SEE California Derby.
The Golden Gate Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race run early each year at Golden Gate Fields set at a distance of one and one sixteenth of a mile. The Derby is open to three-year-olds.
A Grade III event, it offers a purse of $150,000.
In its 95th running in 2010, the race is named for San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge spanning the "Golden Gate" from Marin County to the city of San Francisco.
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2005 | Buzzards Bay | Mark Guidry | Jeff Mullins | Fog City Stable | 1:43.69 |
| 2004 | Skipaslew | Eric Saint-Martin | Doug O'Neill | Merv Griffin | 1:41.84 |
| 2003 | Standard Setter | Roberto Gonzalez | Jeff Bonde | Philip Lebherz/Richard Meister | 1:43.76 |
| 2002 | Danthebluegrassman | Joseph Steiner | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1:43.87 |
| 2001 | Hoovergetthekeys | Ron Warren, Jr. | Brian Koriner | Carl Odegaard | 1:42.88 |