WinStar Derby

Horseraces infobox
class = Ungraded Stakes
horse race = WinStar Derby


caption =
location = Sunland Park Racetrack
Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States
inaugurated = 2003
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.sunland-park.com/winstar.htm Sunland Park]
distance = 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Fillies: 117 lbs.
Colts & Geldings: 122 lbs
purse = $600,000
bonuses = The WinStar Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Inaugurated in 2003, the race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt.

Sponsored by WinStar Farm of Versailles, Kentucky, it is an ungraded stakes race listed as an official Kentucky Derby prep race. Held in mid March, the WinStar Derby currently offers a purse of $600,000.

Records

Speed record:
* 1:42.84 - Excessivepleasure (2003)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 2 - Victor Espinoza (2006, 2007)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - Doug O'Neill (2003, 2005)

Most wins by an owner:
* No owner has won the WinStar Derby more than once.

Winners of the WinStar Derby

References

* [http://www.sunland-park.com/winstar.htm Sunland Park]
* [http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2006/derby_preps/review/chart_winstar_derby.pdf Details of the 4th running of the WinStar Derby at Kentucky Derby.com] (PDF)