The New York Derby is the second leg of the "Big Apple Triple," a grouping created in 1999 consisting of three races at three different racetracks in New York state and restricted to three-year-olds bred in New York state.^[1] A horse who wins all three of the Big Apple Triple wins the purse total of $400,000 plus a $250,000 bonus. The first leg is the Mike Lee Stakes run at Belmont Park,^[2] and the third leg is the Albany Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.^[3]

The New York Derby is held at the Finger Lakes Racetrack in Farmington, New York and is restricted to three-year-olds of either gender bred in New York state. It is run at a mile and one/sixteenth on the dirt (8.5 furlongs) and currently offers a purse of $150,000.^[4]

This race was called the New York Breeders' Derby from 1969 to 1971, the New York Derby Handicap in 1974, and the New York Derby from 1977 to date.

Time record:

• 1 mile - 1:41.60 : Happy Turning (1969)
• 1+1⁄16 miles - 1:43.02 : Hit It Once More (2016)
• 1+1⁄8 miles - 1:48.80 : Copper Mount (1994)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Kevin Whitley (1982, 1983, 1989)
• 3 - John R. Davila Jr. (1996, 2003, 2015)
• 3 - John A. Grabowski (2002, 2006, 2011)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Ramon M. Hernandez (1977, 1979, 1981, 1998)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Assunta Louis Farm (1979, 1981)
• 2 - James F. Edwards (1984, 2000)
• 2 - Sam F. Morrell (1989, 1996)
• 2 - Barry K. Schwartz (1999, 2003)

Owner Sol Kumin has won the New York Derby twice as part of two different partnerships, in 2017 (Head of Plains Partners) and 2024 (Madaket Stables).

*2007- Berry Bound finished first by a head but was disqualified and placed second.

**1987 - Jazzing Around finished first by a head but was disqualification