Iowa Derby


The Iowa Derby is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of miles on the dirt annually at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa. The purse of the event is US$250,000.

Race History

The race was first run in 1989 as an ungraded stakes race. It became a Grade III event in 2010 and lowered back to Listed in 2018.

Records

Speed record:
Most wins by a horse trainer:
In 2020, Letmeno finished fist but was disqualified due to interference and placed second. The runner-up, Acre, was awarded first.