The Iowa Derby is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs) 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:

• 1:40.37 - Concord Point (2010)

Margins:

• 10 lengths - Hansen (2012)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - Steven M. Asmussen (2002, 2006, 2017, 2023, 2025)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Rafael Bejarano (2011, 2016, 2024)

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won this race more than once

Winners

Notes: 1 In 2020, Letmeno finished first but was disqualified due to interference and placed second. 2 In 2023, One in Vermillion finished in a dead heat for first with How Did He Do That. One in Vermillion was disqualified for interference and placed second.

References

• The 2007 Iowa Derby win for Pete Anderson and Delightful Kiss at ESPN

• Prairie Meadows racing at the NTRA