El Camino Real Derby
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The El Camino Real Derby is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race held in February at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. The race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on Tapeta, a synthetic racing surface.
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Listed race | |
Location | Golden Gate Fields Berkeley, California |
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Inaugurated | 1982 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www.goldengatefields.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 1/8 Miles (9 Furlongs) |
Track | Synthetic, left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $100,000 |
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Northern California's premier Kentucky Derby prep, the El Camino Real Derby was first run in 1982. It was hosted by Bay Meadows racetrack until its closing in August 2008.
Originally a Grade III race, the event was downgraded in 2018 to listed status.[1] It was part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby, but no longer so for the 2024 Kentucky Derby.[2]