Tampa Bay Derby
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| Grade III race | |
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| Tampa Bay Derby | |
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| Location | Tampa Bay Downs Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.tampabaydowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000. |
The Tampa Bay Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in mid March at Tampa Bay Downs. A Grade III event since 2002, it is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) on the dirt. The race has gained in popularity over the past few years and is now listed as an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby. In 2007, Street Sense became the first Tampa Bay Derby participant to win the Derby.
Since 1995, the Tampa Bay Derby and the Florida Oaks have been run on the same race card.
[edit] Records
Speed record:
- 1:43.11 - Street Sense (2007) (new stakes and track record for 1 1/16 miles)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Richard Migliore (2000, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- No trainer has won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
[edit] Winners of the Tampa Bay Derby
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2008 | Big Truck | Eibar Coa | Barclay Tagg | Eric Fein | 1:44.25 |
| 2007 | Street Sense | Calvin Borel | Carl Nafzger | James B. Tafel | 1:43.11 |
| 2006 | Deputy Glitters | Jose Lezcano | Tom Albertrani | Joseph Lacombe Stable | 1:44.26 |
| 2005 | Sun King | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Tracy Farmer | 1:43.98 |
| 2004 | Limehouse | Pat Day | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1:43.99 |
| 2003 | Region of Merit | Eibar Coa | Christophe Clement | Calumet Farm | 1:44.61 |
| 2002 | Equality | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Pin Oak Farm | 1:43.66 |
| 2001 | Burning Roma | Richard Migliore | Heather A. Giglio | Harold L. Queen | 1:44.30 |
| 2000 | Wheelaway | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | C. Kimmel / P. Solondz | 1:43.90 |
| 1999 | Pineaff | Jose A. Santos | Kenneth McPeek | Roy & Joyce Monroe | 1:45.20 |
| 1998 | Parade Ground | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | W. S. Farish / S. Hilbert | 1:45.40 |
| 1997 | Zede | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1:44.80 |
| 1996 | Thundering Storm | Jorge Guerra | Don R. Rice | Deborrah Artz | 1:43.80 |
| 1995 | Gazook | Gary Boulanger | J. Bert Sonnier | Du-Zee Stables | 1:45.40 |
| 1994 | Prix de Crouton | Mickey Walls | Loren Berg | Loren & Kathleen Berg | 1:46.60 |
| 1993 | Marco Bay | Ron Allen, Jr. | Sarah Lundy | Jay Shaw | 1:44.40 |
| 1992 | Careful Gesture | Robert N. Lester | Elbert Dixon | Cecilia Dixon | 1:45.80 |
| 1991 | Speedy Cure | Ricardo Lopez | Harvey Culp | Susan B. Fisher | 1:46.20 |
| 1990 | Champagneforashley | Jacinto Vasquez | Howard M. Tesher | Baker/Kaskel/Feinbloom | 1:44.00 |
| 1989 | Storm Predictions | S. Gaffalion | Luis Olivares | Three G Stables | 1:43.80 |
| 1988 | Cefis | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm/ R. Kirkhar | 1:44.40 |
| 1987 | Phantom Jet | Keith K. Allen | Phillip Gleaves | Aisco Stables | 1:43.80 |
| 1986 | My Prince Charming | Craig Perret | Newcomb Green | Aronow Stable | 1:46.60 |
| 1985 | Regal Remark | Jeffrey Fell | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.80 |
| 1984 | Bold Southerner | W. Crews | P. Maxwell | Rusticwoods Farm | 1:44.60 |
| 1983 | Morganmorganmorgan | W. Rodriguez | A. Monteiro | M. Bishop | 1:47.20 |
| 1982 | Reinvested | Richard D. Luhr | Stanley M. Hough | Harbor View Farm | 1:45.20 |
| 1981 | Paristo | David Ashcroft | George Handy | Belmont Farm | 1:45.40 |
