Goodwood Derby
The Goodwood Derby, launched 78 years after the more famous Epsom Derby, was run over a mile and a half of the Gratwicke Course for colts carrying 8st 10lbs and fillies carrying 8st 7lbs. The race conditions imposed penalties, up to a maximum of 10lb, for winners of prestigious races; the Epsom Derby winner and second to carry 10lb and 7lb extra respectively, the Oaks winner and second to carry 6lb and 4 lb respectively, the winner of the 2000 Guineas, 1000 Guineas or Stockbridge Derby to carry 5lb extra. |
| Goodwood Derby 1858 | Group 1 | 1 mile 4 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | THE HAPPY LAND | F Adams | 3-8st 10lbs | Lord Ribblesdale 100/8 |
| 2 | COMPROMISE | Wells | 3-8st 10lbs | Lord Ailesbury 3/1 |
| 3 | TELEGRAM | Nat Flatman | 3-8st 10lbs | Lord Chesterfield 2/1 jt fav |
| 4 | THE ETHIOPIAN | Norman | 3-8st 7lbs | Mr Gratwicke 2/1 jt fav |
| 5 | THE GRAND SECRET | A Day | 3-8st 7lbs | Mr Gully 6/1 |
| 6 | WOODHOUSE | George Fordham | 3-8st 7lbs | Mr Parker 100/8 |
| This race took place on Wednesday 28th July 1858 and was a subscription race of 25 sovereigns each for 3-y-o carrying 8st 10lbs, fillies 8st 7lbs, with various penalties for Classic winners. There were 27 subscribers, and it was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £36,000 in 2021). The Happy Land and Ethiopian were both unplaced in the Epsom Derby behind BEADSMAN (SR 2017). | Over round 121% | |||