Florida Derby

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Grade I race
Florida Derby

Location	Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, USA
Inaugurated	1952
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Gulfstream Park
Race information
Distance	1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	122 lbs (55.3 kg)
Purse	$1 million

The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida on the Saturday closest to the end of March or the first of April. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the Grade 1 race is run at 1⅛ miles on the dirt for a purse currently set at $1 Million. The race is a major social event at the end of the South Florida winter season.^{[citation needed]}

Winners of the Florida Derby usually go on to compete in the Kentucky Derby.

In 1977, a large field resulted in the race being run in two divisions.

Between 1926 and 1937, the Flamingo Stakes was known as the Florida Derby.

[edit] Records

Speed Record:

1:46.80 - Gen. Duke (1957), equaled the world record for 1⅛ miles

Most wins by an owner:

5 - Calumet Farm (1957, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1978)

Most wins by a jockey:

3 - Bill Hartack (1957, 1958, 1959), Bill Shoemaker (1954, 1963, 1964), Jerry D. Bailey (1992, 2003, 2005), Mike E. Smith (1994, 1995, 1996), Edgar Prado (2002, 2006, 2007)

Most wins by a trainer:

3 - John M. Veitch (1978, 1985, 1988)

[edit] Winners of the Florida Derby

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	Rick Dutrow, Jr.	IEAH Stables/Paul Pompa Jr.	1:48.16
2007	Scat Daddy	Edgar Prado	Todd A. Pletcher	J. Scatuorchio / M. Tabor	1:49.00
2006	Barbaro	Edgar Prado	Michael Matz	Lael Stables	1:49.01
2005	High Fly	Jerry Bailey	Nick Zito	Live Oak Plantation	1:49.43
2004	Friends Lake	Richard Migliore	John C. Kimmel	Chester & Mary Broman	1:51.38
2003	Empire Maker	Jerry Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:49.05
2002	Harlan's Holiday	Edgar Prado	Kenneth McPeek	Starlight Stable	1:48.80
2001	Monarchos	Jorge F. Chavez	John T. Ward, Jr.	John C. Oxley	1:49.95
2000	Hal's Hope	Roger Velez	Harold Rose	Rose Family Stable	1:51.49
1999	Vicar	Shane Sellers	Carl Nafzger	James B. Tafel	1:50.83
1998	Cape Town	Shane Sellers	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	1:49.21
1997	Captain Bodgit	Alex Solis	Gary Capuano	Team Valor	1:50.60
1996	Unbridled's Song	Mike E. Smith	James T. Ryerson	Paraneck Stable	1:47.85
1995	Thunder Gulch	Mike E. Smith	D. Wayne Lukas	Michael Tabor	1:49.70
1994	Holy Bull	Mike E. Smith	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	1:47.66
1993	Bull inthe Heather	Wigberto Ramos	Howard Tesher	Arthur Klein	1:51.38
1992	Technology	Jerry Bailey	Hubert Hine	Scott Savin	1:50.72
1991	Fly So Free	Jose Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Tommy Valando	1:50.44
1990	Unbridled	Pat Day	Carl Nafzger	Genter Stable	1:52.00
1989	Mercedes Won	Earlie Fires	Arnold Fink	Christopher Spencer	1:49.60
1988	Brian's Time	Randy Romero	John M. Veitch	James W. Phillips	1:49.80
1987	Cryptoclearance	Jose Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Phil Teinowitz	1:49.60
1986	Snow Chief	Alex Solis	Melvin Stute	B. Rochelle / C. F. Grinstead	1:51.80
1985	Proud Truth	Jorge Velasquez	John M. Veitch	Darby Dan Farm	1:50.00
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	1:47.60
1983	Croeso	Frank Olivares	Jerry M. Fanning	Not found	1:49.80
1982	Timely Writer	Jeffrey Fell	Dominic Imprescia	Peter & Francis Martin	1:49.60
1981	Lord Avie	Chris McCarron	Daniel Perlsweig	David Simon	1:50.40
1980	Plugged Nickle	Buck Thornburg	Thomas J. Kelly	John M. Schiff	1:50.20
1979	Spectacular Bid	Ronnie Franklin	Bud Delp	Hawksworth Farm	1:48.80
1978	Alydar	Jorge Velasquez	John M. Veitch	Calumet Farm	1:47.00
1977	Ruthie's Native	Craig Perret	Gene Jacobs	Not found	1:50.20
1977	Coined Silver	Buck Thornburg	George T. Poole III	C. V. Whitney	1:48.80
1976	Honest Pleasure	Braulio Baeza	LeRoy Jolley	Bertram R. Firestone	1:47.80
1975	Prince Thou Art	Braulio Baeza	Lou Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm	1:50.40
1974	Judger	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	1:49.00
1973	Royal and Regal	Walter Blum	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Aisco Stable	1:47.40
1972	Upper Case	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	1:50.00
1971	Eastern Fleet	Eddie Maple	Reggie Cornell	Calumet Farm	1:47.40
1970	My Dad George	Ray Broussard	Frank J. McManus	Raymond M. Curtis	1:50.80
1969	Top Knight	Manuel Ycaza	Ray Metcalf	Steven B. Wilson	1:48.40
1968	Forward Pass	Don Brumfield	Henry Forrest	Calumet Farm	1:49.00
1967	In Reality	Earlie Fires	Melvin Calvert	Frances A. Genter	1:50.20
1966	Williamston Kid	Robert Stevenson	James Bartlett	Ternes & Bartlett	1:50.60
1965	Native Charger	John L. Rotz	Ray Metcalf	Warner Stable	1:51.20
1964	Northern Dancer	Bill Shoemaker	Horatio Luro	Windfields Farm	1:50.80
1963	Candy Spots	Bill Shoemaker	Mesh Tenney	Rex C. Ellsworth	1:50.60
1962	Ridan	Manuel Ycaza	LeRoy Jolley	Jolley / Woods / Greer	1:50.40
1961	Carry Back	Johnny Sellers	Jack A. Price	Mrs. Katherine Price	1:48.80
1960	Bally Ache	Bobby Ussery	Homer Pitt	Edgehill Farm	1:47.60
1959	Easy Spur	Bill Hartack	Paul L. Kelley	Spring Hill Farm	1:47.20
1958	Tim Tam	Bill Hartack	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:49.20
1957	Gen. Duke	Bill Hartack	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:46.80
1956	Needles	David Erb	Hugh L. Fontaine	D & H Stable	1:48.60
1955	Nashua	Eddie Arcaro	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	1:53.20
1954	Correlation	Bill Shoemaker	Noble Threewitt	Robert S. Lytle	1:55.20
1953	Money Broker	Alfred Popara	Vester Richard Wright	G. & G. Stable	1:53.80
1952	Sky Ship	R. Nash	Preston M. Burch	Brookmeade Stable	1:50.80