The Bay Meadows Derby was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses of either gender on the Longden Turf Course at Bay Meadows Racetrack. Bay Meadows was in San Mateo, California.
The Bay Meadows Derby first ran in 1954 on the dirt. That year's winner of the Kentucky Derby won the first Bay Meadows Derby, the California-bred Determine. In 1957, Round Table (horse) won the race, the first of many as a three-year-old.
The Derby, revived in 1978 at one and one/sixteenth mile, is a Grade III grass event set at one and one/eighth mile, and offers a purse of $100,000.
Bay Meadows Racetrack closed in 2008. There were ten final race dates run in August 2008 for the San Mateo County Fair, with the last official race occurring on August 17, 2008.
Past winners
2007 - Unusual Suspect (Kyle Kaenel) 2006 - Proudinsky (Ger.) (Patrick Valenzuela) 2005 - Race Not Run 2004 - Congressionalhonor (Russell Baze) 2003 - Stanley Park (Eric Saint-Martin) 2002 - Royal Gem (Russell Baze) 2001 - Blue Stellar 2000 - Walkslikeaduck (Eddie Delahoussaye) 1999 - Mula Gula (Rafael Meza) 1998 - Takarian 1997 - Shellbacks 1996 - Ocean Queen 1995 - Virginia Carnival 1994 - Marvins Faith 1993 - Ranger 1992 - Star Recruit 1991 - Bistro Garden 1990 - Sekondi 1989 - Irish 1988 - Coax Me Clyde 1987 - Hot and Smoggy 1986 - Le Belvedere 1985 - Minutes Away 1984 - Mangaki 1983 - Interco 1982 - Ask Me 1981 - Silveyville 1980 - Fleet Tempo (Roberto Gonzalez) 1979 - Nain Bleu 1978 - Quip Race Not Run 1957 - Round Table 1954 - Determine
External links Bay Meadows online