The Derby Nacional is a

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held annually at

Hipódromo de Monterrico The Hipódromo de Monterrico is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility opened in 1960 in Lima, Peru. Operated by the Jockey Club del Peru, it has a one and one-eight mile dirt racetrack with a one-mile inside track for turf racing. Major races at ...

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. Open to three-year-olds, the Peruvian Derby is raced on dirt over a distance of 2400 metres (approximately miles). Held in late November/early December, it is the third leg of the Peruvian Quadruple Crown.

History

The race was inaugurated in 1903 at

Hipódromo de Santa Beatriz The Hippodrome of Santa Beatriz () was a hippodrome located in Jesús María District, Lima, Peru. Now almost completely demolished, its former premises are now occupied by El Campo de Marte. History The concession for a 99-year emphyteusis was ...

, for two- and three-year-olds bred in Peru, run over a distance of 1200 meters. The next year, the race was restricted to three-year-olds only. In 1940, the race moved to the

Hipódromo de San Felipe The Hippodrome of San Felipe () was a hippodrome located next to Salaverry Avenue in Jesús María District, Lima, Peru. It was preceded by the Hipódromo de Santa Beatriz, racetrack in Santa Beatriz, disestablished with the expansion of the city ...

, where it ran until 1961 when it was moved to its present location at the

The race was originally restricted to Peruvian-bred horses only. In 1908, jockey Frank Guiturriz fell off of the prohibitive favorite Orquida, who was owned by then-president of Peru,

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. This left Turf to win the race. Guiturriz, as well as Turf's trainer, John Casella, and jockey, R. Díaz, were arrested under suspicion that Guiturriz had fallen off intentionally in order to throw the race. Guiturriz was later ruled off the turf for life. By 1914, the Derby Nacional was considered the most important race in the Peruvian racing calendar. The 1995 edition brought out a record attendance of 50,000 people.

Records

Speed record (since 2003): * 2:32.55 – Nieto Mireyo (2015) Largest winning margin (since 2007): * 10 lengths – Fly Lexis Fly (2011) Most wins by a

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: * 7 –

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(1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960) Most wins by a trainer: * 9 – Ambrossio Malnatti (1920, 1935, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960) Most wins by an owner: * 6 –

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(1963, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976)

Winners of the Derby Nacional

ƒ Indicates a filly* In 1948 there was a

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for first place.

References

External links

Winners of all the years

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