Coney Island Derby

Horse race

The Coney Island Derby was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually between 1880 and 1888 at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Open to three-year-old horses, it was contested at a mile and a half (12 furlongs) on dirt.^[1]

In 1881, future Hall of Fame inductee Hindoo won both the Coney Island Derby and the Kentucky Derby.^[2] That feat would be accomplished again in 1885 by the gelding Joe Cotton.^[3]

Records

Speed record:

• 2:37 flat, Runnymede (1882)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Jim McLaughlin (1881, 1882, 1885, 1887)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - James G. Rowe Sr. (1881, 1882, 1888)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Dwyer Brothers Stable (1881, 1882, 1887)

Winners

References

1. "1880 Coney Island Derby". New York Times. 1880-06-25. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
2. "Hindoo, Derby Winner of 1881, Was One of Americas Best Horses". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1929-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
3. "Eight Geldings Have Won Derby". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1958-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-10.