The Blue Riband Trial Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 17 yards (2,027 metres) at Epsom in April.

History Established in 1937, the Blue Riband Trial Stakes replaced a previous event called the Nonsuch Plate. It was originally contested over 1 mile and 110 yards.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Blue Riband Trial Stakes was given Group 3 status. It was relegated to Listed level in 1986, and it later became an ungraded conditions race.

The Blue Riband Trial Stakes was discontinued for several years in the mid-1990s. It returned in 1997, and from this point its distance was 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards. It was cut to 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 18 yards in 1999.

The race was renamed the Investec Derby Trial in 2010, when the banking group Investec took over the sponsorship. The race reverted to its original name of Blue Riband Trial from the 2018 running.

The event can serve as a trial for The Derby (flat racing's "Blue Riband"). It was upgraded to Listed status again in 2018.

The last winner of the trial to achieve victory in the Derby was Blue Peter in 1939.

Records Leading jockey (5 wins): Harry Carr - Premonition (1953), Ambler II (1954), Sierra Nevada (1955), Tempest (1957), Miner's Lamp (1958) Frankie Dettori - Christophermarlowe (2015), So Mi Dar (2016), Cracksman (2017), Crossed Baton (2018), Epictetus (2023)

Leading trainer (8 wins): John Gosden - Raincoat (2007), Debussy (2009), Christophermarlowe (2015), So Mi Dar (2016), Cracksman (2017), Crossed Baton (2018), Epictetus (2023), Saxon Street (2026)

Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1937 Printer Tommy Lowrey Basil Jarvis 1:53.00 1938 Chatsworth Eph Smith Ted Leader 1:44.40 1939 Blue Peter Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:44.80 1940 no race 1940–46 1947 Combat Gordon Richards Fred Darling 1:53.20 1948 King's Counsel Sam Wragg Victor Smyth 1:46.00 1949 Grani Tommy Burn Ted Leader 1:46.00 1950 Port O'Light Tommy Gosling Walter Nightingall 1:47.20 1951 Zucchero Lester Piggott Ken Cundell 1:46.00 1952 Castleton Gordon Richards Tommy Carey 1:48.40 1953 Premonition Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:44.80 1954 Ambler II Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:46.60 1955 Sierra Nevada Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:49.00 1956 Monterey Willie Snaith Sam Armstrong 1:46.20 1957 Tempest Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:48.20 1958 Miner's Lamp Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:45.60 1959 My Aladdin Stan Clayton Walter Nightingall 1:49.80 1960 Vienna Geoff Lewis Walter Nightingall 1:45.60 1961 No Fiddling Jimmy Lindley R Greenhill 1:45.00 1962 Cyrus Bill Rickaby Geoffrey Brooke 1:47.80 1963 The Bo'sun Stan Smith Jack Jarvis 1:49.20 1964 Minor Portion Jimmy Lindley Jeremy Tree 1:55.54 1965 Cambridge Willie Snaith Bruce Hobbs 1:48.29 1966 Pretendre Paul Cook Jack Jarvis 1:57.08 1967 Starry Halo Lester Piggott J Thompson 1:49.61 1968 Society Bill Williamson Paddy Prendergast 1:47.60 1969 Caliban Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 1:50.40 1970 Decies Lester Piggott Bernard van Cutsem 1:52.49 1971 Spoiled Lad Ernie Johnson Bernard van Cutsem 1:43.99 1972 Baragoi Willie Carson Bernard van Cutsem 1:49.48 1973 Gospill Hill Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 1:47.84 1974 Pitcairn Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 1:44.58 1975 Romper Frank Morby Fulke Johnson Houghton 1:55.26 1976 Oats Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:46.26 1977 Be My Guest Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 1:46.45 1978 Roland Gardens Frankie Durr Duncan Sasse 1:48.56 1979 Foveros Edward Hide Clive Brittain 1:51.28 1980 Last Fandango Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 1:43.95 1981 Centurius Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:45.17 1982 Count Pahlen Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs 1:43.59 1983Abandoned due to waterlogging 1984 Long Pond George Duffield Paul Kelleway 1:44.70 1985 Lightning Dealer Pat Eddery Paul Kelleway 1:47.60 1986 Beldale Star Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:58.25 1987 Lyphento Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:39.99 1988 Shuja Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 1:55.08 1989 Shining Steel Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:54.30 1990 Eton Lad Pat Eddery Neville Callaghan 1:44.28 1991 Fair Average Chris Rutter Henry Candy 1:40.05 1992 no race 1992–96 1997 Palio Sky Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:39.94 1998 The Glow-Worm Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:51.44 1999 Daliapour Gérald Mossé Luca Cumani 2:13.38 2000 Eternal Spring Kieren Fallon Ed Dunlop 2:20.81 2001 Storming Home Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:20.79 2002 Swing Wing Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole 2:11.17 2003 Franklins Gardens Darryll Holland Mark Tompkins 2:09.70 2004 Bull Run Johnny Murtagh David Loder 2:20.44 2005 Hallhoo Ted Durcan Mick Channon 2:14.56 2006 Before You Go Ian Mongan Terry Mills 2:14.02 2007 Raincoat Richard Hughes John Gosden 2:08.35 2008 Curtain Call Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 2:14.44 2009 Debussy Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 2:08.92 2010 Dreamspeed Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding 2:09.88 2011 Slumber Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:08.98 2012 Goldoni David Probert Andrew Balding 2:22.00 2013 Mirsaale Neil Callan James Tate 2:08.35 2014 Our Channel Ryan Moore William Haggas 2:10.57 2015 Christophermarlowe Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:07.92 2016 So Mi Dar Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:18.97 2017 Cracksman Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:10.73 2018 Crossed Baton Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:11.35 2019 Cape Of Good Hope Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:06.28 no race 2020 2021 Wirko William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:11.41 2022 Nahanni William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:10.48 2023 Epictetus Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden 2:20.00 2024 Bellum Justum Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 2:08.75 2025 Sea Scout Harry Davies Simon & Ed Crisford 2:08.69 2026 Saxon Street William Buick John & Thady Gosden 2:09.27

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

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