| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Derby | |
| Location | Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Inaugurated | 1898 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Fair Grounds Race Course |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 122 lbs. |
| Purse | $1,000,000 |
The Louisiana Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Usually run in early March, the race is open to horses, age three, willing to race 11/8 miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt. A Grade II event, it currently offers a purse of $1,000,000.
The race was named in honor of Fair Grounds' home state, Louisiana. The race was held at Crescent City Race Course from 1894 through 1908. It was also held at Jefferson Park from 1920 through 1931. The race was not held in 1895 through 1897, 1909 through 1919, 1921 through 1922, 1940 through 1942, 1945 and 2006. In 2006, the race was cancelled because the track was partially destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
The race was run at one mile in 1894; it was run at 1⅛ miles from 1898 until 1988. The race has been run at 1-1/16 miles from 1989 through 2009. On August 11, 2009 the owner of Fair Grounds, Churchill Downs Incorporated, announced that they were moving the Louisiana Derby from eight weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby to only five weeks prior. They also announced that the distance of the Louisiana Derby would be increased back to 1-1/8 miles and that the purse would be increased $150,000 to $750,000. In 2010, that figure was bumped up to $1,000,000.
Two winners of the Louisiana Derby have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby: Black Gold in 1924, and Grindstone in 1996. The 1988 winner, Risen Star, went on to become a "Dual Classic Winner" by winning the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
Contents |
Speed record:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
| 2011 | Pants On Fire | 3 | Rosie Napravnik | Kelly Breen | George & Lori Hall | 1-1/8 | 1:49.92 | $1,000,000 | II |
| 2010 | Mission Impazible | 3 | Rajiv Maragh | Todd A. Pletcher | Twin Creeks Racing Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.32 | $750,000 | II |
| 2009 | Friesan Fire | 3 | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Vinery St./Fox Hill Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:43.46 | $600,000 | II |
| 2008 | Pyro | 3 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1-1/16 | 1:44.44 | $600,000 | II |
| 2007 | Circular Quay | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Tabor | 1-1/16 | 1:43.01 | $600,000 | II |
| 2006 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | II |
| 2005 | High Limit | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | Robert J. Frankel | Gary & Mary West | 1-1/16 | 1:42.74 | $600,000 | II |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | 3 | Javier Santiago | Bob Baffert | James McIngvale | 1-1/16 | 1:42.71 | $600,000 | II |
| 2003 | Peace Rules | 3 | Edgar Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1-1/16 | 1:42.67 | $750,000 | II |
| 2002 | Repent | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Kenneth McPeek | Select Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:43.86 | $750,000 | II |
| 2001 | Fifty Stars | 3 | Donnie Meche | Steve Asmussen | J. Cassells / R. Zollars | 1-1/16 | 1:44.76 | $750,000 | II |
| 2000 | Mighty | 3 | Shane Sellers | Frank L. Brothers | Aspiration Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:43.29 | $750,000 | II |
| 1999 | Kimberlite Pipe | 3 | Robby Albarado | Dallas Stewart | J. D. Gunther | 1-1/16 | 1:43.56 | $640,000 | II |
| 1998 | Comic Strip | 3 | Shane Sellers | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1-1/16 | 1:43.36 | $500,000 | III |
| 1997 | Crypto Star | 3 | Pat Day | Wayne Catalano | Darrell & Evelyn Yates | 1-1/16 | 1:42.60 | $400,000 | III |
| 1996 | Grindstone | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:42.79 | $370,000 | III |
| 1995 | Petionville | 3 | Chris Antley | Randy Bradshaw | Everest Stables | 1-1/16 | 1:42.96 | $350,000 | III |
| 1994 | Kandaly | 3 | Craig Perret | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie J. Roussel III | 1-1/16 | 1:42.86 | $325,000 | III |
| 1993 | Dixieland Heat | 3 | Randy Romero | Gerald Romero | Leland Cook | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | $300,000 | III |
| 1992 | Line In The Sand | 3 | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1-1/16 | 1:43.40 | $200,000 | III |
| 1991 | Richman | 3 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | William F. Lucas | 1-1/16 | 1:44.50 | $200,000 | III |
| 1990 | Heaven Again | 3 | Corey Nakatani | Vincent Timphony | K. Timphony et al. | 1-1/16 | 1:43.80 | $165,000 | III |
| 1989 | Dispersal | 3 | Jose Santos | Bud Delp | Henry & Teresa Mayerhoff | 1-1/16 | 1:43.80 | $165,000 | III |
| 1988 | Risen Star | 3 | Shane Romero | Louie J. Roussel III | R. Lamarque/L. J. Roussel III | 1-1/16 | 1:42.80 | $165,000 | III |
| 1987 | J. T.'s Pet | 3 | Pat Day | Lynn S. Whiting | W. Cal Partee | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $120,000 | III |
| 1986 | Country Light | 3 | Pat Day | Steve Penrod | Cherry Valley Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:50.40 | $186,650 | III |
| 1985 | Violado | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | not found | Due Process Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.20 | $185,000 | III |
| 1984 | Taylor's Special | 3 | Sam Maple | William I. Mott | William F. Lucas | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | $185,000 | II |
| 1983 | Balboa Native | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert N. Spreen | 1-1/8 | 1:50.60 | $185,000 | II |
| 1982 | El Baba | 3 | Don Brumfield | Dewey Smith | Dorothy Dorsett Brown | 1-1/8 | 1:50.60 | $185,000 | II |
| 1981 | Woodchopper | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.80 | $210,000 | II |
| 1980 | Prince Valiant | 3 | Mike A. Gonzalez | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.40 | $160,000 | II |
| 1979 | Golden Act | 3 | Sandy Hawley | Loren Rettele | W. H. Oldknow & R. W. Phipps | 1-1/8 | 1:51.20 | $170,000 | II |
| 1978 | Esop's Foibles | 3 | Chris McCarron | Loren Rettele | Jerry Frankel | 1-1/8 | 1:50.80 | $135,000 | II |
| 1977 | Clev Er Tell | 3 | Ray Broussard | Homer C. Pardue | J. R. Straus & I. Proler | 1-1/8 | 1:48.80 | $100,000 | II |
| 1976 | Johnny Appleseed | 3 | Marco Castaneda | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.80 | $100,000 | II |
| 1975 | Master Derby | 3 | Darrel McHargue | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | $100,000 | II |
| 1974 | Sellout | 3 | Marco Castaneda | Not Found | Jean Pancoast | 1-1/8 | 1:51.20 | $93,000 | II |
| 1973 | Leo's Pisces | 3 | Robert Breen | Not Found | Joseph Taub | 1-1/8 | 1:51.60 | $85,000 | II |