| Class | Grade III |
|---|---|
| Location | Thistledown Racecourse North Randall, Ohio, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1876 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Purse | US$500,000 (2016) |
The Ohio Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-to-late June at Thistledown in North Randall, Ohio.
The Grade III stakes for three-year-olds is run on dirt over a distance of 11⁄8 miles.
The race currently offers a purse of $500,000.
Inaugurated in 1876 at Chester Park, a racetrack on Spring Grove Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, the race was canceled after the 1883 running. It was revived in 1924 by the Maple Heights Park racetrack with future Hall of Fame inductee and that year's Kentucky Derby winner Black Gold claiming victory. From 1928 thru 1932 the Ohio Derby was hosted by the now defunct Bainbridge Park Race Track in Bainbridge Township, Ohio, built in 1927 by John King and Homer Kline.
Pete D. Anderson, trainer of 2007 winner Delightful Kiss, won this race in 1964 as the jockey on National.
The Ohio Derby was not scheduled to be run in 2009 in order to maintain reasonable purses for area horsemen. However, an announcement was made in August that the Grade II race would run on October 3, 2009 on the Best of Ohio card. [1] This race was downgraded from a graded stakes to a listed stakes in 2014. [2] The race regained graded status in 2017 by The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. [3]
As of 2016, this race is run at 1 and 1/8th miles.
Speed record:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | Win $ | Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Batten Down | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farm | 1:50.20 | $300,000 | G3 |
| 2023 | Two Phil's | Gerardo Corrales | Larry Rivelli | Patricia's Hope LLC, Phillip Sagan, & Madaket Stables | 1:49.60 | $300,000 | G3 |
| 2022 | Tawny Port | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Brad H. Cox | Peachtree Stables | 1:50.46 | $300,000 | G3 |
| 2021 | Masqueparade | Miguel Mena | Albert M. Stall Jr. | FTGGG Racing (Wilbur "Bill" Babin & partners) | 1:50.82 | $300,000 | G3 |
| 2020 | Dean Martini | Ricardo Mejias | Thomas M. Amoss | Raise the Bar Racing, LLC (Annie Jessee & partners) | 1:51.60 | $300,000 | G3 |
| 2019 | Owendale | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Rupp Racing (Jim Rupp & partners) | 1:50.88 | $300,000 | G3 |
| 2018 | Core Beliefs | Joseph Talamo | Peter Eurton | Gary Broad | 1:51.08 | $300,000 | G3 |
| 2017 | Irap | Julien Leparoux | Doug O'Neill | Reddam Racing LLC | 1:50.48 | $300,000 | G3 |
| 2016 | Mo Tom | Javier Castellano | Thomas M. Amoss | GMB Racing (Gayle Benson) | 1:51.82 | $300,000 | L/R |
| 2015 | Mr. Z | Joe Bravo | D. Wayne Lukas | Calumet Farm (Brad M. Kelley) | 1:43.60 | $300,000 | L/R |
| 2014 | East Hall | Juan Leyva | William A. Kaplan | H. Jack Hendricks & Roger Justice | 1:44.22 | $180,000 | L/R |
| 2013 | Title Contender | Hector L. Rosario Jr. | Wayne M. Catalano | Mary & Gary West | 1:43.80 | $60,000 | G2 |
| 2012 | Prospective | Jermaine Bridgmohan | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:42.84 | $60,000 | G2 |
| 2011 | Caleb's Posse | Eddie Razo Jr. | Donnie K. Von Hemel | McNeill Stables (Don C. McNeill) & Cheyenne Stables (Everett Dobson) | 1:43.12 | $60,000 | G2 |
| 2010 | Pleasant Prince | Alex Solis | Wesley A. Ward | Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey | 1:43.90 | $60,000 | G2 |
| 2009 | Gone Astray | Eddie Castro | Claude McGaughey | Phipps Stable | 1:50.56 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 2008 | Smooth Air | Manoel Cruz | Bennie Stutts Jr. | Mount Joy Stables (Brian Burns) | 1:50.26 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 2007 | Delightful Kiss | Jeffrey Sanchez | Pete D. Anderson | Hobeau Farm | 1:49.36 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 2006 | Deputy Glitters | René R. Douglas | Thomas Albertrani | Joseph LaCombe Stable | 1:50.32 | $210,000 | G2 |
| 2005 | Palladio | Richard Dos Ramos | Roger Attfield | Haras Santa Maria de Araras (Julio Bozano) | 1:51.56 | $210,000 | G2 |
| 2004 | Brass Hat | Willie Martinez | William B. Bradley | Fred F. Bradley | 1:49.50 | $210,000 | G2 |
| 2003 | Wild and Wicked | Shane Sellers | Kenny McPeek | Mr. & Mrs. R. David Randal | 1:50.08 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 2002 | Magic Weisner | Richard Migliore | Nancy Alberts | Nancy Alberts | 1:49.96 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 2001 | Western Pride | Dana Whitney | Richard Estvanko | Theresa McArthur | 1:48.66 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 2000 | Milwaukee Brew | Mike McCarthy | Tino Attard | Frank Stronach | 1:50.58 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1999 | Stellar Brush | Mike McCarthy | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1:49.22 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1998 | Classic Cat | Shane Sellers | David C. Cross Jr. | David Garber | 1:49.92 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1997 | Frisk Me Now | Edwin L. King Jr. | Robert Durso | Carol R. Dender | 1:48.28 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1996 | Skip Away | José A. Santos | Sonny Hine | Carolyn Hine | 1:47.86 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1995 | Petionville | Pat Day | Randy Bradshaw | Everest Stables (Jeff Nielsen) | 1:48.93 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1994 | Exclusive Praline | Willie Martinez | Steve Towne | Frank C. Calabrese | 1:48.54 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1993 | Forever Whirl | Abdiel Toribio | Martin D. Wolfson | Alan Reskin & Irving Ellis | 1:48.93 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1992 | Majestic Sweep | Earlie Fires | Robert Reid Jr. | Three G. Stable | 1:50.07 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1991 | Private Man | John R. Velazquez | John O. Hertler | Philip Dileo | 1:50.20 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1990 | Private School | Jacinto Vásquez | Donald Habeeb | Bruce Hutson | 1:51.20 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1989 | King Glorious | Chris McCarron | Jerry Hollendofer | Four M Stables Inc & Halo Farms (Theodore Aroney) | 1:50.40 | $180,000 | G2 |
| 1988 | Jims Orbit | Shane Romero | Clarence E. Picou | James Cottrell | 1:50.60 | $150,000 | G2 |
| 1987 | Lost Code | Gene St. Leon | Bill Donovan | Wendover Stable (Donald Levinson) | 1:50.60 | $150,000 | G2 |
| 1986 | Broad Brush | Gary Stevens | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1:51.20 | $150,000 | G2 |
| 1985 | Skip Trial | Jean-Luc Samyn | Hubert Hine | Zelda Cohen | 1:49.00 | $120,000 | G2 |
| 1984 | At The Threshold | Garth Patterson | Lynn S. Whiting | W. Cal Partee | 1:49.30 | $120,000 | G2 |
| 1983 | Pax Nobiscum | Robin Platts | James E. Day | Kingfield Farm | 1:50.20 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 1982 | Spanish Drums | Jacinto Vásquez | Antonio Arcodia | Anthony Drakas | 1:49.60 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 1981 | Pass The Tab | Antonio Graell | Albert S. Barrera | Leopoldo Villareal | 1:49.60 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 1980 | Stone Manor | Pat Day | James C. Bentley | Gerald Armstrong | 1:52.00 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 1979 | Smarten | Sam Maple | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm Stable (Jim & Eleanor Ryan) | 1:47.40 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 1978 | Special Honor | Robert Breen | Edward T. McCann | G. Alvin Haynes | 1:47.80 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 1977 | Silver Series | Larry Synder | Oscar Dishman Jr. | Archie R. Donaldson | 1:49.20 | $90,000 | G2 |
| 1976 | Return of a Native | Garth Patterson | William R. Pickett | Sundance Stable | 1:49.80 | $75,000 | G2 |
| 1975 | Brent's Prince | Ben R. Feliciano | James E. Morgan | Mary Classen | 1:49.40 | $66,780 | G2 |
| 1974 | Stonewalk | Miguel A. Rivera | Daniel J. Lopez | Timberland Stable (Lopez Sr.) | 1:53.20 | $63,000 | G2 |
| 1973 | Our Native | Anthony Rini | William Resseguet Jr. | Elizabeth Pritchard | 1:50.20 | $63,882 | G2 |
| 1972 | Freetex | James Moseley | William T. Raymond | Middletown Stables (Joseph & William Stavola) | 1:50.40 | $64,134 | |
| 1971 | Twist The Axe | Robert Woodhouse | George T. Poole | Pastorale Stable (Barbara Vanderbilt Whitney Headley) | 1:52.40 | $32,256 | |
| 1970 | Climber | Heliodoro Gustines | Thomas J. Kelly | Brookmeade Stable | 1:50.60 | $25,641 | |
| 1969 | Berkley Prince | John Giovanni | J. William Boniface | Virgil Christopher & Philip S. Heisler | 1:50.60 | $22,450 | |
| 1968 | Te Vega | Mike Manganello | George C. Berthold | Brunswick Farm (Frank C. Sullivan) | 1:51.00 | $19,075 | |
| 1967 | Out The Window | Bobby Wall | Robert D. Goldsberry | James. R. Chapman | 1:52.20 | $21,000 | |
| 1966 | War Censor | David Kassen | S. Bryant Ott | Fourth Estate Stable (John S. Knight) | 1:52.20 | $22,320 | |
| 1965 | Terra Hi | Ronald J. Campbell | Robert E. Holthus | Bar O Stable | 1:50.00 | $21,020 | |
| 1964 | National | Pete D. Anderson | Lucien Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1:44.60 | $19,435 | |
| 1963 | Lemon Twist | Sidney LeJeune Jr. | Peter C. Keiser | Theodore DeLong Buhl | 1:44.40 | $20,572 | |
| 1962 | Gushing Wind | Robert L. Baird | John O. Meaux | T. Alie Grissom | 1:42.80 | $15,616 | |
| 1961 | Gay's Pal | Guy Smithson | Mack Crawford | H. C. Drew | 1:43.60 | $12,477 | |
| 1960 | Playgoer | Clarence Meaux | W. Hal Bishop | W. Hal Bishop Stable | 1:47.80 | $11,757 | |
| 1959 | On-and-On | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:49.40 | $19,730 | |
| 1958 | Terra Firma | Lois C. Cook | R. Douglas Prewitt | H. Edsall Olson & R. Douglas Prewitt | 1:54.20 | $19,980 | |
| 1957 | Manteau | Kenneth Church | Howard C. Hoffman | Louis Lee Haggin II | 1:49.00 | $19,840 | |
| 1956 | Born Mighty | John Choquette | Sylvester E. Veitch | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1:55.80 | $29,041 | |
| 1955 | Traffic Judge | Eddie Arcaro | Woody Stephens | Clifford H. Mooers | 1:50.20 | $28,938 | |
| 1954 | Timely Tip | Paul A. Ward | Reid Armstrong | A. L. Birch | 1:49.80 | $18,703 | |
| 1953 | Find | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. | 1:48.00 | $18,988 | |
| 1952 | Carter's Pride | Stanley Bielen | Robert Brannock | M. Carter & J. Johnson | 1:54.60 | $3,783 | |
| 1936 | - 1951 | Race not held | |||||
| 1935 | Paradisical | Lee Hardy | Albert Miller | Isaac Jacob Collins | 1:51.20 | $4,250 | |
| 1933 | - 1934 | Race not held | |||||
| 1932 | Economic | Francis Horn | Clarence S. Buxton | Jerome H. Louchheim | 1:51.60 | $7,760 | |
| 1931 | A La Carte | Frank Catrone | Clarence S. Buxton | Alton Stable (Jerome H. Louchheim) | 1:58.00 | $11,580 | |
| 1930 | Culloden | Pete Groos | Daniel E. Stewart | Johnson N. Camden Jr. | 1:51.60 | $ | |
| 1929 | Thistle Fyrn | V. Smith | Edward Haughton | George Collins | 1:51.60 | $11,880 | |
| 1928 | Sunfire | Roger Leonard | Thomas J. Healey | Richard T. Wilson Jr. | 1:52.20 | $ | |
| 1927 | Race not held | ||||||
| 1926 | Boot To Boot | Albert Johnson | William A. Hurley | Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable | 1:57.00 | $7,320 | |
| 1925 | Millwick | Kenny Noe | Kimball Patterson | Charles A. Mills | 1:50.80 | $7,320 | |
| 1924 | Black Gold | J. D. Mooney | Hanley Webb | Rosa M. Hoots | 1:57.40 | $4,000 | |
| 1884 | - 1923 | Race not held | |||||
| 1883 | Pilot | Watkins | J. Nicholas Ackerman | J. Nicholas Ackerman | 2:55.00 | $1,100 | |
| 1882 | Babcock | Kelso | William Lakeland | William Lakeland | 2:45.00 | $950 | |
| 1881 | Bootjack | Allen | Edward D. Brown | Milton Young | 2:41.00 | $550 | |
| 1880 | Mary Anderson | Caldwell & Co | 2:52.00 | $600 | |||
| 1879 | Ben Hill | Charles Shauer | Lloyd & Co. | 2:54.00 | $750 | ||
| 1878 | Harper | McLellan | Beatty & McClellan | 2:40.50 | $1,025 | ||
| 1877 | McWhirter | Mr. James | Abraham Perry | Abe Buford | 2:40.00 | $975 | |
| 1876 | Bombay | Billy Walker | Edward D. Brown | Daniel Swigert | 2:46.00 | $1,000 | |