Indiana Derby

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade II
horse race = Indiana Derby


caption =
location = Hoosier Park
Anderson, Indiana flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1995
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.hoosierpark.com/ www.hoosierpark.com]
distance = 1¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Assigned
purse = $500,000
bonuses = The Indiana Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1995 at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana. It is the racetrack's signature event offering its highest purse at $500,000.

A Grade II event, the Derby is for three-year-olds of either gender set at a distance of 8 and one half furlongs on the dirt. (One and one sixteenth of a mile.)

The dead heat in the 2006 running is the first dead heat for the Indiana Derby. The result was contested by the owners of Star Dabbler who came out of the race injured. They believed he won the race so took the issue to arbitration but the result was upheld.

Records

Speed record:
*1:41.40 - Canyon Run (1996)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 3 - Robby Albarado (1998, 2001, 2007)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - D. Wayne Lukas (1997, 2001)

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

Winners

References

* [http://www.hoosierpark.com/ Hoosier Park's official site]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=847 The Indiana Derby at Pedigree Query]
* [http://www.ntra.com/races.aspx?id=33052&section=races The 2008 Indiana Derby at the NTRA]