Sunland Park Derby
Grade III race | |
Location | Sunland Park Racetrack Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States |
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Inaugurated | 2003 |
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 | Fillies: 117 lbs. Colts & Geldings: 122 lbs |
Purse | $800,000 |
The Sunland Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Inaugurated in 2003, the race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and is sponsored by WinStar Farm of Versailles, Kentucky. Held in March, the Sunland Derby currently offers a purse of $800,000.
In its 11th year in 2013, it received Grade III status from the American Graded Stakes Committee for the first time in 2010.[1] It is listed as an official Kentucky Derby prep race.
The 2016 running of the Sunland Derby was cancelled due to an outbreak of Equine herpesvirus 1.[2]
Records
Speed record:
- 1:47.39 - Firing Line (2015) (at current distance of 9 furlongs)
- 1:42.84 - Excessivepleasure (2003) (at former distance of 8.5 furlongs)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Victor Espinoza (2006, 2007)
- 2 - Martin Garcia (2013, 2014)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Bob Baffert (2006, 2013, 2014)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Michael E. Pegram (2006, 2013)
Winners
See also
References
- ^ Two Fewer Graded Stakes in 2010
- ^ Lintner, Jonathan (6 March 2016). "Sunland Park cancels key Ky. Derby, Oaks preps". www.courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 6 March 2016.