- Ohio Derby
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Grade III race Ohio Derby Location Thistledown Racecourse
North Randall, Ohio
Inaugurated 1876 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website Thistledown.com Race information Distance 1 and 1/16 miles (8.5 Furlongs ) Track Dirt, left-handed Qualification Three-year-olds Weight 124 lbs (allowances) Purse US$300,000 The Ohio Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early June at Thistledown in North Randall, Ohio.
The Grade III Stakes race for three-year-olds is run on dirt over a distance of 1 and 1/16 miles.
The race currently offers a purse of $300,000 but was reduced to $150,000 for the 2009 edition.
The 2011 Ohio Derby was the 77th run of its history. Inaugurated in 1876, the race was canceled after the 1882 running but was revived in 1924 with future Hall of Fame inductee and that year's Kentucky Derby winner Black Gold claiming victory. For a time, the Ohio Derby was held at the now defunct Bainbridge Park Race Track in Bainbridge Township, Ohio, built in 1927 by John King and Homer Kline.
Pete D. Anderson, trainer of 2007 winner Delightful Kiss, won this race in 1964 as the jockey for National.
The Ohio Derby was not scheduled to be run in 2009 in order to maintain reasonable purses for area horsemen. However, an announcement was made in August that the Grade II race would run on October 3, 2009 on the Best of Ohio card. [1]
Winners of the Ohio Derby since 1993
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance
(Miles)Time Grade 2011 Caleb's Posse 3 Eddie Razo Jr. Donnie Von Hemel McNeill Stables/Cheyenne Stables 1-1/16 1:43.12 III 2010 Pleasant Prince 3 Alex Solis Wesley A. Ward Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey 1-1/16 1:43.90 III 2009 Gone Astray 3 Eddie Castro Claude McGaughey Phipps Stable 1-1/8 1:50.56 III 2008 Smooth Air 3 Manoel Cruz Bennie Stutts, Jr. Mount Joy Stables 1-1/8 1:50.26 II 2007 Delightful Kiss 3 Jeffrey Sanchez Pete D. Anderson Hobeau Farm 1-1/8 1:49.36 III 2006 Deputy Glitters 3 Rene R. Douglas Thomas Albertrani Joseph LaCombe Stable 1-1/8 1:50.32 III 2005 Palladio 3 Richard Dos Ramos Roger Attfield Haras Santa Maria de Araras 1-1/8 1:51.56 III 2004 Brass Hat 3 Willie Martinez William B. Bradley Fred F. Bradley 1-1/8 1:49.50 III 2003 Wild and Wicked 3 Shane Sellers Kenny McPeek Robert Randal 1-1/8 1:50.08 III 2002 Magic Weisner 3 Richard Migliore Nancy Alberts Nancy Alberts 1-1/8 1:49.96 III 2001 Western Pride 3 Dana Whitney Richard Estvanko Theresa McArthur 1-1/8 1:48.66 III 2000 Milwaukee Brew 3 Mike McCarthy Tino Attard Frank Stronach 1-1/8 1:50.58 III 1999 Stellar Brush 3 Mike McCarthy Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1-1/8 1:49.22 III 1998 Classic Cat 3 Shane Sellers David C. Cross, Jr. David Garber 1-1/8 1:49.92 III 1997 Frisk Me Now 3 Edwin L. King, Jr. Robert Durso Carol R. Dender 1-1/8 1:48.28 III 1996 Skip Away 3 Jose Santos Sonny Hine Carolyn Hine 1-1/8 1:47.86 III 1995 Petionville 3 Pat Day Randy Bradshaw Everest Stables 1-1/8 1:48.93 III 1994 Exclusive Praline 3 Willie Martinez Steve Towne Frank C. Calabrese 1-1/8 1:48.54 III 1993 Forever Whirl 3 Abdiel Toribio Martin D. Wolfson Alan Reskin and Irving Ellis 1:48.93 III Earlier winners
- 1992 - Majestic Sweep (Earlie Fires)
- 1991 - Private Man (John Velazquez)
- 1990 - Private School (Jacinto Vasquez)
- 1989 - King Glorious (Chris McCarron)
- 1988 - Jims Orbit (Shane Romero)
- 1987 - Lost Code (Gene St. Leon)
- 1986 - Broad Brush (Gary L. Stevens)
- 1985 - Skip Trial (Jean-Luc Samyn)
- 1984 - At The Threshold (Garth Patterson)
- 1983 - Pax Nobiscum (Robin Platts)
- 1982 - Spanish Drums (Jacinto Vasquez)
- 1981 - Pass The Tab (Antonio Graell)
- 1980 - Stone Manor (Pat Day)
- 1979 - Smarten (Sam Maple)
- 1978 - Special Honor (Robert Breen)
- 1977 - Silver Series (Larry Synder)
- 1976 - Return Of A Native (Garth Patterson)
- 1975 - Brent's Prince (Ben R. Feliciano)
- 1974 - Stonewalk (Miguel A. Rivera)
- 1973 - Our Native (Anthony Rini)
- 1972 - Freetex
- 1971 - Twist The Axe
- 1970 - Climber
- 1969 - Berkley Prince
- 1968 - Te Vega
- 1967 - Out The Window
- 1966 - War Censor
- 1965 - Terra Hi
- 1964 - National
- 1963 - Lemon Twist
- 1962 - Gushing Wind
- 1961 - Gay's Pal
- 1960 - Playgoer
- 1959 - On-And-On
- 1958 - Terra Firma
- 1957 - Manteau
- 1956 - Born Mighty
- 1955 - Traffic Judge
- 1954 - Timely Tip
- 1953 - Find
- 1952 - Carters Pride
- 1935 - Paradisical
- 1932 - Economic
- 1931 - A La Carte
- 1930 - Culloden
- 1929 - Thistle Fyrn
- 1928 - Sunfire
- 1927 - No race
- 1926 - Boot To Boot
- 1925 - Millwick
- 1924 - Black Gold
- 1882 - Babcock
- 1881 - Bootjack
- 1880 - Mary Anderson
- 1879 - Ben Hill
- 1878 - Harper
- 1877 - McWhirter
- 1876 - Bombay
References
Categories:- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Horse races in the United States
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Horse races in Ohio
- Recurring events established in 1876
- Sports in Cleveland, Ohio
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