This was run on Wednesday 31st May 1911 and the winner was bred by Mr Jack Barnato Joel and trained by Charles Morton at Wantage. There were 26 runners from an initial entry of 363. The winner won by 2 lengths with 4 lengths between second and third. The winners time was 2 mins 36.8 secs. The winner won a first prize of £6,450, (The equivalent of £722,200 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
THE DERBY 1911 The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 1 minute 24 seconds clip of the Derby.http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-blue-ribbon-of-the-turf/query/epsom+derby SUNSTAR SR 2059 |
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