American Derby

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American Derby
Listed Stakes race
LocationArlington Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
Inaugurated1884
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitewww.arlingtonpark.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightAssigned
Purse$150,000

The American Derby is a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States run annually at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The inaugural American Derby was held at Chicago's old Washington Park Race Track on the city's South Side and raced there until 1905, when the facility was closed following the state's ban on gambling and horse racing and the track was demolished. 1893's American Derby was the 2nd richest race in the U.S. during the 19th century.[1]

There was no racing in Chicago in 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, and again in 1905 and 1906. The effect would be that the American Derby was not run from 1905 through 1925, except for 1916 when it was hosted by the Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Illinois.

Revived in 1926, it evolved to become one of the important events of the American racing season that drew some of the very best horses from all over the country. It was run at the new Washington Park Race Track in Homewood, Illinois in 1926 and 1927 and then was held at the Arlington Park course in 1928 before returning to the new Washington Park in 1929 where it remained through 1957. Since 1958, the race has been run at Arlington Park.

Since 1992 the American Derby has been run on turf. Previously, it had been raced on the turf course from 1955 through 1957 and from 1970 through 1976. Over the years, the distance has varied:

  • 1+1⁄2 miles: 1884–1904, 1926, 1927, 1958–1961, 1966–1974, 1976
  • 1+1⁄4 miles: 1928–1951, 1962–1965, 1977–1991
  • 1+3⁄16 miles: 1916, 1955–1957, 1992–2014
  • 1+1⁄8 miles: 1952–1954, 1958–1961, 1966–1974, 1976, 2015–2018
  • 1+1⁄16 miles: 1975, 2019 to present
  • 1 mile: 1952–1954, 1958–1961

Most wins by a jockey:

Hall of Fame jockey George Woolf won the race three years in a row from 1942 to 1944.

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Distance Time
2021 Tango Tango Tango Declan Cannon Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm 1+1⁄16 Miles 1:43.58
2019 Faraway Kitten Adam Beschizza Michael Maker Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1+1⁄16 Miles 1:41.72
2018 Real Story Joe Bravo Ignacio Correas, VI Jeffery S. Amling, and Merriebelle Stables, LLC 1 ⅛ Miles 1:47.61
2017 Sonic Boom Julien Leparoux Ian Wilkes Lothenbach Stables, Inc. (Bob Lothenbach) 1 ⅛ Miles 1:49.90
2016 One Mean Man Jose Lezcano Bernard S. Flint L. T. B., Inc. & Hillerich Racing, Inc. 1 ⅛ Miles 1:48.86
2015 World Approval Jose Lezcano Mark Casse Live Oak Plantation Stable (Charlotte Weber) 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:52.92
2014 Florent Geroux Todd Pletcher Let's Go Stable (Kevin Scatuorchio & Bryan Sullivan) 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:56.50
2013 Channing Hill Team Valor International 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.41
2012 Shaun Bridgmohan Dale L. Romans Albaugh Family Stable 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:57.42
2011 Robby Albarado All In Stable 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:54.56
2010 Estorance, LLC 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.47
2009 Julien Leparoux Ashbrook Farm 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:56.09
2008 René Douglas Cooper/Ziebarth 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:59.88
2007 Robby Albarado William I. Mott Claiborne Farm 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:54.85
2006 Larry Melancon William I. Mott WinStar Farm 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:57.20
2005 Cornelio Velásquez William I. Mott Brant M. Laue 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.31
2004 Pat Smullen Dermot K. Weld Moyglare Stud 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:54.93
2003 Pat Smullen Dermot K. Weld Moyglare Stud 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:59.04
2002 René Douglas Wallace Dollase M. Jarvis/G. Margolis et al. 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:57.11
2001 P. Miessler & C. Raber 1+3⁄16 Miles 2:03.27
2000 Eddie Ahern Dermot K. Weld Highland Farms et al. 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.46
No race 1998–1999
1997 Honor Glide Garrett Gomez Jim Day Robert Schaedle III 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.94
1996 ‡ Louie J. Roussel III Louie J. Roussel III 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.82
1995 Aaron Gryder Jean-Claude Rouget Gary A. Tanaka 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.02
1994 †† Shane Sellers David Loder Sheikh Mohammed 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.29
1994 †† Ron Crockett 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.29
1993 Shane Sellers Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:59.92
1992 Pat Day Mount Joy Stables, Inc. (Brian & Jan Burns) 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:59.41
1991 Eddie Delahoussaye Ron McAnally Verne Winchell 1 ¼ Miles 2:00.99
1990 Pat Valenzuela D. Wayne Lukas Lukas & Overbrook 1 ¼ Miles 2:02.00
1989 Craig Perret C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps 1 ¼ Miles 2:02.40
No race 1988
1987 Earlie Fires Harvey L. Vanier Jerry Pinkley 1 ¼ Miles 2:03.80
No race 1986
1985 Creme Fraiche Eddie Maple Woody Stephens 1 ¼ Miles 2:01.60
1984 † Pat Day Lynn S. Whiting 1 ¼ Miles 2:04.00
1984 † J. M. Levitch Sr. 1 ¼ Miles 2:04.00
1983 Pat Day Harvey L. Vanier Vanier, Lauer, Victor 1 ¼ Miles 2:04.00
1982 Ruben Hernandez Howard M. Tesher Sidney L. Port et al. 1 ¼ Miles 2:05.60
1981 Ray Sibille Mr. & Mrs. R. Bensinger 1 ¼ Miles 2:03.80
1980 1 ¼ Miles 2:04.40
1979 Smarten Sam Maple Woody Stephens Ryehill Farm 1 ¼ Miles 2:05.20
1978 Jean-Luc Samyn Philip G. Johnson Meadowhill Farm 1 ¼ Miles 2:03.40
1977 Larry Snyder Archie R. Donaldson 1 ¼ Miles 2:02.40
1976 Ron Turcotte 1 ⅛ Miles 1:49.20
1975 Mr. & Mrs. F. Roberts 1+1⁄16 Miles 1:44.40
1974 Eugene Jacobs Herbert A. Allen Sr. 1 ⅛ Miles 1:47.80
1973 William Passmore Hickory Tree Stable 1 ⅛ Miles 1:49.60
1972 Jacinto Vásquez Thomas J. Kelly John M. Schiff 1 ⅛ Miles 1:50.00
1971 Bold Reason Laffit Pincay Jr. Angel Penna Sr. William A. Levin 1 ⅛ Miles 1:50.00
1970 Braulio Baeza Edward A. Neloy Ogden Phipps 1 ⅛ Miles 1:47.00
1969 Laffit Pincay Jr. Dorothy C. Rigney 1 ⅛ Miles 1:48.00
1968 Forward Pass Ismael Valenzuela Henry Forrest Calumet Farm 1 ⅛ Miles 1:48.00
1967 Damascus Bill Shoemaker Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. Edith W. Bancroft 1 ⅛ Miles 1:46.80
1966 Buckpasser Braulio Baeza Edward A. Neloy Ogden Phipps 1 ⅛ Miles 1:47.00
1965 Tom Rolfe Bill Shoemaker Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. Powhatan Stables 1 ¼ Miles 2:00.60
1964 Roman Brother Fernando Alvarez Burley Parke Harbor View Farm 1 ¼ Miles 2:01.40
1963 Candy Spots Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney Rex C. Ellsworth 1 ¼ Miles 2:02.00
1962 Johnny Longden Charlie Whittingham C. R. Mac Stable 1 ¼ Miles 2:01.00
1961 Steve Brooks Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1 ⅛ Miles 1:51.00
1960 T. V. Lark Johnny Sellers 1 ⅛ Miles 1:47.20
1959 Moody Jolley Claiborne Farm 1 ⅛ Miles 1:49.00
1958 Nadir Manuel Ycaza Moody Jolley Claiborne Farm 1 ⅛ Miles 1:51.00
1957 Round Table Bill Shoemaker William Molter Kerr Stable 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:55.00
1956 Swoon's Son Eddie Arcaro E. Gay Drake 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:59.00
1955 Swaps Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney Rex C. Ellsworth 1+3⁄16 Miles 1:54.60
1954 Sam Boulmetis Sr. Thomas J. Barry Joseph Gavegnano 1 ⅛ Miles 1:49.00
1953 Native Dancer Eddie Arcaro William C. Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1 ⅛ Miles 1:48.40
1952 Mark-Ye-Well Eddie Arcaro Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1 ⅛ Miles 1:49.00
1951 Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1 ¼ Miles 2:01.00
1950 Hill Prince Eddie Arcaro Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 1 ¼ Miles 2:01.20
1949 Ponder Steve Brooks Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1 ¼ Miles 2:00.00
1948 Citation Eddie Arcaro Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1 ¼ Miles 2:01.60
1947 Douglas Dodson Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1 ¼ Miles 2:00.00
1946 R. Campbell Chester J. Hall Augustus & Nahm 1 ¼ Miles 2:02.00
1945 G. South 1 ¼ Miles 2:02.00
1944 George Woolf James W. Smith Alfred P. Parker 1 ¼ Miles 2:03.00
1943 George Woolf Hal Price Headley 1 ¼ Miles 2:07.00
1942 Alsab George Woolf Albert Sabath 1 ¼ Miles 2:06.60
1941 Whirlaway Alfred Robertson Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1 ¼ Miles 2:04.00
1940 Mioland John H. Adams Tom Smith Charles S. Howard 1 ¼ Miles 2:05.00
No race 1938–1939
1937 Dawn Play Lester Balaski Max Hirsch King Ranch 1 ¼ Miles 2:05.00
No race 1936
1935 Black Helen Don Meade Bill Hurley Edward R. Bradley 1 ¼ Miles 2:01.40
1934 Cavalcade Mack Garner Robert A. Smith Brookmeade Stable 1 ¼ Miles 2:04.00
1933 Catawba Farm Stable (Madelaine H. Austin) 1 ¼ Miles 2:04.00
1932 Silvio Coucci Max Hirsch Morton L. Schwartz 1 ¼ Miles 2:10.00
1931 Mate Albert C. Bostwick Jr. 1 ¼ Miles 2:04.00
1930 John L. Paul John A. Best 1 ¼ Miles 2:04.00
1929 Fred M. Grabner 1 ¼ Miles 2:10.00
1928 Eddie Ambrose Edward Beale McLean 1 ¼ Miles 2:05.00
1927 Johnson N. Camden Jr. 1 ½ Miles 2:29.00
1926 Albert Johnson Bill Hurley Idle Hour Stock Farm 1 ½ Miles 2:30.00
No race 1917–1925
1916 Weber & Ward 1+3⁄16 Miles 2:04.00
No race 1905–1915
1904 Grover Fuller Walter M. Scheftel 1 ½ Miles 2:33.00
1903 Albert B. Helgesen Carroll B. Reid Middleton & Jungbluth 1 ½ Miles 2:33.00
1902 John A. Drake 1 ½ Miles 2:40.00
1901 Robert Waddell John Bullman Theodore F. Coles Mrs. R. Bradley 1 ½ Miles 2:33.00
1900 John Bullman R. S. Thompson Thompson Bros. 1 ½ Miles 2:40.25
No race 1899
1898 W. Martin Patrick Dunne Woodford & Buckner 1 ½ Miles 2:42.00
No race 1895–1897
1894 E. Van Kuren Henry McDaniel Lucky Baldwin 1 ½ Miles 2:36.00
1893 Edward H. Garrison John E. Cushing & John W. Orth 1 ½ Miles 2:36.00
1892 Robert "Tiny" Williams C. Porter Robert A. Swigert 1 ½ Miles 3:04.25
1891 Green B. Morris 1 ½ Miles 2:49.25
1890 B. J. Johnson 1 ½ Miles 2:55.75
1889 Spokane Noah Armstrong 1 ½ Miles 2:41.25
1888 Emperor of Norfolk Isaac Burns Murphy Lucky Baldwin 1 ½ Miles 2:40.50
1887 James B. A. Haggin James B. A. Haggin 1 ½ Miles 2:36.50
1886 Silver Cloud Isaac Burns Murphy Lucky Baldwin 1 ½ Miles 2:37.25
1885 Isaac Burns Murphy Lucky Baldwin 1 ½ Miles 2:49.50
1884 Isaac Burns Murphy Edward Corrigan 1 ½ Miles 2:42.00

† Dead Head in 1984

†† Dead Heat in 1994

‡ In 1996, the first-place finisher Trail City was disqualified and placed second

Notes[]

  1. ^ Reiss, Steven A., Horse Racing, Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 The Encyclopedia of Chicago, pp. 390-1. The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-31015-9


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