Ohio Derby

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Ohio Derby
Grade III race
Location Thistledown Racecourse
North Randall, Ohio,
United States
Inaugurated1876
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website www.thistledown.com
Race information
Distance118 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight126 lbs
PurseUS$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.

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The Grade III stakes for three-year-olds is run on dirt over a distance of 118 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.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwner
Dist.
(Miles)
TimeWin $ Gr.
2023Two Phil's3Gerardo CorralesLarry RivelliPatricia's Hope LLC, Phillip Sagan, & Madaket Stables1-1/8 m1:49.60$300,000G3
2022Tawny Port3 Irad Ortiz Jr. Brad H. Cox Peachtree Stables1-1/8 m1:50.46$300,000G3
2021Masqueparade3 Miguel Mena Albert M. Stall Jr. FTGGG Racing (Wilbur "Bill" Babin & partners)1-1/8 m1:50.82$300,000G3
2020Dean Martini3Ricardo Mejias Thomas M. Amoss Raise the Bar Racing, LLC (Annie Jessee & partners)1-1/8 m1:51.60$300,000G3
2019Owendale3 Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Rupp Racing (Jim Rupp & partners)1-1/8 m1:50.88$300,000G3
2018Core Beliefs3 Joseph Talamo Peter Eurton Gary Broad1-1/8 m1:51.08$300,000G3
2017Irap3 Julien Leparoux Doug O'Neill Reddam Racing LLC 1-1/8 m1:50.48$300,000G3
2016Mo Tom3 Javier Castellano Thomas M. Amoss GMB Racing (Gayle Benson)1-1/8 m1:51.82$300,000 L/R
2015Mr. Z3 Joe Bravo D. Wayne Lukas Calumet Farm (Brad M. Kelley)1-1/16 m1:43.60$300,000L/R
2014East Hall3 Juan Leyva William A. Kaplan H. Jack Hendricks & Roger Justice1-1/16 m1:44.22$180,000L/R
2013Title Contender3Hector L. Rosario Jr. Wayne M. Catalano Mary & Gary West1-1/16 m1:43.80$60,000G2
2012Prospective3Jermaine Bridgmohan Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley 1-1/16 m1:42.84$60,000G2
2011 Caleb's Posse 3Eddie Razo Jr. Donnie K. Von Hemel McNeill Stables (Don C. McNeill) & Cheyenne Stables (Everett Dobson)1-1/16 m1:43.12$60,000G2
2010Pleasant Prince3 Alex Solis Wesley A. Ward Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1-1/16 m1:43.90$60,000G2
2009Gone Astray3 Eddie Castro Claude McGaughey Phipps Stable 1-1/8 m1:50.56$90,000G2
2008Smooth Air3 Manoel Cruz Bennie Stutts Jr.Mount Joy Stables (Brian Burns)1-1/8 m1:50.26$180,000G2
2007Delightful Kiss3 Jeffrey Sanchez Pete D. Anderson Hobeau Farm 1-1/8 m1:49.36$180,000G2
2006 Deputy Glitters 3 René R. Douglas Thomas Albertrani Joseph LaCombe Stable 1-1/8 m1:50.32$210,000G2
2005Palladio3 Richard Dos Ramos Roger Attfield Haras Santa Maria de Araras (Julio Bozano)1-1/8 m1:51.56$210,000G2
2004 Brass Hat 3 Willie Martinez William B. Bradley Fred F. Bradley1-1/8 m1:49.50$210,000G2
2003Wild and Wicked3 Shane Sellers Kenny McPeek Mr. & Mrs. R. David Randal1-1/8 m1:50.08$180,000G2
2002 Magic Weisner 3 Richard Migliore Nancy AlbertsNancy Alberts1-1/8 m1:49.96$180,000G2
2001Western Pride3Dana WhitneyRichard EstvankoTheresa McArthur1-1/8 m1:48.66$180,000G2
2000 Milwaukee Brew 3 Mike McCarthy Tino Attard Frank Stronach 1-1/8 m1:50.58$180,000G2
1999Stellar Brush3 Mike McCarthy Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1-1/8 m1:49.22$180,000G2
1998 Classic Cat 3 Shane Sellers David C. Cross Jr. David Garber1-1/8 m1:49.92$180,000G2
1997 Frisk Me Now 3 Edwin L. King Jr. Robert Durso Carol R. Dender1-1/8 m1:48.28$180,000G2
1996 Skip Away 3 José A. Santos Sonny Hine Carolyn Hine 1-1/8 m1:47.86$180,000G2
1995Petionville3 Pat Day Randy Bradshaw Everest Stables (Jeff Nielsen)1-1/8 m1:48.93$180,000G2
1994Exclusive Praline3 Willie Martinez Steve Towne Frank C. Calabrese1-1/8 m1:48.54$180,000G2
1993Forever Whirl3Abdiel Toribio Martin D. Wolfson Alan Reskin & Irving Ellis1-1/8 m1:48.93$180,000G2
1992Majestic Sweep3 Earlie Fires Robert Reid Jr.Three G. Stable1-1/8 m1:50.07$180,000G2
1991Private Man3 John R. Velazquez John O. Hertler Philip Dileo1-1/8 m1:50.20$180,000G2
1990Private School3 Jacinto Vásquez Donald HabeebBruce Hutson1-1/8 m1:51.20$180,000G2
1989King Glorious3 Chris McCarron Jerry HollendoferFour M Stables Inc & Halo Farms (Theodore Aroney)1-1/8 m1:50.40$180,000G2
1988Jims Orbit3 Shane Romero Clarence E. Picou James Cottrell1-1/8 m1:50.60$150,000G2
1987Lost Code3 Gene St. Leon Bill DonovanWendover Stable (Donald Levinson)1-1/8 m1:50.60$150,000G2
1986 Broad Brush 3 Gary Stevens Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1-1/8 m1:51.20$150,000G2
1985 Skip Trial 3 Jean-Luc Samyn Hubert Hine Zelda Cohen 1-1/8 m1:49.00$120,000G2
1984At The Threshold3 Garth Patterson Lynn S. Whiting W. Cal Partee 1-1/8 m1:49.30$120,000G2
1983Pax Nobiscum3 Robin Platts James E. Day Kingfield Farm 1-1/8 m1:50.20$90,000G2
1982Spanish Drums3 Jacinto Vásquez Antonio ArcodiaAnthony Drakas1-1/8 m1:49.60$90,000G2
1981Pass The Tab3Antonio GraellAlbert S. BarreraLeopoldo Villareal1-1/8 m1:49.60$90,000G2
1980Stone Manor3 Pat Day James C. Bentley Gerald Armstrong1-1/8 m1:52.00$90,000G2
1979 Smarten 3 Sam Maple Woody Stephens Ryehill Farm Stable (Jim & Eleanor Ryan)1-1/8 m1:47.40$90,000G2
1978Special Honor3Robert BreenEdward T. McCannG. Alvin Haynes1-1/8 m1:47.80$90,000G2
1977Silver Series3 Larry Synder Oscar Dishman Jr.Archie R. Donaldson1-1/8 m1:49.20$90,000G2
1976Return of a Native3 Garth Patterson William R. Pickett Sundance Stable 1-1/8 m1:49.80$75,000G2
1975Brent's Prince3Ben R. Feliciano James E. Morgan Mary Classen1-1/8 m1:49.40$66,780G2
1974Stonewalk3 Miguel A. Rivera Daniel J. LopezTimberland Stable (Lopez Sr.)1-1/8 m1:53.20$63,000G2
1973Our Native3Anthony RiniWilliam Resseguet Jr.Elizabeth Pritchard1-1/8 m1:50.20$63,882G2
1972 Freetex 3James MoseleyWilliam T. RaymondMiddletown Stables (Joseph & William Stavola)1-1/8 m1:50.40$64,134
1971Twist The Axe3 Robert Woodhouse George T. PoolePastorale Stable (Barbara Vanderbilt Whitney Headley)1-1/8 m1:52.40$32,256
1970Climber3 Heliodoro Gustines Thomas J. Kelly Brookmeade Stable 1-1/8 m1:50.60$25,641
1969Berkley Prince3John Giovanni J. William Boniface Virgil Christopher & Philip S. Heisler1-1/8 m1:50.60$22,450
1968Te Vega3 Mike Manganello George C. BertholdBrunswick Farm (Frank C. Sullivan)1-1/8 m1:51.00$19,075
1967Out The Window3Bobby WallRobert D. GoldsberryJames. R. Chapman1-1/8 m1:52.20$21,000
1966War Censor3David Kassen S. Bryant Ott Fourth Estate Stable (John S. Knight)1-1/8 m1:52.20$22,320
1965Terra Hi3Ronald J. Campbell Robert E. Holthus Bar O Stable1-1/8 m1:50.00$21,020
1964National3 Pete D. Anderson Lucien Laurin Reginald N. Webster 1-1/16 m1:44.60$19,435
1963Lemon Twist3Sidney LeJeune Jr.Peter C. KeiserTheodore DeLong Buhl1-1/16 m1:44.40$20,572
1962Gushing Wind3 Robert L. Baird John O. Meaux T. Alie Grissom 1-1/16 m1:42.80$15,616
1961Gay's Pal3Guy SmithsonMack CrawfordH. C. Drew1-1/16 m1:43.60$12,477
1960Playgoer3Clarence Meaux W. Hal Bishop W. Hal Bishop Stable1-1/16 m1:47.80$11,757
1959 On-and-On 3 Steve Brooks Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1-1/8 m1:49.40$19,730
1958Terra Firma3 Lois C. Cook R. Douglas PrewittH. Edsall Olson & R. Douglas Prewitt1-1/8 m1:54.20$19,980
1957Manteau3Kenny Church Howard C. Hoffman Louis Lee Haggin II 1-1/8 m1:49.00$19,840
1956Born Mighty3 John Choquette Sylvester E. Veitch C. V. Whitney 1-1/8 m1:55.80$29,041
1955 Traffic Judge 3 Eddie Arcaro Woody Stephens Clifford H. Mooers 1-1/8 m1:50.20$28,938
1954Timely Tip3Paul A. WardReid ArmstrongA. L. Birch1-1/8 m1:49.80$18,703
1953Find3 Eric Guerin William C. Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. 1-1/8 m1:48.00$18,988
1952Carter's Pride3Stanley BielenRobert BrannockM. Carter & J. Johnson1-1/8 m1:54.60$3,783
1936- 1951Race not held
1935 Paradisical 3Lee HardyAlbert MillerIsaac Jacob Collins1-1/8 m1:51.20$4,250
1933- 1934Race not held
1932Economic3Francis Horn Clarence S. Buxton Jerome H. Louchheim 1-1/8 m1:51.60$7,760
1931A La Carte3 Frank Catrone Clarence S. Buxton Alton Stable (Jerome H. Louchheim)1-1/8 m1:58.00$11,580
1930Culloden3Pete Groos Daniel E. Stewart Johnson N. Camden Jr. 1-1/8 m1:51.60$
1929Thistle Fyrn3V. SmithEdward HaughtonGeorge Collins1-1/8 m1:51.60$11,880
1928 Sunfire 3Roger Leonard Thomas J. Healey Richard T. Wilson Jr. 1-1/8 m1:52.20$
1927Race not held
1926Boot To Boot3 Albert Johnson William A. Hurley Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable 1-1/8 m1:57.00$7,320
1925Millwick3 Kenny Noe Kimball PattersonCharles A. Mills1-1/8 m1:50.80$7,320
1924 Black Gold 3 J. D. Mooney Hanley Webb Rosa M. Hoots1-1/8 m1:57.40$4,000
1884- 1923Race not held
1883Pilot3WatkinsJ. Nicholas AckermanJ. Nicholas Ackerman1-1/2 m2:55.00$1,100
1882Babcock3Kelso William Lakeland William Lakeland1-1/2 m2:45.00$950
1881Bootjack3Allen Edward D. Brown Milton Young 1-1/2 m2:41.00$550
1880Mary Anderson3Caldwell & Co1-1/2 m2:52.00$600
1879Ben Hill3Charles ShauerLloyd & Co.1-1/2 m2:54.00$750
1878Harper3McLellanBeatty & McClellan1-1/2 m2:40.50$1,025
1877McWhirter3Mr. James Abraham Perry Abe Buford 1-1/2 m2:40.00$975
1876Bombay3 Billy Walker Edward D. Brown Daniel Swigert 1-1/2 m2:46.00$1,000

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