The Rams were still without injured duo Frank Fielding and Jamie Ward but welcomed Craig Bryson back into the side.
From the kick off to the final whistle it was more or less Derby all the way.
After some early chances were missed, Paul Coutts cross was met by Theo Robinson to put Derby ahead after just 12 minutes.
The lead was doubled just after the half hour when John Brayford curled in a great shot from the edge of the box.
The Rams continued to dominate and despite the best efforts of Matt Phillips and Tom Ince, Blackpool just couldn't get in to the game.
Four minutes after the break, the visitors did pull a goal back via a penalty. Keogh was adjudged by the referee to have handled, though many will dispute the decision. Ince scored from the spot, however Legzdins very nearly stopped it. The ball just being squeezed into the bottom right corner.
The best goal of the game came after 54 minutes when Robinson beat two defenders to the ball and took it forward and slotted it underneath Gilks.
The job was completed in the 65th minute when a Coutts cross was met by Conor Sammon who had an easy task of tapping into the net and confirming a big win for Derby.
A very good performance by every member of the match day team. Derby need to build on this when Barnsley are the next visitors to Pride Park on Tuesday night.
Derby - Legzdins, Brayford, Keogh, O'Connor, Roberts, Coutts, Hendrick (Freeman 81), Bryson, Hughes (Jacobs 85), Robinson (Tyson 67), Sammon. Subs not used - Deenay, Gjokaj, Davies, O'Brien.
Blackpool - Gilks, Broadfoot, Evatt, Baptiste, Crainey, Angel (Dicko 66), Sylvestre, Grandin (Basham 74), M Phillips, Ince, Taylor-Fletcher. Subs not used - Halstead, Eardley, Cathcart, Gomes, Delfouneso.
Man of the Match - James O'Connor, did a great job deputising for Buxton and was dominant in central defence.
Attendance - 22,272 (905 away fans).
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