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.[2] 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.[3] Kentucky Derby winners Joe Cotton and Agile also won the Tennessee Derby.
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Memphis Fairgrounds Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1884 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄2 miles (1884–1886), 1+1⁄8 miles (1890–1906) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Colts, 122 lbs.; Geldings, 119; Fillies, 117 (1905 conditions)[1] |
| Purse | Variable ($625–9,440) |
The final edition of the Tennessee Derby was run on April 24, 1906 and was won by Lady Navarre. [4]
Records edit
Speed record: (at 1-1/8 miles)
- 1:55.75 - Berclair (1896)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Nash Turner (1886, 1899)
- 2 - Tommy Britton (1891, 1892)
- 2 - Tommy Burns (1898, 1906)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Hiram J. Scoggan (1891, 1900)
- 2 - Dr. Edwin F. McLean (1894, 1896)
- 2 - Samuel S. Brown (1904, 1905)
Winners edit
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Win$ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Lady Navarre | Tommy Burns | George P. Brazier | Charles R. Ellison | 11⁄8 M | 1:56.25 | $9,440 | ||
| 1905 | Agile | Jack Martin | Robert Tucker | Samuel S. Brown | 11⁄8 M | 1:58.00 | $8,885 | ||
| 1904 | Proceeds | Arthur Helgesen | Robert Tucker | Samuel S. Brown | 11⁄8 M | 2:02.50 | $4,730 | ||
| 1903 | Claude | J. Daly | Michael J. Daly | Michael J. Daly | 11⁄8 M | 1:58.50 | $5,625 | ||
| 1902 | Abe Frank | Willie Coburn | Henry McDaniel | George C. Bennett | 11⁄8 M | 1:57.50 | $4,550 | ||
| 1901 | Royal Victor | James Winkfield | Thomas P. Hayes | Thomas P. Hayes | 11⁄8 M | 1:57.00 | $5,360 | ||
| 1900 | Florizar | Clyde Van Dusen | Hiram J. Scoggan | Hiram J. Scoggan | 11⁄8 M | 2:00.00 | $4,895 | ||
| 1899 | May Hempstead | Nash Turner | H. Eugene Leigh | Hal Pettit Headley & W. P. Norton | 11⁄8 M | 1:57.75 | $6,260 | ||
| 1898 | Lieber Karl | Tommy Burns | George Walker | John W. Schorr | 11⁄8 M | 1:57.75 | $4,120 | ||
| 1897 | Buckvidere | Robert "Tiny" Williams | Julius C. Cahn | Abe Cahn | 11⁄8 M | 1:56.25 | $4,125 | ||
| 1896 | Berclair | Charles A. Thorpe | Tom Blackburn | Dr. Edwin F. McLean | 11⁄8 M | 1:55.75 | $4,125 | ||
| 1895 | Fandango | Willie Martin | William McDaniel | John W. Orth | 11⁄8 M | 1:59.25 | $3,950 | ||
| 1894 | Jamboree | J. Davis | Dr. Edwin F. McLean | 11⁄8 M | 2:09.25 | $4,125 | |||
| 1893 | Calhoun | Eddie Kunze | William McDaniel | John E. Cushing & John W. Orth | 11⁄8 M | 2:04.50 | $2,490 | ||
| 1892 | Tom Elliott | Tommy Britton | J. M. Brown | 11⁄8 M | 2:03.75 | $1,940 | |||
| 1891 | Vallera | Tommy Britton | Enoch Wishard | Scoggin Bros. (Hiram J., George W., John) | 11⁄8 M | 2:00.00 | $2,090 | ||
| 1890 | Robespierre | S. Francis | H. Eugene Leigh | George V. Hankins | 11⁄8 M | 2:00.00 | $1,790 | ||
| 1887 | - 1889 | Race not held | |||||||
| 1886 | Jim Gray | Nash Turner | John S. Campbell | Gray & Co. | 11⁄2 M | 2:44.00 | $755 | ||
| 1885 | Joe Cotton | Erskine Henderson | Abraham Perry | James T. Williams | 11⁄2 M | 2:42.75 | $800 | ||
| 1884 | Ten Strike | Yetman | Walter B. Jennings | Walter B. Jennings | 11⁄2 M | 2:48.25 | $625 | ||
References edit
- ^ Goodwin's Annual Official Turf Guide for 1905, Volume 1, p. 395
- ^ "Tennessee Derby Winners". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1903-04-08. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ Daily Racing Form. April 4, 1921.
- ^ "Lady Navarre's Tennessee Derby". New York Times. 1906-04-25. Retrieved 2018-10-05.