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unusual facts about Derby Day


Derby Day

Victoria Derby, during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, Australia



see also

2010 New Zealand Derby

But in the excitement of the head-bobbing finish between those two horses in the Championship Stakes, many overlooked the strong run from well back in the field by 2000 Guineas runner-up Military Move, who went out on Derby day at 15-1.

Tattenham Corner Line

The line is primarily a commuter route, but the station at Tattenham Corner was built to serve the Epsom Downs Racecourse, with large numbers of extra trains on Derby day.