The Tennessee Derby is a discontinued American Thoroughbred horse race that was run annually from 1884 to 1886 and then 1890–1906 at the Montgomery Park Race Track located on the Memphis Fairgrounds in Tennessee. The Tennessee Derby rivaled the Kentucky Derby at the time for prestige and purse money, but was not reinstated after a gambling ban took effect in 1907.Daily Racing Form. April 4, 1921. Kentucky Derby winners Joe Cotton and Agile also won the Tennessee Derby.
The final edition of the Tennessee Derby was run on April 24, 1906, and was won by Lady Navarre.
Records Speed record: (at 1-1/8 miles) 1:55.75 - Berclair (1896)
Most wins by a jockey: 2 - Nash Turner (1886, 1899) 2 - Tommy Britton (1891, 1892) 2 - Tommy Burns (1898, 1906)
Most wins by an owner: 2 - Hiram J. Scoggan (1891, 1900) 2 - Dr. Edwin F. McLean (1894, 1896) 2 - Samuel S. Brown (1904, 1905)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Win$1906 Lady Navarre Tommy Burns George P. Brazier Charles R. Ellison1 M1:56.25$9,4401905 Agile Jack Martin Robert Tucker Samuel S. Brown1 M1:58.00$8,8851904 Proceeds Arthur Helgesen Robert Tucker Samuel S. Brown1 M2:02.50$4,7301903 Claude J. Daly Michael J. Daly Michael J. Daly1 M1:58.50$5,6251902 Abe Frank Willie Coburn Henry McDaniel George C. Bennett1 M1:57.50$4,5501901 Royal Victor James Winkfield Thomas P. Hayes Thomas P. Hayes1 M1:57.00$5,3601900 Florizar Clyde Van Dusen Hiram J. Scoggan Hiram J. Scoggan1 M2:00.00$4,8951899 May Hempstead Nash Turner H. Eugene Leigh Hal Pettit Headley & W. P. Norton1 M1:57.75$6,2601898 Lieber Karl Tommy Burns George Walker John W. Schorr1 M1:57.75$4,1201897 Buckvidere Robert "Tiny" Williams Julius C. Cahn Abe Cahn1 M1:56.25$4,1251896 Berclair Charles A. Thorpe Tom Blackburn Dr. Edwin F. McLean1 M1:55.75$4,1251895 Fandango Willie Martin William McDaniel John W. Orth1 M1:59.25$3,9501894 Jamboree J. Davis Dr. Edwin F. McLean1 M2:09.25$4,1251893 Calhoun Eddie Kunze William McDaniel John E. Cushing & John W. Orth1 M2:04.50$2,4901892 Tom Elliott Tommy Britton J. M. Brown1 M2:03.75$1,9401891 Vallera Tommy Britton Enoch Wishard Scoggin Bros. (Hiram J., George W., John)1 M2:00.00$2,0901890 Robespierre S. Francis H. Eugene Leigh George V. Hankins1 M2:00.00$1,7901887 - 1889 Race not held1886 Jim Gray Nash Turner John S. Campbell Gray & Co.1 M2:44.00$7551885 Joe Cotton Erskine Henderson Abraham Perry James T. Williams1 M2:42.75$8001884 Ten Strike Yetman Walter B. Jennings Walter B. Jennings1 M2:48.25$625
References
April 5, 1904 New York Times article on Proceeds winning the Tennessee Derby