Turf Paradise Derby

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Turf Paradise Derby
Ungraded race
Location Turf Paradise
Phoenix, Arizona
Inaugurated1986
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website turfparadise.com
Race information
Distance1+116 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightAssigned
Purse$75,000

The Turf Paradise Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually between early and mid February at Turf Paradise Race Course in Phoenix, Arizona. The race is open to three-year-old horses and is competed over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. It is an ungraded stakes race that is a prep for the Kentucky Derby, although it does not offer Derby qualifying points. [1]

Contents

Inaugurated in 1986, the Turf Paradise Derby was run at a distance of one mile but the following year was modified to its present distance of one and one-sixteenth miles.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners of the Turf Paradise Derby

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2024E J Won The CupArmando Ayuso Doug O’Neil Superfecta King Stable1:43.80
2023American BlazeKarlo LopezClay BrinsonTerry Hamilton & Murray House1:45.54
2022Chrome KingEnrique GarciaMiguel L. HernandezStable H.M.A.1:44.11
2021It's My HouseGlenn CorbettJamey ThomasLarry M. Katz1:45.05
2020SwagsationalKassie GulielminoHeath LawrenceKeith Swagerty1:46.50
2019Senor FridayFrancisco ArrietaRobertino DiodoroCharles Garvey1:44.44
2018Primo TouchAndrew RamgeetDan McFarlaneDino Bates1:44.30
2017Howdy KingkowboyScott StevensMolly PearsonTurner Shiew1:43.95
2016Nightly NewsDavid LopezDan McFarlaneHal J. Earnhardt III1:44.86
2015Why TwoAaron T. GryderMichael MachowskyKagele Brothers1:44.39
2014Lotsa MischiefSkyler WhiteshieldDan McFarlaneFilippo Santoro, William Mathews, & Marvin Fleming1:45.50
2013Persuasive PaulJoe Steiner Doug O'Neill John Fuller1:44.16
2012Taylors Deal Mario Gutierrez Sandi GannNorth American Thoroughbred Racing Company1:43.82
2011Beer MeisterGlenn CorbettManuel OrtizWilliam A. Burns, Jim Egger, & Val-U Chem, Inc.1:44.99
2010Dixie CommanderWilson DieguezSteven MiyadiBlue Gate Corp. and Steve Miyadi1:45.97
2009Mayor Marv David Flores Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram 1:43.23
2008Nikki’sgoldensteed Jon Court Robert Hess Jr.Matthew Lomas & Gary D. Spenser1:42.81
2007Tie RodJuan G. RiveraJoe JohnsonJohn Pendergast & Joesph E. Johnson1:43.91
2006KeaganScott StevensScott KruljacGary Olson, Randy Bafus, Gary Stevenson & Eric J. Kruljac1:43.90
2005General John B Jon Court Roger SteinRoss McLeod1:45.48
2004Mambo Train Emile Ramsammy Marcelo PolancoEverest Stables1:42.07
2003Robledo David Flores Vladimir CerinPush Push Stables1:41.74
2002Captain SquireChance RollinsDonald MillsJeff Diener & Robert Bone1:41.76
2001Startac Alex Solis Simon Bray Allen E Paulson 1:41.72
2000Gilty MomentLuis H. Jauregui Richard Mandella Diamond A Racing1:42.60
1999EagletonIsaias EnriquezKevin LewisDennis E. Weir1:47:80
1998Availability Garrett Gomez Walter Greenman Winchell Thoroughbreds 1:44.20
1997White HotDanny SorensonKathy WalshClara Dolan & John F. Duggan1:44.40
1996BombaySandi L. GannKevin LewisJim Weir & Dennis E. Weir1:44.20
1995Speed PredictedJake BartonDoug OliverKaren Underwood & Wayne Underwood1:43.40
1994Screaming DonJoey CastroLanny SharpTom Said, Don Heim & Lanny Sharp1:42.00
1993Smokin AlbertScott StevensZenon LipowiczPhon Sutton1:42.60
1992Wavering SceneTim MastersDoug OliverAllen Burdick, Arnulf Ueland & Rebbeca Ueland1:48.40
1991Honor the HeroTim MastersDoug OliverAllen Burdick, Arnulf Ueland & Rebbeca Ueland1:44.80
1990Axe AgeAlfredo GuerreroDoug OliverAlice Mettler1:42.60
1989StalixisAlfredo GuerreroDoug OliverAlice Mettler1:44.60
1988Art's Angel Darrel McHargue Neil FrenchRobert Walker & Bonnie Walker1:44.20
1987Three PhaseCarl KutzBart HoneSky Hi Stable1:43.60
1986Chuck N LuckKenneth HareCreed BottsDonald Baldwin1:36.40

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References

  1. "2022/23 Kentucky Derby Prep Races". kentuckyderby.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.