Illinois Derby top three finishers
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This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Illinois Derby
, an American
Grade 2
race for three year-olds at 1-1/8 miles on dirt held at Hawthorne Race Course
in Cicero, Illinois
. (List 1970-present)
Illinois Derby
The Illinois Derby is a race for Thoroughbred horses held in early April each year. First run in 1923, the Derby takes place at Hawthorne Race Course located in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, just west of Chicago...
, an American
United States
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Grade 2
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...
race for three year-olds at 1-1/8 miles on dirt held at Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course is a race track for horse racing in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, near Chicago.The oldest continually-run family-owned racetrack in North America, in 2009 the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America...
in Cicero, Illinois
Cicero, Illinois
Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....
. (List 1970-present)
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | Starters |
| 2011 | Joe Vann | Zoebear | The Fed Eased | 12 |
| 2010 | American Lion | Yawanna Twist | Backtalk | 8 |
| 2009 | Musket Man | Giant Oak | His Greatness | 10 |
| 2008 | Recapturetheglory Recapturetheglory Recapturetheglory is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Charles Jacobi, the son of 1994 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Cherokee Run is out of the mare Cold Awakening, by Dehere.... |
Golden Spikes | Z Humor | 7 |
| 2007 | Cowtown Cat | Reporting for Duty | Bold Start | 9 |
| 2006 | Sweetnorthernsaint Sweetnorthernsaint Sweetnorthernsaint is a Thoroughbred race horse. A Florida foal of March 2003, he was a top contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. Late in his two year-old season he was very hard to handle, so much so that they could not get him to focus enough to train on the track and his owners made the... |
Mister Triester | Cause to Believe | 10 |
| 2005 | Greeley's Galaxy | Monarch Lane | Magna Graduate | 8 |
| 2004 | Pollard's Vision | Song of the Sword | Suave | 11 |
| 2003 | Ten Most Wanted | Fund of Funds | Foufa's Warrior | 10 |
| 2002 | War Emblem War Emblem War Emblem was the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2002. His Derby time was 2:01.13. Victor Espinoza was his jockey for the Derby, never having seen the horse until the morning of the race. War Emblem, who went off at 21-to-1 odds, gave trainer Bob Baffert his third Derby... |
Repent | Fonz's | 9 |
| 2001 | Distilled | Saint Damien | Dream Run | 8 |
| 2000 | Performing Magic | Country Only | Country Coast | 9 |
| 1999 | Vision and Verse | Prime Directive | Pineaff | 10 |
| 1998 | Yarrow Brae | One Bold Stroke | Orville N Wilbur's | 10 |
| 1997 | Wild Rush | Anet | Saratoga Sunrise | 8 |
| 1996 | Natural Selection | El Amante | Irish Conquest | 13 |
| 1995 | Peaks and Valleys Peaks and Valleys Peaks and Valleys is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Josephine Abercrombie's Pin Oak Stud in Versailles, Kentucky, he was the son of Carter Handicap winner Mt. Livermore, a son of the very important Champion sire, Blushing Groom... |
Da Hoss Da Hoss Da Hoss by Gone West out of Jolly Saint is a bay Thoroughbred gelding best known for twice winning the Breeders' Cup Mile. He was bred in Kentucky by Fares Farms and originally owned by Prestonwood Farm as well as Wallstreet Racing Stables.Bought for only $6,000 as a yearling at the Keeneland... |
Western Echo | 13 |
| 1994 | Rustic Light | Amathos | Seminole Wind | 7 |
| 1993 | Antrim Rd. | Seatle Morn | Secret Negotiator | 13 |
| 1992 | Dignitas | American Chance | Straight to Bed | 13 |
| 1991 | Richman | Doc of the Day | Mowork all Play | 14 |
| 1990 | Dotsero | Sound of Cannons | Hofre | 9 |
| 1989 | Music Merci | Notation | Endow | 7 |
| 1988 | Proper Reality | Jim's Orbit | Classic Account | 6 |
| 1987 | Lost Code | Blanco | Valid Prospect | 7 |
| 1986 | Bolshoi Boy | Speedy Shannon | Blue Buckaroo | 8 |
| 1985 | Important Business | Nostalgia's Star | Another Reef | 13 |
| 1984 | Delta Trace | Wind Flyer | Birdie's Legend | 10 |
| 1983 | Gen'l Practitioner | Passing Base | Aztec Red | 10 |
| 1982 | Star Gallant | Drop Your Drawers | Soy Emperor | 8 |
| 1981 | Paristo | Pass the Tab | Biterrook | 13 |
| 1980 | Ray's Word | Mighty Return | Stutz Blackhawk | 11 |
| 1979 | Smarten Smarten Smarten was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire. Bred in Maryland by Jim and Eleanor Ryan and raced under their Ryehill Farm banner, he had a record of 27: 11-8-2 with career earnings of $716,426.-Early career:... |
Clever Trick | Julie's Dancer | 6 |
| 1978 | Batonnier | Raymond Earl | Silver Nitrate | 12 |
| 1977 | Flag Officer | Time Call | Cisk | 11 |
| 1976 | Life's Hope | Wardlaw | New Collection | 9 |
| 1975 | Colonel Power | Ruggles Ferry | Methdioya | 14 |
| 1974 | Sharp Gary | Sr. Diplomat | Sports Editor | 12 |
| 1973 | Big Whippendeal | What Will Be | Golden Don | 9 |
| 1972 | Fame and Power | No Le Hace | 8 | |
| 1971 | no race | no race | no race | 0 |
| 1970 | no race | no race | no race | 0 |