Listed race | |
Location | Prairie Meadows Racetrack Altoona, Iowa, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1989 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $250,000 (2018) |
The Iowa Derby is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on the dirt annually at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa. The purse of the event is US$250,000.[1]