Lone Star Derby

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Lone Star Derby


caption =
location = Lone Star Park
Grand Prairie, Texas
inaugurated = 1997
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.lonestarpark.com/ www.lonestarpark.com]
distance = 1 ¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Assigned
purse = $400,000
bonuses = The Lone Star Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1997 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. Inaugurated in 1997 as a Listed race, it was elevated to Grade III status in 2002.

The race is open to three-year-olds and is run over a distance of 1 ¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on dirt. For the three years from 2001 through 2003, it was raced at 1⅛ miles.

In 2008 the Lone Star Derby will provide a purse of $400,000.

Records

Speed record:
* 1:40.88 - Anet (1997)

Largest margin of victory:
* 4¾ lengths - Wanna Runner (2006)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 2 - Jon Court (2001, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - Bob Baffert (1997, 2006)

Most wins by an owner:
* As of 2007, no owner has won this race more than once.

Winners of the Lone Star Derby

References

* [http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=17792 May 13, 2006 NTRA article on the Lone Star Derby]
* [http://www.lonestarpark.com/NewsEvents/FeatureStories/Details/lonestarderbyfield20070510.htm Lone Star Derby list of winners at the Lone star Park website]