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Calder Derby

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Inaugurated
  
1972

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Calder Race Course Miami Gardens, Florida, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Website
  
www.calderracecourse.com

Distance
  
1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

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  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  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)

    • References

    Calder Derby Wikipedia
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