Indiana Derby

Indiana Derby

Grade II race
Location	Indiana Downs Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Inaugurated	1995
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.indianadowns.com
Race information
Distance	​1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$500,000

The Indiana Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race that was run annually since 1995 at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana. It is the racetrack's signature event offering its current highest purse at $500,000. As of the 2013 meet it has been held at Indiana Downs in Shelbyville, Indiana.

A Grade II 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 1​¹⁄₄ 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

Records

Speed record:

• 1:40.80 - Misremembered (2009)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Robby Albarado (1998, 2001, 2007)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Bob Baffert (2009, 2010, 2013)
• 2 - D. Wayne Lukas (1997, 2001)
• 2 - Steve Asmussen (2007, 2011)

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners of the Indiana Derby since 1995

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time	Grade
2015	Tiz Shea D	Jose Lezcano	William Mott	Brous Stable/Wachtel Stable/Barber	1​1⁄16	1:43.02	II
2014	East Hall	Luis Saez	William A. Kaplan	Hendricks/Justice	1​1⁄16	1:42.24	II
2013	Power Broker	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Gary & Mary West	1​1⁄16	1:41.95	II
2012	Neck 'n Neck	Brian Hernandez, Jr.	Ian R. Wilkes	A. Stevens Miles, Jr.	1​1⁄16	1:42.71	II
2011	Wilburn	Julien Leparoux	Steve Asmussen	Stonestreet Stables	1​1⁄16	1:43.60	II
2010	Lookin at Lucky	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Mike Pegram	1​1⁄16	1:43.40	II
2009	Misremembered	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Jill Baffert/George Jacobs	1​1⁄16	1:40.80	II
2008	Tin Cup Chalice	Pedro A. Rodriguez	Mike Lecesse	Mike Lecesse/Scott van Laer	1​1⁄16	1:45.00	II
2007	Zanjero	Robby Albarado	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC	1​1⁄16	1:43.95	II
2006	Cielo Gold (DH)	Brian Hernandez, Jr.	Hal R. Wiggins	Hillcrest Farm Racing	1​1⁄16	1:42.84	II
2006	Star Dabbler (DH)	Richard Migliore	Michael Hushion	Barry K. Schwartz	1​1⁄16	1:42.84	II
2005	Don't Get Mad	Brice Blanc	Ronald W. Ellis	B. Wayne Hughes	1​1⁄16	1:42.71	II
2004	Brass Hat	Willie Martinez	William B. Bradley	Fred F. Bradley	1​1⁄16	1:44.04	II
2003	Excessivepleasure	Jon Court	Doug O'Neill	Lee & Ty Leatherman	1​1⁄16	1:43.48	III
2002	Perfect Drift	Jon Court	Richard Mandella	Stonecrest Farm	1​1⁄16	1:43.50	III
2001	Orientate	Robby Albarado	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1​1⁄16	1:42.22
2000	Mister Deville	Luis Quinonez	Wilson L. Brown	Darwin Olson	1​1⁄16	1:41.80
1999	Forty One Carats	Jorge Chavez	David Fawkes	W. L. New/J. T. Hammer	1​1⁄16	1:42.24
1998	One Bold Stroke	Robby Albarado	James E. Baker	L. Knight/M. L. Noon	1​1⁄16	1:43.14
1997	Dubai Dust	Sidney Lejeune, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Gonzalo B. Torrealba	1​1⁄16	1:44.00
1996	Canyon Run	Francisco Torres	Steven T. Morguelan	Marco Bommarito	1​1⁄16	1:41.40
1995	Peruvian	Dean Kutz	Peter M. Vestal	Dogwood Stable	1​1⁄16	1:43.00

References

• Hoosier Park's official site
• The Indiana Derby at Pedigree Query
• The 2008 Indiana Derby at the NTRA