allan Sharrock, asking for work with his horses.... |
Shaune Ritchie | $15.80 | |
| 2 | 1 | Corporal Jones | Zac Purton | Andrew Scott | $7.20 |
| 3 | nse | Handsome Zulu | Mark Du Plessis | John Sargent | $15.10 |
| 4 | 1½ | Zarzuela | James McDonald | Mark Walker Mark Walker For the fisher and songwriter with the same name, see Mark Walker . For the Canadian Ethicist, see Mark Alan WalkerGeneral Sir Mark Walker VC KCB was born in Gore Port, Finea, County Westmeath in Ireland... |
$3.60 |
| 5 | 1¼ | Time Keeper | Andrew Calder | Graeme Nicholson & Paul Allbon | $56.80 |
| 6 | 2 | Martial Art | Vinnie Colgan | Mark Walker Mark Walker For the fisher and songwriter with the same name, see Mark Walker . For the Canadian Ethicist, see Mark Alan WalkerGeneral Sir Mark Walker VC KCB was born in Gore Port, Finea, County Westmeath in Ireland... |
$53.00 |
| 7 | 2¾ | No Emotion | Jonathan Riddell | John Sargent | $123.30 |
| 8 | 3/4 | Jungle Juice | Troy Harris | Donna, Dean Logan & Chris Gibbs | $88.50 |
| 9 | 1 | Imabayboy | Michael Coleman | Trent Busuttin | $24.00 |
| 10 | 3/4 | Ballybit | Matthew Cameron | Allan Sharrock | $81.50 |
| 11 | 3/4 | Monaco Consul | Leith Innes | Mike & Paul Moroney | $3.40 |
| 12 | 1/2 | Volgus | Allan Peard | Allan Sharrock | $114.90 |
| 13 | 3¼ | Smokin' Gun | Lisa Allpress | Craig Thornton | $98.90 |
| 14 | nse | Katie Lee Katie Lee (horse) Katie Lee is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racemare who in November 2009 became the first horse in history to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand 1000 Guineas.... |
Opie Bosson | Graeme & Debbie Rogerson | $6.20 |
| 15 | 1 | King Raedwald | Hayden Tinsley | Kevin Gray | $20.90 |
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Military MoveMilitary Move
Military Move is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On March 6, 2010, he won the 134th running of the New Zealand Derby.The gelding is trained by Shaune Ritchie, who was the strapper for the hugely successful and popular 1985 Derby winner Bonecrusher. Bonecrusher was trained by Ritchie's...
:
- Foaled: 7 October 2006 in New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
- Sire: VolksraadVolksraad (horse)Volksraad is a thoroughbred horse, and currently a New Zealand sire of champion racehorses. He has dominated the New Zealand sires lists, with six consecutive titles from 2001 to 2007....
; Dam: All Night Party (Just A Dancer) - Owner: Steven LoSteven LoSteven Lo Kit-Sing is a Hong Kong and Macanese businessman active in the entertainment world.Born in Hong Kong, Steven Lo had his upbringing and education in Macau. After graduation from high school, he worked in the banking industry and then started up a European cars dealership business...
- Trainer: Shaune Ritchie
- Breeder: Windsor Park StudWindsor Park StudWindsor Park Stud is a New Zealand Thoroughbred stud farm that was established in 1998 near Cambridge, in the Waikato region of the North Island. It has a number of top quality stallions including New Zealand six times champion sire Volksraad.-External links:...
- Starts: 8
- Wins: 2
- Seconds: 2
- Thirds: 1
- Earnings: $1,502,775
The road to the Derby
Early-season appearances in 2009-10 prior to running in the Derby.- Military Move – 2nd Bonecrusher Stakes, 3rd Wellington Guineas, 2nd New Zealand 2000 GuineasNew Zealand 2000 GuineasThe 2000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand...
, 5th Wellington Stakes, 4th Waikato Guineas, 5th Championship StakesChampionship StakesThe Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the... - Corporal Jones – 2nd Waikato Guineas, 2nd Championship StakesChampionship StakesThe Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the...
- Handsome Zulu – 2nd Wellington Stakes
- Zarzuela – 8th Levin Classic, 1st Great Northern Guineas, 1st Waikato Guineas, 1st Championship StakesChampionship StakesThe Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the...
- Time Keeper – 3rd Great Northern Guineas, 3rd Karaka Mile, 4th Championship StakesChampionship StakesThe Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the...
- Martial Art – 3rd Karaka Mile, 7th Championship StakesChampionship StakesThe Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the...
- Jungle Juice – 3rd Waikato Guineas, 13th Championship StakesChampionship StakesThe Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the...
- Imabayboy – 5th Waikato Guineas
- Smokin' Gun – 13th Waikato Guineas
- Katie Lee – 3rd Gold Trail Stakes, 1st James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes, 1st New Zealand 2000 GuineasNew Zealand 2000 GuineasThe 2000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand...
, 1st New Zealand 1000 GuineasNew Zealand 1000 GuineasThe 1000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. As of 2009, it is held on the final Saturday of Christchurch's famous New Zealand Cup Week in November, which centres around the New...
, 2nd Eulogy Stakes, 1st Eight Carat Classic, 2nd Royal Stakes, 3rd Desert Gold Stakes, 1st Sir Tristram Fillies Classic - King Raedwald – 4th Levin Classic, 3rd Championship StakesChampionship StakesThe Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the...
Subsequent Group 1 wins
Subsequent wins at Group 1 level by runners in the 2010 New Zealand Derby.- Time Keeper - 2010 Easter HandicapEaster HandicapThe Easter Handicap is a major horse race held at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is raced over a distance of 1,600 metres by three-year-old and upwards thoroughbreds....