The Australian Derby is open to three year old and it is known as the top ranked event for 3-year-olds in Australian and New Zealand race classifications. The name of the race is commonly referred to as the AJC Derby.
New Zealand horse Nom Du Jeu won the Australian Derby in an upset by beating Red Ruler. The win made Nom Du Jeu the first kiwi horse to win a Group One in Sydney since Honor Babe in the 2003 Sydney Cup.
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Horse racing is not confined to just those few days in November; rather it is a common event in this sport loving country. But it is this season that acquires an importance that is hard to ignore. Come November and all roads lead to Flemington and the Melbourne Cup. On the Saturday before the Cup day the party begins with Victoria Derby. The Derby Day has grown over the past and it out did the Melbourne Cup Day in attendance figures.
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