The Indiana Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race that was run from 1995 to 2012 at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana. Since 2013, it has been held at Indiana Grand in Shelbyville, Indiana. It is the racetrack's signature event offering its current highest purse at $500,000.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Indiana Grand Shelbyville, Indiana, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1995 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $500,000[1] |
A Grade III event, the Derby is for three-year-olds of either gender set at a distance of 8 and one half furlongs on the dirt. (One and one sixteenth of a mile.)
The dead heat in the 2006 running was the first dead heat for the Indiana Derby. The result was contested by the owners of Star Dabbler who came out of the race injured. They believed he won the race so took the issue to arbitration but the result was upheld.
The 2009 win by Misremembered set a new track record.
2010 marked a groundbreaking year for the Indiana Derby and racing in the state of Indiana when Lookin At Lucky became the first winner of a Triple Crown race ever to race in the state of Indiana. Sent off at odds of 2-5, Lookin At Lucky won the race by 11⁄4 lengths in last-to-first fashion much to the delight of the ontrack crowd.
Bob Baffert became the first trainer to win the race two years in a row in 2009 and 2010 with Misremembered and Lookin At Lucky. He won his third Indiana Derby with Power Broker in 2013, and his fourth with Cupid in 2016.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:40.80 - Misremembered (2009)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Robby Albarado (1998, 2001, 2007)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Bob Baffert (2009, 2010, 2013, 2016)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
Winners of the Indiana Derby since 1995
References
- ^ "Indiana Derby Statistics". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.