The Florida Derby is one of the key preps for the Triple Crown, offering 100 points to the winner on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
The latest renewal takes place on Saturday 1st April at Gulfstream Park over one mile and one furlong, with the 2023 winner no doubt featuring prominently in the Kentucky Derby betting.
Florida Derby Entries 2023
A host of the expected top-class sorts will make up the field given its status as a key trial for the Kentucky Derby. It is likely to be a closely-fought contest and given its recent illustrious roll of honour, it will be no shock if this year’s winner will go onto bigger and better things.
While we still have to wait to see which horses will be running the Florida Derby 2023, here are the results from the 2022 instalment:
Florida Derby Favourites 2023
While the confirmed field will not be announced until the gate draw in the week before the race, a host of potential superstar contenders are on track for the race. Last year, Simplification headed to the race as favourite, but came home in a disappointing third place. The victorious White Abarrio went on to compete in the 2022 Kentucky Derby, but finished way back in 16th place.
How to bet on the Florida Derby in the UK
In the days prior to the Florida Derby, plenty of major UK bookmakers such as bet365, Paddy Power and Sky Bet will have many options for punters.
The betting menu for Gulfstream Park’s race will include the following: Win, Place, Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Daily Double, Pick 3 and Pick 6. Once you’ve placed your bet, you’ll have qualified to watch the race and will be able to stream it live on your mobile or gadget device, meaning you won’t miss a minute of the action.
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Full T&CsFlorida Derby Previous Winners
The Florida Derby has a rich history of providing winners of triple crown races down the line, including the likes of Needles (1956) and Northern Dancer (1964). However, since becoming a part of the official Road to the Kentucky Derby in 2013, three horses have followed up in the big one. These were Orb (2013), Nyquist (2016) and Always Dreaming (2017).
After the controversy of the 2019 winner Maximum Security’s subsequent disqualification in the Kentucky Derby, the excellent Tiz The Law was an arguably even better winner in 2020.
Barclay Tagg’s colt took this race before going on to land the Belmont Stakes, while he was always a tough runner-up in the Kentucky Derby behind Authentic.
- 2022 – White Abarrio (29/10)
- 2021 – Known Agenda (54/10)
- 2020 – Tiz the Law (7/5 fav)
- 2019 – Maximum Security (48/10)
- 2018 – Audible (8/5 fav)
- 2017 – Always Dreaming (27/10)
- 2016 – Nyquist (6/5)
- 2015 – Materiality (9/5)
The Purse
After the necessary shake-ups of the 2020 season, it’s business as usual in 2023, as the Grade I Florida Derby takes place at Gulfstream on 1st April and will carry a huge $1 million purse.
How to watch the Florida Derby 2023
There are various options when it comes to watching the Florida Derby live. It will be broadcast on Sports and most horse racing channels. Live streaming will be offered by platforms like the following bookmakers after registering.
Florida Derby Live Streaming
These bookmakers offer live streaming for most horse racing around the world for UK customers:
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