Hamilton Derby

Hamilton Derby
Discontinued stakes race
LocationHamilton Jockey Club Racetrack,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1907
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Race information
Distance1 1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 m)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
Qualification3-year-old

The Hamilton Derby was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race first run on June 4, 1907, at the Hamilton Jockey Club Racetrack in Hamilton, Ontario.[1] Open to three-year-old horses of either sex, it was contested over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on dirt.[2]

  1. ^ "Tourenne Wins Hamilton Derby". Daily Racing Form. June 5, 1907. Retrieved March 24, 2020 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
  2. ^ "Hamilton Derby to Chief Kee: Crowd of 10,000 Turf Devotees See Canadian-Owned Colt Win Chief Event of Hamilton Opening". Daily Racing Form. June 19, 1910. Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via University of Kentucky Archives.