Calder Derby

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Grade III race
Calder Derby
Location	Calder Race Course Miami Gardens, Florida
Inaugurated	1972
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.calderracecourse.com
Race information
Distance	1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Scale Weight
Purse	$200,000

The Calder Derby presented by Woodford Reserve is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually in October at Calder Race Course in Miami, Florida. Contested for a purse of $200,000 over a distance of 1⅛ miles on turf, the race is open to three-year-old horses.

Inaugurated as the Hollywood Handicap in 1972, and open for horses age three and up until 1985, the name was changed to the Calder Derby in 1994.

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners of the Calder Derby since 1999 3 Earlier winners 4 References

[edit] Records

Time record: (at current 1⅛ miles distance)

• 1:47.70 - Crowd Pleaser (1998)

Most wins:

• 2 - Opening Lead (1983, 1984)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - Gary Boulanger (1994, 1997)
• 2 - Eibar Coa (2002, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 - Manuel Azpurua (1983, 1984)
• 2 - Elbert Ray Dixon (1990, 1991)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Brad D. Gay (1983, 1984)

[edit] Winners of the Calder Derby since 1999

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Sporting Art	Javier Castellano	Christophe Clement	John & Sarah Kelly	1:47.93
2007	Soldier's Dancer	Cornelio Velasquez	David A. Vivian	Herman Heinlein	1:52.21
2006	Can't Beat It	Rene Douglas	Marty Wolfson	Live Oak Plantation	1:48.79
2005	Dazzling Dr Cevin *	Julio Garcia	Luis Olivares	Rey Wan Racing	1:52.44
2004	Eddington	Eibar Coa	Mark Hennig	Willmott Stables	1:51.25
2003	Stroll	Jerry D. Bailey	William I. Mott	Claiborne Farm	1:48.39
2002	Union Place	Eibar Coa	Randy Schulhofer	William Sorokolit	1:47.76
2001	Western Pride	Dana Whitley	Richard Estvanko	Theresa McCarthur/C. Chapman	1:51.12
2000	Whata Brainstorm	Rosemary Homeister, Jr.	James E. Picou	John Eaton	1:47.80
1999	Isaypete	Jose Ferrer	James K. Chapman	Theresa McArthur	1:50.01
1998	Crowd Pleaser	Jean-Luc Samyn	Jonathan Sheppard	Augustin Stable	1:47.70

*Heavy overnight rain forced the 2005 race to be run on dirt.

[edit] Earlier winners

• In 1974 Snurb won the race but was disqualified and set back to seventh place.
• In 1989 Big Stanley won the race but was disqualified and set back to sixth place.

[edit] References

• The Calder Derby at Pedigree Query