American Derby
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The American Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses run annually at Arlington Park in Chicago, Illinois. First raced in 1884 at Washington Park Race Track, the American Derby was run only once between 1905 and 1925 afer which it evolved to become one of the important events of the American racing season that drew some of the very best horses from all over the country.
Currently the American Derby is a Grade II stakes raced at a distance of one and three-sixteenths miles on the turf. Restricted to three-year-olds, it offers a purse of $250,000.
Hall of Fame jockey George Woolf won the race three years in a row with Alsab (1942), Askmenow (1943) and By Jimminy (1944).
1893’s American Derby was the 2nd richest American race in 19th Century.[1]
[edit] Past winners
Winners of the American Derby in recent years are:
- 2006 - Union Avenue
- 2005 - Gun Salute
- 2004 - Simple Exchange
- 2003 - Evolving Tactics
- 2002 - Mananan Mclir
- 2001 - Fan Club's Mister
Selected other winners:
- 1971 : Bold Reason
- 1968 : Forward Pass
- 1967 : Damascus
- 1966 : Buckpasser
- 1965 : Tom Rolfe
- 1964 : Roman Brother
- 1963 : Candy Spots
- 1960 : T.V. Lark
- 1957 : Round Table
- 1955 : Swaps
- 1953 : Native Dancer
- 1950 : Hill Prince
- 1949 : Ponder
- 1948 : Citation
- 1942 : Alsab
- 1941 : Whirlaway
- 1934 : Cavalcade
- 1932 : Gusto
[edit] Notes
- ^ Reiss, Steven A., Horse Racing, Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 The Encyclopedia of Chicago, pp. 390-1. The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-31015-9
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