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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]
Historic, unmatchable, eternal. Birthplace of thoroughbred sprinting, it’s one chance for three-year-olds to make history. Champions of the future are found here. Destiny calls, glory beckons. The Betfred Derby Festival at Epsom Downs Racecourse is for everyone, from racing royalty to racing rookie.
- 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.
- 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 th...
- See all the frequently asked questions here.
Epsom 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
The Betfred Derby takes place every year at Epsom Downs Racecourse on the first Saturday in June. It’s one of the most anticipated flat horse races in England, and has a long and colourful history. Learn some of the most fascinating The Betfred Derby facts below.
- Desert Crown ridden by Richard Kingscote won the race. Desert Crown is trained by Sir Michael Stoute and owned by Mr Saeed Suhail.
- Adayar ridden by Adam Kirby won the race. Adayar is trained by Charlie Appleby and owned by Godolphin
- Horseracing is a key plotline in popular TV series Peaky Blinders, so much so that the Epsom Derby features. The sixth and final episode of season...
- Anthony Van Dyke won the Epsom Derby in 2019 - a bay colt ridden by jockey Seamie Heffernan with odds of 13/2.
- Masar won the 239th Derby in 2018, ridden by jockey William Buick with odds of 16/1.
- The Derby 2017 winner was Wings of Eagles ridden by Padraig Beggy, who won with odds of 40/1 - the biggest upset for 43 years.
- In 2016 the 237th Derby winner was Harzand, ridden by jockey Pat Smullen with odds of 13/2, on 4th of June 2016.
- Whilst the Derby is open to three-year old colts and fillies, today the Derby is rarely contested by fillies. The last filly to run in the Derby wa...
- Six fillies have won the Derby, the most recent being Fifinella in 1916. The other five fillies who have won the Derby are: Eleanor in 1801, Blink...
- Lester Piggot is the greatest of all Derby winners, having won the race a total of nine times during his career.
- Adelaide River. Made good impression on all-weather on debut; found wanting under testing conditions since, finishing a remote third to Dubai Mile and Arrest at Saint-Cloud last autumn and no match for Arrest in the Chester Vase (about 1m4f); however, his pedigree suggests he might have been a fish out of water in the mud and that he will turn his form on its head now switched to quicker ground; might be overpriced.
- Arrest. Best two-year-old form when just getting the worse of a tussle with Dubai Mile in a Group 1 at Saint-Cloud (1m2f, heavy); won his maiden on good to firm but said to have enjoyed the soft ground when coasting home in front in the Chester Vase (1m4f); very promising and stamina is the least of his problems but another drying day looks the main one.
- Artistic Star. Very late foal; highly regarded and has done all that has been asked of him in winning a Nottingham maiden as a two-year-old and a Sandown novice (1m2f, good to soft) just 18 days ago; however, this race should be beyond him at this early stage in his career.
- Auguste Rodin. Out of triple Group 1 winner Rhododendron and has a stellar pedigree; the third highest-rated two-year-old in Europe last year after a performance in the Group 1 Futurity at Doncaster (1m, heavy) that was hard to fault; made favourite for the 2,000 Guineas on reappearance but showed no sparkle and looked a tired horse in the closing stages; it's hard to put that out of mind even though all the signals from the trainer and the betting suggest something special is expected here.
Jun 1, 2024 · City of Troy gets an extra four furlongs at Epsom today, and trainer Aidan O’Brien roused Auguste Rodin from a desperately disappointing 2,000 Guineas to win the Derby just last year.
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Jun 4, 2014 · The Epsom Derby — refered to simply as ‘The Derby’ in racing circles — is one of the world’s most famous horse races. The Epsom Derby was first held in 1780 at the Oaks Estate, and...
