Horse Racing: Epsom Derby

Forty-six horses have been entered for day 11 of the 2023 racing season to be contested at Santa Rosa Park, Arima on Monday. The feature event on the holiday card will be the running of the Trinidad Derby Stakes, a grade-one race that will be run over 2000 metres. This contest will be the penultimate race in which six runners will face starter…

Epsom Derby drew a 250000-strong crowd just after World War Two, showing that the racing event can bounce back after unprecedented years. This year sees the return of spectators to the Epsom Derby Festival for the 242nd race after a "behind closed doors" 2020 event. It will be an unusual event in 2021 - there will only be 4000 spectators, compared…

Sir Bob Parker (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) will not travel to Epsom to contest the G1 Cazoo Derby on Saturday week as he has been injured, according to trainer David Menuisier. The Michael Watt-owned colt won at second asking at Chantilly in April and was third in the G2 Prix Greffulhe to Onesto (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) on May 8. "Sad to report our Derby hope…

Nottingham Forest fan Charlie Fellowes enjoyed a successful weekend when cheering his beloved team to Championship play-off final glory at Wembley - and the trainer is hopeful for another as he saddles his first-ever runner in the Cazoo Derby in Grand Alliance. The three-year-old is owned by Paul and Susan Roy, whose colours have carried previously…

Viewers of Racing TV had to watch the Derby on a split screen Racing TV has pointed to "the continuing issue of races not going off on time" when seeking to explain why Saturday's Cazoo Derby was shown on a split screen with a mile fillies' maiden at Listowel. The Derby went off at 4.38pm at Epsom, eight minutes after its scheduled start time, with…

THE Epsom Derby - one of British Flat racing's premiere contests - is nearly upon us once more. And the 2021 renewal promises to be a belter. Read on below to find out all you need to know about this year's Cazoo Derby Festival. When is the Epsom Derby? The Epsom Derby forms part of the two-day Cazoo Derby Festival. Friday, June 4 is Oaks Day -…

Star Of India: impressed in Chester's Dee Stakes After a week of trials for the Derby and Oaks, we asked our panel where the value now is for the Epsom Classics? Several Aidan O'Brien Derby contenders were sighted this week and although Changingoftheguard was visually impressive, he had things all his own way, and Star Of India in the Dee…

The Group One-winning trainer pulled out his Listed Cocked Hat Stakes winner Lionel out of the Derby; that leaves Sir Bob Parker - not beaten far at Group Two level in France last time out - as Menuisier's sole runner in the Epsom Classic Wednesday 25 May 2022 15:39, UK David Menuisier feels his Cazoo Derby runner Sir Bob Parker is being overlooked…

A total of £48.6 million was bet into the Tote World Pool over the two-day G1 Cazoo Derby festival at Epsom Downs on June 3-4. Just under £24 million was wagered on G1 Cazoo Oaks Day, with just under £24.7 million bet on Cazoo Derby Day. The biggest pools were on the two feature races, with just under £5 million bet on the Cazoo Oaks and over £5.2…