Calder Derby
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.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Calder Race Course Miami Gardens, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1972 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www.calderracecourse.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Scale Weight |
| Purse | $250,000 |
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)
Winners of the Calder Derby since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Our Caravan | Manoel R. Cruz | Michael Dilger | Anstu Stables | 1:54.32 |
| 2013 | Sr Quisqueyano | Carlos Olivero | Luis Olivares | DDRD Racing | 1:52.71 |
| 2012 | Good Morning Diva | George J. Kerr | 1:46.96 | ||
| 2011 | RACE NOT RUN | ||||
| 2010 | Tannersville | Four Horsemen Racing Stable | 1:49.32 | ||
| 2009 | Sal the Barber | Eddie Castro | Christophe Clement | Lewis Schaffel | 1:49.41 |
| 2008 | Sporting Art | Javier Castellano | Christophe Clement | John & Sarah Kelly | 1:47.93 |
| 2007 | Soldier's Dancer | Cornelio Velásquez | David A. Vivian | Herman Heinlein | 1:52.21 |
| 2006 | Can't Beat It | René Douglas | Martin D. Wolfson | Live Oak Plantation | 1:48.79 |
| 2005 | Dazzling Dr Cevin * | Julio Garcia | Luis Olivares | Rey Wan Racing | 1:52.44 |
| 2004 | Eddington | Eibar Coa | Mark Hennig | Willmott Stables | 1:51.25 |
| 2003 | Stroll | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm | 1:48.39 |
| 2002 | Union Place | Eibar Coa | Randy Schulhofer | William Sorokolit | 1:47.76 |
| 2001 | Western Pride | Dana Whitley | Richard Estvanko | Theresa McCarthur/C. Chapman | 1:51.12 |
| 2000 | Whata Brainstorm | Rosemary Homeister Jr. | James E. Picou | John Eaton | 1:47.80 |
| 1999 | Isaypete | José Ferrer | James K. Chapman | Theresa McArthur | 1:50.01 |
| 1998 | Crowd Pleaser | Jean-Luc Samyn | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1:47.70 |
*Heavy overnight rain forced the 2005 race to be run on dirt.
Earlier winners
- 1997 – Blazing Sword
- 1996 – Laughing Dan
- 1995 – Pineing Patty
- 1994 – Halo's Image
- 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
- 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.
References
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