Derbyness (USA) Horse
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Derbyness is a five-year-old dark bay/brown gelding bred in the United States, by Hoppertunity out of Up Hill Battle. He is trained by Brittany T. Russell and owned by The Elkstone Group LLC (Stuart Grant). Over 25 starts he has earned eight wins and eleven placings, with total earnings of $504,518. His most recent start was at Laurel Park on 12 September 2026, finishing second of eight, and his latest victory came at Laurel Park on 22 June 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 12-Sep-26 1609m GOOD R7 Race 7 $15,597 (of $77,986) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.420, SP: 8.50 assumed the early lead, was kept in the two path on the turn, finished well but was no match for the winner. 1st Adero ( C Lopez 123 ) 2nd Derbyness ( S Russell 123 ) 4.25L 3rd Shaft's Bullet ( J Vargas 123 ) 7.75L See full results | S Russell 55.8kg 4.25L | 2 (8) |
| Delaware Park 02-Aug-26 1509m FIRM R7 Hcp (of $106,929) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.800, SP: 4.00 , caught in tight quarters leaving the starting gate, raced four deep the far turn and weakened. 1st Understudy Kitty ( M Chuan 124 ) 2nd Babble ( E Rosario 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Crabs N Beer ( A Cruz 124 ) 0.50L 6th Derbyness ( J Hernandez 123 ) 6.00L See full results | J Hernandez 55.8kg 6.00L | 6 (7) |
| Laurel Park 22-Jun-26 1710m FIRM R9 Race 9 $47,646 (of $75,628) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.650, SP: 2.63 1st Derbyness ( S Russell 123 ) 2nd Preacha Meyers ( M Chuan 126 ) 0.25L 3rd Indy Magic ( J D Acosta 126 ) 7.75L See full results | S Russell 55.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Laurel Park 16-May-26 1710m FIRM R3 Race 3 $16,226 (of $81,129) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.030, SP: 5.50 stalked the pace well off the rail, circled the far turn three wide, was in a striking position in upper stretch and flattened out. 1st Majorca ( M Chuan 126 ) 2nd Derbyness ( S Russell 126 ) 3.25L 3rd Surfside Moon ( J Toledo 126 ) 5.00L See full results | S Russell 57.2kg 3.25L | 2 (6) |
| Laurel Park 30-Mar-26 1710m R4 Race 4 $44,843 (of $71,180) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:47.020, SP: 2.38 , under a snug hold stalking three then two wide, moved to engage the leader after the five eighths, cruised clear leaving the far turn, widened in hand past the five sixteenths, responded when set down in upper stretch and held FIRM while kept alert to the final yards. 1st Derbyness ( S Russell 123 ) 2nd James P Sullivan ( I Villalobos 123 ) 6.25L 3rd Wyoming Class ( M J Sanchez 123 ) 7.00L See full results | S Russell 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Aqueduct 07-Mar-26 1408m Flat, SP: 20/1 | Jose Lezcano 54.9kg | 7 (8) |
| Laurel Park 02-May-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 2/5 | Sheldon Russell 55.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Laurel Park 22-Mar-25 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 5/2 | Sheldon Russell 55.8kg | 2 (6) |
| Laurel Park 22-Feb-25 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 15/8 | Sheldon Russell 55.8kg | 2 (6) |
| Laurel Park 24-Jan-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 2/1 | Sheldon Russell 55.8kg | 4 (10) |
| Laurel Park 01-Dec-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 4/5 | Jevian Toledo 55.3kg | 2 (7) |
| Laurel Park 31-Oct-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 10/11 | Jevian Toledo 54.4kg | 2 (5) |
| Laurel Park 03-Oct-24 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/2 | Jevian Toledo 55.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Laurel Park 01-Jun-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Sheldon Russell 54.9kg | 3 (7) |
| Pimlico 12-May-24 1710m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 15/2 | Sheldon Russell 56.2kg | 2 (6) |
| Laurel Park 20-Apr-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 10/11 | Jaime Rodriguez 56.2kg | 3 (4) |
| Laurel Park 29-Mar-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 2/1 | Jaime Rodriguez 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Laurel Park 10-Feb-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 2/1 | Jaime Rodriguez 54.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Laurel Park 09-Dec-23 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | Jeiron Barbosa 52.2kg | 8 (9) |
| Laurel Park 16-Nov-23 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 14/1 | Jaime Rodriguez 53.5kg | 8 (9) |
| Laurel Park 28-Oct-23 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | Jaime Rodriguez 55.3kg | 10 (10) |
| Laurel Park 01-Oct-23 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/1 | Jaime Rodriguez 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Delaware Park 08-Sep-23 1509m FIRM Flat, SP: 11/2 | Jaime Rodriguez 53.5kg | 2 (7) |