Run annually during the last week of June at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa, the Iowa Derby is open to 3-year-olds and itis contested on dirt at a distance of 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs). Since it was first run in 1989, horses such as Dubai World Cup winner Captain Steve and champion Hansen have won the race.
Run annually during the last week of June at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa, the Iowa Derby is open to 3-year-olds and itis contested on dirt at a distance of 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs). Since it was first run in 1989, horses such as Dubai World Cup winner Captain Steve and champion Hansen have won the race.