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The 2024 Epsom Derby was the 245th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 2024 at 4.30pm BST. The race was sponsored for the first time by the bookmaker Betfred. [1] The purse for 2024 was £1.5 million, with £850,650 in prize money for the winner. [2]
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 ]
May 15, 1828 – in the Epsom Derby, between Cadland and The Colonel; Cadland won in a deciding heat. [2] June 21, 1832 – in the Ascot Gold Cup, between Camarine and Rowton; Camarine won in a deciding heat. [3] September 18, 1850 – in the St. Leger Stakes, between Voltigeur and Russborough; Voltigeur won in a deciding heat. [4]
Serpentine's dam Remember When failed to win in six races but was a top-class filly who ran second in the 2010 Epsom Oaks, [3] She was a daughter of the outstanding broodmare Lagrion, making her a half-sister to Dylan Thomas, Homecoming Queen and Queen's Logic.
Post time for the Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. Endlessly will enter the Kentucky Derby off a victory in the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby on March 23 at Turfway Park .
In the 245th running of the Epsom Derby on 1 June, City of Troy, with Moore in the saddle, was made the 3/1 favourite in a field of sixteen three-year-old colts. The other fancied contenders included Ambiente Friendly ( Lingfield Derby Trial ), Ancient Wisdom ( Futurity Trophy ), Los Angeles ( Leopardstown Derby Trial ) and Dancing Gemini ...
Society Man will enter the Kentucky Derby off a second-place finish in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 6 at Aqueduct. He currently ranks 17th on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard with 50.
Epsom Downs: Race information; Distance: 1m 2f 17y (2,027 m) Surface: Turf: Track: Left-handed: Qualification: Three-year-olds: Weight: 9 st 3 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 or 2 winners 3 lb for Group 3 or Listed winners: Purse: £50,000 (2024) 1st: £28,355: Bonuses: Wildcard Derby entry