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: