This was run on Wednesday 29th May 1968 and the winner was bred by Mrs Alice Hedley Bell and trained by M.Vincent O'Brien. There were 13 runners and the winning time was 2 mins 38.7 secs. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths to claim a first prize of £58,525 10s, (The equivalent of £965,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1968

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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 1 minute 32 second clip of the Derby. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/epsom-derby-1968/query/epsom+derby

SIR IVOR SR 2092

Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SIR IVOR Lester Piggott M V O'Brien Mr Raymond Guest
2 CONNAUGHT Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Mr H J Joel
3 MOUNT ATHOS Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop Mr A J Struthers
4 REMAND Joe Mercer W R Hern Mr J J Astor
Also SOCIETY Bill Williamson P J Prendergast Mr Frank McMahon
Also TORPID Greville Starkey Oxley Mr R D Hollingsworth
Also ATOPOLIS Jimmy Lindley Arthur Budgett Mr R N Richmond-Watson
Also ROYAL ROCKET Frankie Durr George Todd Mr R J Sigtia
Also MYRTUS Tony Murray H Ryan Price Mr N Cohen
Also FLORIANA Bill Rickaby G Hunter Mrs D Langton
Also LAUREATE Willie Carson Bernard Van Cutsem Lord Derby
Also BENROY Duncan Keith Walter Nightingall Mr A J Kennedy
Also

FIRST RATE PIRATE

 Paul Cook Sturdy Mr Billy Fury
4/5 Sir Ivor      
4/1 Remand      
100/8 Laureate      
100/9 Connaught      
25/1 Torpid      
45/1 Atopolis      
45/1 Mount Athos      
66/1 Royal Rocket      
150/1 Benroy      
150/1 Myrtus      
200/1 First Rate Pirate      
200/1 Floriana      
200/1 Society      
Over Round 101%