WinStar Derby
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| Ungraded Stakes race | |
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| WinStar Derby | |
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| Location | Sunland Park Racetrack Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Sunland Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Fillies: 117 lbs. Colts & Geldings: 122 lbs |
| Purse | $600,000 |
The WinStar Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Inaugurated in 2003, the race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt.
Sponsored by WinStar Farm of Versailles, Kentucky, it is an ungraded stakes race listed as an official Kentucky Derby prep race. Held in mid March, the WinStar Derby currently offers a purse of $600,000.
[edit] Records
Speed record:
- 1:42.84 - Excessivepleasure (2003)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Victor Espinoza (2006, 2007)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Doug O'Neill (2003, 2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won the WinStar Derby more than once.
[edit] Winners of the WinStar Derby
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2008 | Liberty Bull | Gerard Melancon | Tom Amoss | Kenneth Maier | 1:49.82 |
| 2007 | Song of Navarone | Victor Espinoza | Henry Dominguez | George E. Coleman | 1:49.53 |
| 2006 | Wanna Runner | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1:48.88 |
| 2005 | Thor's Echo | Corey Nakatani | Doug O'Neill | Suarez Racing Stable | 1:49.59 |
| 2004 | Hi Teck Man | Ricardo Jaime | Johnnie Nall | Hassel & Bonnie Spraberry | 1:43.20 |
| 2003 | Excessivepleasure | Pat Day | Doug O'Neill | Lee & Ty Leatherman | 1:42.84 |
