Tampa Bay Derby

Horse race
1+1⁄16 milesSurfaceDirtTrackleft-handedQualificationThree-year-oldsWeight123 lbs with allowancesPurse$400,000 (since 2018)Bonusespurse includes $50,000 for Florida breds

The Tampa Bay Derby is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old horses over the distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt scheduled annually in March at Tampa Bay Downs racetrack in Oldsmar, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000.[1]

History

The inaugural running of the event was on 21 March 1981 as the Budweiser Tampa Bay Derby Stakes with sponsorship for Budweiser making it the richest stakes race at the track.[2] The event was won by the long shot Paristo, who was part of the field entry of horses at the odds of 35-1 in a time of 1:452⁄5.[2] Such was the immediate impact the event had that in 1984 the event was classified as Grade III.[1] Budweiser ceased their sponsorship in 1987.[1]

The event was downgraded to Listed in 1991 and held this status until 2002 when it was upgraded back to Grade III.[3]

In 2007, Street Sense became the first Tampa Bay Derby participant to win the Kentucky Derby. In 2010, Super Saver won the Kentucky Derby after finishing third in the Tampa Bay Derby.[4]

In 2011 the event was upgraded to Grade II.[3]

From 1995–2010, the Tampa Bay Derby and the Florida Oaks were run on the same race card. They were again presented on the same day in 2013, along with the Hillsborough Stakes, providing fans three graded stakes worth a combined $700,000.

The race has gained in popularity over the past few years and is now listed as high profile Championship series event on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Since 2016, the race has been called the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby due to sponsorship.[1]

In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association downgraded the event back to Grade III.[5]

The 2024 edition of the race was run for purse money only with no wagering after problems from telecommunications supplier Lumen Technologies affected tote provider AmTote, leaving Tampa Bay Downs and several other tracks around the country unable to process wagers.[6][7]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:41.90 – Tacitus (2019)

Margins:

  • 5 lengths – Thundering Storm (1996), Carpe Diem (2015)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 2 – Richard Migliore (2000, 2001)
  • 2 – Pat Day (1998, 2004)
  • 2 – Eibar Coa (2003, 2008)
  • 2 – Daniel Centeno (2009, 2014)
  • 2 – John Velazquez (2013, 2015)
  • 2 – Jose L. Ortiz (2017, 2019)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Eric Fein (2008, 2009)
  • 2 – WinStar Farm (2015, 2018)

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2024 Domestic Product Tyler Gaffalione Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.47 $350,000 III [8]
2023 Tapit Trice Luis Saez Todd A. Pletcher Whisper Hill Farm & Gainesway Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.37 $360,000 III [9]
2022 Classic Causeway Irad Ortiz Jr. Brian A. Lynch Clarke M. Cooper Family Trust & Kentucky West Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.90 $350,000 II [10]
2021 Helium Jose C. Ferrer Mark E. Casse D. J. Stable LLC 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.55 $350,000 II [11]
2020 King Guillermo Samy Camacho Juan Carlos Avila Victoria's Ranch 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.63 $351,500 II [12]
2019 Tacitus Jose L. Ortiz William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.90 $355,000 II [13]
2018 Quip Florent Geroux Rodolphe Brisset WinStar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.72 $355,000 II [14]
2017 Tapwrit Jose L. Ortiz Todd A. Pletcher Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred & Robert V. LaPenta 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.36 $350,000 II [15]
2016 Destin Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Twin Creeks Racing Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.82 $350,000 II [16]
2015 Carpe Diem John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm & Stonestreet Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.60 $350,000 II [17]
2014 Ring Weekend Daniel Centeno H. Graham Motion St. Elias Stable & West Point Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.71 $350,000 II [18]
2013 Verrazano John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Let's Go Stable, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.96 $350,000 II [19]
2012 Prospective Luis Contreras Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.35 $350,000 II [20]
2011 Watch Me Go Luis Garcia Kathleen O'Connell Gilbert G. Campbell 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.25 $350,000 II [21]
2010 Odysseus Rajiv Maragh Thomas Albertrani Padua Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.31 $300,000 III [22]
2009 Musket Man Daniel Centeno Derek S. Ryan Eric Fein & Vic Carlson 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.67 $300,000 III [23]
2008 Big Truck Eibar Coa Barclay Tagg Eric Fein 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.25 $300,000 III [24]
2007 Street Sense Calvin H. Borel Carl A. Nafzger James B. Tafel 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.11 $300,000 III [25]
2006 Deputy Glitters Jose Lezcano Thomas Albertrani Joseph Lacombe Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.26 $250,000 III [26]
2005 Sun King Edgar S. Prado Nicholas P. Zito Tracy Farmer 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.98 $250,000 III [27]
2004 Limehouse Pat Day Todd A. Pletcher Dogwood Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.99 $250,000 III [28]
2003 Region of Merit Eibar Coa Christophe Clement Calumet Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.61 $250,000 III [29]
2002 Equality Ramon A. Dominguez H. Graham Motion Pin Oak Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.66 $200,000 III [30]
2001 § Burning Roma Richard Migliore Heather A. Giglio Harold L. Queen 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.30 $200,000 Listed [31]
2000 Wheelaway Richard Migliore John C. Kimmel Caesar P. Kimmel & Philip J. Solondz Kimmel 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.90 $150,000 Listed [32]
1999 Pineaff Jose A. Santos Kenneth G. McPeek Roy & Joyce Monroe 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.20 $150,000 Listed [33]
1998 Parade Ground Pat Day Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III & Stephen S. Hilbert 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.40 $150,000 Listed [34]
1997 Zede Jerry Bailey William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.80 $150,000 Listed [35]
1996 Thundering Storm Jorge A. Guerra Don R. Rice Deborah J. Artz 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.80 $150,000 Listed [36]
1995 Gadzook Gary Boulanger J. Bert Sonnier Du-Zee Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.20 $150,000 Listed [37]
1994 Prix de Crouton Mickey Walls Lorne E. Berg Lorne & Kathleen Berg 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.60 $150,000 Listed [38]
1993 Marco Bay Ronald Dale Allen Jr. Sarah A. Lundy Jay Shaw 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.40 $150,000 Listed [39]
1992 Careful Gesture Robert Neal Lester Elbert R. Dixon Cecilia Dixon 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.80 $200,000 Listed [40]
1991 Speedy Cure Ricardo D. Lopez Harvey Culp Susan B. Fisher 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.20 $150,000 Listed [41]
1990 Champagneforashley Jacinto Vasquez Howard M. Tesher Robert Baker, Howard Kaskel & Leon Feinbloom 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.60 $150,000 III [42]
1989 Storm Predictions Steve Gaffalione Luis Olivares Three G Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.80 $150,000 III [43]
1988 Cefis Eddie Maple Woodford C. Stephens Ryehill Farm & R. Kirkham Partnership 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.40 $150,000 III [44]
1987 Phantom Jet K. Keith Allen Philip A. Gleaves Aisco Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.80 $150,000 III [45]
1986 My Prince Charming Craig Perret Newcomb Green Don Aronow Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.60 $159,000 III [46]
1985 Regal Remark Jeffrey Fell James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.80 $158,100 III [47]
1984 Bold Southerner Wayne Crews Paul M. Maxwell Rusticwoods Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.60 $160,000 III [48]
1983 Morganmorganmorgan Willie Rodriguez Arthur Monteiro Morgan Bishop 1+1⁄16 miles 1:47.20 $100,000 [49]
1982 Reinvested Rick D. Luhr Stanley M. Hough Harbor View Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.20 $66,900 [50]
1981 ‡ Paristo David C. Ashcroft George R. Handy Belmont Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.40 $72,600 [2]

Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
‡ Ran as the field entry

See also

External sites

Tampa Bay Downs Media Guide 2021

References

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