Del Mar Derby
Grade II race | |
Location | Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1945 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www.dmtc.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $250,000 (2021) |
The Caesars Sportsbook Del Mar Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of September at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A Grade II race open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on turf over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs).
Inaugurated in 1945 as the Quigley Memorial Handicap at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on dirt, it was renamed in 1948, modified to its present distance in 1950, and moved to turf in 1970. It was raced in two divisions in 1963, in 1970, and again in 2013. In 2013, 24 sophomores passed the entry box so the race had to be split into two divisions.
In 1968 there was a dead heat for the win.
In 2021, the race was presented for the first time by Caesars Sportsbook.
Records[]
Speed record: (on turf at 1+1⁄8 miles)
- 1:45.85 – Willow O Wisp (2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – Howard B. Keck (1960, 1962, 1966)
- 3 – (Glen Hill Farm) (1973, 1979, 2011)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Laffit Pincay Jr. (1979, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1994)
- 5 – Eddie Delahoussaye (1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 2000)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – Julio C. Canani (1988, 1998, 1999, 2004)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | None Above the Law | Joe Bravo | Peter Miller | Downstream Racing, LLC | 1:48.97 |
2020 | Pixelate | Umberto Rispoli | Godolphin Racing | 1:50.25 | |
2019 | Nolde | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | Jerry Moss | 1:46.98 |
2018 | Ride a Comet | Drayden Van Dyke | Mark Casse | Oxley, John C. and My Meadowview Farm LLC | 1:48.11 |
2017 | Sharp Samurai | Gary Stevens | Red Barron's Barn, Mark Glatt, et al. | 1:48.03 | |
2016 | Abbondanza Racing/McCauley | 1:47.70 | |||
2015 | Gary Stevens | Dan L. Hendricks | Sareen Family Trust | 1:47.79 | |
2014 | Midnight Storm | Tyler Baze | Dye and Venneri Racing | 1:47.47 | |
2013 | Gabriel Storm (1st div.) | Mike E. Smith | Jeff Mullins | Sam Britt & Michael House | 1:46.94 |
2013 | Ethnic Dance (2nd div.) | John W. Sadler | Craig Stables | 1:48.24 | |
2012 | My Best Brother | Martin Garcia | Julio C. Canani | Currin/Eisman | 1:46.83 |
2011 | Banned | Garrett Gomez | Tom Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:47.93 |
2010 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Craig Family Trust | 1:46.96 | |
2009 | Rendezvous | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/G. Todaro et al. | 1:46.88 |
2008 | Madeo | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:46.68 |
2007 | Martin Pedroza | Herrick Racing | 1:47.10 | ||
2006 | Get Funky | Jose Valdivia Jr. | John W. Sadler | Keith Abrahams | 1:46.39 |
2005 | Garrett Gomez | Robert A. Alexander | 1:45.85 | ||
2004 | Blackdoun | Corey Nakatani | Julio C. Canani | Naify & Woodside Farms | 1:46.75 |
2003 | Alex Solis | Ron McAnally | Arnold Zetcher | 1:46.45 | |
2002 | Corey Nakatani | Robert J. Frankel | 3 Plus U Stable | 1:47.49 | |
2001 | Chris McCarron | S. Hatake & S. Nishimura | 1:47.93 | ||
2000 | Walkslikeaduck | Eddie Delahoussaye | D. Bienstock/C. Winner et al. | 1:46.66 | |
1999 | Val Royal | Corey Nakatani | Julio C. Canani | David Milch | 1:48.40 |
1998 | Ladies Din | Kent Desormeaux | Julio C. Canani | Lanni-Schiappa-Sloan | 1:48.40 |
1997 | Anet | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Donald Dizney | 1:48.40 |
1996 | Rainbow Blues | Corey Nakatani | Charles Whittingham | Frankfurt Stable | 1:50.00 |
1995 | Da Hoss | René Douglas | Michael W. Dickinson | Prestonwood Farm et al. | 1:48.00 |
1994 | Ocean Crest | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Frank L. Brothers | Lazy Lane Farms Inc. | 1:48.60 |
1993 | Guide | Kent Desormeaux | Jeremys Stable et al. | 1:49.60 | |
1992 | Daros | Eddie Delahoussaye | Al & Sandee Kirkwood | 1:48.80 | |
1991 | Eternity Star | Robert J. Frankel | Peter Wall | 1:49.20 | |
1990 | Tight Spot † | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Ron McAnally | Anderson, VHW St., et al. | 1:49.60 |
1989 | Hawkster | Pat Valenzuela | Ron McAnally | J. Shelton Meredith | 1:48.00 |
1988 | Silver Circus | Russell Baze | Julio C. Canani | Joseph M. Scardino | 1:49.00 |
1987 | Deputy Governor | Eddie Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Universal Stable | 1:48.40 |
1986 | Vernon Castle | Eddie Delahoussaye | Allen E. Paulson (Lessee) | 1:48.40 | |
1985 | First Norman | Gary Stevens | Laz Barrera/Norman Silverman | 1:48.00 | |
1984 | Tsunami Slew | Eddie Delahoussaye | Edwin J. Gregson | Royal Lines (Lessee) | 1:48.00 |
1983 | Tanks Brigade | Rafael Meza | Lee, Manzi & Ozer | 1:49.00 | |
1982 | Give Me Strength | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Luis Barrera | Happy Valley Farm | 1:49.00 |
1981 | Juan Barrera | Fernando Toro | Harris Farms, Inc. | 1:49.00 | |
1980 | Exploded | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Charles Whittingham | /Whittingham/Wynne | 1:49.60 |
1979 | Relaunch | Laffit Pincay Jr. | John H. Adams | Glen Hill Farm | 1:48.80 |
1978 | Misrepresentation | Donald Pierce | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:49.60 | |
1977 | Text | Darrel McHargue | Elmendorf | 1:49.40 | |
1976 | Montespan | Darrel McHargue | John H. Adams | 1:48.40 | |
1975 | Larrikin | Donald Pierce | Joseph Morjoseph | 1:48.80 | |
1974 | Lightning Mandate | Álvaro Pineda | Jones, McLeod & Mabee, et al. | 1:50.00 | |
1973 | Right Honorable | Jerry Lambert | Willard L. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:49.20 |
1972 | Bicker | Green Thumb Farm Stable | 1:49.00 | ||
1971 | Regal Case | Howard Grant | Robert L. Wheeler | Flag Is Up Farm | 1:49.00 |
1970 | War Heim | Fernando Toro | Hazel E. Huffman | 1:49.20 | |
1970 | Mayhedo | Jerry Lambert | Edward C. Flynn | 1:49.20 | |
1969 | Orbit Ruler | Fernando Alvarez | SBL Stable | 1:47.40 | |
1968 | Prince Hemp | Jerry Lambert | Herbert L. Pratt | 1:46.60 | |
1968 | Glory Hallelujah | Raul Caballero | Wally Dunn | Flying M. Stable | 1:46.60 |
1967 | Charlie Boots | Álvaro Pineda | Mrs. Harry Hart | 1:47.40 | |
1966 | Drin | Donald Pierce | Charles Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:47.40 |
1965 | Hasty Trip | Richard Chew | M/M/ R. L. Cooper | 1:47.60 | |
1964 | Pop's Harmony | Shapiro & Leavitt | 1:48.60 | ||
1963 | Big Raff | John H. Adams | Ralph Lowe | 1:48.00 | |
1963 | Olympiad King | Johnny Longden | 1:47.80 | ||
1962 | Bayou Bourg | Howard B. Keck | 1:48.20 | ||
1961 | Speak John | Elmendorf | 1:48.00 | ||
1960 | Nagea | Howard B. Keck | 1:47.60 | ||
1959 | Mr. Eiffel | Verne Winchell | 1:47.60 | ||
1958 | The Shoe | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:48.60 | |
1957 | Mystic Eye | T. Scholfield | O Enterprises | 1:48.20 | |
1956 | Bounty Bay | William J. Hirsch | Raoul Walsh | 1:48.00 | |
1955 | Hi Pardner | Willie Harmatz | Wally Dunn | 1:49.00 | |
1954 | Musselshell | Bill Shoemaker | 1:48.80 | ||
1953 | Apple Valley | Bill Pearson | Mrs. A. W. Ryan | 1:49.40 | |
1952 | Southarlington | J. Thomas Taylor | J. Ross Clark III | 1:48.80 | |
1951 | Grantor | Bill Shoemaker | William Goetz | 1:48.60 | |
1950 | Great Circle | Ralph Neves | Warren Stute | Yolo Stable | 1:48.40 |
1949 | Bolero | Jack Westrope | Frank E. Childs | Abraham Hirschberg | 1:42.00 |
1948 | Frankly | Buster Millerick | Frank Frankel | 1:42.80 | |
1947 | Wheatfield | Zack T. Addington | 1:43.80 | ||
1946 | Terry Bargello | Ranchita Alvera | 1:44.40 | ||
1945 | Timber Slide | W. Robertson | Mill B Stable | 1:48.80 |
References[]
- The 2009 Del Mar Derby at the NTRA[permanent dead link]
- Del Mar Racetrack
- Horse races in California
- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Turf races in the United States
- Recurring sporting events established in 1945
- 1945 establishments in California