Epsom Derby 1976

This was run on Wednesday 2nd June 1976 and the winner was bred by Mr Nelson Bunker Hunt and trained by Maurice Zilber. There were 23 runners and the winning time was 2 mins 35.69 secs. The winner won a first prize of £111,825.50, (The equivalent of £765,200 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). The winner won by 3 lengths with a head between second and third.

THE DERBY 1976

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The Youtube link below is a 3 minute 5 second clip of the race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKRuxg4LW7I

EMPERY SR 1986

Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	EMPERY	Lester Piggott	M Zilber (Fr)	Nelson Bunker Hunt
2	RELKINO	Joe Mercer	W R Hern	Lady Beaverbrook
3	OATS	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	A Oldrey
4	HAWKBERRY	Christie Roche	P J Prendergast	Lawrence Gelb
5	WOLLOW	Gianfranco Dettori	Henry Cecil	Carlo d'Alessio
Also	VITAGES	G Rivases	G Philippeau	Mme M Laleum
Also	NO TURNING	Tony Murray	F Palmer	Mrs J Mullion
Also	SMUGGLER	Frankie Durr	W R Hern	Lord Porchester
Also	DANESTIC	Edward Hide	Barry Hills	Alan Clore
Also	RADETZKY	M L Thomas	Clive Brittain	C Elliot
Also	TIERRA FUEGO	Willie Carson	Clive Brittain	Captain Marcos Lemos
Also	NORFOLK AIR	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	Miss E Risdon
Also	IL PADRONE	Brian Rouse	John Sutcliffe	M Davis
Also	FRANKIE	Ernie Johnson	Jack Hanson	Mr Jack Hanson
Also	WHISTLING DEER	G Curran	Kevin Prendergast	F Glennon
Also	COIN OF GOLD	Richard Fox	Clive Brittain	Mrs C Elliot
Also	LOOSEN UP	Greville Starkey	A Paus	Mrs E Samusson
Also	ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE	Yves Saint-Martin	Peter Walwyn	Mrs V Hue-Williams
Also	KAFUE PARK	Brian Taylor	H Ryan Price	Mrs J Mullion
Also	PHLEEZ	Terry Cain	Ron Smyth	P Hegard
Also	OUR ANNIVERSARY	Eric Eldin	Ron Smyth	Mrs E Hegard
Also	BLACK SABBATH	C Leonard	M Francis	P Meehan
Also	RIBOBOY	Geoff Lewis	W R Hern	Lady Beaverbrook
11/10	Wollow
10/1	Empery
10/1	*Norfolk Air*
10/1	Oats
16/1	Illustrious Prince
16/1	Vitiges
25/1	No Turning
25/1	Relkino
33/1	*Riboby*
35/1	*Tierra Fuego*
45/1	*Smuggler*
50/1	*Danestic*
70/1	*Loosen Up*
75/1	*Frankie*
75/1	*Whistling Deer*
100/1	*Black Sabbath*
100/1	*Hawkberry*
100/1	*Kafue Park*
100/1	*Radetzky*
150/1	*Coin of Gold*
150/1	*Il Padrone*
200/1	*Our Anniversary*
200/1	*Phleez*
Over Round 116%