Louisiana Derby
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1894 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 122 lbs. |
| Purse | $1,000,000 |
The Louisiana Derby is an Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Run in late March, the race is open to horses, age three, willing to race 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $1,000,000.
Race History
The first race at the "Louisiana Race Course," now the Fair Grounds Race Course took place on March 20, 1839, proprietors Bernard de Marigny, Julius C. Branch, and Henry Augustine Tayloe - son of the great turfman John Tayloe III founder of the Washington (DC) Jockey Club (1789) - offered on the fifth race day "The Louisiana Plate."
A race was held in 1894 and called the Crescent City Derby. The race was later renamed in honor of Fair Grounds' home state, Louisiana.
Two winners of the Louisiana Derby have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby: Black Gold in 1924, and Grindstone in 1996. The 1988 winner, Risen Star, went on to become a "Dual Classic Winner" by winning the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
Race venue
The race was held at Crescent City Race Course from 1894 through 1908. It was also held at Jefferson Park from 1920 through 1931. The race was not held in 1895 through 1897, 1909 through 1919, 1921 through 1922, 1940 through 1942, 1945 and 2006. In 2006, the race was cancelled because the track was partially destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Race distance
The race was run at one mile in 1894; it was run at 1+1⁄8 miles from 1898 until 1988. The race has been run at 1+1⁄16 miles from 1989 through 2009. On August 11, 2009 the owner of Fair Grounds, Churchill Downs Incorporated, announced that they were moving the Louisiana Derby from eight weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby to only five weeks prior. They also announced that the distance of the Louisiana Derby would be increased back to 1+1⁄8 miles.
Records
Speed record:
- 1+1⁄16 miles - 1:42.60 - Crypto Star (1997)
- 1+1⁄8 miles - 1:48.80 - Clev Er Tell (1977)
Winners of the Louisiana Derby since 1972
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017[1] | Girvin | Bryan Hernandez Jr. | Joe Sharp | Brad Grady | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.77 | $1,000,000 | II |
| 2016 | Gun Runner | Florent Geroux | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds/Three Chimneys Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.06 | $1,000,000 | II |
| 2015 | International Star | Miguel Mena | Michael Maker | Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.67 | $750,000 | II |
| 2014 | Vicar's in Trouble | Rosie Napravnik | Michael Maker | Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.77 | $1,000,000 | II |
| 2013 | Revolutionary | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.28 | $1,000,000 | II |
| 2012 | Hero of Order | Eddie Martin Jr. | Gennadi Dorochenko | Raut LLC | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.13 | $1,000,000 | II |
| 2011 | Pants on Fire | Rosie Napravnik | Kelly Breen | George & Lori Hall | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.92 | $1,000,000 | II |
| 2010 | Mission Impazible | Rajiv Maragh | Todd A. Pletcher | Twin Creeks Rac.Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.32 | $750,000 | II |
| 2009 | Friesan Fire | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Vinery St./Fox Hill Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.46 | $600,000 | II |
| 2008 | Pyro | Sh.Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.44 | $600,000 | II |
| 2007 | Circular Quay | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Tabor | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.01 | $600,000 | II |
| 2006 | No Race due to track damage cause by Hurricane Katrina[2] | |||||||
| 2005 | High Limit | Ramon Dominguez | Robert J. Frankel | Gary & Mary West | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.74 | $600,000 | II |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Javier Santiago | Bob Baffert | James McIngvale | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.71 | $600,000 | II |
| 2003 | Peace Rules | Edgar Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.67 | $750,000 | II |
| 2002 | Repent | Jerry D. Bailey | Kenneth McPeek | Select Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.86 | $750,000 | II |
| 2001 | Fifty Stars | Donnie Meche | Steve Asmussen | J. Cassells / R. Zollars | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.76 | $750,000 | II |
| 2000 | Mighty | Shane Sellers | Frank L. Brothers | Aspiration Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.29 | $750,000 | II |
| 1999 | Kimberlite Pipe | Robby Albarado | Dallas Stewart | J. D. Gunther | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.56 | $640,000 | II |
| 1998 | Comic Strip | Shane Sellers | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.36 | $500,000 | III |
| 1997 | Crypto Star | Pat Day | Wayne Catalano | Darrell & Evelyn Yates | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.60 | $400,000 | III |
| 1996 | Grindstone | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.79 | $370,000 | III |
| 1995 | Petionville | Chris Antley | Randy Bradshaw | Everest Stables | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.96 | $350,000 | III |
| 1994 | Kandaly | Craig Perret | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie J. Roussel III | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.86 | $325,000 | III |
| 1993 | Dixieland Heat | Randy Romero | Gerald Romero | Leland Cook | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | $300,000 | III |
| 1992 | Line In The Sand | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.40 | $200,000 | III |
| 1991 | Richman | Pat Day | William I. Mott | William F. Lucas | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.50 | $200,000 | III |
| 1990 | Heaven Again | Corey Nakatani | Vincent Timphony | K. Timphony et al. | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.80 | $165,000 | III |
| 1989 | Dispersal | Jose Santos | Bud Delp | Henry & Teresa Mayerhoff | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.80 | $165,000 | III |
| 1988 | Risen Star | Shane Romero | Louie J. Roussel III | R. Lamarque/L. J. Roussel III | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.80 | $165,000 | III |
| 1987 | J. T.'s Pet | Pat Day | Lynn S. Whiting | W. Cal Partee | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.00 | $120,000 | III |
| 1986 | Country Light | Pat Day | Steve C. Penrod | Cherry Valley Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.40 | $186,650 | III |
| 1985 | Violado | Jacinto Vasquez | William E. Burch | Due Process Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.20 | $185,000 | III |
| 1984 | Taylor's Special | Sam Maple | William I. Mott | William F. Lucas | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.60 | $185,000 | II |
| 1983 | Balboa Native | Jorge Velasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert N. Spreen | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.60 | $185,000 | II |
| 1982 | El Baba | Don Brumfield | Dewey Smith | Dorothy Dorsett Brown | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.60 | $185,000 | II |
| 1981 | Woodchopper | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.80 | $210,000 | II |
| 1980 | Prince Valiant | Mike A. Gonzalez | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.40 | $160,000 | II |
| 1979 | Golden Act | Sandy Hawley | Loren Rettele | W.Oldknow & R.Phipps | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.20 | $170,000 | II |
| 1978 | Esop's Foibles | Chris McCarron | Loren Rettele | Jerry Frankel | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.80 | $135,000 | II |
| 1977 | Clev Er Tell | Ray Broussard | Homer C. Pardue | J. R. Straus & I. Proler | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | $100,000 | II |
| 1976 | Johnny Appleseed | Marco Castaneda | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.80 | $100,000 | II |
| 1975 | Master Derby | Darrel McHargue | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.60 | $100,000 | II |
| 1974 | Sellout | Marco Castaneda | Not Found | Jean Pancoast | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.20 | $93,000 | II |
| 1973 | Leo's Pisces | Robert Breen | Abe Simoff | Joseph Taub | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.60 | $85,000 | II |
| 1972 | No Le Hace | Phil Rubbicco | Homer C. Pardue | Joseph W. Strauss | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.80 | $85,000 | |
Earlier winners
- 1971 - Northfields
- 1970 - Jim's Alibhi
- 1969 - King Of The Castle
- 1968 - Kentucky Sherry
- 1967 - Ask The Fare
- 1966 - Blue Skyer
- 1965 - Dapper Delegate
- 1964 - Grecian Princess
- 1963 - City Line
- 1962 - Admirals Voyage
- 1961 - Bass Clef
- 1960 - Tony Graff
- 1959 - Master Palynch
- 1958 - Royal Union
- 1957 - Federal Hill
- 1956 - Reaping Right
- 1955 - Roman Patrol
- 1954 - Gigantic
- 1953 - Matagorda
- 1952 - Gushing Oil
- 1951 - Whirling Bat
- 1950 - Greek Ship
- 1949 - Rookwood
- 1948 - Bovard
- 1947 - Carolyn A
- 1946 - Pellicle
- 1945 - No race
- 1944 - Olympic Zenith
- 1943 - Amber Light
- 1940-1942 - No race
- 1939 - Day Off
- 1938 - Wise Fox
- 1937 - Grey Count
- 1936 - Rushaway
- 1935 - McCarthy
- 1934 - Hickory Lad
- 1933 - Col Hatfield
- 1932 - Lucky Tom
- 1931 - Spanish Play
- 1930 - Michigan Boy
- 1929 - Calf Roper
- 1928 - Jack Higgins
- 1927 - Boo
- 1926 - Bagenbaggage
- 1925 - Quatrain
- 1924 - Black Gold
- 1923 - Amole
- 1921-1922 - No race
- 1920 - Damask
- 1909-1919 - No race
- 1908 - Meelick
- 1907 - Montgomery
- 1906 - Guiding Star
- 1905 - Right Royal
- 1904 - Ostrich
- 1903 - Witfull
- 1902 - Lord Quex
- 1901 - Henry Clay Rye
- 1900 - Prince of Veronia
- 1899 - King Barleycorn
- 1898 - Presbyterian
- 1897 - Meadowthorpe
- 1895-1896 - No race
- 1894 - Buckwa
- Winners in bold won a Triple Crown Race
See also
References
- ^ "Chart of the Louisiana Derby" (PDF). equibase.com. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Martel, Brett (24 November 2006). "Racing returns to battered New Orleans". The Associated Press. djournal.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017.