Epsom Derby

SPECIAL OFFERS: Derby Festival Tickets 2019

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.20.1″] Got your tickets for the Epsom Derby Festival 2019 yet? Save £5 on tickets with these Special Offers – click the links below. Friday 31st May Investec Derby Festival Ladies’ Day Special Offer 1:  Save £5 on Epsom Ladies Day Grandstand Tickets When You Book Online Now Offer Expires: 30th May 2019 @ […]

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Derby Festival 2018: Derby Delights

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.18.4″] Eclipse Magazine’s photographer Rachel Groom is an expert in street photography. Here, she shares her views from Derby Day 2018: Click on each image below to view full photo galleries. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”3.18.4″ gallery_ids=”45358,45359,45360,45361,45362,45363,45364,45365,45366,45367″ fullwidth=”on” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” auto=”on” auto_speed=”3000″ /][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”3.18.4″ gallery_ids=”45368,45369,45370,45371,45372,45373,45374,45375,45376,45377″ fullwidth=”on” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” auto=”on” auto_speed=”3000″ /][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”3.18.4″ gallery_ids=”45378,45379,45380,45381,45382,45388,45384,45385″ fullwidth=”on” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” auto=”on” auto_speed=”3000″

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Epsom Derby 2018: Mill Reef remembered and results of the Draw

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] The draw for the Investec Derby took the form of a live ceremony for the first time on 31st May at Epsom Downs, conducted by two Investec Derby-winning jockeys – Geoff Lewis, who rode Mill Reef to victory in 1971, and John Reid, successful aboard Dr Devious in 1992. Lewis,

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Derby Festival 2018

Derby Festival 2018: The Tale of Epsom Downs

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] Derby Festival 2018: The 2018 Investec Derby Festival at Epsom Downs is only 48 hours away and by 4.30pm on Friday 1st June we’ll be set for the feature on day one, the Investec Oaks which forms part of the Fillies and Mares category of the QIPCO British Champions Series.

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Horse Racing Ireland Award Winners, Aidan O'Brien, Grade One novices' hurdles,Champion British Trainer

Epsom Derby: 21 Trainer Facts and Figures

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Derby Festival Trainers Facts and Figures 1          No horse trained in the United States has won the Epsom Derby and challengers from across the Atlantic are extremely rare. Iroquois, the 1881 winner, was the first US-bred horse to win the

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Coronation Cup

Derby Festival: History of the Coronation Cup

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Run over the same distance as the Derby and the Oaks, the Coronation Cup first took place in 1902 to celebrate the accession to the throne of King Edward VI, who himself won the Derby three times with Persimmon, Diamond Jubilee and Minoru, as well as the Grand

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The Oaks at Epsom

Derby Festival: History of The Oaks at Epsom

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The Oaks at Epsom: Older than the Derby by a year, the Oaks was the brainchild of Johnny Burgoyne, a soldier, playwright and politician who married into Lord Derby’s family. Burgoyne had leased his mansion to his nephew, the 12th Earl of Derby, and persuaded the nobleman to

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Epsom Derby Jockey

Epsom Derby Jockey Facts and Figures

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] 2017: Here are some fun facts and figures about jockeys at the Epsom Derby Festival: 1 The oldest winner of the Derby held annually at Epsom racecourse was jockey John Forth aged at least 60, on Frederick in 1829. He also had the distinction of having trained the winner as well as the runner-up, The Exquisite, with

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Epsom Derby 2016: Breakfast with the Stars

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Epsom Downs Racecourse hosted a ‘Breakfast with the Stars’ ahead of the Derby Festival 2016: with five sets of horses working on the soft ground, after the course had 12 millimetres of rain during a storm the night before. Connections of those horses, targeting

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Epsom Derby: 64 Facts and Figures

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Epsom Racecourse reveals 64 Facts and Figures about the Epsom Derby – one of Britain’s most iconic races: 1 Lammtarra, the 1995 Derby victor trained by Saeed bin Suroor, was the first horse to win the premier Classic on his seasonal debut since Grand Parade in 1919. Amazingly, Shaamit,

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