Empire City Derby
The Empire City Derby was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1917 through 1933 at Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York. A race for three-year-old horses of either sex, the event was contested at a mile and one-eighth at inception until 1920 when it was set at what became known as the "Derby distance" of a mile and one-quarter. With the Brooklyn Derby at Belmont Park having changed its name to the Dwyer Stakes, the Empire City Derby was then the only Derby event in the Northeastern United States.
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Empire City Race Track, Yonkers, New York United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1917 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1¼ miles (10 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three Years Old |
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