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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 ]
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]
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 monarch did not attend the major sporting event on Saturday, opting to view it on television from Windsor Castle. Excited Anne cheers and applauds in Queen’s absence at Epsom Derby Day Skip ...
Everything he did from the day we trained him, he was just the best." [19] On 20 November City of Troy claimed the 34th Cartier Horse of the Year accolade, as the second horse after Frankel to be crowned the achievement. [20] On 6 December City of Troy was voted World Pool Moment of the Year for his G1 Derby win at Epsom.
The monarch did not attend the major sporting event on Saturday, opting to view it on television from Windsor Castle. Anne grinning from ear to ear as she attends Epsom Derby Day in Queen’s ...
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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.