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- The Derby course at Epsom is one and a half miles from start to finish. You may see it written out as 1mile, 4furlongs and 6yards.
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Jun 1, 2022 · Races up to eight and a half furlongs are very sharp, meaning those ridden prominently hold an advantage, particularly on the five-furlong course, the fastest in the world, which is...
Jun 3, 2023 · By Timeform. 15:31 · SAT June 03, 2023. Timeform's guide to racing at Epsom, featuring the key facts and figures ahead of the Derby meeting, including three course specialists to look out for....
The racecourse is just a few minutes from Epsom Town Centre on the B290 Epsom Downs Road or alternatively just off junction 9 of the M25. During the racing season, AA signs will mark all major approach routes.
- Epsom, KT18 5LQ, Surrey
- June 6, 2025
- Yes, booking tickets in advance is strongly advised as some enclosures are likely to sell out, so book early to avoid disappointment.
- The Betfred Derby 2024 will be run at 4.30pm on Saturday 1st June at Epsom Downs Racecourse.
- The Derby is the perfect reason to bring out your finest and most stylish clothing.
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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...
Epsom is the home of The Derby, the richest Flat race in Britain which takes place in early-June every year. The Derby is the fourth classic of the British Flat season, following closely after the Oaks, the fillies’ equivalent which takes place a day earlier over the same course and distance.
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] It was first run in 1780. It is Britain's richest flat horse race, and the most prestigious of the five Classics.
