Grade III race | |
Location | Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville, Indiana, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1995 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
Purse | $300,000 (since 2020)[1] |
The Indiana Derby is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt held annually in July at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville, Indiana. It is the racetrack's signature event offering its current highest purse at $300,000.