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Inaugurated
  
1952

Surface
  
Dirt

Website
  
www.floridaderby.com

Location
  
Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, USA

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Distance
  
1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida on the Saturday closest to the end of March or the first of April. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the Grade 1 race is run at  1 1⁄8 miles on the dirt for a purse currently set at $1 Million.

Contents

Winners of the Florida Derby usually go on to compete in the Kentucky Derby.

In 1977, a large field resulted in the race being run in two divisions.

Between 1926 and 1937, the Flamingo Stakes was known as the Florida Derby.

Records

Speed Record:

  • 1:46.80 - Gen. Duke (1957), equaled the world record for  1 1⁄8 miles at the time.

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 5 - Calumet Farm (1957, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1978)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 3 - Bill Shoemaker (1954, 1963, 1964)
  • 3 - Bill Hartack (1957, 1958, 1959)
  • 3 - Jerry Bailey (1992, 2003, 2005)
  • 3 - Mike Smith (1994, 1995, 1996)
  • 3 - Edgar Prado (2002, 2006, 2007)
  • 3 - John R. Velazquez (2009, 2013, 2015)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - John Veitch (1978, 1985, 1988)
  • 3 - Nick Zito (2005 2010, 2011)
  • 3 - Todd Pletcher (2007, 2014, 2015)

    • Special Bonus

    Paths to $5,500,000 Preakness Bonus:

    1. win Holy Bull Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    2. win Fountain of Youth Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    3. win Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    4. win San Felipe Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    5. win El Camino Real Derby + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes

    Paths to $550,000 XpressBet Bonus:

    1. run in Holy Bull Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    2. run in Fountain of Youth Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    3. run in Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    4. run in San Felipe Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    5. run in El Camino Real Derby + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
  • Note: In 2011 Shackleford won for the $550,000 Xpressbet Bonus.

    • References

    Florida Derby Wikipedia
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