Del Mar Derby

Del Mar Derby
Grade II race
LocationDel Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated1945
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Websitewww.dmtc.com
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightAssigned
Purse$250,000 (2021)

The Caesars Sportsbook Del Mar Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of September at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A Grade II race open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on turf over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs).

Inaugurated in 1945 as the Quigley Memorial Handicap at a distance of 1+116 miles on dirt, it was renamed in 1948, modified to its present distance in 1950, and moved to turf in 1970. It was raced in two divisions in 1963, in 1970, and again in 2013. In 2013, 24 sophomores passed the entry box so the race had to be split into two divisions.

In 1968 there was a dead heat for the win.

In 2021, the race was presented for the first time by Caesars Sportsbook.