Florida Derby
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The Florida Derby is a race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the race is held in March or April each year at Gulfstream Park. The race is a Grade 1 race whose winners usually go on to compete in the Kentucky Derby. The race is run at one and one-eighth miles on the dirt for a purse of $750,000.
Winners of the Florida Derby
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2006 | Barbaro | Edgar Prado | Michael Matz |
| 2005 | High Fly | Jerry Bailey | Nick Zito |
| 2004 | Friends Lake | Richard Migliore | John Kimmel |
| 2003 | Empire Maker | Jerry Bailey | Bobby Frankel |
| 2002 | Harlan's Holiday | Edgar Prado | Ken McPeek |
| 2001 | Monarchos | Jorge Chavez | John T. Ward |
| 2000 | Hal's Hope | Roger Velez | Harold Rose |
| 1999 | Vicar | Shane Sellers | Carl Nafzger |
| 1998 | Cape Town | Shane Sellers | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 1997 | Captain Bodgit | Alex Solis | Gary Capuano |
| 1996 | Unbridled's Song | Mike E. Smith | Jim Ryerson |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 1994 | Holy Bull | Mike E. Smith | Warren A. Croll, Jr. |
| 1993 | Bull inthe Heather | Wigberto Ramos | Howard Tesher |
| 1992 | Technology | Jerry Bailey | Hubert Hine |
| 1991 | Fly So Free | José Santos | Scotty Schulhofer |
| 1990 | Unbridled | Pat Day | Carl Nafzger |
| 1989 | Mercedes Won | Earlie Fires | Arnold Fink |
| 1988 | Brian's Time | Randy Romero | John M. Veitch |
| 1987 | Cryptoclearance | José Santos | Scotty Schulhofer |
| 1986 | Snow Chief | Alex Solis | Melvin Stute |
| 1985 | Proud Truth | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch |
| 1984 | Swale | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens |
| 1983 | Croeso | Frank Olivares | Jerry Fanning |
| 1982 | Timely Writer | Jeff Fell | Dominic Imprescia |
| 1981 | Lord Avie | Chris McCarron | Dan Perlsweig |
| 1980 | Plugged Nickle | Buck Thornburg | Thomas Joseph Kelly |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | Ronnie Franklin | Bud Delp |
| 1978 | Alydar | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch |
| 1977 | Ruthie's Native | Craig Perret | Gene Jacobs |
| 1977 | Coined Silver | Buck Thornburg | unknown |
| 1976 | Honest Pleasure | Braulio Baeza | LeRoy Jolley |
| 1975 | Prince Thou Art | Braulio Baeza | T. L. Rondinello |
| 1974 | Judger | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens |
| 1973 | Royal and Regal | Walter Blum | Warren A. Croll, Jr. |
| 1972 | Upper Case | Ron Turcotte | Lucien Laurin |
| 1971 | Eastern Fleet | Eddie Maple | Reggie Cornell |
| 1970 | My Dad George | Ray Broussard | Frank J. McManus |
| 1969 | Top Knight | Manuel Ycaza | Ray Metcalf |
| 1968 | Forward Pass | Don Brumfield | Henry Forrest |
| 1967 | In Reality | Earlie Fires | Melvin Calvert |
| 1966 | Williamston Kid | Robert Stevenson | James Bartlett |
| 1965 | Native Charger | John L. Rotz | Ray Metcalf |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | Willie Shoemaker | Horatio Luro |
| 1963 | Candy Spots | Willie Shoemaker | M. A. Tenney |
| 1962 | Ridan | Manuel Ycaza | LeRoy Jolley |
| 1961 | Carry Back | Johnny Sellers | Jack Price |
| 1960 | Bally Ache | Bobby Ussery | Homer Pitt |
| 1959 | Easy Spur | Bill Hartack | Paul L. Kelley |
| 1958 | Tim Tam | Bill Hartack | Horace A. Jones |
| 1957 | Gen. Duke | Bill Hartack | Horace A. Jones |
| 1956 | Needles | David Erb | Hugh Fontaine |
| 1955 | Nashua | Eddie Arcaro | Jim Fitzsimmons |
| 1954 | Correlation | Willie Shoemaker | Noble Threewitt |
| 1953 | Money Broker | Alfred Popara | Vester Richard Wright |
| 1952 | Sky Ship | R. Nash | Not known |
NOTES:
- 1966 - Abe's First finished 1st but was disqualified to 4th
- 1977 - run in two divisions
- 1998 - Lil's Lad finished 1st but was disqualified to 2nd
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