Epsom Derby 1966

This was run on Wednesday 25th May 1966 and the winner was bred by the Someries Stud and trained by Gordon Smyth. There were 25 runners and the winning time was 2 mins 37.63 secs. The winner won by a nech with 5 lengths back to the third. The winner won a first prize of £74,489 10s, (The equivalent of £1,329,200 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1966

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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 4 minute 32 second clip of the Derby. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-derby-4/query/epsom+derby

CHARLOTTOWN SR 1965

Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	CHARLOTTOWN	A. (Scobie) Breasley	G Smyth	Lady Zia Wernher
2	PRETENDRE	Paul Cook	Jack Jarvis	Mr J A C Lilley
3	BLACK PRINCE II	Jimmy Lindley	J Watts	Mr E B Benjamin
4	SODIUM	Frankie Durr	George Todd	Mr R J Sietra
Also	CRISP & EVEN	G.Bougoure	Arthur Budgett	Mr J S M Pearson-Gregory
Also	AMBERICOS	Joe Mercer	M V O'Brien	Mr A Ford
Also	RIGHT NOBLE	Lester Piggott	M V O'Brien	Mr C W Engelhard
Also	ST PUCKLE	Bill Rickaby	Jack Jarvis	Lord Rosebery
Also	ONE FOR YOU	Geoff Lewis	Ingham	Mr Dobson
Also	KHALEKAN	D Lake	P J Prendergast	Mr E R More O'Ferrall
Also	HERMES	Greville Starkey	Oxley	Mr R D Hollingsworth
Also	SPLICE THE MAINBRACE	Ron Hutchinson	Corbett	Mrs T Hartman
Also	RADBROOK	Bill Williamson	J Rogers	Lady Sassoon
Also	BORODINO	Stan Clayton	D Whelan	Mr R Brown
Also	ALLENHEADS	Edward Hide	W Elsey	Lord Alexander
Also	BERMONDSEY	Russ Maddock	C Nelson	Mrs H Bambers
Also	NOUS ESPERONS	Eric Eldin	J Watts	Colonel A C R Wade
Also	DREAM MAN	Brian Taylor	E Reavey	Mrs A Johnson
Also	BAYLANX	P Sullivan	H Murless (Ire)	Mr W G Reynolds
Also	DREVNO	Bruce Raymond	F Maxwell	Mrs F Maxwell
Also	MEHARI	Doug Smith	J Winter	Mr D Prenn
Also	PERMIT	George Cadwaladr	Eric Cousins	Mr E Cousins
Also	RAKET	Duncan Keith	Walter Nightingall	Mr Wilfred Harvey
Also	GREY MOSS	L Ward	M V O'Brien	Mr C W Engelhard
Also	NORTHERN UNION	J Roe	J Oxx	Brigadier C M Stewart
9/2	Pretendre
9/2	Right Noble
5/1	Charlottown
8/1	*Grey Moss*
100/8	*Hermes*
13/1	*Sodium*
18/1	*Ambericos*
20/1	*Black Prince*
20/1	*Khalekan*
33/1	*Mehari*
33/1	*Northern Union*
40/1	*St Puckle*
50/1	*Allenhead*
50/1	*Radbrook*
50/1	*Raket*
66/1	*Crisp & Even*
66/1	*Splice the Mainbrace*
66/1	*Bermondsey*
100/1	*Baylanx*
100/1	*Borodino*
100/1	*Dream Man*
100/1	*Drevno*
100/1	*Nous Esperons*
100/1	*One For You*
100/1	*Permit*
Over Round 121%