"Australia (horse) Australia (foaled 8 April 2011) is an Irish-bred, Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2014 Epsom Derby. As a two-year-old in 2013, he won two of his three races, creating a very favourable impression when winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Trial Stakes, and was highly regarded by his trainer Aidan O'Brien. In May 2014 he finished third behind Night of Thunder and Kingman in the 2000 Guineas before winning the Epsom Derby on 7 June. He subsequently won the Irish Derby and International Stakes before being defeated by The Grey Gatsby in the Irish Champion Stakes."
"2014 runner-up Telescope was taken out of the race following an injury and there were no challengers from France after Flintshire was withdrawn on the day before the race. The most notable absentee however, was the Epsom Derby winner Golden Horn who was withdrawn a few hours before post time by his trainer John Gosden who felt that the prevailing soft, sticky ground would not suit the colt. Even without the Derby winner, Gosden's stable was strongly represented fielding the King Edward VII Stakes winner Eagle Top and Romsdal, who had finished third in the 2014 Epsom Derby. The other"
"2018 Epsom Derby The 2018 Epsom Derby was the 239th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 2018. The winner was Masar, ridden by William Buick, at odds of 16/1. The race was sponsored by Investec and the first prize was £920,000. The initial entry for the 2018 Epsom Derby, announced in December 2016, consisted of 448 yearlings whose owners paid £560 for each horse entered. The number of entries was an increase of 32 on the initial entry for the 2017 race, and included 34 horses from the Godolphin"
"1984 Epsom Derby The 1984 Epsom Derby was the 205th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 6 June 1984. It was the first edition of the race to be commercially sponsored and was known as the Ever Ready Derby. The sponsorship meant that the first prize of £227,680 was the biggest in the history of the race. The race was won by Luigi Miglietti's Secreto at odds of 14/1, ridden by Christy Roche and trained in Ireland by David O'Brien. The favourite El Gran Senor, trained by David O'Brien's father Vincent"
"on well and won by a length and a half. Dee Ex Bee took second place, half a length in front of Roaring Lion whilst Saxon Warrior stayed on well to deprive Hazapour of fourth place without ever looking likely to win. Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2017: Early-season appearances in 2018 and trial races prior to running in the Derby: Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby: 2018 Epsom Derby The 2018 Epsom Derby was the 239th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs"
"Feilden Stakes and then established himself as favourite for the 2015 Epsom Derby with a victory over a strong field in the Dante Stakes. After his owner paid a £75,000 supplementary entry fee, Golden Horn won the Derby on 6 June, beating his stablemate Jack Hobbs into second place. On his next appearance he defeated the top-rated three-year-old colt of 2014, The Grey Gatsby by three and a half lengths in the Eclipse Stakes. Golden Horn was subsequently withdrawn from an intended run in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes due to unsuitable going, before losing his unbeaten"
"to running in the Derby: Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby. 1983 Epsom Derby The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983. The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century. Further details of the winner, Teenoso: Notable runs by"
"favourite. Further details of the winner, Young Eclipse: 1781 Epsom Derby The 1781 Epsom Derby was the second running of The Derby - the horse race known as the ""greatest turf event in the world"". 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. The previous year, Lord Derby had instigated a race at Epsom Racecourse for three-year-old horses, the name of which had been decided on a coin toss between Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury, a member of the"
"been a success at stud, siring no Group race winners from fourteen crops of foals. His best product has probably been Sohraab, a successful sprint handicapper. Erhaab Erhaab (foaled 24 May 1991) is a retired Thoroughbred race horse and active sire, bred in the United States but trained in the United Kingdom. He is best known as the winner of the 1994 Epsom Derby. In 2011 he was moved from the Wood Farm Stud in Shropshire, to the Batsford Stud in Gloucestershire. Erhaab is a smaller than average Thoroughbred horse, standing 15.2 hands high with a dark brown coat which"
"Erhaab Erhaab (foaled 24 May 1991) is a retired Thoroughbred race horse and active sire, bred in the United States but trained in the United Kingdom. He is best known as the winner of the 1994 Epsom Derby. In 2011 he was moved from the Wood Farm Stud in Shropshire, to the Batsford Stud in Gloucestershire. Erhaab is a smaller than average Thoroughbred horse, standing 15.2 hands high with a dark brown coat which has sometimes, incorrectly, been described as black. He was bred in the United States by his owner Hamdan Al Maktoum's, Shadwell Stud breeding organisation. He was"
"1981 Epsom Derby The 1981 Epsom Derby was the 202nd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 3 June 1981. The race was won by the Aga Khan's Shergar, at odds of 10/11 ridden by the nineteen-year-old jockey Walter Swinburn and trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Michael Stoute. The winning margin of ten lengths was the largest in the history of the race. However, the winning time of 2:44.21 was the slowest since 1946. Lydian was scratched at the start after refusing to enter the stalls. Further details of the winner, Shergar:"
"1983 Epsom Derby The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983. The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century. Further details of the winner, Teenoso: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982: Early-season appearances in 1983 and trial races prior"
"1982 Epsom Derby The 1982 Epsom Derby was the 203rd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 1982. The race was won by Robert Sangster's Golden Fleece, at odds of 3/1 ridden by jockey Pat Eddery and trained at Ballydoyle by Vincent O'Brien. Golden Fleece's win was the sixth in the race for O'Brien and the second for Eddery. The winning time of 2:34.27 was the fastest since Mahmoud's hand-timed 2:33.8 in 1936. Further details of the winner, Golden Fleece: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in"
"1913 Epsom Derby The 1913 Epsom Derby, sometimes referred to as “The Suffragette Derby”, was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on 4 June 1913. It was the 134th running of the Derby. The race was won, controversially, by Aboyeur at record 100–1 odds. The winner was ridden by Edwin Piper and trained by Alan Cunliffe. The race is regarded as the world's most famous horse race, but not for the performances of the horses on the track. The race itself was shadowed by the death of suffragette Emily Davison, who was killed when she ran out"
"Epsom Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 2009. His other have included Taghrooda and Sea The Moon. Cloth of Stars's dam Strawberry Fledge never raced, but was a granddaughter of the outstanding racemare Northern Trick whose other descendants have included Light Shift, Main Sequence and Dodging Bullets. In October 2014 the yearling colt was sent to the Tattersalls sales and was bought for 400,000 guineas by John Ferguson Bloodstock on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin organisation. Despite his price he was only the fifth most expensive horse that John Ferguson (subsequently Godolphin's Chief Executive and Racing Manager) bought"
"winner, Slip Anchor: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1984: Early-season appearances in 1985 and trial races prior to running in the Derby: Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby. 1985 Epsom Derby The 1985 Epsom Derby (known as the Ever Ready Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 206th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 5 June 1985. The race was won by Lord Howard de Walden's Slip Anchor, at odds of 9/4 ridden by jockey Steve Cauthen and trained at Newmarket by"
"Epsom Derby The Derby Stakes, officially the Investec Derby, popularly known as the Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and 6 yards (2,420 metres), on the first Saturday of June each year. It is Britain's richest horse race, and the most prestigious of the five Classics. It is sometimes referred to as the ""Blue Riband"" of the turf. The race serves as the middle leg of the Triple Crown, preceded by the"
"Epsom Racecourse and started a 16/1 outsider. Saxon Warrior went off the 4/5 favourite while the other runners included Roaring Lion (Royal Lodge Stakes, Dante Stakes), Young Rascal (Chester Vase), Hazapour (Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial), Knight to Behold, (Lingfield Derby Trial) and Sevenna Star (Sandown Classic Trial). William Buick settled Masar in mid division as Knight to Behold set the pace before moving to the outside to make his challenge in the straight. Masar took the lead approaching the final furlong and won by one and a half lengths from Dee Ex Bee. His victory in the race was a"
"1981: Early-season appearances in 1982 and trial races prior to running in the Derby: Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby. 1982 Epsom Derby The 1982 Epsom Derby was the 203rd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 1982. The race was won by Robert Sangster's Golden Fleece, at odds of 3/1 ridden by jockey Pat Eddery and trained at Ballydoyle by Vincent O'Brien. Golden Fleece's win was the sixth in the race for O'Brien and the second for Eddery. The winning time of 2:34.27 was"
"1781 Epsom Derby The 1781 Epsom Derby was the second running of The Derby - the horse race known as the ""greatest turf event in the world"". 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. The previous year, Lord Derby had instigated a race at Epsom Racecourse for three-year-old horses, the name of which had been decided on a coin toss between Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury, a member of the Jockey Club (although it may have been that"
"winner, Aboyeur: 1913 Epsom Derby The 1913 Epsom Derby, sometimes referred to as “The Suffragette Derby”, was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on 4 June 1913. It was the 134th running of the Derby. The race was won, controversially, by Aboyeur at record 100–1 odds. The winner was ridden by Edwin Piper and trained by Alan Cunliffe. The race is regarded as the world's most famous horse race, but not for the performances of the horses on the track. The race itself was shadowed by the death of suffragette Emily Davison, who was killed when she"
"---- 2001 Epsom Derby The 2001 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 9 June 2001. It was the 222nd running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race joint favourite Galileo. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by Aidan O'Brien. The other joint favourite Golan finished second. Further details of the winner, Galileo: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2000. Early-season appearances in 2001 and trial races prior to running in the Derby. Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the"
"was in the race to set the pace, and the unbeaten Bach from Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle stable. Sinndar and Bach were made joint favourites and dominated the finish after Shawandi gave up the lead in the straight. Both colts ran on strongly under pressure, with Sinndar winning by a head. Sinndar's next race was the Derby, although until just before the race, the possibility of firm ground at Epsom had led Oxx to consider running the colt in the Prix du Jockey Club- the French Derby instead. Despite the late withdrawal of the 2,000 Guineas winner King's Best, the field"
"1985 Epsom Derby The 1985 Epsom Derby (known as the Ever Ready Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 206th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 5 June 1985. The race was won by Lord Howard de Walden's Slip Anchor, at odds of 9/4 ridden by jockey Steve Cauthen and trained at Newmarket by Henry Cecil. The win was a first success in the race for owner, trainer and jockey. Cauthen became the first man to ride the winners of both the Kentucky Derby and the Epsom Derby. Further details of the"
"2001 Epsom Derby The 2001 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 9 June 2001. It was the 222nd running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race joint favourite Galileo. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by Aidan O'Brien. The other joint favourite Golan finished second. Further details of the winner, Galileo: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2000. Early-season appearances in 2001 and trial races prior to running in the Derby. Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby."
"Epicuris Epicuris (foaled 2 March 2012) is a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the leading juveniles in France in 2014 when he was unbeaten in three starts including the Prix de Conde and the Criterium de Saint-Cloud. He was beaten when favourite on his 2015 debut and refused to enter the starting stalls for his next race. He finished fifth in the 2015 Epsom Derby. Epicuris is a bay colt bred in England by his owner, Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms. His sire Rail Link won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 2006. Rail Link was not"
"2014 English Greyhound Derby The 2014 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May with the final being held on 31 May 2014 at Wimbledon Stadium. The final worth a record £200,000 was won by a competition outsider called Salad Dodger. At Wimbledon (over 480 metres): ½, short head, 2, ¾, 1¼ (lengths)<br> The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second. As the lids lifted it was Crokers Champ with his customary early pace that took up the running. Salad Dodger also broke well and was"
"to win the race since Pawneese in 1976. The race attracted eight runners, five from England and three from Ireland. There were no challengers from continental Europe after the French colt Flintshire was withdrawn two days before the race. John Gosden fielded three runners: the Epsom Oaks winners Taghrooda, the King Edward VII Stakes winner Eagle Top and Romsdal, who had finished third in the Epsom Derby. The other British contenders were Mukhadram, the five-year-old winner of the Eclipse Stakes and the Michael Stoute-trained four-year-old Telescope, winner of the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot. Ireland was represented by the Breeders'"
"settled behind the leaders before turning into the straight in fourth place. After tracking across to the stands-side rail, Forever Together took the lead approaching the final furlong and drew away to win by four and a half lengths from Wild Illusion, with three and a half lengths back to Bye Bye Baby in third. Forever Together (Irish horse) Forever Together (foaled 25 May 2015) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2018 Epsom Oaks. Forever Together is a bay mare with a white star and snip bred in Ireland by the entrepreneur Vimal Khosla and his"
"people attending the fair dwindled in the face of competition for attention and changing tastes, its length was reduced from 10 days to three or four. Investec became the sponsor of the Derby in 2009, and the current sponsorship deal runs until 2022. The race was previously backed by Ever Ready (1984–94) and Vodafone (1995–2008). Epsom Derby is also referenced in the recent popular BBC television series ""Peaky Blinders"", set in the 20th century. Leading jockey (9 wins): Leading trainer (7 wins): Leading owner (7 wins): Dams of two winners: Winning distances are shown in lengths or shorter (dh ="
"and five-time winning owner Aga Khan IV had 22 entries. Queen Elizabeth II entered 5 horse for the race. Further entry stages will take place in April and May 2019. 2019 Epsom Derby The 2019 Epsom Derby will be the 240th annual running of the Derby horse race and will take place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 2019. The race will continue to be sponsored by Investec. The initial entry for the 2019 Epsom Derby, announced in December 2017, consisted of 338 yearlings whose owners paid £560 for each horse entered. The number of entries was an decrease"
"Epsom Handicap The Epsom Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, under handicap conditions over a distance of 1,600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early October. Prize money is A$1,000,000. In 1897 Jim McHugh weighing and aged 11 years and 4 months was having his second race ride ever, on Robin Hood in the Epsom Handicap and won the race. Jockey, Donald Nicolson won the race in succession five times from 1880 to 1884 and came fifth in 1885. He was killed a few weeks later when"
"a supplementary fee of £75,000 to enter Cloth of Stars in the Epsom Derby. Four days later Cloth of Stars started 8/1 fourth choice in a sixteen-runner field for the Derby. He tracked the pacemaker Port Douglas and turned into the straight in second place before taking the lead approaching the final quarter mile. He was soon overtaken and faded badly to finish eighth, sixteen lengths behind the winner Harzand. In January 2017, Daniel Lee, a US Born businessman based in Monte Carlo, bought a large share of the horse for an undisclosed amount. A spokesperson stated to Equida that"