Tampa Bay Derby

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Tampa Bay Derby


caption =
location = Tampa Bay Downs
Tampa, Florida, United States
inaugurated = 1981
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.tampabaydowns.com/ www.tampabaydowns.com]
distance = 1¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Assigned
purse = $300,000.
bonuses = The Tampa Bay Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in mid March at Tampa Bay Downs. A Grade III event since 2002, it is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) on the dirt. The race has gained in popularity over the past few years and is now listed as an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby. In 2007, Street Sense became the first Tampa Bay Derby participant to win the Derby.

Since 1995, the Tampa Bay Derby and the Florida Oaks have been run on the same race card.

Records

Speed record:
* 1:43.11 - Street Sense (2007) (new stakes and track record for 1 1/16 miles)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 2 - Richard Migliore (2000, 2001)

Most wins by a trainer:
* No trainer has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:
* No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners of the Tampa Bay Derby

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=1375 The Tampa Bay Derby at Pedigree Query]