The oldest of the classic middle-distance races, run over a mile and a half on the Surrey downs on the first Saturday in June.
Eine Veranstaltungsseite informiert darüber, wann die Veranstaltung stattfindet (mit Angabe der Datumssicherheit), warum sie relevant ist, wie sich die Woche um sie herum anfühlt, wann die Anreise und Abreise sinnvoll ist, wo Teilnehmer übernachten, wie der Zugang funktioniert und welche Veranstaltungen im Circuit davor und danach folgen.
The Derby is run at Epsom, on public downland fifteen miles south of London, over a mile and a half of the most awkward championship course in flat racing: a climb, a hard left downhill through Tattenham Corner, then a camber that throws unbalanced horses toward the far rail.
It is a two-day festival — the Oaks on Friday, the Derby on Saturday — and its defining feature is the Hill, the open ground inside the course where admission is free and always has been.
01Warum es relevant ist
Epsom is the oldest surviving championship for three-year-olds and the model for the Kentucky Derby and a dozen other national derbies. In our reading the Hill keeps the day honest: one of very few occasions of this stature that anybody can attend for nothing.
02Die Woche darum
Epsom fills on both days and the downs become a temporary encampment of buses, food stalls and a funfair. Unlike Ascot, the festival does not reshape central London.
03Anreisezeitpunkt
Come out for the day: arrive by late morning for a place at the rail on the Hill, and note that Friday's Oaks card is quieter and better racing.
04Unterkunft
London is the base — anywhere on the South Western Railway corridor is within forty minutes — while Epsom's own hotel stock is limited.
05Zugang und Hospitality
The Jockey Club sells reserved grandstand admission alongside boxes and dining packages, while the Hill remains free on foot, with charged car parking sold in advance under a published picnic policy.
06Wo das gesellschaftliche Geschehen stattfindet
The paddock and winner's enclosure in front of the Queen Elizabeth II Stand, the grandstand terraces, and the Hill, with open-top buses parked along the rail.
07Anreise
08Praktische Hinweise
09Geschichte
The race was created in 1780, the year after the Oaks; a coin toss is said to have settled whether it would carry the Earl of Derby's name or Sir Charles Bunbury's, whose horse Diomed won the first running. It moved to the first Saturday in June from 2003.
10Wer ist dort
Owners, breeders and trainers of the classic generation, with a strong Irish contingent; the British bloodstock trade; and a very large public on the Hill, local to Surrey and south London.
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Der Circuit setzt sich fort
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Bisher erfasste Termine
| Ausgabe | Daten | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Betfred Derby Festival | · Betfred Derby Festival | BestätigtThe Jockey Club lists the Betfred Derby Festival for Friday 4 and Saturday 5 June 2027 on the Epsom Downs fixtures page. |
| 2026 · Betfred Derby Festival | · Betfred Derby Festival | AbgeschlossenThe 2026 Derby was run on Saturday 6 June 2026, with Oaks day on Friday 5 June. The Jockey Club announced record prize money of £2 million for the 2026 running and free entry for children. |
Verwandte Veranstaltungen
Quellen
- Epsom Downs Racecourse, The Jockey Club official aufgerufen 6 September 2026
- Epsom Derby, Wikipedia encyclopedia aufgerufen 6 September 2026
- 2026 Epsom Derby, Wikipedia encyclopedia aufgerufen 6 September 2026