New Zealand Derby

New Zealand Derby
Gloaming, 1918 winner
ClassGroup I
LocationEllerslie Racecourse
Auckland, New Zealand
Inaugurated1875
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
WebsiteEllerslie Racecourse
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (12 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightSet-Weights
PurseNZ$1,250,000 (2025)

The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held in March each year.