Grande Prêmio Derby Paulista

Group 1 race
Finish of the 1969 Grande Prêmio Derby Paulista
Inaugurated	1917 (1917)
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres (1.5 mi)
Surface	Turf
Track	Hipódromo de Cidade Jardim
Qualification	Three-year-old colts

The Grande Prêmio Derby Paulista is a Group 1 flat horse race in Brazil open to three-year-old colts run over a distance of 2400 metres (1.5 mi) on the turf at Hipódromo de Cidade Jardim in São Paulo. It is the third and final leg of the São Paulo Triple Crown.

The Grande Prêmio Derby Paulista was first run in 1917 in the Hipódromo da Mooca. In 1941, the race moved to its current location at the Hipódromo de Cidade Jardim.^[1]

Originally, the Grande Prêmio Derby Paulista was limited to only horses bred in São Paulo and Paraná. In 1963, it was opened to all Brazilian-breds.^[2]

By 1998, the race was open to all horses.^[3]

In 2019, the race was closed to fillies and restricted to colts only.^[4]

Speed record:

• 2:24.299 – Tenarin (2009)^[5]

Largest margin of victory (since 2005):

• 51⁄4 lengths – Halston (2018)

Most wins by a jockey (since 1961, incomplete):

• 3 – E. Le Mener Filho (1975, 1978, 1979)

Most wins by a trainer (since 1961, incomplete):

• 3 – Amazilio Magalhães (1971, 1984, 1996)
• 3 – A. S. Ventura (1975, 1978, 1981)
• 3 – A. Cabreira (1977, 1979, 1983)

Most wins by an owner (since 1961):

• 3 – Haras Faxina (1971, 1984, 1994)

Most wins by a breeder (since 1961):

• 4 – Haras Malurica (1979, 1982, 1990, 1998)
• 4 – Haras Santa Maria de Araras (1987, 1988, 2006, 2011)
• 3 – Haras Faxina (1971, 1984, 1994)
• 3 – Haras Bandeirantes (1995, 1996, 2000)
• 3 – Haras Valente (2001, 2004, 2013)

^[51][52]

ƒ designates a filly

† In 1979, Hérsio Kidd and Dark Brown finished in a dead heat

^[52]

ƒ designates a filly