British Jumping Derby
The British Jumping Derby meeting - informally known as the Equestrian.com Hickstead Derby - is an annual showjumping event held since 1961 at the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead in June every year. It is considered one of the premier events in the equestrian calendar.[1][2][3][4]
A highlight of the meeting is the British Jumping Derby, a 1,195-metre course with tricky jumps including the aptly named Devil's Dyke – three fences in short succession with a water-filled ditch in the middle and the difficult Derby Bank, a jump with 3 ft 5in rails on top and a 10 ft 6in slope down the front.[1][5]
“ | The British Jumping Derby is one of those events a bit like the Grand National where it's not just the runners and riders that make the headlines but the course itself. It's an iconic showjumping contest, the like of which you won't find anywhere else in the world, no other course asks this much of a test of horse and rider and no other course creates this type of drama. | ” | |
— Clare Balding, BBC Sport[6][7] |
Derby fences
The main arena is used for a number of classes throughout the meeting (and at the Royal International Horse Show amongst others), but the main Derby class always follows the same class, consisting of the following fences of 21 jumping efforts:[5]
Fence name | Height | Width | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1. The Cornishman | 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) | Solid stone wall with a pole | |
2. white oxer | 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
3. a.& b. double water ditches | 5 ft (1.5 m) & 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||
4. black gate | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | maximum height fence for the course, upright and falls easily | |
5. wall | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
6. privet hedge oxer | 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
7. a. & b. road jump | 5 ft (1.5 m) and 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | table fence with no exit except over jumps | |
8. Derby Bank | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) drop with 3 ft 5 in (1.04 m) high fence before | iconic obstacle of the course. fence 16ft
from main drop which horses must slide down | |
9. white rails | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | two strides from bottom of bank | |
10. a., b. & c. Devil's Dyke | 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m), 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m), 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) | closed obstacle, but sloping ground increases apparent fence height to near 6 ft (1.8 m) | |
11. open water | 15 ft (4.6 m) | ||
12. Derby rails | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
13. open ditch | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | 6 ft (1.8 m) | |
14. balustrades | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
15. a. & b. double of gates | 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m), 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
16. rustic spread | 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Results
The results of the main British Jumping Derby class at the show are as follows:
Year | Rider | Country | Horse | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | Seamus Hayes | IRL | Goodbye III | [8] |
1962 | Pat Smythe | GBR | Flanagan | [8] |
1963 | Nelson Pessoa | BRA | Gran Geste | [8] |
1964 | Seamus Hayes | IRL | Goodbye III | [8] |
1965 | Nelson Pessoa | BRA | Gran Geste | [8] |
1966 | David Broome | GBR | Mister Softee | [8] |
1967 | Marion Coakes | GBR | Stroller | [8] |
1968 | Alison Westwood | GBR | The Maverick III | [8] |
1969 | Anneli Drummond-Hay | GBR | Xanthos II | [8] |
1970 | Harvey Smith | GBR | Mattie Brown | [8] |
1971 | Harvey Smith | GBR | Mattie Brown | [8] |
1972 | Hendrik Snoek | GER | Shirokko | [8] |
1973 | Alison Dawes (Westwood) | GBR | Mr. Banbury | [8] |
1974 | Harvey Smith | GBR | Salvador | [8] |
1975 | Paul Darragh | IRL | Pele | [8] |
1976 | Eddie Macken | IRL | Boomerang | [8] |
1977 | Eddie Macken | IRL | Boomerang | [8] |
1978 | Eddie Macken | IRL | Boomerang | [8] |
1979 | Eddie Macken | IRL | Boomerang | [8] |
1980 | Michael Whitaker | GBR | Owen Gregory | [8] |
1981 | Harvey Smith | GBR | Sanyo Video | [8] |
1982 | Paul Schockemöhle | GER | Deister | [8] |
1983 | John Whitaker | GBR | Ryan's Son | [8] |
1984 | John Ledingham | IRL | Gabhran | [8] |
1985 | Paul Schockemöhle | GER | Lorenzo | [8] |
1986 | Paul Schockemöhle | GER | Deister | [8] |
1987 | Nick Skelton | GBR | J Nick | [8] |
1988 | Nick Skelton | GBR | Apollo | [8] |
1989 | Nick Skelton | GBR | Apollo | [8] |
1990 | Jozsef Turi | GBR | Vital | [8] |
1991 | Michael Whitaker | GBR | Monsanta | [8] |
1992 | Michael Whitaker | GBR | Monsanta | [8] |
1993 | Michael Whitaker | GBR | Monsanta | [8] |
1994 | John Ledingham | IRL | Kilbaha | [8] |
1995 | John Ledingham | IRL | Kilbaha | [8] |
1996 | Nelson Pessoa | BRA | Loro Piana Vivaldi | [8] |
1997 | John Popely | GBR | Bluebird | [8] |
1998 | John Whitaker | GBR | Gammon | [8] |
1999 | Rob Hoekstra | GBR | Lionel II | [8] |
2000 | John Whitaker | GBR | Welham | [8] |
2001 | Peter Charles | IRL | Corrada | [8] |
2002 | Peter Charles | IRL | Corrada | [8] |
2003 | Peter Charles | IRL | Corrada | [8] |
2004 | John Whitaker | GBR | Buddy Bunn | [8] |
2005 | Ben Maher | GBR | Alfredo II | [8] |
2006 | William Funnell | GBR | Cortaflex Mondriaan | [8] |
2007 | Geoff Billington | GBR | Cassabachus | [8] |
2008 | William Funnell | GBR | Cortaflex Mondriaan | [8] |
2009 | William Funnell | GBR | Cortaflex Mondriaan | [8] |
2010 | Guy Williams | GBR | Skip Two Ramiro | [9] |
2011 | Tina Fletcher | GBR | Promised Land | [10] |
2012 | Paul Beecher | IRL | Loughnatousa WB | [11] |
2013 | Phillip Miller | GBR | Caritiar Z | [12] |
2014 | Trevor Breen | IRL | Adventure De Kannan | [13] |
2015 | Trevor Breen | IRL | Loughnatousa W B | [8] |
2016 | William Whitaker | GBR | Glenavadra Brilliant | [8] |
Sponsorship
Following a number of years of title sponsorship by furniture retailer DFS, making the event the DFS British Jumping Derby,[14] in 2011 the sponsorship changed to floor and bed furnishing retailer carpetright, becoming the Carpetright British Jumping Derby.[15][16] Sponsorship has now been taken over by the UK's largest online Equestrian retailer - Equestrian.com
External links
References
- 1 2 "The DFS British Jumping Derby, Hickstead". Debretts.
- ↑ "DFS British Jumping Derby". Equestrian Shows. 2009-09-19.
- ↑ Parry-Crooke, Simon (2009-12-31). "Sport 2010: compete month-by month calendar for the year ahead". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ "Preview:Hickstead Derby". BBC Grandstand. 2003-09-15.
- 1 2 "Facing the Hickstead Derby course". Horse and Hound. 2006-06-28.
- ↑ "All England Jumping Course, Hickstead". South East England Development Agency.
- ↑ "British Jumping Derby Meeting". All England Jumping Course at Hickstead.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 "Show Jumping – Major Shows". Sports Records.
- ↑ result 2010 British Jumping Derby
- ↑ http://results.scgvisual.com/2011/hickstead/r19.html result 2011 British Jumping Derby
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-25. result 2012 British Jumping Derby
- ↑ http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/phillip-miller-meet-hickstead-derby-winner result 2013 British Jumping Derby
- ↑
- ↑ Jeffery, Peter; Akehurst, Sue. "Hickstead" (PDF) (29). Horse Times Egypt.
- ↑ "Carpetright is the new sponsor of the Hickstead Derby". British Showjumping.
- ↑ "Our Sponsors". Hickstead.