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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]
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 race was renamed the Investec Derby Trial in 2010, when the banking group Investec took over the sponsorship. The race reverted to its original name of Blue Riband Trial from the 2018 running. The event can serve as a trial for The Derby (flat racing's "Blue Riband"). It was upgraded to Listed status again in 2018. [3]
The event is named after Diomed, the inaugural winner of Epsom's most famous race, the Epsom Derby. It was established in 1971, although it could be regarded as a continuation of a previous event, the St James Stakes. The Diomed Stakes is now held on the second day of Epsom's two-day Derby Festival meeting, the same day as the Epsom Derby.
The 2023 Epsom Derby was the 244th annual running of the Derby horse race which took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 3 June 2023. [1] Race time was at 1:30pm due to an FA Cup final broadcast clash, as ITV have the broadcasting rights to both events.
The present version has developed from the Victress Stakes, a Listed race established in 1995. It was renamed the Princess Elizabeth Stakes in 2001, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004. The race is now held on the second day of Epsom's two-day Derby Festival meeting, the same day as the Epsom Derby .
4 June – ITV becomes the only channel to show the Epsom Derby - the race had previously been shown by both ITV and the BBC. 1976. No events. 1977. 1 June – The BBC shows the Epsom Derby for the first time in three years. [3] The race, and the rest of the Epsom meeting, is shown on ITV. 1978. No events. 1979
The event is named after The Oaks, an estate located to the east of Epsom which was leased to the 12th Earl of Derby in the 18th century. He and his guests devised the race during a party at the estate in 1778. It was first run (as the Oakes Stakes [1]) in 1779, one year before the introduction of the Derby Stakes. The inaugural winner, Bridget ...