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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 ]
In fact, Lord Derby himself was known to prefer cock-fighting to horse racing. [11] Moreover, in those days, the journey from London to Epsom took around 12 to 14 hours over difficult roads. [citation needed] All this combined to mean there were few spectators. The day is reported to have a comparatively meagre attendance, probably fewer than ...
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 ]
The 1821 Derby at Epsom, or Horse Race (Course de chevaux, traditionally called Le Derby de 1821 à Epsom) is an 1821 painting by the French artist Théodore Géricault in the Louvre Museum, showing The Derby of that year.
Pages in category "Epsom Derby winners" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 245 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1781 Epsom Derby was the second running of The Derby - the horse race known as the "greatest turf event in the world". [1] It took place on 24 May 1781 on Epsom Downs in Surrey, England, and was won by Young Eclipse, owned by gambler Dennis O'Kelly and ridden by Charles Hindley.
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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.