Turf Paradise Derby

Horseraces infobox
class = Ungraded
horse race = Turf Paradise Derby


caption =
location = Turf Paradise
Phoenix, Arizona
inaugurated = 1986
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.turfparadise.com/ turfparadise.com]
distance = 1 ¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Assigned
purse = $100,000
bonuses = The Turf Paradise Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually between early and mid February at Turf Paradise Race Course in Phoenix, Arizona. The race is open to three-year-old horses and is competed over a distance of one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. An ungraded stakes that is an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby, it currently offers a purse of $100,000.

Inaugurated in 1986, the Turf Paradise Derby was run at a distance of one mile but the following year was modified to its present distance of one-sixteenth miles.

Records

Speed record:
* 1:41.72 - Startac (2001)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 2 - Alfredo Guerrero (1989, 1990)
* 2 - Tim Masters (1991, 1992)
* 2 - Scott A. Stevens (1993, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 5 - Doug Oliver (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995)

Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Alice Mettler (1989, 1990)
* 2 - Allan Burdick / Arnulf & Rebecca Ueland (1991, 1992)
*2 - Dennis E. Weir (1996, 1999)

Winners of the Turf Paradise Derby