The Florida Derby, held annually at Gulfstream Park, is one of most important prep races for 3-year-olds running for the Kentucky Derby. As one of the most watched prep races, a total of fifteen winners of the Florida Derby have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby. This includes Orb, Big Brown, Barbaro and Northern Dancer. The winner will gallop away with 100 points on the Road to the Roses.
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| Location | Inaugural Race | Race Type | Distance | Track | Qualification | Purse | Race Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream Park - Hallandale Beach, Florida, USA | 19529 | Thoroughbred - Flat racing | 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) | Dirt, Left-handed | Three-year-olds | $1,000,000 | Grade I |
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | White Abarrio | Tyler Gaffalione | Saffie A. Joseph Jr. | C2 Racing Stable LLC | 1:50.64 |
| 2021 | Known Agenda | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd Pletcher | St. Elias Stable | 1:49.45 |
| 2020 | Tiz the Law | Manny Franco | Barclay Tagg | Sackatoga Stable | 1:50.00 |
| 2019 | Maximum Security | Luis Saez | Jason Servis | Gary and Mary West | 1:48.86 |
| 2018 | Audible | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Starlight Racing, WinStar Farm |
1:49.48 |
| 2017 | Always Dreaming | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Brooklyn Boyz/Te.Viola Racing | 1:47.47 |
| 2016 | Nyquist | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O'Neill | Reddam Racing | 1:49.11 |
| 2015 | Materiality | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Alto Racing | 1:52.30 |
| 2014 | Constitution | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Winstar Farm | 1:49.17 |
| 2013 | Orb | John Velazquez | Claude McGaughey III | S. Janney & Phipps Stable | 1:50.87 |
| 2012 | Take Charge Indy | Calvin Borel | Patrick B. Byrne | C & M Sandford | 1:48.79 |
| 2011 | Dialed In | Julien Leparoux | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1:50.74 |
| 2010 | Ice Box | Jose Lezcano | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1:49.19 |
| 2009 | Quality Road | John Velazquez | James A. Jerkens | Edward P. Evans | 1:47.72 |
| 2008 | Big Brown | Kent Desormeaux | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | IEAH Stables/Paul Pompa Jr. | 1:48.16 |
| 2007 | Scat Daddy | Edgar Prado | Todd A. Pletcher | James Scatuorchio/M. Tabor | 1:49.00 |
| 2006 | Barbaro | Edgar Prado | Michael Matz | Lael Stables | 1:49.01 |
| 2005 | High Fly | Jerry Bailey | Nick Zito | Live Oak Plantation | 1:49.43 |
| 2004 | Friends Lake | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | Chester & Mary Broman | 1:51.38 |
| 2003 | Empire Maker | Jerry Bailey | Robert Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:49.05 |
| 2002 | Harlan's Holiday | Edgar Prado | Kenneth McPeek | Starlight Stable | 1:48.80 |
| 2001 | Monarchos | Jorge Chavez | John T. Ward, Jr. | John C. Oxley | 1:49.95 |
| 2000 | Hal's Hope | Roger Velez | Harold J. Rose | Rose Family Stable | 1:51.49 |
| 1999 | Vicar | Shane Sellers | Carl Nafzger | James B. Tafel | 1:50.83 |
| 1998 | Cape Town † | Shane Sellers | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:49.21 |
| 1997 | Captain Bodgit | Alex Solis | Gary Capuano | Team Valor | 1:50.60 |
| 1996 | Unbridled's Song | Mike Smith | James T. Ryerson | Paraneck Stable | 1:47.85 |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | Mike Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor | 1:49.70 |
| 1994 | Holy Bull | Mike Smith | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | 1:47.66 |
| 1993 | Bull Inthe Heather | Wigberto Ramos | Howard M. Tesher | Arthur Klein | 1:51.38 |
| 1992 | Technology | Jerry Bailey | Hubert Hine | Scott C. Savin | 1:50.72 |
| 1991 | Fly So Free | Jose Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Tommy Valando | 1:50.44 |
| 1990 | Unbridled | Pat Day | Carl Nafzger | Genter Stable | 1:52.00 |
| 1989 | Mercedes Won | Earlie Fires | Arnold Fink | Christopher Spencer | 1:49.60 |
| 1988 | Brian's Time | Randy Romero | John M. Veitch | James W. Phillips | 1:49.80 |
| 1987 | Cryptoclearance | Jose Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Phil Teinowitz | 1:49.60 |
| 1986 | Snow Chief | Alex Solis | Melvin F. Stute | Rochelle/Grinstead | 1:51.80 |
| 1985 | Proud Truth | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 1:50.00 |
| 1984 | Swale | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Claiborne Farm | 1:47.60 |
| 1983 | Croeso | Frank Olivares | Stephen A. DiMauro | Cardiff Stud Farm/J. & R. Fowler | 1:49.80 |
| 1982 | Timely Writer | Jeffrey Fell | Dominic Imprescia | Peter & Francis Martin | 1:49.60 |
| 1981 | Lord Avie | Chris McCarron | Daniel Perlsweig | David Simon | 1:50.40 |
| 1980 | Plugged Nickle | Buck Thornburg | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | 1:50.20 |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | Ronnie Franklin | Bud Delp | Hawksworth Farm | 1:48.80 |
| 1978 | Alydar | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1:47.00 |
| 1977‡ | Ruthie's Native | Craig Perret | Eugene Jacobs | Ruth A. Perlmutter | 1:50.20 |
| 1977‡ | Coined Silver | Buck Thornburg | George T. Poole III | C. V. Whitney | 1:48.80 |
| 1976 | Honest Pleasure | Braulio Baeza | LeRoy Jolley | Bertram R. Firestone | 1:47.80 |
| 1975 | Prince Thou Art | Braulio Baeza | Lou Rondinello | Darby Dan Farm | 1:50.40 |
| 1974 | Judger | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Claiborne Farm | 1:49.00 |
| 1973 | Royal and Regal | Walter Blum | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Aisco Stable | 1:47.40 |
| 1972 | Upper Case | Ron Turcotte | Lucien Laurin | Meadow Stable | 1:50.00 |
| 1971 | Eastern Fleet | Eddie Maple | Reggie Cornell | Calumet Farm | 1:47.40 |
| 1970 | My Dad George | Ray Broussard | Frank J. McManus | Raymond M. Curtis | 1:50.80 |
| 1969 | Top Knight | Manuel Ycaza | Raymond F. Metcalf | Steven B. Wilson | 1:48.40 |
| 1968 | Forward Pass | Don Brumfield | Henry Forrest | Calumet Farm | 1:49.00 |
| 1967 | In Reality | Earlie Fires | Melvin Calvert | Frances A. Genter | 1:50.20 |
| 1966 | Williamston Kid † | Robert Stevenson | James Bartlett | Ternes & Bartlett | 1:50.60 |
| 1965 | Native Charger | John L. Rotz | Raymond F. Metcalf | Warner Stable | 1:51.20 |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | Bill Shoemaker | Horatio Luro | Windfields Farm | 1:50.80 |
| 1963 | Candy Spots | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:50.60 |
| 1962 | Ridan | Manuel Ycaza | LeRoy Jolley | Jolley / Woods / Greer | 1:50.40 |
| 1961 | Carry Back | Johnny Sellers | Jack A. Price | Mrs. Katherine Price | 1:48.80 |
| 1960 | Bally Ache | Bobby Ussery | Homer Pitt | Edgehill Farm | 1:47.60 |
| 1959 | Easy Spur | Bill Hartack | Paul L. Kelley | Spring Hill Farm | 1:47.20 |
| 1958 | Tim Tam | Bill Hartack | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:49.20 |
| 1957 | Gen. Duke | Bill Hartack | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:46.80 |
| 1956 | Needles | David Erb | Hugh L. Fontaine | D & H Stable | 1:48.60 |
| 1955 | Nashua | Eddie Arcaro | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:53.20 |
| 1954 | Correlation | Bill Shoemaker | Noble Threewitt | Robert S. Lytle | 1:55.20 |
| 1953 | Money Broker | Alfred Popara | Vester R. Wright | G. & G. Stable | 1:53.80 |
| 1952 | Sky Ship | Ronnie Nash | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:50.80 |
The Florida Derby debuted at Gulfstream Park in 1952, as the race track expanded. The next year the derby purse was raised to $100,000 making it the first stakes event so richly endowed in the Sunshine State.
It was in 1957, in a historic race where Gen. Duke equaled the world record 1:46.80 and defeating Bold Ruler, that the Florida Derby was established as a major stepping stone to the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown trail.
The prep race continued to amass popularity over the next few years, and this rise in public acceptance also led to a significant increase in the race's purse.
Since 2013, this race has been part of the official Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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