Louisiana Derby
Grade II thoroughbred horse race
Horse race
The Louisiana Derby is a 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+ 3 ⁄16 miles on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $1,000,000.
The Louisiana Derby is one of the major prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby .
Race history
The first race at the "Louisiana Race Course", now the Fair Grounds Race Course took place spring 1838, proprietors Bernard de Marigny , Julius C. Branch, and Henry Augustine Tayloe – son leading 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. Starting in 2020 the Louisiana Derby will be run at 1+ 3 ⁄16 miles.
Records
Speed record:
Most wins by a jockey :
5 – Pat Day (1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1997)
Most wins by a trainer : ¹
Most wins by an owner:
Winners
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist. (Miles )
Time
Purse
Gr.
2024
Catching Freedom
Flavien Prat
Brad H. Cox
Albaugh Family Stables
1+ 3 ⁄16 M
1:56.16
$1,000,000
II
2023
Kingsbarns
Flavien Prat
Todd A. Pletcher
Spendthrift Farm
1+ 3 ⁄16 M
1:57.33
$1,000,000
II
2022
Epicenter
Joel Rosario
Steven M. Asmussen
Winchell Thoroughbreds
1+ 3 ⁄16 M
1:54.38
$1,000,000
II
2021
Hot Rod Charlie
Joel Rosario
Leandro Mora
Roadrunner Racing, Boat Racing & William Strauss
1+ 3 ⁄16 M
1:55.06
$1,000,000
II
2020
Wells Bayou
Florent Geroux
Brad H. Cox
Clint Gasaway, Lance Gasaway, Madaket Stables, & Wonder Stables
1+ 3 ⁄16 M
1:56.47
$1,000,000
II
2019
By My Standards
Gabriel Saez
W. Bret Calhoun
Allied Racing Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:49.53
$1,000,000
II
2018
Noble Indy
John R. Velazquez
Todd A. Pletcher
WinStar Farm
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.28
$1,000,000
II
2017
Girvin
Brian Hernandez Jr.
Joe Sharp
Brad Grady
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:49.77
$1,000,000
II
2016
Gun Runner
Florent Geroux
Steven M. Asmussen
Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.06
$1,000,000
II
2015
International Star
Miguel Mena
Michael Maker
Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.67
$750,000
II
2014
Vicar's in Trouble
Rosie Napravnik
Michael Maker
Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.77
$1,000,000
II
2013
Revolutionary
Javier Castellano
Todd A. Pletcher
WinStar Farm
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.28
$1,000,000
II
2012
Hero of Order
Eddie Martin Jr.
Gennadi Dorochenko
Raut LLC
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.13
$1,000,000
II
2011
Pants on Fire
Rosie Napravnik
Kelly Breen
George & Lori Hall
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:49.92
$1,000,000
II
2010
Mission Impazible
Rajiv Maragh
Todd A. Pletcher
Twin Creeks Rac.Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.32
$750,000
II
2009
Friesan Fire
Gabriel Saez
J. Larry Jones
Vinery St. /Fox Hill Farm
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:43.46
$600,000
II
2008
Pyro
Sh.Bridgmohan
Steven M. Asmussen
Winchell Thoroughbreds
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:44.44
$600,000
II
2007
Circular Quay
John R. Velazquez
Todd A. Pletcher
Michael Tabor
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:43.01
$600,000
II
2006
No Race due to track damage cause by Hurricane Katrina [ 1]
2005
High Limit
Ramon Domínguez
Robert J. Frankel
Gary & Mary West
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:42.74
$600,000
II
2004
Wimbledon
Javier Santiago
Bob Baffert
James McIngvale
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:42.71
$600,000
II
2003
Peace Rules
Edgar Prado
Robert J. Frankel
Edmund A. Gann
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:42.67
$750,000
II
2002
Repent
Jerry D. Bailey
Kenneth G. McPeek
Select Stable
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:43.86
$750,000
II
2001
Fifty Stars
Donnie Meche
Steven M. Asmussen
J. Cassells / R. Zollars
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:44.76
$750,000
II
2000
Mighty
Shane Sellers
Frank L. Brothers
Aspiration Stable
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:43.29
$750,000
II
1999
Kimberlite Pipe
Robby Albarado
Dallas Stewart
J. D. Gunther
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:43.56
$640,000
II
1998
Comic Strip
Shane Sellers
Neil J. Howard
William S. Farish III
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:43.36
$500,000
III
1997
Crypto Star
Pat Day
Wayne Catalano
Darrell & Evelyn Yates
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:42.60
$400,000
III
1996
Grindstone
Jerry D. Bailey
D. Wayne Lukas
Overbrook Farm
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:42.79
$370,000
III
1995
Petionville
Chris Antley
Randy Bradshaw
Everest Stables
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:42.96
$350,000
III
1994
Kandaly
Craig Perret
Louie J. Roussel III
Louie J. Roussel III
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:42.86
$325,000
III
1993
Dixieland Heat
Randy Romero
Gerald Romero
Leland Cook
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:44.80
$300,000
III
1992
Line In The Sand
Pat Day
Neil J. Howard
William S. Farish III
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:43.40
$200,000
III
1991
Richman
Pat Day
William I. Mott
William F. Lucas
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:44.50
$200,000
III
1990
Heaven Again
Corey Nakatani
Vincent Timphony
K. Timphony et al.
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:43.80
$165,000
III
1989
Dispersal
José A. Santos
Bud Delp
Henry & Teresa Mayerhoff
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:43.80
$165,000
III
1988
Risen Star
Shane Romero
Louie J. Roussel III
R. Lamarque/L. J. Roussel III
1+ 1 ⁄16 M
1:42.80
$165,000
III
1987
J. T.'s Pet
Pat Day
Lynn S. Whiting
W. Cal Partee
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.00
$120,000
III
1986
Country Light
Pat Day
Steve C. Penrod
Cherry Valley Farm
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.40
$186,650
III
1985
Violado
Jacinto Vásquez
William E. Burch
Due Process Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.20
$185,000
III
1984
Taylor's Special
Sam Maple
William I. Mott
William F. Lucas
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:49.60
$185,000
II
1983
Balboa Native
Jorge Velásquez
D. Wayne Lukas
Robert N. Spreen
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.60
$185,000
II
1982
El Baba
Don Brumfield
Dewey P. Smith
Dorothy D. Brown
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.60
$185,000
II
1981
Woodchopper
Jorge Velásquez
Robert J. Reinacher Jr.
Greentree Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.80
$210,000
II
1980
Prince Valiant
Mike A. Gonzalez
John M. Gaver Jr.
Greentree Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.40
$160,000
II
1979
Golden Act
Sandy Hawley
Loren Rettele
W. H. Oldknow & R. W. Phipps
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.20
$170,000
II
1978
Esops Foibles
Chris McCarron
Loren Rettele
Jerry Frankel
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.80
$135,000
II
1977
Clev Er Tell
Ray Broussard
Homer C. Pardue
J. R. Straus & I. Proler
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:48.80
$100,000
II
1976
Johnny Appleseed
Marco Castaneda
John M. Gaver Jr.
Greentree Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:49.80
$100,000
II
1975
Master Derby
Darrel McHargue
Smiley Adams
Golden Chance Farm
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:49.60
$100,000
II
1974
Sellout
Marco Castaneda
James P. Conway
Jean Pancoast
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.20
$93,000
II
1973
Leo's Pisces
Robert Breen
Abe Simoff
Joseph Taub
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.60
$85,000
II
1972
No Le Hace
Phil Rubbicco
Homer C. Pardue
Joseph W. Strauss
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.80
$85,000
1971
Northfields
Walter Blum
Woody Stephens
John M. Olin
1 ⁄1 M
1:50.80
$50,000+
1970
Jim's Alibhi
Ronnie Baldwin
James J. Eckrosh
J. Eckrosh & Est. of F. Akin
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:55.60
$50,000+
1969
King of the Castle
Carlos H. Marquez
Oliver Cutshaw
Ogden Phipps
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.80
$47,500+
1968
Kentucky Sherry
Jimmy Combest
Alcee Richard
Dorothy D. Brown
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.20
$45,000+
1967
Ask the Fare
Donald Holmes
Jere R. Smith Sr.
Holiday Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.00
$45,000+
1966
Blue Skyer
Ray Broussard
James A. Padgett
M. Padgett & H. Grant
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.60
$45,000+
1965
Dapper Delegate
John Heckmann
Alcee Richard
Dorothy D. Brown
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.20
$40,000+
1964
Grecian Princess
Kelly Broussard
Peter C. Keiser
Theodore D. Buhl
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.80
$40,000+
1963
City Line
Robert L. Baird
John O. Meaux
T. Alie Grissom
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.20
$40,000+
1962
Admiral's Voyage
Ray Broussard
Charles R. Parke
Fred W. Hooper
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.60
$40,000+
1961
Bass Clef
Ronnie Baldwin
Anthony W. Rupelt
Mrs. V. E. Smith
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.20
$40,000+
1960
Tony Graff
Wayne Chambers
Nicholas Graffagnini
Anthony Graffagnini
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.00
$40,000+
1959
Master Palynch
Ray Broussard
Elmer Kalensky
S. Sair & B. Hatskin
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:49.80
$40,000+
1958
Royal Union
John Heckmann
Frank Sanders
Reverie Knoll Farm
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.00
$40,000+
1957
Federal Hill
Willie Carstens
Stanley M. Rieser
Clifford Lussky
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:49.60
$40,000+
1956
Reaping Right
Robert L. Baird
Vester R. Wright
T. Alie Grissom
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.00
$40,000+
1955
Roman Patrol
Douglas Dodson
Joseph H. Pierce Sr.
Pin Oak Farm
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:49.80
$40,000+
1954
Gigantic
Rich McLaughlin
John B. Theall
Joe W. Brown
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:53.20
$40,000+
1953
Matagorda
Paul J. Bailey
John B. Theall
Joe W. Brown
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.80
$40,000+
1952
Gushing Oil
Al Popara
Joseph Jansen
Sam E. Wilson Jr.
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.20
$20,000+
1951
Whirling Bat
Pete Anderson
Thomas G. May
Thomas G. May
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:53.80
$20,000+
1950
Greek Ship
Con Errico
Preston M. Burch
Brookmeade Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.00
$15,000+
1949
Rookwood
John Delahoussaye
John B. Theall
Joe W. Brown
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.20
$15,000+
1948
Bovard
Willie Saunders
James J. Rowan
Sylvester W. Labrot
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.60
$15,000+
1947
Carolyn A.
Ronnie Nash
James P. Conway
Ben F. Whitaker
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:57.80
$20,000+
1946
Pellicle
Andrew LoTurco
E. Leigh Cotton
Hal Price Headley
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.80
$15,000+
1945
Race not held
1944
Olympic Zenith
Nick Jemas
Edward L. Snyder
William G. Helis Sr.
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:54.00
$15,000+
1943
Amber Light
Johnny Longden
Jack C. Hodgins
Charles T. Fisher
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.60
$15,000+
1940
- 1942
Race not held
1939
Day Off
Eddie Arcaro
E. Leigh Cotton
Greentree Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.60
$12,000+
1938
Wise Fox
Johnny Longden
Alfred G. Tarn
Alfred G. Tarn
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.20
$12,000+
1937
Grey Count
Charles Corbett
Anthony Pelleteri
Millsdale Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.80
$10,000+
1936
Rushaway
Johnny Longden
Alfred G. Tarn
Alfred G. Tarn
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:50.80
$5,000+
1935
McCarthy
Paul Keester
Thomas E. Keating
Morrison & Keating
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:54.00
$3,000+
1934
Hickory Lad
Jack Westrope
O. L. Foster
William C. Reichert
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:53.80
$3,500+
1933
Col. Hatfield
Carl Meyer
John Parmalee
M. B. Cohen
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:56.80
$5,000+
1932
Lucky Tom
Anthony Pascuma
Henry C. Riddle
J. J. Robinson
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:53.60
$10,000+
1931
Spanish Play
Charles Landolt
George Land
Knebelkamp & Morris
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.20
$7,500+
1930
Michigan Boy
Jimmy Shelton
J. Butler
John L. Pontius
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
2:00.20
$10,000+
1929
Calf Roper
Frank Coltiletti
Charles E. Durnell
Three D's Stock Farm Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:56.00
$15,000+
1928
Jack Higgins
Charles E. Allen
William J. Curran
William J. Curran
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.00
$15,000+
1927
Boo
G. Johnson
William A. Hurley
Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.80
$15,000+
1926
Bagenbaggage
Eric Blind
William A. Hurley
Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.20
$10,000+
1925
Quatrain
Harry Stutts
Thomas J. Harmon
Frederick Johnson
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:56.00
$17,500+
1924
Black Gold
J. D. Mooney
Hanley Webb
Rosa M. Hoots
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:57.60
$15,000+
1923
Amole
J. D. Mooney
Frank P. Letellier
Southland Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:57.80
$10,000+
1921
- 1922
Race not held
1920
Damask
Eddie Ambrose
Mose Goldblatt
Harry Payne Whitney
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.80
$5,000+
1909
- 1919
Race not held
1908
Meelick
Eddie Dugan
Sam Hildreth
Sam Hildreth
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:51.80
$7,825*
1907
Montgomery
Carroll Shilling
Frank E. Brown
Emil Hertz
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:53.60
$7,825*
1906
Guiding Star
Jack Martin
Sam Hildreth
Sam Hildreth
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:54.40
$7,140*
1905
Right Royal
Jack Martin
Roger Minton
Morris L. Hayman
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:59.40
$7,145*
1904
Ostrich
Grover Fuller
G. L. Richards
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:52.20
$4,550*
1903
Witfull
Willie Gannon
Sam Hildreth
Sam Hildreth
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
2:07.60
$4,640*
1902
Lord Quex
Jimmy Winkfield
Albert Simons
Albert Simons
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
2:00.25
$3,450*
1901
Henry Clay Rye
Harry Cochran
Wallace C. Fessenden
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:55.00
$2,840*
1900
Prince of Veronia
Eddie McJoynt
Robert J. Walden
Alfred H Morris. & David H. Morris
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
2:00.00
$2,840*
1899
King Barleycorn
William Martin
Edward W. Heffner
Edward W. Heffner
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:54.25
$2,840*
1898
Presbyterian
Tommy Burns
George Walker
John W. Schorr
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
1:56.50
$2,900*
1897
Meadowthorpe
Tommy Murphy
John W. Schorr
1+ 1 ⁄8 M
$2,000*
1895
- 1896
Race not held
1894
Buckwa
Roy Williams
T. H. Stevens
1 M
1:51.00
$1,500*
Winners in bold won a Triple Crown Race
* Denotes amount of money awarded to winner.
See also
References
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