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ABOUT THE LOUISIANA DERBY

The Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana hosts the annual Louisiana Derby, a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race. The race takes place in late March and is open to three-year-old horses willing to run 1 3⁄16 miles on dirt. It offers a purse of $1,000,000.

The Louisiana Derby is one of the important prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The race's history dates back to 1838 when the first race was held at the "Louisiana Race Course" offering "The Louisiana Plate" as a prize. In 1894, the race was renamed the Crescent City Derby and later in honor of Louisiana, where the Fair Grounds Race Course is located.

Black Gold in 1924 and Grindstone in 1996, both winners of the Louisiana Derby, went on to win the Kentucky Derby. Risen Star, the winner in 1988, also became a "Dual Classic Winner" by winning the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Mandaloun, sixth in the 2021 Louisiana Derby, was promoted to the official winner of that year's Kentucky Derby after the disqualification of Medina Spirit. The race's distance has varied over the years and since 2020 The Louisiana Derby has been run at 1 3⁄16 miles.




LOUISIANA DERBY 2023 RACES

Saturday, March 25, 2023 // Fair Grounds

RACE // PURSE TYPE // SURFACE DISTANCE // TIME
Race 1 // $100K Crescent City Derby // Dirt 1 1/16 Miles // 1:00PM ET
Race 2 // 75K Maiden // Dirt 6 Furlongs // 1:30PM ET
Race 3 // $100K Crescent City Oaks // Dirt 1 Mile 70 Yards // 2:00PM ET
Race 4 // $100K Costa Rising S. // Turf 5 1/2 Furlongs // 2:30PM ET
Race 5 // $75K Allowance // Dirt 1 Mile // 3:00PM ET
Race 6 // $75K Maiden // Dirt 6 Furlongs // 3:30PM ET
Race 7 // $75K Maiden // Dirt 1 1/16 Miles // 4:00PM ET
Race 8 // $100K Tom Benson Memorial S. // Turf 1 1/16 Miles // 4:32PM ET
Race 9 // $500K New Orleans Classic Stakes // Dirt 1 1/8 Miles // 5:04PM ET
Race 10 // $300K Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes // Turf 1 1/8 Miles // 5:36PM ET
Race 11 // $400K Fair Grounds Oaks // Dirt 1 1/16 Miles // 6:08PM ET
Race 12 // $1M Louisiana Derby // Dirt 1 3/16 Miles // 6:42PM ET
Race 13 // $75K Maiden // Dirt 6 Furlongs // 7:15PM ET
Race 14 // $75K Allowance // Dirt 6 Furlongs // 7:40PM ET
Race 15 // $75K Maiden // Dirt 6 Furlongs // 8:05PM ET


LOUISIANA DERBY 2023 CONTENDERS

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POST | RUNNER JOCKEY TRAINER
1 | Shopper's Revenge Ricardo Santana, Jr. Steven M. Asmussen
2 | Instant Coffee Louis Saez Brad Cox
3 | Curly Jack Edgar Morales Thomas M. Amoss
4 | Sun Thunder Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. Kenneth G. McPeek
5 | Disarm Joel Rosario Steven M. Asmussen
6 | Kingsbarns Flavien Prat Todd A. Pletcher
7 | Cagliostro Cristian A. Torres Cherie DeVaux
8 | Single Ruler David Cohen Keith Desormeaux
9 | Tapit's Conquest Manuel Franco Brad Cox
10 | Denington Junior Alvarado Kenneth G. McPeek
11 | Jace's Road Florent Geroux Brad Cox
12 | Baseline Beater Corey J. Lanerie Neil L. Pessin


LOUISIANA DERBY RACE RESULTS

Recent Winners

YEAR WINNER JOCKEY | TRAINER
2023 Kingsbarns Flavien Prat | Todd A. Pletcher
2022 Epicenter Joel Rosario | Steven M. Asmussen
2021 Hot Rod Charlie Joel Rosario | Leandro Mora
2020 Wells Bayou Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox
2019 By My Standards Gabriel Saez | W. Bret Calhoun
2018 Noble Indy John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher


LOUISIANA DERBY RACE REPLAY

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