This, so called New Derby Stakes,was run on Tuesday 4th June 1918 at Newmarket and the winner was bred by Lady James Douglas and trained by Alec Taylor at Manton. There were 13 runners from an initial entry of 55. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths with 2 lengths between second and third. The winners time was 2 mins 33.2 secs. |
THE DERBY 1918 The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 13 second clip of the Derby. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/racing-epsom/query/epsom+derby GAINSBOROUGH SR 2112 The winner won a first prize of £4,000, (The equivalent of £216,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
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