This was run on Wednesday 25th May 1955 and the winner was bred by Mme Suzy Volterra and trained by Francois Mathet at Chantilly in France. There were 23 runners from an initial entry of 459. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths with 3 lengths between second and third. The winners time was 2 mins 39.8 secs. The winner won a first prize of £18,700, (The equivalent of £466,400 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
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The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 3 minute 56 second clip of the Derby. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-derby-9 PHIL DRAKE SR 2043
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