The Louisiana Derby set for has drawn a huge field of 16 horses for the $1 million feature race of the Fair Grounds season. However field of only 14 can actually compete, Louisiana Derby Day also features the Fair Grounds Oaks, which has six fillies entered.
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| Location | Inaugural Race | Race Type | Distance | Track | Qualification | Weight | Purse | Race Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grounds Race Course - New Orleans, Louisiana | 1894 | Thoroughbred - Flat racing | 1 3⁄16 miles (9 furlongs) | Dirt, left-handed | Three-year-olds | 122 lbs. | $1,000,000 | Grade II |
The Louisiana Derby is part of the 2nd leg of the Kentucky Derby Prep Races - Championship Series, where the first four finishers will receive the following points in their race for the roses:
• 1st – 100 points
• 2nd – 40 points
• 3rd – 20 points
• 4th – 10 points
The Kentucky Derby Prep Races start each year in September and end in April with the goal of qualifying for the Kentucky Derby. With only 20 horses set to take the starting gates under the famous twin spires of Churchill Downs, the road is long. Only the strong will survive.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Noble Indy | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm | 1:50.28 |
| 2017 | Girvin | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Joe Sharp | Brad Grady | 1:49.77 |
| 2016 | Gun Runner | Florent Geroux | Steve Asmussen | Three Chimneys | 1:51.06 |
| 2015 | International Star | Miguel Mena | Michael Maker | Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey | 1:50.67 |
| 2014 | Vicar's in Trouble | Rosie Napravnik | Michael Maker | Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey | 1:50.77 |
| 2013 | Revolutionary | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm | 1:50.28 |
| 2012 | Hero of Order | Eddie Martin Jr. | Gennadi Dorochenko | Raut LLC | 1:50.13 |
| 2011 | Pants on Fire | Rosie Napravnik | Kelly Breen | George & Lori Hall | 1:49.92 |
| 2010 | Mission Impazible | Rajiv Maragh | Todd Pletcher | Twin Creeks Rac.Stable | 1:50.32 |
| 2009 | Friesan Fire | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farm | 1:43.46 |
| 2008 | Pyro | Sh.Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1:44.44 |
| 2007 | Circular Quay | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Michael Tabor | 1:43.01 |
| 1895 | no race | ||||
| 2005 | High Limit | Ramon Dominguez | Robert J. Frankel | Gary & Mary West | 1:42.74 |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Javier Santiago | Bob Baffert | James McIngvale | 1:42.71 |
| 2003 | Peace Rules | Edgar Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:42.67 |
| 2002 | Repent | Jerry D. Bailey | Kenneth McPeek | Select Stable | 1:43.86 |
| 2001 | Fifty Stars | Donnie Meche | Steve Asmussen | J. Cassells / R. Zollars | 1:44.76 |
| 2000 | Mighty | Shane Sellers | Frank L. Brothers | Aspiration Stable | 1:43.29 |
| 1999 | Kimberlite Pipe | Robby Albarado | Dallas Stewart | J. D. Gunther | 1:43.56 |
| 1998 | Comic Strip | Shane Sellers | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1:43.36 |
| 1997 | Crypto Star | Pat Day | Wayne Catalano | Darrell & Evelyn Yates | 1:42.60 |
| 1996 | Grindstone | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:42.79 |
| 1995 | Petionville | Chris Antley | Randy Bradshaw | Everest Stables | 1:42.96 |
| 1994 | Kandaly | Craig Perret | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie J. Roussel III | 1:42.86 |
| 1993 | Dixieland Heat | Randy Romero | Gerald Romero | Leland Cook | 1:44.80 |
| 1992 | Line In The Sand | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1:43.40 |
| 1991 | Richman | Pat Day | William I. Mott | William F. Lucas | 1:44.50 |
| 1990 | Heaven Again | Corey Nakatani | Vincent Timphony | K. Timphony et al. | 1:43.80 |
| 1989 | Dispersal | Jose Santos | Bud Delp | Henry & Teresa Mayerhoff | 1:43.80 |
| 1988 | Risen Star | Shane Romero | Louie J. Roussel III | R. Lamarque/L. J. Roussel III | 1:42.80 |
| 1987 | J. T.'s Pet | Pat Day | Lynn S. Whiting | W. Cal Partee | 1:51.00 |
| 1986 | Country Light | Pat Day | Steve C. Penrod | Cherry Valley Farm | 1:50.40 |
| 1985 | Violado | Jacinto Vasquez | William E. Burch | Due Process Stable | 1:50.20 |
| 1984 | Taylor's Special | Sam Maple | William I. Mott | William F. Lucas | 1:49.60 |
| 1983 | Balboa Native | Jorge Velasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert N. Spreen | 1:50.60 |
| 1982 | El Baba | Don Brumfield | Dewey P. Smith | Dorothy D. Brown | 1:50.60 |
| 1981 | Woodchopper | Jorge Velasquez | Robert J. Reinacher, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1:50.80 |
| 1980 | Prince Valiant | Mike A. Gonzalez | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1:50.40 |
| 1979 | Golden Act | Sandy Hawley | Loren Rettele | W. H. Oldknow & R. W. Phipps | 1:51.20 |
| 1978 | Esop's Foibles | Chris McCarron | Loren Rettele | Jerry Frankel | 1:50.80 |
| 1977 | Clev Er Tell | Ray Broussard | Homer C. Pardue | J. R. Straus & I. Proler | 1:48.80 |
| 1976 | Johnny Appleseed | Marco Castaneda | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1:49.80 |
| 1975 | Master Derb | Darrel McHargue | William E. Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1:49.60 |
| 1974 | Sellout | Marco Castaneda | James P. Conway | Jean Pancoast | 1:51.20 |
| 1973 | Leo's Pisces | Robert Breen | Abe Simoff | Joseph Taub | 1:51.60 |
| 1972 | No Le Hace | Phil Rubbicco | Homer C. Pardue | Joseph W. Strauss | 1:52.80 |
| 1971 | Northfields | Walter Blum | Woody Stephens | John M. Olin | 1:50.80 |
| 1970 | Jim's Alibhi | Ronnie Baldwin | James J. Eckrosh | J. Eckrosh & Est. of F. Akin | 1:55.60 |
| 1969 | King of the Castle | Carlos H. Marquez | Oliver Cutshaw | Ogden Phipps | 1:52.80 |
| 1968 | Kentucky Sherry | Jimmy Combest | Alcee Richard | Dorothy D. Brown | 1:50.20 |
| 1967 | Ask the Fare | Donald Holmes | Jere R. Smith, Sr. | Holiday Stable | 1:50.00 |
| 1966 | Blue Skyer | Ray Broussard | James A. Padgett | M. Padgett & H. Grant | 1:50.60 |
| 1965 | Dapper Delegate | John Heckmann | Alcee Richard | Dorothy D. Brown | 1:50.20 |
| 1964 | Grecian Princess | Kelly Broussard | Peter C. Keiser | Theodore D. Buhl | 1:50.80 |
| 1963 | City Line | Robert L. Baird | John O. Meaux | T. Alie Grissom | 1:50.20 |
| 1962 | Admiral's Voyage | Ray Broussard | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 1:52.60 |
| 1961 | Bass Clef | Ronnie Baldwin | Anthony W. Rupelt | Mrs. V. E. Smith | 1:50.20 |
| 1960 | Tony Graff | Wayne Chambers | Nicholas Graffagnini | Anthony Graffagnini | 1:52.00 |
| 1959 | Master Palynch | Ray Broussard | Elmer Kalensky | S. Sair & B. Hatskin | 1:49.80 |
| 1958 | Royal Union | John Heckmann | Frank Sanders | Reverie Knoll Farm | 1:52.00 |
| 1957 | Federal Hill | Willie Carstens | Stanley M. Rieser | Clifford Lussky | 1:49.60 |
| 1956 | Reaping Right | Robert L. Baird | Vester R. Wright | T. Alie Grissom | 1:51.00 |
| 1955 | Roman Patrol | Douglas Dodson | Joseph H. Pierce, Jr. | Pin Oak Farm | 1:49.80 |
| 1954 | Gigantic | Rich McLaughlin | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | 1:53.20 |
| 1953 | Matagorda | Paul J. Bailey | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | 1:51.80 |
| 1952 | Gushing Oil | Al Popara | Joseph Jansen | Sam E. Wilson Jr. | 1:51.20 |
| 1951 | Whirling Bat | Pete Anderson | Thomas G. May | Thomas G. May | 1:53.80 |
| 1950 | Greek Ship | Con Errico | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:51.00 |
| 1949 | Rookwood | John Delahoussaye | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | 1:51.20 |
| 1948 | Bovard | Willie Saunders | James J. Rowan | Sylvester W. Labrot | 1:51.60 |
| 1947 | Carolyn A. | Ronnie Nash | James P. Conway | Ben F. Whitaker | 1:57.80 |
| 1946 | Pellicle | Andrew LoTurco | E. Leigh Cotton | Hal Price Headley | 1:52.80 |
| 1945 | no race | ||||
| 1944 | Olympic Zenith | Nick Jemas | Edward L. Snyder | William G. Helis Sr. | 1:54.00 |
| 1943 | Amber Light | Johnny Longden | Jack C. Hodgins | Dixiana | 1:52.60 |
| 1942-1940 | no race | ||||
| 1939 | Day Off | Eddie Arcaro | E. Leigh Cotton | Greentree Stable | 1:52.60 |
| 1938 | Wise Fox | Johnny Longden | Alfred G. Tarn | Alfred G. Tarn | 1:51.20 |
| 1937 | Grey Count | Charles Corbett | Anthony Pelleteri | Millsdale Stable | 1:50.80 |
| 1936 | Rushaway | Johnny Longden | Alfred G. Tarn | Alfred G. Tarn | 1:50.80 |
| 1935 | McCarthy | Paul Keester | Thomas E. Keating | Morrison & Keating | 1:54.00 |
| 1934 | Hickory Lad | Jack Westrope | O. L. Foster | William C. Reichert | 1:53.80 |
| 1933 | Col. Hatfield | Carl Meyer | John Parmalee | M. B. Cohen | 1:56.80 |
| 1932 | Lucky Tom | Anthony Pascuma | Henry C. Riddle | J. J. Robinson | 1:53.60 |
| 1931 | Spanish Play | Charles Landolt | George Land | Knebelkamp & Morris | 1:51.20 |
| 1930 | Michigan Boy | Jimmy Shelton | J. Butler | John L. Pontius | 2:00.20 |
| 1929 | Calf Roper | Frank Coltiletti | Charles E. Durnell | Three D's Stock Farm Stable | 1:56.00 |
| 1928 | Jack Higgins | Charles E. Allen | William J. Curran | William J. Curran | 1:52.00 |
| 1927 | Boo | G. Johnson | William A. Hurley | Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable | 1:51.80 |
| 1926 | Bagenbaggage | Eric Blind | William A. Hurley | Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable | 1:51.20 |
| 1925 | Quatrain | Harry Stutts | Thomas J. Harmon | Frederick Johnson | 1:56.00 |
| 1924 | Black Gold | J. D. Mooney | Hanley Webb | Rosa L. Hoots | 1:57.60 |
| 1923 | Amole | J. D. Mooney | Frank P. Letellier | Southland Stable | 1:57.80 |
| 1922 | no race | ||||
| 1921 | no race | ||||
| 1920 | Damask | Eddie Ambrose | Mose Goldblatt | Harry Payne Whitney | 1:51.80 |
| 1919-1909 | no race | ||||
| 1908 | Meelick | Eddie Dugan | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 1:51.80 |
| 1907 | Montgomery | Carroll Shilling | Frank E. Brown | Emil Hertz | 1:53.60 |
| 1906 | Guiding Star | Jack Martin | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 1:54.40 |
| 1905 | Right Royal | Jack Martin | Roger Minton | Morris L. Hayman | 1:59.40 |
| 1904 | Ostrich | Grover Fuller | G. L. Richards | 1:52.20 | |
| 1903 | Witfull | Willie Gannon | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 2:07.60 |
| 1902 | Lord Quex | Jimmy Winkfield | Albert Simons | Albert Simons | 2:00.25 |
| 1901 | Henry Clay Rye | Harry Cochran | Wallace C. Fessenden | 1:55.00 | |
| 1900 | Prince of Veronia | Eddie McJoynt | Robert J. Walden | David H. Morris | 2:00.00 |
| 1899 | King Barleycorn | William Martin | Edward W. Heffner | Edward W. Heffner | 1:54.25 |
| 1898 | Presbyterian | Tommy Burns | George Walker | John W. Schorr | 1:56.50 |
| 1897 | Meadowthorpe | Tommy Murphy | John W. Schorr | ||
| 1896 | no race | ||||
| 1895 | no race | ||||
| 1894 | Buckwa | Roy Williams | T. H. Stevens | 1:51.00 |
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