LOUISIANA DERBY · UNITED STATES
Louisiana Derby prize money
The Louisiana Derby is worth $1,000,000 . That makes it the 92nd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 37th richest in the United States.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $1,000,000
WORLD RANK 92nd
RUNNINGS HELD 117
FIRST RUN 1894
What the Louisiana Derby is
Grade II · miles · Dirt · Fair Grounds Race Course
- Racecourse
- Fair Grounds Race Course
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade II
- Distance
- miles
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1894
We hold the total fund for the Louisiana Derby and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:55.18 in 2026, the Louisiana Derby pays $8,682 for every second of the race, which is 83rd of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 42nd in the United States.
Every Louisiana Derby winner
117 runnings, 1894 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Emerging Market1:55.18 | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | $1,000,000 |
| 2025 | Tiztastic1:56.20 | Joel Rosario | Steven M. Asmussen | Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith & Winchell Thoroughbreds | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | Catching Freedom1:56.16 | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Albaugh Family Stables | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | Kingsbarns1:57.33 | Flavien Prat | Todd A. Pletcher | Spendthrift Farm | $1,000,000 |
| 2022 | Epicenter1:54.38 | Joel Rosario | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | $1,000,000 |
| 2021 | Hot Rod Charlie1:55.06 | Joel Rosario | Leandro Mora | Roadrunner Racing, Boat Racing & William Strauss | $1,000,000 |
| 2020 | Wells Bayou1:56.47 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Clint Gasaway, Lance Gasaway, Madaket Stables, & Wonder Stables | $1,000,000 |
| 2019 | By My Standards1:49.53 | Gabriel Saez | W. Bret Calhoun | Allied Racing Stable | $1,000,000 |
| 2018 | Noble Indy1:50.28 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm | $1,000,000 |
| 2017 | Girvin1:49.77 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Joe Sharp | Brad Grady | $1,000,000 |
| 2016 | Gun Runner1:51.06 | Florent Geroux | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys | $1,000,000 |
| 2015 | International Star1:50.67 | Miguel Mena | Michael Maker | Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey | $750,000 |
| 2014 | Vicar's in Trouble1:50.77 | Rosie Napravnik | Michael Maker | Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey | $1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Revolutionary1:50.28 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm | $1,000,000 |
| 2012 | Hero of Order1:50.13 | Eddie Martin Jr. | Gennadi Dorochenko | Raut LLC | $1,000,000 |
| 2011 | Pants on Fire1:49.92 | Rosie Napravnik | Kelly Breen | George & Lori Hall | $1,000,000 |
| 2010 | Mission Impazible1:50.32 | Rajiv Maragh | Todd A. Pletcher | Twin Creeks Rac.Stable | $750,000 |
| 2009 | Friesan Fire1:43.46 | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Vinery St./Fox Hill Farm | $600,000 |
| 2008 | Pyro1:44.44 | Sh.Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | $600,000 |
| 2007 | Circular Quay1:43.01 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Tabor | $600,000 |
| 2005 | High Limit1:42.74 | Ramon Domínguez | Robert J. Frankel | Gary & Mary West | $600,000 |
| 2004 | Wimbledon1:42.71 | Javier Santiago | Bob Baffert | James McIngvale | $600,000 |
| 2003 | Peace Rules1:42.67 | Edgar Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | $750,000 |
| 2002 | Repent1:43.86 | Jerry D. Bailey | Kenneth G. McPeek | Select Stable | $750,000 |
| 2001 | Fifty Stars1:44.76 | Donnie Meche | Steven M. Asmussen | J. Cassells / R. Zollars | $750,000 |
| 2000 | Mighty1:43.29 | Shane Sellers | Frank L. Brothers | Aspiration Stable | $750,000 |
| 1999 | Kimberlite Pipe1:43.56 | Robby Albarado | Dallas Stewart | Prairie Star Stable|J. D. Gunther | $640,000 |
| 1998 | Comic Strip1:43.36 | Shane Sellers | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | $500,000 |
| 1997 | Crypto Star1:42.60 | Pat Day | Wayne Catalano | Darrell & Evelyn Yates | $400,000 |
| 1996 | Grindstone1:42.79 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | $370,000 |
| 1995 | Petionville1:42.96 | Chris Antley | Randy Bradshaw | Everest Stables | $350,000 |
| 1994 | Kandaly1:42.86 | Craig Perret | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie J. Roussel III | $325,000 |
| 1993 | Dixieland Heat1:44.80 | Randy Romero | Gerald Romero | Leland Cook | $300,000 |
| 1992 | Line In The Sand1:43.40 | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | $200,000 |
| 1991 | Richman1:44.50 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | William F. Lucas | $200,000 |
| 1990 | Heaven Again1:43.80 | Corey Nakatani | Vincent Timphony | K. Timphony et al. | $165,000 |
| 1989 | Dispersal1:43.80 | José A. Santos | Bud Delp | Henry & Teresa Mayerhoff | $165,000 |
| 1988 | Risen Star1:42.80 | Shane Romero | Louie J. Roussel III | R. Lamarque/L. J. Roussel III | $165,000 |
| 1987 | J. T.'s Pet1:51.00 | Pat Day | Lynn S. Whiting | W. Cal Partee | $120,000 |
| 1986 | Country Light1:50.40 | Pat Day | Steve C. Penrod | Cherry Valley Farm | $186,650 |
| 1985 | Violado1:50.20 | Jacinto Vásquez | William E. Burch | Due Process Stable | $185,000 |
| 1984 | Taylor's Special1:49.60 | Sam Maple | William I. Mott | William F. Lucas | $185,000 |
| 1983 | Balboa Native1:50.60 | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert N. Spreen | $185,000 |
| 1982 | El Baba1:50.60 | Don Brumfield | Dewey P. Smith | Dorothy D. Brown | $185,000 |
| 1981 | Woodchopper1:50.80 | Jorge Velásquez | Robert J. Reinacher Jr. | Greentree Stable | $210,000 |
| 1980 | Prince Valiant1:50.40 | Mike A. Gonzalez | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | $160,000 |
| 1979 | Golden Act1:51.20 | Sandy Hawley | Loren Rettele | W. H. Oldknow & R. W. Phipps | $170,000 |
| 1978 | Esops Foibles1:50.80 | Chris McCarron | Loren Rettele | Jerry Frankel | $135,000 |
| 1977 | Clev Er Tell1:48.80 | Ray Broussard | Homer C. Pardue | J. R. Straus & I. Proler | $100,000 |
| 1976 | Johnny Appleseed1:49.80 | Marco Castaneda | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | $100,000 |
| 1975 | Master Derby1:49.60 | Darrel McHargue | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | $100,000 |
| 1974 | Sellout1:51.20 | Marco Castaneda | James P. Conway | Jean Pancoast | $93,000 |
| 1973 | Leo's Pisces1:51.60 | Robert Breen | Abe Simoff | Joseph Taub | $85,000 |
| 1972 | No Le Hace1:52.80 | Phil Rubbicco | Homer C. Pardue | Joseph W. Strauss | $85,000 |
| 1971 | Northfields1:50.80 | Walter Blum | Woody Stephens | John M. Olin | $50,000 |
| 1970 | Jim's Alibhi1:55.60 | Ronnie Baldwin | James J. Eckrosh | J. Eckrosh & Est. of F. Akin | $50,000 |
| 1969 | King of the Castle1:52.80 | Carlos H. Marquez | Oliver Cutshaw | Ogden Phipps | $47,500 |
| 1968 | Kentucky Sherry1:50.20 | Jimmy Combest | Alcee Richard | Dorothy D. Brown | $45,000 |
| 1967 | Ask the Fare1:50.00 | Donald Holmes | Jere R. Smith Sr. | Holiday Stable | $45,000 |
| 1966 | Blue Skyer1:50.60 | Ray Broussard | James A. Padgett | M. Padgett & H. Grant | $45,000 |
| 1965 | Dapper Delegate1:50.20 | John Heckmann | Alcee Richard | Dorothy D. Brown | $40,000 |
| 1964 | Grecian Princess1:50.80 | Kelly Broussard | Peter C. Keiser | Theodore D. Buhl | $40,000 |
| 1963 | City Line1:50.20 | Robert L. Baird | John O. Meaux | T. Alie Grissom | $40,000 |
| 1962 | Admiral's Voyage1:52.60 | Ray Broussard | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | $40,000 |
| 1961 | Bass Clef1:50.20 | Ronnie Baldwin | Anthony W. Rupelt | Mrs. V. E. Smith | $40,000 |
| 1960 | Tony Graff1:52.00 | Wayne Chambers | Nicholas Graffagnini | Anthony Graffagnini | $40,000 |
| 1959 | Master Palynch1:49.80 | Ray Broussard | Elmer Kalensky | S. Sair & B. Hatskin | $40,000 |
| 1958 | Royal Union1:52.00 | John Heckmann | Frank Sanders | Reverie Knoll Farm | $40,000 |
| 1957 | Federal Hill1:49.60 | Willie Carstens | Stanley M. Rieser | Clifford Lussky | $40,000 |
| 1956 | Reaping Right1:51.00 | Robert L. Baird | Vester R. Wright | T. Alie Grissom | $40,000 |
| 1955 | Roman Patrol1:49.80 | Douglas Dodson | Joseph H. Pierce Sr. | Pin Oak Farm | $40,000 |
| 1954 | Gigantic1:53.20 | Rich McLaughlin | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | $40,000 |
| 1953 | Matagorda1:51.80 | Paul J. Bailey | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | $40,000 |
| 1952 | Gushing Oil1:51.20 | Al Popara | Joseph Jansen | Sam E. Wilson Jr. | $20,000 |
| 1951 | Whirling Bat1:53.80 | Pete Anderson | Thomas G. May | Thomas G. May | $20,000 |
| 1950 | Greek Ship1:51.00 | Con Errico | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | $15,000 |
| 1949 | Rookwood1:51.20 | John Delahoussaye | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | $15,000 |
| 1948 | Bovard1:51.60 | Willie Saunders | James J. Rowan | Sylvester W. Labrot | $15,000 |
| 1947 | Carolyn A.1:57.80 | Ronnie Nash | James P. Conway | Ben F. Whitaker | $20,000 |
| 1946 | Pellicle1:52.80 | Andrew LoTurco | E. Leigh Cotton | Hal Price Headley | $15,000 |
| 1944 | Olympic Zenith1:54.00 | Nick Jemas | Edward L. Snyder | William G. Helis Sr. | $15,000 |
| 1943 | Amber Light1:52.60 | Johnny Longden | Jack C. Hodgins | Charles T. Fisher | $15,000 |
| 1940 | - 1942 | ||||
| 1939 | Day Off1:52.60 | Eddie Arcaro | E. Leigh Cotton | Greentree Stable | $12,000 |
| 1938 | Wise Fox1:51.20 | Johnny Longden | Alfred G. Tarn | Alfred G. Tarn | $12,000 |
| 1937 | Grey Count1:50.80 | Charles Corbett | Anthony Pelleteri | Millsdale Stable | $10,000 |
| 1936 | Rushaway1:50.80 | Johnny Longden | Alfred G. Tarn | Alfred G. Tarn | $5,000 |
| 1935 | McCarthy1:54.00 | Paul Keester | Thomas E. Keating | Morrison & Keating | $3,000 |
| 1934 | Hickory Lad1:53.80 | Jack Westrope | O. L. Foster | William C. Reichert | $3,500 |
| 1933 | Col. Hatfield1:56.80 | Carl Meyer | John Parmalee | M. B. Cohen | $5,000 |
| 1932 | Lucky Tom1:53.60 | Anthony Pascuma | Henry C. Riddle | J. J. Robinson | $10,000 |
| 1931 | Spanish Play1:51.20 | Charles Landolt | George Land | Knebelkamp & Morris | $7,500 |
| 1930 | Michigan Boy2:00.20 | Jimmy Shelton | J. Butler | John L. Pontius | $10,000 |
| 1929 | Calf Roper1:56.00 | Frank Coltiletti | Charles E. Durnell | Three D's Stock Farm Stable | $15,000 |
| 1928 | Jack Higgins1:52.00 | Charles E. Allen | William J. Curran | William J. Curran | $15,000 |
| 1927 | Boo1:51.80 | G. Johnson | William A. Hurley | Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable | $15,000 |
| 1926 | Bagenbaggage1:51.20 | Eric Blind | William A. Hurley | Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable | $10,000 |
| 1925 | Quatrain1:56.00 | Harry Stutts | Thomas J. Harmon | Frederick Johnson | $17,500 |
| 1924 | Black Gold1:57.60 | J. D. Mooney | Hanley Webb | Rosa M. Hoots | $15,000 |
| 1923 | Amole1:57.80 | J. D. Mooney | Frank P. Letellier | Southland Stable | $10,000 |
| 1921 | - 1922 | ||||
| 1920 | Damask1:51.80 | Eddie Ambrose | Mose Goldblatt | Harry Payne Whitney | $5,000 |
| 1909 | - 1919 | ||||
| 1908 | Meelick1:51.80 | Eddie Dugan | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | $7,825 |
| 1907 | Montgomery1:53.60 | Carroll Shilling | Frank E. Brown | Emil Hertz | $7,825 |
| 1906 | Guiding Star1:54.40 | Jack Martin | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | $7,140 |
| 1905 | Right Royal1:59.40 | Jack Martin | Roger Minton | Morris L. Hayman | $7,145 |
| 1904 | Ostrich$4,550* | Grover Fuller | G. L. Richards | M | |
| 1903 | Witfull2:07.60 | Willie Gannon | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | $4,640 |
| 1902 | Lord Quex2:00.25 | Jimmy Winkfield | Albert Simons | Albert Simons | $3,450 |
| 1901 | Henry Clay Rye$2,840* | Harry Cochran | Wallace C. Fessenden | M | |
| 1900 | Prince of Veronia2:00.00 | Eddie McJoynt | Robert J. Walden | Alfred H Morris. & David H. Morris | $2,840 |
| 1899 | King Barleycorn1:54.25 | William Martin | Edward W. Heffner | Edward W. Heffner | $2,840 |
| 1898 | Presbyterian1:56.50 | Tommy Burns | George Walker | John W. Schorr | $2,900 |
| 1897 | Meadowthorpe$2,000* | Tommy Murphy | John W. Schorr | M | |
| 1895 | - 1896 | ||||
| 1894 | Buckwa$1,500* | Roy Williams | T. H. Stevens | 1 M |
113 of the 117 runnings name the rider, 113 name the trainer and 113 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 109 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Louisiana Derby has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1898 to 2026
$2,900 98
$2,840 99
$2,840 00
$3,450 02
$4,640 03
$7,145 05
$7,140 06
$7,825 07
$7,825 08
$5,000 20
$10k 23
$15k 24
$18k 25
$10k 26
$15k 27
$15k 28
$15k 29
$10k 30
$7,500 31
$10k 32
$5,000 33
$3,500 34
$3,000 35
$5,000 36
$10k 37
$12k 38
$12k 39
$15k 43
$15k 44
$15k 46
$20k 47
$15k 48
$15k 49
$15k 50
$20k 51
$20k 52
$40k 53
$40k 54
$40k 55
$40k 56
$40k 57
$40k 58
$40k 59
$40k 60
$40k 61
$40k 62
$40k 63
$40k 64
$40k 65
$45k 66
$45k 67
$45k 68
$47k 69
$50k 70
$50k 71
$85k 72
$85k 73
$93k 74
$100k 75
$100k 76
$100k 77
$135k 78
$170k 79
$160k 80
$210k 81
$185k 82
$185k 83
$185k 84
$185k 85
$187k 86
$120k 87
$165k 88
$165k 89
$165k 90
$200k 91
$200k 92
$300k 93
$325k 94
$350k 95
$370k 96
$400k 97
$500k 98
$640k 99
$750k 00
$750k 01
$750k 02
$750k 03
$600k 04
$600k 05
$600k 07
$600k 08
$600k 09
$750k 10
$1.0m 11
$1.0m 12
$1.0m 13
$1.0m 14
$750k 15
$1.0m 16
$1.0m 17
$1.0m 18
$1.0m 19
$1.0m 20
$1.0m 21
$1.0m 22
$1.0m 23
$1.0m 24
$1.0m 25
$1.0m 26
The total prize money went from $2,900 in 1898 to $1,000,000 in 2026, 344.8 times more. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.
Who wins the Louisiana Derby more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Louisiana Derby twice in the 117 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Louisiana Derby in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf SprintUnited States | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 83 | Breeders' Cup Turf SprintUnited States | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 84 | Churchill Downs StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 85 | Cotillion HandicapParx Racing and Casino | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 86 | Derby City Distaff StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 87 | Florida DerbyGulfstream Park | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 88 | Godolphin MileMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 89 | Haskell StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 90 | Jockey Club Gold CupBelmont Park | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 91 | La Troienne StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 93 | Manhattan StakesBelmont Park | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 94 | Metropolitan HandicapBelmont Park | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 95 | Pacific Classic StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 96 | Pegasus World Cup Turf InvitationalGulfstream Park | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 97 | Pennsylvania DerbyParx Racing and Casino, | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 98 | Rebel StakesOaklawn Park Race Track | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 99 | Southwest StakesOaklawn Park Race Track | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 100 | Whitney StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 101 | Grand Steeple-Chase de ParisAuteuil Racecourse | France | $966,239 | €850,000 |
| 102 | Commonwealth CupAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | $965,248 | £725,750 |
The 20 races closest to the Louisiana Derby in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in the United States
196 races, 37th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Derby | Gulfstream Park | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Haskell Stakes | Monmouth Park Racetrack | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Jockey Club Gold Cup | Belmont Park | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| La Troienne Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Manhattan Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Metropolitan Handicap | Belmont Park | Grade 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Pacific Classic Stakes | Del Mar Racetrack | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational | Gulfstream Park | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Louisiana Derby prize money?
$1,000,000.
Where does the Louisiana Derby rank among the richest races in the world?
92nd of 997. 91 races pay more, the nearest of them Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. In the United States it is 37th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Louisiana Derby most often?
Pat Day, with 5 wins between 1986 and 1997.
When was the Louisiana Derby first run?
1894. This page holds 117 runnings, from 1894 to 2026.
How far is the Louisiana Derby?
miles, on dirt, at Fair Grounds Race Course.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money