- Calder Derby
Turf race infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Calder Derby
caption =
location =Calder Race Course
Miami Gardens, Florida flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1972
race type =Thoroughbred -Flat racing
website = [http://www.calderracecourse.com www.calderracecourse.com]
distance = 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
track = Grass, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Scale Weight
purse = $200,000
bonuses = The Calder Derby presented by Woodford Reserve is an American Grade IIIThoroughbred horse race run annually in October atCalder Race Course inMiami, Florida . Contested for a purse of $200,000 over a distance of 1⅛ miles on turf, the race is open to three-year-old horses.Inaugurated as the Hollywood Handicap in 1972, and open for horses age three and up until 1985, the name was changed to the Calder Derby in 1994.
Records
Time record: (at current 1⅛ miles distance)
* 1:47.70 -Crowd Pleaser (1998)Most wins:
* 2 - Opening Lead (1983, 1984)Most wins by a
jockey :
* 2 -Gary Boulanger (1994, 1997)
* 2 -Eibar Coa (2002, 2004)Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 -Manuel Azpurua (1983, 1984)
* 2 -Elbert Ray Dixon (1990, 1991)Most wins by an owner:
* 2 -Brad D. Gay (1983, 1984)Winners of the Calder Derby since 1999
*Heavy overnight rain forced the 2005 race to be run on dirt.
Earlier winners
*1997 - Blazing Sword
*1996 - Laughing Dan
*1995 - Pineing Patty
*1994 - Halo's Image
*1993 - Medieval Mac
*1992 - Birdonthewire
*1991 - Scottish Ice
*1990 - Zalipour
*1989 - Silver Sunsets *
*1988 - Frosty The Snowman
*1987 - Schism
*1986 - Annapolis John
*1985 - Gray Haze
*1984 - Opening Lead
*1983 - Opening Lead
*1982 - Glorious Past
*1981 - Poking
*1980 - J Rodney G
*1979 - Breezy Fire
*1978 - Ole Wilk
*1977 - What A Threat
*1976 - Chilean Chief
*1975 - Rimsky (DH)
*1975 - Strand Of Gold (DH)
*1974 - Amberbee *
*1973 - Willmar
*1972 - First Bloom
*In 1974 Snurb won the race but was disqualified and set back to seventh place.
*In 1989 Big Stanley won the race but was disqualified and set back to sixth place.References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=1289 The Calder Derby at Pedigree Query]
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