Lone Star Derby

The Lone Star Derby is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. It is currently an Ungraded stakes race run over a distance of 8.5 furlongs on turf.

Lone Star Derby

Class	Ungraded stakes
Location	Lone Star Park Grand Prairie, Texas
Inaugurated	1997
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.lonestarpark.com
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000

Inaugurated in 1997 as an ungraded stakes race, it was elevated to Grade III status in 2002. The race was downgraded by the American Graded Stakes Committee (AGSC) and lost its graded status in 2011.^[1] Lone Star Park officials moved the race from dirt to turf for the first time after the AGSC decision and moved it to Lone Star Park's special Memorial Day program dubbed Lone Star Million Day.^[2]

For the three years from 2001 through 2003, it was raced at 1+1⁄8 miles.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:40.88 - Anet (1997)

Largest margin of victory:

• 4+3⁄4 lengths - Wanna Runner (2006)

Most wins by a jockey (tie):

• 2 - Jon Court (2001, 2005)
• 2 - Victor Espinoza (2006, 2009)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Bob Baffert (1997, 2006, 2009, 2010)

Most wins by an owner:

• As of 2007, no owner has won this race more than once.

Purses

• As of 2010, the purse was lowered to $200,000. It was set at $400,000 for 2008 & 2009.

Winners of the Lone Star Derby

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Thirtyfirststreet	Chris Landeros	Doug O'Neill	Gorman/Haymes/Bogart	1:42.55
2010	Game On Dude	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Lanni Family Trust/Mercedes Stable	1:44.61
2009	Mythical Power	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Peachtree Stable	1:42.79
2008	El Gato Malo	Rafael Bejarano	Craig Dollase	West Point Thoroughbreds	1:43.04
2007	Slew's Tizzy	Robby Albarado	Gregory Fox	LaCombe Stable	1:45.49
2006	Wanna Runner	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram	1:43.71
2005	Southern Africa	Jon Court	Michael Puhich	Al & Saundra Kirkwood	1:41.92
2004	Pollard's Vision	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Edgewood Farm	1:42.10
2003	Dynever	Edgar Prado	Christophe Clement	C. Willis / P. Karches	1:50.43
2002	Wiseman's Ferry	Jorge Chavez	Niall O'Callaghan	Morton Fink et al.	1:49.92
2001	Percy Hope	Jon Court	Anthony Reinstedler	Waterfalls Stable	1:50.27
2000	Tahkodha Hills	Eibar Coa	Ralph Ziadie	Centuar Farms Inc.	1:44.05
1999	TB Track Star	Eddie Martin, Jr.	Chris Candies	Kevin Candies et al.	1:42.92
1998	Smolderin Heart	Tim Doocy	Terry Brennan	Jeff Rand	1:46.29
1997	Anet	David Flores	Bob Baffert	Donald Dizney	1:40.88