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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 ]
Date Distance Course First Run Qualification 2,000 Guineas Stakes: Late April / early May 1 mile (1,609 m) Newmarket: 1809 Three-year-old colts and fillies 1,000 Guineas Stakes: Late April / early May 1 mile (1,609 m) Newmarket: 1814 Three-year-old fillies The Oaks: Late May / early June 1 mile 4 furlongs 10 yd (2,423 m) Epsom Downs: 1779
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 an area of chalk upland near Epsom, Surrey; [1] in the North Downs. Part of the area is taken up by the racecourse , the gallops are part of the land purchased by Stanly Wootton in 1925 and are open to users such as ramblers , model aircraft flyers, golfers and cyclists .
Trial races for the Epsom Derby are horse races during April and May which are contested by three-year-olds likely to run in the Derby in early June. Most Derby runners appear in at least one race in the weeks before the event, although some, such as the winners Lammtarra and Shaamit , may arrive at Epsom with no previous run as a three-year-old.
At far right, Sunland Park Derby winner Slow Down Andy takes the lead in the first half of the race as Straight Up G tries to keep up during the 2022 Sunland Derby at Sunland Park racetrack and ...
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 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.