Illinois Derby
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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
. It is open to horses, age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt.
It had been a Grade II
race with an offering a purse of $500,000, however it was reduced to a Grade III
race for 2010 by the American Graded Stakes Committee. Since that time the purse has been reduced to $250,000.
The race was named in honor of the home state in which it was run, the state of Illinois
. The race was run at Sportsman's Park from 1924 through 1931. It moved to Aurora Downs racetrack in 1932 and was run there until 1938. In 1939 the race went on hiatus until through 1962. Then the race was revived at Sportsman's Park Racetrack
again in 1963 where it remained through its 2002 running. The race was not run 1939-1962 and 1970-1971.
The race was first graded in 1973 when the grading system started as a grade three stakes race and in 1997 was elevated to a grade two stakes race. The inaugural running of the race in 1923 was run at 1-1/4 miles.
Prior to 2000 the race was run between the Kentucky Derby
and the Preakness Stakes
thus competing with the second leg of the Triple Crown for good runners. Beginning in 2001, the Illinois Derby was moved to four weeks pior to the Kentucky Derby and instantly become a major Triple Crown prep race to the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
.
The 2002 Illinois Derby won by War Emblem
was the last Derby run at Sportsman's Park Racetrack. War Emblem went on to become a "Dual Classic Winner" by winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. War Emblem helped elevate the prestige of the Illinois Derby by displaying that a race winner could go on to even bigger glory.
In 2004 Pollard's Vision also helped increase the stature of the race when he won it. Pollard's Vision was a colt who was blind in his right eye, he was named in honor of Seabiscuit
's jockey Red Pollard, who also lost sight in his right eye. In that same year Seabiscuit the movie was the second highest grossing film of the year at over $180,000,000 and won seven oscars at the Academy Awards.
In 2006 Sweetnorthernsaint
, the Illinois Derby winner that year, helped the stature of the race after recording the highest beyer speed figure of the year in the race and was installed as the morning line favorite in the Kentucky Derby. Sweetnorthernsait went on to become the Preakness Stakes runner up to Bernardini
in the race that Barbaro
was fatally injured.
In 1997, at Sportsman's Park, Wild Rush set the record for the fastest time in the Illinois Derby at 1:47.51.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horses held in early April each year. First run in 1923, the Derby takes place 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...
located in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, just west of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. It is open to horses, age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt.
It had been 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...
race with an offering a purse of $500,000, however it was reduced to a Grade III
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 2010 by the American Graded Stakes Committee. Since that time the purse has been reduced to $250,000.
The race was named in honor of the home state in which it was run, the state of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The race was run at Sportsman's Park from 1924 through 1931. It moved to Aurora Downs racetrack in 1932 and was run there until 1938. In 1939 the race went on hiatus until through 1962. Then the race was revived at Sportsman's Park Racetrack
Chicago Motor Speedway
The Chicago Motor Speedway at Sportsman's Park located in Cicero, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, was built in 1999 by a group including Chip Ganassi, owner of Chip Ganassi Racing. In 2002 the oval shaped track suspended operations due to financial conditions in the motorsports industry. The...
again in 1963 where it remained through its 2002 running. The race was not run 1939-1962 and 1970-1971.
The race was first graded in 1973 when the grading system started as a grade three stakes race and in 1997 was elevated to a grade two stakes race. The inaugural running of the race in 1923 was run at 1-1/4 miles.
Prior to 2000 the race was run between the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
and the Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
thus competing with the second leg of the Triple Crown for good runners. Beginning in 2001, the Illinois Derby was moved to four weeks pior to the Kentucky Derby and instantly become a major Triple Crown prep race to the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse...
.
The 2002 Illinois Derby won by 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...
was the last Derby run at Sportsman's Park Racetrack. War Emblem went on to become a "Dual Classic Winner" by winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. War Emblem helped elevate the prestige of the Illinois Derby by displaying that a race winner could go on to even bigger glory.
In 2004 Pollard's Vision also helped increase the stature of the race when he won it. Pollard's Vision was a colt who was blind in his right eye, he was named in honor of Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse in the United States. From an inauspicious start, Seabiscuit became an unlikely champion and a symbol of hope to many Americans during the Great Depression...
's jockey Red Pollard, who also lost sight in his right eye. In that same year Seabiscuit the movie was the second highest grossing film of the year at over $180,000,000 and won seven oscars at the Academy Awards.
In 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...
, the Illinois Derby winner that year, helped the stature of the race after recording the highest beyer speed figure of the year in the race and was installed as the morning line favorite in the Kentucky Derby. Sweetnorthernsait went on to become the Preakness Stakes runner up to Bernardini
Bernardini
Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...
in the race that Barbaro
Barbaro
Barbaro was an American thoroughbred who decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, but shattered his leg two weeks later in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, ending his racing career and eventually leading to his death....
was fatally injured.
In 1997, at Sportsman's Park, Wild Rush set the record for the fastest time in the Illinois Derby at 1:47.51.
Winners of the Illinois Derby since 1968
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
| 2011 | Joe Vann | 3 | Florent Geroux | Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
Zayat Stable | 1:51.91 | $300,000 | III |
| 2010 | American Lion American Lion (horse) American Lion is an American Thoroughbred Race Horse, a foal of 2007 he was a contender in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. However he did not finish within the money.... |
3 | David Flores David R. Flores David Romero Flores is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.His father was a jockey and an exercise rider in Southern California.... |
Eoin G. Harty Eoin G. Harty Eoin G. Harty is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer in the United States. From a family of horsemen, Eoin Harty is the fourth generation to be involved in racing... |
WinStar Farm WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R... |
1:51.31 | $500,000 | III |
| 2009 | Musket Man | 3 | 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... |
Derek S. Ryan | Eric Fein/Vic Carlson | 1:49.91 | $500,000 | II |
| 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.... |
3 | E. T. Baird | Louie Roussel III | L. Roussel III/Ronald Lamarque | 1:49.01 | $500,000 | II |
| 2007 | Cowtown Cat | 3 | Fernando Jara Fernando Jara Fernando Jara is thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Aboard Jazil he won the 2006 Belmont Stakes... |
Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R... |
1:51.21 | $500,000 | II |
| 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... |
3 | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
Michael Trombetta | Joseph J. Balsamo/Ted Theos | 1:49.82 | $500,000 | II |
| 2005 | Greeley's Galaxy | 3 | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
Glen Stute | B. Wayne Hughes | 1:49.62 | $500,000 | II |
| 2004 | Pollard's Vision | 3 | 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... |
Todd A. Pletcher | Edgewood Farm | 1:50.80 | $500,000 | II |
| 2003 | Ten Most Wanted | 3 | Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991... |
Wallace Dollase Wallace Dollase Wallace A. "Wally" Dollase is an American trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.Among his numerous Graded stakes race wins, Dollase won the 1996 Breeders' Cup Distaff with Jewel Princess who was voted that year's Eclipse Award as the American Champion Older Female Horse.Wally Dollase and... |
J. Chisholm/J. P. Reddam J. Paul Reddam John Paul Reddam B.A. M.A. Ph.D. is a former professor of philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles and a businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.Known by his middle name, J... et al. |
1:51.47 | $500,000 | II |
| 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... |
3 | Larry Sterling, Jr. | Frank R. Springer | Russell L. Reineman Stable | 1:49.42 | $500,000 | II |
| 2001 | Distilled | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable Dogwood Stable Dogwood Stable is an American Thoroughbred racehorse partnership founded in 1969 by W. Cothran "Cot" Campbell of Aiken, South Carolina.The pioneers of thoroughbred partnerships, the operation's stated policy is to acquire moderately priced, young horses... |
1:51.37 | $500,000 | II |
| 2000 | Performing Magic | 3 | Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs.... |
Alex L. Hassinger, Jr. | The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corporation is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the Saudi Arabian royal family... |
1:50.86 | $500,000 | II |
| 1999 | Vision and Verse | 3 | Herbert Castillo | William I. Mott | W. Bruce Lunsford | 1:48.47 | $500,000 | II |
| 1998 | Yarrow Brae | 3 | Willie Martinez Willie Martinez (jockey) Willie Martinez is a jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing.Martinez was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, but emigrated to the United States in 1988 to work as a hotwalker and groom for his sister's godfather at Finger Lakes Race Track in Farmington, New York... |
D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S... |
M. Tabor Michael Tabor Michael B. Tabor is a businessman and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.-Thoroughbred racing career:... / S. Magnier |
1:51.21 | $500,000 | II |
| 1997 | Wild Rush | 3 | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
Richard Mandella Richard Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.... |
Frank Stronach Frank Stronach Frank Stronach, CM is an Austrian-Canadian businessman. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, and Magna Entertainment Corp., which specializes in horse-racing entertainment... |
1:47.51 | $500,000 | II |
| 1996 | Natural Selection | 3 | Randy Romero Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero is a Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J... |
Mohamed Moubarak | Buckram Oaks Farm | 1:48.60 | $500,000 | III |
| 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... |
3 | Julie Krone Julie Krone Julie Krone , is a retired American jockey. In 1993, she became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair... |
James E. Day | Pin Oak Stable | 1:48.99 | $500,000 | III |
| 1994 | Rustic Light | 3 | Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America... |
Robert Hale | Phillip Brooks & Robert Hale | 1:51.89 | $500,000 | III |
| 1993 | Antrim Rd. | 3 | Aaron Gryder Aaron Gryder Aaron Tod Gryder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Growing up fifteen minutes away from the Santa Anita racetrack, as a boy Gryder had no contact with horses other than his father and his grandparents' interest in attending the nearby races... |
Glenn Wismer | Alyce & Joseph Novogratz | 1:48.68 | $500,000 | III |
| 1992 | Dignitas | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | George R. Arnold II | John Peace | 1:49.09 | $533,500 | III |
| 1991 | Richman | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | William F. Lucas | 1:49.36 | $530,000 | III |
| 1990 | Dotsero | 3 | Aaron Gryder Aaron Gryder Aaron Tod Gryder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Growing up fifteen minutes away from the Santa Anita racetrack, as a boy Gryder had no contact with horses other than his father and his grandparents' interest in attending the nearby races... |
Tim Muckler | J. Malkin, B. Glazov, et al. | 1:50.60 | $315,000 | III |
| 1989 | Music Merci | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | Craig C. Lewis | Harvey & Thea Cohen | 1:50.20 | $515,000 | III |
| 1988 | Proper Reality | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert E. Holthus Robert E. Holthus Robert E. "Bob" Holthus was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. As a second generation trainer, Holthus learned the profession from his father, Paul Holthus.... |
Mrs. James A. Winn | 1:50.20 | $535,000 | III |
| 1987 | Lost Code | 3 | Gene St. Leon Gene St. Leon Gene St. Leon is a retired Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.In 1971 he was among the recipients of the newly created Eclipse Award program when he was voted that year's Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. He was inducted in Calder Race Course Hall of Fame in 1995... |
L. William Donovan | Wendover Stable | 1:49.60 | $313,550 | III |
| 1986 | Bolshoi Boy | 3 | Richard Migliore | Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher (born c. 1935 in Miami, Florida is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A journalism graduate from the University of Florida, he began his career training Thoroughbreds in 1961. Among his numerous important wins, Tesher won the 1986... |
Art Belford/John Greathouse, Jr. | 1:52.20 | $315,000 | III |
| 1985 | Important Business | 3 | Juvenal L. Diaz | LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license.... |
Ilene & Skip Taylor | 1:51.60 | $320,000 | III |
| 1984 | Delta Trace | 3 | Keith K. Allen | Robert J. Frankel | Ann & Jerry Moss Jerry Moss Jerome S. "Jerry" Moss is an American recording executive, best known for being the co-founder of A&M Records, along with trumpeter and bandleader Herb Alpert.... |
1:51.80 | $210,000 | III |
| 1983 | Gen'l Practitioner | 3 | Jose A. Santiago | Leo Sierra | William Blair | 1:50.40 | $210,000 | III |
| 1982 | Star Gallant | 3 | Ray Sibille Ray Sibille Raymond Frederick Sibille is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. In a career that spanned thirty-five years, Sibille rode his first winner on June 29, 1969 at Evangeline Downs in Carencro, Louisiana... |
Lenny Imperio | Mahmoud Fustok | 1:52.60 | $210,000 | III |
| 1981 | Paristo | 3 | David Ashcroft | George R. Handy | Robert & Ruth Feinberg | 1:49.60 | $155,000 | III |
| 1980 | Ray's Word | 3 | Richard DePass | Smiley Adams | Not found | 1:52.00 | $155,000 | III |
| 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:... |
3 | Sam Maple Sam Maple Samuel A. Maple was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Carrollton, Ohio, Sam Maple was one of eight brothers and sisters. His older brother, Eddie, was also a jockey... |
Woody Stephens Woody Stephens Woody Stephens was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer.Born Woodford Cefis Stephens in Stanton, Kentucky, his younger brother William Ward Stephens also became a successful trainer. Woody Stephens first started in racing as a jockey at age 16 but within a few years switched... |
Ryehill Farm | 1:49.40 | $150,000 | III |
| 1978 | Batonnier | 3 | Ronald Hirdes, Jr. | Harry Trotsek | Edward Seltzer | 1:51.60 | $105,000 | III |
| 1977 | Flag Officer | 3 | Leslie Ahrens | George J. Getz | C. Schmidt & P. Teinowitz | 1:52.20 | $105,000 | III |
| 1976 | Life's Hope | 3 | Sandy Hawley Sandy Hawley Desmond Sanford "Sandy" Hawley, CM is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started out as a plumber then later decided to be a jockey. He started his career as a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at a Toronto racetrack... |
Laz Barrera Laz Barrera Lazaro Sosa Barrera was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the United States... |
Harbor View Farm | 1:51.40 | $125,000 | III |
| 1975 | Colonel Power | 3 | Phil Rubbicco | John O. Meaux | Harvey Peltier | 1:50.20 | $105,000 | III |
| 1974 | Sharp Gary | 3 | Gerland Gallitano | Joseph DiAngelo | Edward R. Scharps | 1:50.00 | $105,000 | III |
| 1973 | Big Whippendeal | 3 | Larry Adams Larry Adams Larry Adams is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives.Larry Adams served two terms as a State Representative, representing the 86th District. Prior, he was a commissioner for Marion County. Currently, he is a representative for the USDA.... |
Oscar Dishman | Kinship Stables George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series... |
1:50.20 | $75,000 | III |
| 1972 | Fame And Power | 3 | Gerland Gallitano | John O. Meaux | Harvey Peltier | 1:50.00 | $70,000 | |
| 1971 | No Race | 3 | No Race | No Race | No Race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 1970 | No Race | 3 | No Race | No Race | No Race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 1969 | King of the Castle | 3 | Braulio Baeza Braulio Baeza Braulio Baeza is an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He began racing in 1955 and in 1960, at the urging of agent Camilo Marin, moved to compete in the United States where at the Keeneland Race Course he won the very first he competed in.Braulio Baeza's success in America was... |
Edward A. Neloy Edward A. Neloy Edward Albert "Eddie" Neloy was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. At age fourteen, he began working at a racetrack then joined the United States Army during World War II... |
Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps was an American stockbroker, court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist... |
1:51.40 | $80,000 | |
| 1968 | Bold Favorite | 3 | Robert Nono | Del W. Carroll Del W. Carroll Delmer W. "Del" Carroll was an American champion polo player, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/trainer, and soldier during World War II.-Biography:... |
Michael G. Phipps | 1:50.20 | $75,000 | |
See also
- Illinois Derby top three finishers and startersIllinois Derby top three finishersThis 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....