Sunland_Park_Derby

Sunland Park Derby

Sunland Park Derby

Horse race

The Sunland Park Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Inaugurated in 2003, the race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt and is sponsored by WinStar Farm of Versailles, Kentucky. Held in March, the Sunland Derby currently offers a purse of $400,000.

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In its 11th year in 2013, it received Grade III status from the American Graded Stakes Committee for the first time in 2010.[1] It is listed as an official Kentucky Derby prep race.

The 2016 running of the Sunland Derby was cancelled due to an outbreak of Equine herpesvirus 1.[2]

The 2020 running & 2021 running of the Sunland Derby was cancelled due to an outbreak of COVID-19.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:42.44 – Stronghold (2024)
  • 1+1⁄8 miles: 1:46.94 – Cutting Humor (2019)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Two Fewer Graded Stakes in 2010
  2. [2]
    Lintner, Jonathan (6 March 2016). "Sunland Park cancels key Ky. Derby, Oaks preps". www.courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. [3]
    Maryland, New Mexico Close Tracks, Simulcast Facilities
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