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The 2022 Epsom Derby was the 243rd annual running of the Derby horse race which took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 4 June 2022. The race was sponsored for the second time by the online car-dealer Cazoo. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the first entries were closed in February 2022. [1]
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 ]
2023 – three-year-old season: 6 May 2023: 1 mile 2000 Guineas: I Newmarket: 13/8* 14 12 1:41.64 (22 lengths) Ryan Moore [20] 3 Jun 2023: 1m 4f 6y Epsom Derby: I Epsom Downs: 9/2 14 1 2:33.88 1 ⁄ 2 length: Ryan Moore [21] 2 Jul 2023: 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles Irish Derby: I The Curragh: 4/11* 9 1 2:33.24 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 lengths: Ryan Moore [22] 29 Jul ...
The 241st running of the Epsom Derby took place a month later than usual, behind closed doors, over 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles at Epsom Racecourse on 4 July. The race was run on good ground in wet, overcast conditions and attracted a field of seventeen runners.
Joseph Patrick O'Brien (born 23 May 1993) [1] is an Irish horse racing trainer and former flat racing jockey.He is the son of trainer Aidan O'Brien. [2] In 2012 he rode Camelot to win the 2,000 Guineas, the 2012 Epsom Derby and the Irish Derby.
Desert Crown (2 March 2019 – 23 October 2023) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse.After winning his only race as a juvenile in 2021, he took the Dante Stakes on his three-year-old debut and then maintained his unbeaten record by winning the Epsom Derby.
In 1952 the racecourse was featured extensively in the film Derby Day set around the 1952 Epsom Derby. [9] In 2009 the racecourse opened the new Duchess's Stand. It has a capacity of 11,000 and has a 960 m 2 (10 000 sq ft) hall. It can be used for banqueting, conferences and exhibitions.
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 ...