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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 ]
People who have owned a racehorse that won England's Epsom Derby. Pages in category "Owners of Epsom Derby winners" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total.
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 .
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 ...
Cicero: winner of the 1905 Epsom Derby as the shortest-priced successful favourite in the history of the event; Cigar: champion in the 1990s who won 16 consecutive races; Citation: U.S. Triple Crown winner (1948); also won 16 consecutive major stakes races; first horse to earn $1 million
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Gustavus (1818–1840) was a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1821 Epsom Derby. Gustavus was the first grey horse to win the Epsom Derby. He raced until he was four years old and was retired to stud in 1823. Gustavus was exported to Prussia in 1836, at the age of 18. Gustavus was not a successful sire.
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 .