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- It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey on the first Saturday of June each year, over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres), or about 1½ miles.
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The Derby Stakes, also known as the Derby or the Epsom Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey on the first Saturday of June each year, over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres), or about 1½ miles. [1]
The Derby is restricted to three‐year‐olds and it is the most prestigious of the five Classic races. It has been held at Epsom since its inception and the unique track provides a daunting test for relatively young horses.
A derby (UK: / ˈdɑːrbi / DAR-bee, US: / ˈdɜːrbi / DUR-bee) is a type of horse race named after the Derby Stakes run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in England. [1] That was in turn named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, who inaugurated the race in 1780. [2]
NamePlaceDistanceArlington Park, Arlington Heights, ...1 + 3⁄16 miles (1900 m) [t 2]Australian Derby (also known as AJC ...Randwick Racecourse, Sydney2400 metres (1.5 miles)Bangalore Derby [6]Bangalore Turf Club2,000 metresDanish Derby (Bet25 Derby, The Macallan ...2400 metresEpsom Derby, one of the five classic English horse races, along with the Saint Leger, the Oaks, the 1,000 Guineas, and the 2,000 Guineas. With a field limited to three-year-old colts and fillies, the Derby is run on turf on the first Saturday in June over a 1.5-mile course at Epsom Downs, Surrey, England.
YearHorseJockey2022Desert CrownR. Kingscote2021AdayarA. Kirby2020SerpentineE. McNamara2019Anthony Van DyckS. Heffernan- Marvin Drager
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Lester Piggott has been first past the post in the Derby more times than any other jockey with 9 wins to his name. His winning rides came on Never Say Die (1954), Crepello (1957), St. Paddy (1960), Sir Ivor (1968), Nijinsky (1970), Roberto (1972), Empery (1976), The Minstrel (1977), Teenoso (1983). Sir Gordon Richards first won the Derby riding Pin...
Shergar won the race by the longest distance (10 lengths) in 1981 before the colt disappeared without a trace, believed kidnapped by the IRA. Workforce (pictured above) holds the record for the fastest winning time(2min 31.11sec) from 2010. Iroquois became the first American-bred horse to win the Derbyin 1881. Ruler Of The World became the first De...
The winners in 1844 and 1913 were not the horses first past the post. In 1844, Running Rein was found to be an ineligible 4-year-old horse named Maccabeus. In 1913 the 6/4 favourite Craganour was disqualified in controversial circumstances with the race being awarded to 100/1 outsider Aboyeur. The 1913 race is more famous for the protest by suffrag...
A mechanical starting gate was introduced to the Derby in 1901. The Derby was first broadcast by the BBC in 1927, but regular TV coverage didn’t get established until 1960. The most runners to ever take part in the race was 34in 1862, while the smallest field was just 4 in 1794. Follow all the action ahead of and after the Derby at Epsom here on Ho...
Friday 6 & Saturday 7 June 2025. The greatest show on turf. The thrill of The Hill. A beacon of buzz. A town on its toes. Epsom plays host to the world as race goers and fun lovers get giddy on colour, gasp in awe at the flowers the size of towers and get lost in the ups of the Downs. The crown jewel of all races. The one that sired all the others.
Jun 5, 2021 · The race has been run since 1780, and takes place on Epsom Downs, near London over 14 furlongs (2,420 metres). It is one of the world’s most well-known sporting occasions, an event that is for many the only time they ever watch a horse in action.
