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   Who won the Derby Stakes in 1780?

   • Thus, the Derby Stakes was born. On May 4, 1780, the inaugural Derby Stakes took place at Epsom Downs. The race was open to three-year-old colts and fillies, and it covered a distance of one mile. Nine runners competed, and although Lord Derby won the coin toss, it was Sir Charles Bunbury who owned the first winner – Diomed, the 6-4 favorite.

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   Who won the first Derby Stakes?

   • The first Derby Stakes commenced on Thursday 4th May 1780 and was won by a Charles Bunbury-owned colt named Diomed, who took home prize money of £1,065 15s – equivalent to approximately £66,726 today. Initially run over 1 mile, officials extended the race to 1 mile and a half in 1784, which remains the current distance of the race today.

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   Who won the Derby in 1787?

   • Lord Derby first won the race in 1787, with a horse called Sir Peter Teazle. You may also be interested in… Want to watch The Derby at Epsom in person?

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   When was the Derby Stakes?

   • One was in the London Evening Post on 6 May 1780 which read thus: Thursday – The Derby Stakes of 50gs each; h. ft. colts and fillies. The last mile of the course. – Sir Evelyn's br c, 4.

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   How did the Derby Stakes get its name?

   • Legend has it that in 1779, during a celebration of the Oaks Stakes, the 12th Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury engaged in a friendly coin toss to decide the name of a new race. The winner of the toss would have the race named after them, and it was Lord Derby who emerged victorious. Thus, the Derby Stakes was born.

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   How long was the Derby in 1784?

   • The race was held at the Oaks Estate and named after its host, the 12th Earl of Derby. The first four runnings of the Derby were over 1 mile, but this was amended to the current distance of 1½ miles in 1784. Lord Derby first won the race in 1787, with a horse called Sir Peter Teazle. You may also be interested in…

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   Although he went unbeaten through his seven three-year-old races, at four he proved more than beatable. [9] He was beaten for the first time in the Nottingham Stakes by Fortitude owned by Lord Grosvenor, a race he was fully expected to win. [7]

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   Pommern won the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and the wartime substitutes for the Epsom Derby and the St. Leger Stakes to win a version of the English Triple Crown.

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   The Derby is a Group 1 race run under Set Weights conditions for three year old colts and fillies at Epsom conducted by the Jockey Club. The Derby is run over one mile, four furlongs and 6 yards. It was first run in 1780 and was won by Diomed. It is the fourth of the Classic races run each season.

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   May 31, 2023 · The first four runnings of the Derby were over 1 mile, but this was amended to the current distance of 1½ miles in 1784. Lord Derby first won the race in 1787, with a horse called Sir Peter...

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   At a celebration after the race, Bunbury and Derby suggested a similar race for both colts and fillies, to begin the following year. Reputedly, a coin toss followed, and Derby won the honour of naming the race after himself. Bunbury’s horse Diomed won the first running of the Derby on May 4, 1780.

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   The first Derby Stakes commenced on Thursday 4th May 1780 and was won by a Charles Bunbury-owned colt named Diomed, who took home prize money of £1,065 15s – equivalent to approximately £66,726 today.

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   On May 4, 1780, the inaugural Derby Stakes took place at Epsom Downs. The race was open to three-year-old colts and fillies, and it covered a distance of one mile. Nine runners competed, and although Lord Derby won the coin toss, it was Sir Charles Bunbury who owned the first winner – Diomed, the 6-4 favorite.