Tennessee Derby

The Tennessee Derby is a discontinued American Thoroughbred horse race that was run annually from 1884 to 1886 and then 1890–1906 at the Montgomery Park Race Track located on the Memphis Fairgrounds in Tennessee.^[2] The Tennessee Derby rivaled the Kentucky Derby at the time for prestige and purse money, but was not reinstated after a gambling ban took effect in 1907.^[3] Kentucky Derby winners Joe Cotton and Agile also won the Tennessee Derby.

Tennessee Derby

Class	Discontinued stakes
Location	Memphis Fairgrounds Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Inaugurated	1884
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄2 miles (1884–1886), 1+1⁄8 miles (1890–1906)
Surface	Dirt
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Colts, 122 lbs.; Geldings, 119; Fillies, 117 (1905 conditions)[1]
Purse	Variable ($625–9,440)

The final edition of the Tennessee Derby was run on April 24, 1906 and was won by Lady Navarre. ^[4]

Records

Speed record: (at 1-1/8 miles)

• 1:55.75 - Berclair (1896)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - Nash Turner (1886, 1899)
• 2 - Tommy Britton (1891, 1892)
• 2 - Tommy Burns (1898, 1906)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Hiram J. Scoggan (1891, 1900)
• 2 - Dr. Edwin F. McLean (1894, 1896)
• 2 - Samuel S. Brown (1904, 1905)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist. (Miles)	Time	Win$
1906	Lady Navarre	Tommy Burns	George P. Brazier	Charles R. Ellison	11⁄8 M	1:56.25	$9,440
1905	Agile	Jack Martin	Robert Tucker	Samuel S. Brown	11⁄8 M	1:58.00	$8,885
1904	Proceeds	Arthur Helgesen	Robert Tucker	Samuel S. Brown	11⁄8 M	2:02.50	$4,730
1903	Claude	J. Daly	Michael J. Daly	Michael J. Daly	11⁄8 M	1:58.50	$5,625
1902	Abe Frank	Willie Coburn	Henry McDaniel	George C. Bennett	11⁄8 M	1:57.50	$4,550
1901	Royal Victor	James Winkfield	Thomas P. Hayes	Thomas P. Hayes	11⁄8 M	1:57.00	$5,360
1900	Florizar	Clyde Van Dusen	Hiram J. Scoggan	Hiram J. Scoggan	11⁄8 M	2:00.00	$4,895
1899	May Hempstead	Nash Turner	H. Eugene Leigh	Hal Pettit Headley & W. P. Norton	11⁄8 M	1:57.75	$6,260
1898	Lieber Karl	Tommy Burns	George Walker	John W. Schorr	11⁄8 M	1:57.75	$4,120
1897	Buckvidere	Robert "Tiny" Williams	Julius C. Cahn	Abe Cahn	11⁄8 M	1:56.25	$4,125
1896	Berclair	Charles A. Thorpe	Tom Blackburn	Dr. Edwin F. McLean	11⁄8 M	1:55.75	$4,125
1895	Fandango	Willie Martin	William McDaniel	John W. Orth	11⁄8 M	1:59.25	$3,950
1894	Jamboree	J. Davis		Dr. Edwin F. McLean	11⁄8 M	2:09.25	$4,125
1893	Calhoun	Eddie Kunze	William McDaniel	John E. Cushing & John W. Orth	11⁄8 M	2:04.50	$2,490
1892	Tom Elliott	Tommy Britton		J. M. Brown	11⁄8 M	2:03.75	$1,940
1891	Vallera	Tommy Britton	Enoch Wishard	Scoggin Bros. (Hiram J., George W., John)	11⁄8 M	2:00.00	$2,090
1890	Robespierre	S. Francis	H. Eugene Leigh	George V. Hankins	11⁄8 M	2:00.00	$1,790
1887	- 1889	Race not held
1886	Jim Gray	Nash Turner	John S. Campbell	Gray & Co.	11⁄2 M	2:44.00	$755
1885	Joe Cotton	Erskine Henderson	Abraham Perry	James T. Williams	11⁄2 M	2:42.75	$800
1884	Ten Strike	Yetman	Walter B. Jennings	Walter B. Jennings	11⁄2 M	2:48.25	$625