The Calder Derby presented by Woodford Reserve is an American Grade III

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 Thoroughbred horse race

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 run annually in October at Calder Race Course

Calder Race Course

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 in Miami, Florida

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. Contested for a purse of $200,000 over a distance of 1⅛ miles on turf

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, the race is open to three-year-old horses.

Inaugurated as the Hollywood Handicap in 1972, and open for horses age three and up until 1985, the name was changed to the Calder Derby in 1994.

Records

Time record: (at current 1⅛ miles distance)

• 1:47.70 - Crowd Pleaser (1998)

Most wins:

• 2 - Opening Lead (1983, 1984)

Most wins by a jockey

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:

• 2 - Gary Boulanger
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   (1994, 1997)
• 2 - Eibar Coa
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   (2002, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer

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:

• 2 - Manuel Azpurua (1983, 1984)
• 2 - Elbert Ray Dixon (1990, 1991)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Brad D. Gay (1983, 1984)

Winners of the Calder Derby since 1999

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2009	Sal the Barber	Eddie Castro Eddie Castro Eddie Castro is a Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Panama where he learned to ride saddle horses. Influenced by the accomplishments of other local jockeys, Castro attended the Panamanian jockey school and began riding in races in...	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...	Lewis Schaffel	1:49.41
2008	Sporting Art	Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...	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...	John & Sarah Kelly	1:47.93
2007	Soldier's Dancer	Cornelio Velasquez Cornelio Velásquez Cornelio H. Velásquez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen by trainer Carlos Salazar Guardia in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school...	David A. Vivian	Herman Heinlein	1:52.21
2006	Can't Beat It	Rene Douglas	Martin D. Wolfson Martin D. Wolfson Martin "Marty" D. Wolfson is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He embarked on a professional training career in the early 1970s. He is the son of Louis Wolfson, owner of Florida's Harbor View Farm who won the U.S...	Live Oak Plantation	1:48.79
2005	Dazzling Dr Cevin *	Julio Garcia Julio Garcia Julio García or Julio Garcia may refer to:* Julio Acosta García , a president of Costa Rica* Julio A. Garcia , American attorney Julio Arnoldo Garcia* Julio César García, Mexican boxerThe name may also refer to:...	Luis Olivares	Rey Wan Racing	1:52.44
2004	Eddington	Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...	Mark Hennig	Willmott Stables	1:51.25
2003	Stroll	Jerry D. Bailey	William I. Mott	Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:...	1:48.39
2002	Union Place Union Place Union Place is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Union Place is located approximately 1 kilometre south-east from the centre of Colombo, Fort. - Demographic :...	Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...	Randy Schulhofer	William Sorokolit	1:47.76
2001	Western Pride	Dana Whitley	Richard Estvanko	Theresa McCarthur/C. Chapman	1:51.12
2000	Whata Brainstorm	Rosemary Homeister, Jr. Rosemary Homeister, Jr. Rosemary Homeister, Jr. is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Both of Homeister's parents were jockeys and as a result she grew up riding horses. Her mother is now a horse trainer at the Calder Race Course where Rosemary won her first race as an apprentice jockey...	James E. Picou	John Eaton	1:47.80
1999	Isaypete	Jose Ferrer	James K. Chapman	Theresa McArthur	1:50.01
1998	Crowd Pleaser	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	1:47.70

*Heavy overnight rain forced the 2005 race to be run on dirt.

Earlier winners

• In 1974 Snurb won the race but was disqualified and set back to seventh place.
• In 1989 Big Stanley won the race but was disqualified and set back to sixth place.

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