Virginia Derby
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The Virginia Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race
held annually since 1998 at Colonial Downs
race track in New Kent County, Virginia
. A Grade II
event, it is raced on turf
at a distance of 10 Furlong
s (1¼ miles) and is open to three-year-old horses.
The Virginia Derby currently provides a purse of $1 million and is the second leg of the Grand Slam of Grass
which offers a $2 million bonus for any horse who wins all four races.
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a Trainer
:
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...
held annually since 1998 at Colonial Downs
Colonial Downs
Colonial Downs is a racetrack for Thoroughbred flat racing and Standardbred harness racing located in New Kent County, Virginia adjacent to Interstate 64, halfway between Richmond, Virginia and Williamsburg, Virginia.-History and information:...
race track in New Kent County, Virginia
New Kent County, Virginia
At the 2000 census, there were 13,462 people, 4,925 households and 3,895 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 per square mile . There were 5,203 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
. A Grade II
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
event, it is raced on turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
at a distance of 10 Furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s (1¼ miles) and is open to three-year-old horses.
The Virginia Derby currently provides a purse of $1 million and is the second leg of the Grand Slam of Grass
Grand Slam of Grass
The Grand Slam of Grass is a series of American Thoroughbred horse races made up of four turf events for three-year-old horses.The series offers a $5 million bonus for any horse who wins all four races...
which offers a $2 million bonus for any horse who wins all four races.
Records
Fastest time:- 1¼ miles : 1:59.62 Red GiantRed giantA red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass in a late phase of stellar evolution. The outer atmosphere is inflated and tenuous, making the radius immense and the surface temperature low, somewhere from 5,000 K and lower...
(2007)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Peter Vegso (2002, 2003, 2006)
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- 3 - Edgar S. Prado (2002, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by a Trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
:
- 3 - William I. Mott (2002, 2003, 2006)
Winners of the Virginia Derby since 1998
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Grade |
2011 | Air Support | 3 | Alex Solis Alex Solis Alex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California... |
Shug McGaughey Shug McGaughey Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey, III is an American Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer. He has earned wide respect in the industry as a man of great integrity.... |
Stuart Janney III | 1-1/4 | 2:00.80 | II |
2010 | Paddy O'Prado Paddy O'Prado Paddy O'Prado is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Winchell Thoroughbreds, he finished third in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. His regular jockey is Kent Desormeaux.-Racing Career:... |
3 | Kent J. Desormeaux | Dale L. Romans Dale L. Romans Dale L. Romans is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.The son of a trainer, Dale Romans is best known for training the winner of the 2011 Preakness, Shackleford.... |
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | 1-1/4 | 2:02.58 | II |
2009 | Battle of Hastings | 3 | Tyler Baze Tyler Baze Tyler Baze is an American Champion jockey. Born into a racing family, both of his parents were jockeys as is his uncle, Gary Baze. His second cousin is U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey, Russell Baze.... |
Jeff Mullins | Michael House | 1-1/4 | 2:03.29 | II |
2008 | Gio Ponti Gio Ponti (horse) Gio Ponti is a United States race horse and a specialist on the turf course. He was sired by Tale of the Cat, a son of Storm Cat, out of the stakes-placed Alydar mare Chipeta Springs, making him half-brother to stakes-winner Fisher Pond... |
3 | Garrett Gomez | Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head... |
Castleton Lyons Castleton Lyons Castleton Lyons near Lexington, Kentucky, is an American horse racing stable and breeding business best known by the name Castleton Farm.... |
1-1/4 | 2:02.22 | II |
2007 | Red Giant Red Giant (horse) Red Giant is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in September 2008 set a world record for 1¼ miles on Turf.... |
3 | Horacio Karamanos | Todd A. Pletcher | Peachtree Stable | 1-1/4 | 1:59.62 | II |
2006 | Go Between | 3 | Garrett K. Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States... |
William I. Mott | Peter Vegso | 1-1/4 | 1:59.74 | II |
2005 | English Channel English Channel (horse) English Channel is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned by James T. Scatuorchio and bred by Keene Ridge Farm, he was sired by Smart Strike out of the Theatrical mare Belva. In four years of racing, he competed in twenty three races, winning thirteen, finishing second in four, and finishing... |
3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 1-1/4 | 2:02.57 | III |
2004 | Kitten's Joy Kitten's Joy Kitten's Joy is an American Thoroughbred racehorse by the Sadler's Wells stallion El Prado out of the Lear Fan mare Kitten's First. Kitten's Joy is owned and bred by Ken and Sarah Ramsey... |
3 | Edgar S. Prado | Dale L. Romans Dale L. Romans Dale L. Romans is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.The son of a trainer, Dale Romans is best known for training the winner of the 2011 Preakness, Shackleford.... |
Ken and Sarah Ramsey | 1-1/4 | 2:01.22 | III |
2003 | Silver Tree | 3 | Edgar S. Prado | William I. Mott | Peter Vegso | 1-1/4 | 2:01.11 | |
2002 | Orchard Park | 3 | Edgar S. Prado | William I. Mott | Peter Vegso | 1-1/4 | 2:03.10 | |
2001 | Potaro | 3 | Brent Bartram | Jonathan Sheppard Jonathan E. Sheppard Jonathan E. Sheppard is a Hall of Fame trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Augustin Stable | 1-1/4 | 2:02.18 | |
2000 | Lightning Paces | 3 | Greg Hutton | John J. Robb | Tulip Hill Farm | 1-1/4 | 2:02.18 | |
1999 | Phi Beta Doc | 3 | Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Robert W. Leonard | Dennis Foster/ Leonard | 1-1/4 | 1:59.97 | |
1998 | Crowd Pleaser | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer John Cunnington at Chantilly, a racecourse about north of Paris city center... |
Jonathan Sheppard Jonathan E. Sheppard Jonathan E. Sheppard is a Hall of Fame trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Augustin Stable | 1-1/4 | 2:00.28 | |