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Iowa Derby

Stakes
Grade III race
Location Prairie Meadows Racetrack
Altoona, Iowa United States
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.prairiemeadows.com
Race information
Distance 1 116 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface Dirt
Track left-handed
Qualification Three-years-old
Weight Assigned
Purse $250,000

The Iowa Derby is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the last week of June at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa. Open to three-year-olds, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1 116 miles (8.5 furlongs) and currently offers a purse of $250,000.

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