Florida Derby

Mar 29 2008

Florida Derby GI

Hey Byrn Enters Florida Derby Picture: (Photo by: Coglianese Photos)

The Florida Derby is held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida on the Saturday closest to the end of March or the first of April. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the Grade 1 race is run at 1⅛ miles on the dirt for a purse currently set at $1,000,000.

PGMHorse/JockeyWPS
12Big Brown
Kent Desormeaux
5.003.803.20
2Smooth Air
Manoel Cruz
12.607.60
4Tomcito
Jorge Chavez
6.20