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The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Since 2005, it has been run five weeks before the Kentucky Derby, which is held on the first Saturday in May. Thus the Florida Derby is currently run either at the end of March or the beginning of April.
There are 21 Florida Derby winners who have gone on to win at least one race in the Triple Crown series; 15 of them won the Kentucky Derby, 10 won the Preakness and six won the Belmont Stakes. AP ...
In 2008 the event was scheduled in April after the Florida Derby and run over a distance of 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles. [3] The event was upgraded to Grade II in 2014 and held this status until 2019. [4] The event was degraded to Grade III for 2020. [2] The event has produced Classic winners. The 1994 winner Go for Gin won the Kentucky Derby.
Fierceness (Florida Derby) and Forever Young (UAE Derby) won Saturday to clinch their spots in the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs.
The Florida Derby set up with Fort Bragg going to the lead and holding it until the top of the stretch when the field started to get crowded. Forte looked beaten at that point as Mage moved to the ...
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Florida Derby, an American Grade 1 race for three-year-olds at 1-1/8 miles on the dirt held at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. [1]
A $550,000 bonus was awarded to Shackleford's connections for his victory in the Preakness because of his participation in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and a top-three finish in the Florida Derby. His owners were awarded $500,000 while his trainer Dale Romans earned $50,000 in bonus money.
Fierceness’ 13½-length victory was the largest winning margin in Florida Derby history.