Manitoba Derby
Encyclopedia
The Manitoba Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race
run annually at the beginning of August at Assiniboia Downs
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
. A nongraded stakes race for three-year-olds, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs).
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
run annually at the beginning of August at Assiniboia Downs
Assiniboia Downs
Assiniboia Downs is a Canadian horse race track opened in June 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The main track is a six-and-one-half furlong oval....
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Canada
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. A nongraded stakes race for three-year-olds, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs).
Winners since 1998
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2009 | Smuggler's Hold | Adolfo Morales | Rick Padilla | Bryan Porter | 1:53.00 |
| 2008 | Matt's Broken Vow | Alan Cuthbertson | Josie Carroll Josie Carroll Josie Carroll is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer and the first woman trainer to win the Queen's Plate, the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada and Canada's most prestigious race.... |
Robert W. Mitchell | 152.60 |
| 2007 | Weather Warning | Paul Leacock | Marty Drexler | Shyman Farms | 1:52.00 |
| 2006 | Lord Kipling | Scott Stevens | Amber Blair | Center Hills Farm | 1:53.40 |
| 2005 | Prime Time T.V. | Travis Hightower | Bert Blake | Robert W. Mitchell | 1:52.20 |
| 2004 | Royalty Boy | Real Simard | Bruce Phelan | D. Antingham & D. Prop | 1:52.00 |
| 2003 | Hero's Pleasure | Scott Stevens | Doug Oliver | Jean D. Duke | 1:53.40 |
| 2002 | Lord Shogun | Quincy Welch | Robert Van Overschot | Canyon Farms | 1:54.20 |
| 2001 | Stage Classic | Constant Montpellier | David Cotey David Cotey David Cotey is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Near the beginning of the 1990s, he formed the nom de course Dominion Bloodstock to purchase and race Thoroughbreds with partners Hugh Galbraith and Derek Ball... |
Dominion Bloodstock et al. | 1:51.80 |
| 2000 | Scotman | Christopher McGregor | Pam McDougall | Lomar Stable/Scot Wilson | 1:53.00 |
| 1999 | Wafare Warrior | Frank Licata | Alex McPherson | Dominion Bloodstock et al. | 1:54.40 |
| 1998 | A Fleets Dancer | Real Simard | Roger Attfield Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.In his native England, Attfield had become an accomplished international-level equestrian competitor when he emigrated to Canada in 1970... |
Cam Allard | n f |
| 1997 | My Imperial Slew | Steven Bahen | Joseph Attard | J. R. Belanger | ? |