Epsom Downs Races | Racecourse Guide, Help & Tips

Epsom is the home of The Derby, the richest Flat race in Britain which takes place in early-June every year. The Derby is the fourth classic of the British Flat season, following closely after the Oaks, the fillies’ equivalent which takes place a day earlier over the same course and distance. Italian breeder Federico Tesio once said that “The thoroughbred exists because its selection has depended, not on experts, technicians, or zoologists, but on a piece of wood: the winning post of the Epsom Derby”, and indeed the race has big implications on demand for the winner for stallion purposes. Some of the best modern stallions have won The Derby, including both Galileo and his half-brother Sea The Stars. The other big races run at Epsom include the Coronation Cup and the Epsom Dash, a very fast sprint handicap.

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Trainer	Runs	Wins	W%	Places	P%
Andrew Balding	131	23	18	53	40
Jim Boyle	194	16	8	57	29
Ralph Beckett	95	15	16	34	36
Ian Williams	71	11	15	27	38
John & Thady Gosden	38	11	29	17	45
Eve Johnson Houghton	62	11	18	27	44
George Boughey	47	10	21	22	47
Aidan O'Brien, Ireland	51	9	18	21	41
David O'Meara	74	9	12	24	32
Richard Hannon	89	8	9	30	34
Roger Varian	43	8	19	22	51
Gary & Josh Moore	55	8	15	24	44
Charlie Appleby	31	7	23	14	45
Harry Eustace	29	6	21	13	45
Simon Dow	69	6	9	22	32
Jonathan Portman	39	6	15	19	49
Michael Bell	32	6	19	13	41
David Menuisier	33	6	18	16	48
Archie Watson	34	5	15	12	35
Tony Carroll	41	5	12	9	22
K. R. Burke	39	5	13	14	36
Michael Appleby	31	5	16	13	42
Kevin Philippart de Foy	19	5	26	7	37
Hughie Morrison	20	5	25	9	45
Joseph Parr	19	4	21	10	53
John & Sean Quinn	14	4	29	10	71
Daniel & Claire Kubler	17	4	24	8	47
Amanda Perrett	27	4	15	10	37
George Scott	21	4	19	5	24
Heather Main	22	4	18	8	36
Jack Channon	32	4	13	14	44
George Baker	55	4	7	20	36
Stuart Williams	43	4	9	20	47
Ed Walker	37	3	8	15	41
Hugo Palmer	21	3	14	9	43
William Muir & Chris Grassick	20	3	15	10	50
Ed Dunlop	21	3	14	6	29
Dylan Cunha	29	3	10	9	31
Charles Hills	29	3	10	11	38
Simon & Ed Crisford	30	3	10	17	57
Rachel Cook & John Bridger	18	3	17	6	33
Tom Dascombe	19	3	16	7	37
Sir Mark Prescott Bt	15	3	20	6	40
Alan King	16	3	19	11	69
John Gallagher	20	3	15	7	35
Richard Fahey	20	3	15	6	30
David Loughnane	8	3	38	8	100
Sheena West	7	2	29	3	43
Saeed bin Suroor	8	2	25	4	50
Malcolm Saunders	8	2	25	5	63

Statistics for the last 5 seasons.

Jockey	Runs	Wins	W%	Places	P%
Oisin Murphy	120	31	26	56	47
William Buick	76	17	22	40	53
Rossa Ryan	81	13	16	37	46
Rhys Clutterbuck	78	12	15	35	45
Ryan Moore	45	11	24	22	49
Jason Hart	44	9	20	24	55
Benoit de la Sayette	37	9	24	19	51
Callum Hutchinson	25	8	32	12	48
Ray Dawson	32	8	25	13	41
Hector Crouch	58	8	14	22	38
Callum Shepherd	41	8	20	15	37
Pat Cosgrave	90	8	9	28	31
David Probert	90	7	8	32	36
Richard Kingscote	43	7	16	20	47
Tom Marquand	76	6	8	30	39
Harry Davies	35	6	17	15	43
Hollie Doyle	86	6	7	23	27
Billy Loughnane	35	5	14	13	37
Rob Hornby	46	5	11	16	35
Kieran Shoemark	51	5	10	14	27
Robert Havlin	23	5	22	11	48
Pierre-Louis Jamin	24	4	17	10	42
Dylan Hogan	25	4	16	14	56
Warren Fentiman	13	4	31	6	46
David Egan	59	4	7	16	27
William Carson	36	4	11	10	28
Jack Mitchell	39	4	10	17	44
Marco Ghiani	40	4	10	13	33
Aidan Keeley	26	4	15	7	27
Cieren Fallon	27	4	15	11	41
Saffie Osborne	34	3	9	8	24
Daniel Muscutt	29	3	10	10	34
Tom Queally	38	3	8	11	29
Sean Levey	44	3	7	16	36
Silvestre De Sousa	44	3	7	10	23
Paddy Bradley	51	3	6	11	22
James Doyle	42	3	7	16	38
Sam James	15	3	20	5	33
Mason Paetel	9	3	33	5	56
William Carver	10	3	30	4	40
Kevin Stott	22	3	14	10	45
Joe Leavy	19	3	16	9	47
Harry Burns	18	3	17	8	44
Daniel Tudhope	17	2	12	8	47
Ashley Lewis	20	2	10	7	35
Tyler Heard	18	2	11	6	33
Luke Catton	24	2	8	10	42
Oisin James Orr	9	2	22	4	44
Alec Voikhansky	13	2	15	6	46
Gina Mangan	14	2	14	6	43

Statistics for the last 5 seasons.

Left handed, undulating, 'U' shaped course, with tight bends. Races up to eight and a half furlongs are very sharp, meaning those ridden prominently hold an advantage, particularly on the five-furlong course, the fastest in the world, which is virtually downhill throughout. Conversely, the first four furlongs of the Derby course are uphill and it provides a real test of stamina, anything overracing in the early part of the race usually found wanting in the closing stages. In testing conditions, the runners tend to switch towards the stands-side rail for the better ground.

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