| Class: | Discontinued stakes |
| Horse Race: | Coney Island Derby |
| Location: | Sheepshead Bay Race Track Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York |
| Inaugurated: | 1880-1888 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Distance: | 1½ miles (12 furlongs) |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Track: | left-handed |
| Qualification: | Three-year-olds |
The Coney Island Derby was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually between 1880 and 1888 at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Open to three-year-old horses, it was contested at a mile and a half (12 furlongs) on dirt.[1]
In 1881, future Hall of Fame inductee Hindoo won both the Coney Island Derby and the Kentucky Derby.[2] That feat would be accomplished again in 1885 by the gelding Joe Cotton.[3]
Speed record:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Prince Royal | Edward Garrison | James G. Rowe Sr. | August Belmont | 2:39.25 |
| 1887 | Hanover | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 2:44.50 |
| 1886 | Ban Fox | William Hayward Jr. | Jim Murphy | James Ben Ali Haggin | 2:38.75 |
| 1885 | Joe Cotton | Jim McLaughlin | Abraham Perry | James T. Williams | 2:41.50 |
| 1884 | Greystone | Oliver Lewis | Byron McClelland | William L. Scott | 2:51.00 |
| 1883 | Barnes | William Hayward Jr. | Preakness Stables | 2:40.75 | |
| 1882 | Runnymede | Jim McLaughlin | James G. Rowe Sr. | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 2:37.00 |
| 1881 | Hindoo | Jim McLaughlin | James G. Rowe Sr. | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 2:46.50 |
| 1880 | Grenada | Lloyd Hughes | R. Wyndham Walden | George L. Lorillard | 2:40.50 |