Santa Anita Derby

Santa Anita Derby
Grade I race
LocationSanta Anita Park
Arcadia, California, USA
Inaugurated1935
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
WebsiteSanta Anita Park
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds only
Weight124 lbs
Purse$750,000 (2024)[1][2]

The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is currently run at a distance of 1+18 miles on the dirt and carries a purse of US$750,000. It is one of the final prep races on the official Road to the Kentucky Derby.

  1. ^ "Santa Anita Derby Profile". Equibase. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Santa Anita Derby purse boosted to $1 million", Daily Racing Form, November 16, 2010.