The Ellis Park Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Ellis Park Race Course in Henderson, Kentucky. Inaugurated in 2018, in 2020 it became a qualifying race for the Kentucky Derby with the winner receiving 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
The race was contested at a distance of one mile in its first two runnings before being increased to a mile and one-eighth in 2020.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Win$ Gr.2021Super Stock3Ricardo Santana Jr.Steve AsmussenKeith Asmussen & Erv Woolsey m1:48.89$200,0002020Art Collector3Brian Hernandez Jr.Thomas Drury Jr.Bruce Lunsford m1:48.02$115,9052019Gray Magician3Corey LaneriePeter L. MillerEclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable (Adam Wachtel)1 m1:36.19$60,5702018Believe In Royalty3Gabriel SaezJ. Larry JonesRobert C. Baker, William L. Mack, Brereton C. Jones1 m1:37.96$43,245
References
External links Race video 2020 Ellis Park Derby