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1913 Epsom Derby. Craganour (3rd from left) and Aboyeur (4th from left) get in each others' way. The 1913 Epsom Derby, sometimes referred to as "The Suffragette Derby", was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on 4 June 1913. It was the 134th running of the Derby. The race was won, controversially, by Aboyeur at record 100–1 odds.
Tattenham Corner railway station is where Queen Elizabeth II used to be dropped off by the Royal Train on race days, and is closer to the racecourse than Epsom Downs railway station. There are several bus services going through the area, towards Epsom, Sutton or Redhill. In 1993 it was the site of a train crash, where a driver several times ...
Pages in category "1913 in horse racing" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. 1913 Epsom Derby; G.
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] It was first run in ...
Pages in category "Epsom Derby" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. ... 1893 Epsom Derby; 1913 Epsom Derby; 1920 Epsom Derby; 1979 Epsom ...
The 1921 Epsom Spring Meeting was suspended due to petrol and coal rationing concerns. [7] The 1940–1945 Epsom Spring Meetings were suspended due to curtailment of turf events during World War II. [8] [88] The 1946 City and Suburban was held on 5 August at Epsom Downs to allow the racecourse to be refurbished. The 1991 race was run at Kempton.
Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse in a hilly area near Epsom in Surrey, England which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. The "Downs" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs. The course has a crowd capacity of 130,000 including people watching from the Epsom Downs, an area freely open to the public. [1]
In 1844, Running Rein finished first in the Epsom Derby, but was disqualified as he was actually an ineligible four-year-old horse named Maccabeus. In 1913, Craganour finished first in the Epsom Derby, but was controversially disqualified. In 1980, Nureyev finished first in the 2000 Guineas, but was relegated to last place following a stewards ...