The Iowa Derby is a Listed
American
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Thoroughbred horse race
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for three-year-olds run over a distance of miles (8.5
furlong
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s) on the dirt annually at
Prairie Meadows Racetrack
Prairie Meadows is a Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racetrack casino located in Altoona, Iowa, United States.
History and information
In 1984, Prairie Meadows received a license from the Iowa Racing and Gaming commission to operate a horse racing ...
in
Altoona, Iowa
Altoona is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States, and is a part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. The population was 19,565 at the 2020 census.
Altoona is home of the Adventureland amusement park and Prairie Meadows horse racing track ...
. The purse of the event is US$250,000.
Race History
The race was first run in 1989 as an ungraded stakes race. It became a
Grade III event in 2010
and lowered back to Listed in 2018.
Records
Speed record:
* 1:40.37 - Concord Point (2010)
Most wins by a horse trainer:
* 4 -
Bob Baffert
Robert A. Baffert (born January 13, 1953) is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Baffert's horses have won a record six Kentucky Derbies, seven Preakne ...
(2000, 2010, 2011, 2016)
Most wins by a horse jockey:
* 2 - Sidney P. LeJeune Jr: (1997,1998)
* 2 -
Shaun Bridgmohan
Shaun Xavier Bridgmohan (born June 24, 1979 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interes ...
: (2004, 2006)
Most wins by an horse owner:
No owner has won more than once
Winners since 1999
In 2020, Letmeno finished first but was disqualified due to interference and placed second. The runner-up, Acre, was awarded first.
References
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The 2007 Iowa Derby win for Pete Anderson and Delightful Kiss at ESPNPrairie Meadows racing at the NTRA
Graded stakes races in the United States
Horse races in the United States
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Sports in Iowa