Epsom Derby 1969

This was run on Wednesday 4th June 1969 and the winner was bred by Park Farm Stud and trained by Arthur Budgett. There were 26 runners and the winning time was 2 mins 40.3 secs. The winner won by a length with a further length between second and third. The winner won a first prize of £63,108 6s, (The equivalent of £987,500 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1969

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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 54 second clip of the Derby. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-derby-1969/query/epsom+derby

BLAKENEY SR 1906

Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	BLAKENEY	Ernie Johnson	Arthur Budgett	Mr A M Budgett
2	SHOEMAKER	Brian Taylor	Peter Walwyn	Mr P G Coulandris
3	PRINCE REGENT	Jean Deforge	E Pollet	Comtesse de la Valdene
4	MOON MOUNTAIN	Yves Saint-Martin	M V O'Brien	Comtesse de la Valdene
5	RIBOFILIO	Lester Piggott	R Houghton	Mr C W Engelhard
Also	TANTIVY	Johnny Seagrave	W Elsey	Mr N Henderson
Also	PADDY'S PROGRESS	Sandy Barclay	Noel Murless	Mr H J Joel
Also	INTERMEZZO	Ron Hutchinson	Harry Wragg	Mr G A Oldham
Also	BELBURY	R.Poincelet	C Bartholomew	Mme Leon Volterra
Also	STONED	Duncan Keith	Peter Walwyn	Mr D Van Clief
Also	HARD SLIPPER	Greville Starkey	Sturdy	Mr J B Harvey
Also	AGRICULTORE	Geoff Lewis	Fetherstonehaugh	Major Victor McCalmont
Also	RIBOMAR	Joe Mercer	Henry Candy	Major H P Holt
Also	DUTCH BELLS	Tony Murray	L Dale	Mr G J van der Ploeg
Also	SANTAMOSS	Edward Hide	S McGrath	Mr S McGrath
Also	PARDIGRAS	D Ryan	W Stephenson	Mr D M S Baxter
Also	TIOMN	Jon Gorton	Doug Smith	Lord Rosebery
Also	THE ELK	Jimmy Lindley	Jeremy Tree	Miss M Sheriffe
Also	SYLVALGO	Walter Bentley	N Bradley	Mr Jack Hanson
Also	AGUSTUS	Bill Williamson	P J Prendergast	Mr J R Mullion
Also	SILENCE D'OR	Tommy Burns	F Carr	Mrs D M Soloman
Also	MITSOUKO	D Richardson	P Dawson	Mrs B P Gourdeau
Also	CHADWICK STONE	Brian Jago	A J Pitt	Mr H S Alher
Also	BACKING BRITAIN	Willie Carson	Goodwill	Mrs June Gilbert
Also	SOROCO	Eric Eldin	F Armstrong	Captain Marcos Lemos
Also	DIEUDONNE	David Yates	R Houghton	Mrs J H Pugh
7/2	Ribofilio
11/2	*Paddy's Progress*
13/2	*Prince Regent*
15/2	Blakeney
100/9	*Belbury*
100/9	*The Elk*
15/1	*Intermezzo*
18/1	*Agricultore*
18/1	*Stoned*
25/1	*Agustus*
25/1	*Shoemaker*
28/1	*Moon Mountain*
50/1	*Pardigras*
50/1	*Ribomar*
50/1	*Sylvalgo*
50/1	*Timon*
75/1	*Satamoss*
100/1	*Backing Britain*
100/1	*Dutch Ball*
100/1	*Soroco*
100/1	*Tantivy*
200/1	*Chadwick Stone*
200/1	*Dieudonne*
200/1	*Hard Slipper*
200/1	*Mitsouko*
200/1	*Silence D'Or*
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