The Virginia Derby

The Virginia Derby (Gr. II) has developed into an extremely productive race in ten short years. The 1¼-mile turf test has produced eight Grade I winners, a turf champion and a Breeders’ Cup Mile winner.

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Virginia Derby Past Winners

Year	Winner	Time	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
2007	Red Giant	1:59.62	Horacio Karamanos	Todd Pletcher	Peachtree Stables
2006	Go Between	1:59.74	Garret Gomez	Bill Mott	Peter Vegso
2005	English Channel	2:02.57	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	James Scatuorchio
2004	Kitten’s Joy	2:01.22	Edgar Prado	Dale Romans	Ken and Sarah Ramsey
2003	Silver Tree	2:01.11	Edgar Prado	Bill Mott	Peter Vegso
2002	Orchard Park	2:03.10	Edgar Prado	Bill Mott	Peter Vegso
2001	Potaro	2:02.18	Brent Bartram	Jonathan Sheppard	Augustin Stable
2000	Lightning Paces	2:02.18	Greg Hutton	John Robb	Tulip Hill Farm
1999	Phi Beta Doc	1:59.97	Ramon Dominguez	Robert W. Leonard	Dennis Foster and Robert Leonard
1998	Crowd Pleaser	2:00.28	Jean-Luc Samyn	Jonathan Sheppard	Augustin Stable

Virginia Derby Records

Stakes Record:

1:59.62 – Red Giant

Largest Winning Margin:

3¼ lengths – English Channel

Best Winning Beyer:

108 – Kitten’s Joy

Most Wins, Jockey:

3 – Edgar Prado

Most Wins, Trainer:

3 – Bill Mott

Most Wins, Owner:

3 – Peter Vegso

Largest Win Mutuel:

$76.00 – Red Giant

Largest Attendance:

8,964 – 2007

Largest On-track Handle:

$669,958 - 2004

Largest Total Handle:

$4,429,191 – 2007

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