Florida Derby

The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida on the Saturday closest to the end of March or the first of April. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the Grade 1 race is run at 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt for a purse currently set at $1 Million. The race is a major social event at the end of the South Florida winter season. Winners of the Florida Derby usually go on to compete in the Kentucky Derby.

In 1977, a large field resulted in the race being run in two divisions. Between 1926 and 1937, the Flamingo Stakes was known as the Florida Derby.

Bet on the Florida Derby at Off Track Betting

Gulfstream Park Graded Stakes Races

Stakes Race	Grade	Purse
Sugar Swirl Stakes	III	$100,000
Mr. Prospector Handicap	III	$100,000
Old Hat Stakes	III	$100,000
Marshua's River Stakes	III	$100,000
Fort Lauderdale Stakes	III	$100,000
Hal's Hope Handicap	III	$100,000
Forward Gal Stakes	II	$200,000
Holy Bull Stakes	III	$400,000
Donn Handicap	I	$500,000
Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap	I	$300,000
Hutcheson Stakes	II	$150,000
Suwannee River Stakes	III	$150,000
Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship	II	$150,000
Hurricane Bertie Stakes	III	$150,000
Davona Dale Stakes	II	$250,000
Sabin Stakes	III	$100,000
Very One Stakes	III	$100,000
Fountain of Youth Stakes	II	$400,000
Mac Diarmida Stakes	II	$150,000
Canadian Turf Stakes	III	$150,000
Gulfstream Park Handicap	II	$300,000
Swale Stakes	III	$150,000
Herecomesthebride Stakes	III	$150,000
Palm Beach Stakes	III	$150,000
Inside Information Stakes	II	$150,000
Honey Fox Stakes	II	$100,000
Pan American Stakes	II	$150,000
Orchid Stakes	III	$150,000
Florida Derby	I	$1,000,000
Gulfstream Park Oaks	II	$300,000
Appleton Stakes	III	$100,000
Rampart Stakes	III	$150,000
Skip Away Stakes	III	$100,000