Calder Derby
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Turf
| class = Grade III
| horse race = Calder Derby
| image =
| caption =
| location = Calder Race Course
Miami Gardens, Florida, United States
| inaugurated = 1972
| race type = Thoroughbred – Flat racing
| website = [http://www.calderracecourse.com www.calderracecourse.com]
| distance = {{frac|1|1|8}} miles (9 furlongs)
| track = Left-handed
| qualification = Three-year-olds
| weight = Scale Weight
| purse = $250,000
| bonuses =
}}
The Calder Derby presented by Woodford Reserve is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually in October at Calder Race Course in Miami, Florida. Contested for a current purse of $250,000 over a distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles on turf, the race is open to three-year-old horses.
Inaugurated as the Hollywood Handicap in 1972, and open for horses age three and up until 1985, the name was changed to the Calder Derby in 1994.
Records
Time record: (at current {{frac|1|1|8}} miles distance)
- 1:47.70 – Crowd Pleaser (1998)
Most wins:
- 2 – Opening Lead (1983, 1984)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 – Gary Boulanger (1994, 1997)
- 2 – Eibar Coa (2002, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 – Manuel Azpurua (1983, 1984)
- 2 – Elbert Ray Dixon (1990, 1991)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Brad D. Gay (1983, 1984)
Winners of the Calder Derby
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" | |
style="width:38px" | Year ! style="width:130px" | Winner ! style="width:135px" | Jockey ! style="width:145px" | Trainer ! style="width:240px" | Owner ! Time ! style="width:35px" | Win $ | |
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align=center|2014
|Our Caravan |Anstu Stables |1:54.32 | | |
align=center|2013
|Sr Quisqueyano |Carlos Olivero |DDRD Racing |1:52.71 | | |
align=center|2012
|Good Morning Diva |David Braddy |George J. Kerr |1:46.96 | | |
align=center|2011
|no race | | | | | | |
align=center|2010
|Wilmer Galviz |Henry Collazo |Four Horsemen Racing Stable (John Kasbar) |1:49.32 | | |
align=center|2009
|Lewis Schaffel |1:49.41 | | |
align=center|2008
|Sporting Art |John & Sarah Kelly |1:47.93 | | |
align=center|2007
|Herman Heinlein |1:52.21 | | |
align=center|2006
|1:48.79 | | |
align=center|2005
|Rey Wan Racing |1:52.44 | | |
align=center|2004
|Eddington |Willmott Stables |1:51.25 | | |
align=center|2003
|1:48.39 | | |
align=center|2002
|Union Place |William Sorokolit |1:47.76 | | |
align=center|2001
|Western Pride |Theresa McCarthur/C. Chapman |1:51.12 | | |
align=center|2000
|John Eaton |1:47.80 | | |
align=center|1999
|Theresa McArthur |1:50.01 | | |
align=center|1998
|1:47.70 | |
align=center|1997
|Blazing Sword |Gilbert G. Campbell |1:53.00 |$90,000 | |
align=center|1996
|Laughing Dan |Pedro A. Rodriguez | Luis Olivares
|Cobble View Stable (Gardner F. Landon) |1:50.60 |$66,300 |
align=center|1995
|Pineing Patty |W. Cal Partee |1:51.40 |$60,000 | |
align=center|1994
|Halo’s Image |Arthur I. Appleton & Alter's Racing Stable, Inc. |1:52.20 |$90,000 |
{{refbegin}} *Heavy overnight rain forced the 2005 race to be run on dirt.
1975: DH-Dead Heat for win.{{refend}}
= Hollywood Stakes / Handicap =
Notes:
1972-1981, 1984, 1987-1993: Run as Hollywood Handicap
1972-73: For three-year-olds and upward
1982-83: Run as Hollywood Stakes, three-year-olds
1984: For three-year-olds and upward 1985-86-Run as Hollywood Stakes
- 1993 – Medieval Mac
- 1992 – Birdonthewire
- 1991 – Scottish Ice
- 1990 – Zalipour
- 1989 – Silver Sunsets *
- 1988 – Frosty The Snowman
- 1987 – Schism
- 1986 – Annapolis John
- 1985 – Gray Haze
- 1984 – Opening Lead
- 1983 – Opening Lead
- 1982 – Glorious Past
- 1981 – Poking
- 1980 – J Rodney G
- 1979 – Breezy Fire
- 1978 – Ole Wilk
- 1977 – What A Threat
- 1976 – Chilean Chief
- 1975 – Rimsky (DH)
- 1975 – Strand Of Gold (DH)
- 1974 – Amberbee *
- 1973 – Willmar
- 1972 – First Bloom
{{refbegin}}
- In 1974 Snurb won the race but was disqualified and set back to seventh place.
- In 1989 Big Stanley won the race but was disqualified and set back to sixth place.
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References
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=1289 The Calder Derby at Pedigree Query]
Category:Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Category:Horse races in Florida
Category:Graded stakes races in the United States
Category:Turf races in the United States