The Calder Derby presented by Woodford Reserve is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually in October at Calder Race Course in Miami, Florida. Contested for a current purse of $250,000 over a distance of 1 1⁄8 miles on turf, the race is open to three-year-old horses.
Inaugurated as the Hollywood Handicap in 1972, and open for horses age three and up until 1985, the name was changed to the Calder Derby in 1994.
Records
Time record: (at current 1 1⁄8 miles distance)
- 1:47.70 – Crowd Pleaser (1998)
Most wins:
- 2 – Opening Lead (1983, 1984)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 – Gary Boulanger (1994, 1997)
- 2 – Eibar Coa (2002, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 – Manuel Azpurua (1983, 1984)
- 2 – Elbert Ray Dixon (1990, 1991)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Brad D. Gay (1983, 1984)
Winners of the Calder Derby
Hollywood Stakes / Handicap
Notes:
1972-1981, 1984, 1987-1993: Run as Hollywood Handicap
1972-73: For three-year-olds and upward
1982-83: Run as Hollywood Stakes, three-year-olds
1984: For three-year-olds and upward 1985-86-Run as Hollywood Stakes
- 1993 – Medieval Mac
- 1992 – Birdonthewire
- 1991 – Scottish Ice
- 1990 – Zalipour
- 1989 – Silver Sunsets *
- 1988 – Frosty The Snowman
- 1987 – Schism
- 1986 – Annapolis John
- 1985 – Gray Haze
- 1984 – Opening Lead
- 1983 – Opening Lead
- 1982 – Glorious Past
- 1981 – Poking
- 1980 – J Rodney G
- 1979 – Breezy Fire
- 1978 – Ole Wilk
- 1977 – What A Threat
- 1976 – Chilean Chief
- 1975 – Rimsky (DH)
- 1975 – Strand Of Gold (DH)
- 1974 – Amberbee *
- 1973 – Willmar
- 1972 – First Bloom
References
- The Calder Derby at Pedigree Query
