Hollywood Derby

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Hollywood Derby


caption =
location = Hollywood Park Racetrack
Inglewood, California flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1938
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.hollywoodpark.com/ Hollywood Park Racetrack]
distance = 1¼ miles (10 furlongs
track = Turf, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = 122 lbs. (allowances)
purse = $500,000
bonuses = The Hollywood Derby is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November/early December at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to horses, age three willing to race a mile and a quarter on turf. It currently offers a purse of $500,000.

Inaugurated in 1938, the 2008 edition will mark the 67th running of the Hollywood Derby. It has been a Grade I event since 1973. There was no race from 1942 through 1944 as a result of World War II and it was not run in 2005 as a safety precaution after new grass had been planted on the turf course. It was contested in two divisions from 1981 through 1987.

Known as the Westerner Stakes from 1948-1958, the race was held at Santa Anita Park in 1949 after a fire destroyed the Hollywood Park grandstand and clubhouse.

Only three fillies have ever won the race: Busher (1945), Honeymoon (1946), A Gleam (1952).

Inaugurated at its current 1¼ miles, the Hollywood Derby has been contested at various distances on both dirt and turf:
* 1⅛ miles on dirt : 1945, 1950, 1976-1980
* 1⅛ miles on turf : 1981-2002
* 1¼ miles on dirt : 1938-1941, 1946-1949, 1951-1972
* 1¼ miles on turf : 2003 to present
* 1½ miles on turf : 1973-1975

Records

Speed record:
* 1:59.35 - Showing Up (2006) (at current distance of 1¼ miles on turf)
* 1:45.82 - Super Quercus (1999) (at previous distance of 1⅛ miles on turf)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 8 - Bill Shoemaker (1951, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 - Charlie Whittingham (1967, 1969, 1986, 1989)

Winners of the Hollywood Derby since 1989

* In 2001, Designed for Luck won but was disqualified for drifting out in the stretch and was set back to fifth.

Earlier winners

*1988 - Silver Circus
*1987 - Political Ambition
*1987 - Stately Don
*1986 - Thrill Show
*1986 - Spellbound
*1985 - Charming Duke
*1985 - Slew The Dragon
*1984 - Procida
*1984 - Foscarini
*1983 - Royal Heroine
*1983 - Ginger Brink
*1982 - Racing Is Fun
*1981 - De La Rose
*1981 - Silveyville
*1980 - Codex
*1979 - Flying Paster
*1978 - Affirmed
*1977 - Steve's Friend

*1976 - Crystal Water
*1975 - Intrepid Hero
*1974 - Agitate
*1973 - Amen
*1972 - Riva Ridge
*1971 - Bold Reason
*1970 - Hanalei Bay
*1969 - Tell
*1968 - Poleax
*1967 - Tumble Wind
*1966 - Fleet Host
*1965 - Terry's Secret
*1964 - Real Good Deal
*1963 - Y Flash
*1962 - Drill Site
*1961 - Four-And-Twenty
*1960 - Tempestuous
*1959 - Bagdad

*1958 - Strong Bay
*1957 - Round Table
*1956 - Count of Honor
*1955 - Swaps
*1954 - Fault Free
*1953 - Rejected
*1952 - A Gleam
*1951 - Grantor
*1950 - Valquest
*1949 - Pedigree
*1948 - Solidarity
*1947 - Yankee Valor
*1946 - Honeymoon
*1945 - Busher
*1941 - Staretor
*1940 - Big Flash
*1939 - Shining One
*1938 - Specify

References

* [http://www.ntra.com/races.aspx?id=28466 The Hollywood Derby at the NTRA]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=49 The Hollywood Derby at the Pedigree Query]