The teenage French jockey Mickaël Barzalona announced his arrival as a world-class jockey by driving Pour Moi to a last-gasp success in the Derby, which he celebrated in equally dramatic style by standing up in his irons three strides before he crossed the line, inches ahead of Treasure Beach. The Queen’s horse, Carlton House, was sent off favourite but could finish only third.
SARAH WHITELAW: looks at the world’s oldest and most prestigious race – The Epsom Derby and the stud successes that followed
Lester Piggott shares his views on modern-day racing and looks back at his past on the 60th anniversary of his first Derby ride
Bred by Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley Stud, Carlton House is by Dubai World Cup winner Street Cry out of Talented, winner of the 1993 Sun Chariot Stakes. Carlton House was one of four yearlings given to the Queen as a present by Sheikh Mohammed.
A dozen potential Investec Derby heroes have joined the list of entries for the season’s premier Classic, staged over a mile and a half at Epsom Downs on Saturday June 4, worth £1.25 million. Last year, Workforce became the first Investec Derby winner to have been entered at the second stage. There are now 134 horses engaged for the 2011 Investec Derby.
Last season’s joint European champion two-year-old Frankel heads 125 hopefuls going forward for the 2011 Investec Derby following this week’s scratching stage. There are just over three months until Flat racing’s most famous prize is be contested at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 4, and many classy three-year-olds are targeting the famous £1.25 million Classic.
The 233rd Investec Derby, which will take place at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 2, 2012 with a total prize fund of at least £1,250,000, has attracted a yearling entry of 478, the highest figure in the last five years
Better known as having raced iconic legend of the turf Pocket Power, the affable Marsh Shirtliff is fast making a name for himself in the breeding fraternity
On the eve of the launch of the 2025 Champions Season this coming Saturday, South African horseracing awoke to a brand new chapter in its history on the Workers’ Day public holiday
Very interestingly, the fastest 400m to finish time on the afternoon was recorded by the Duncan Howells first-timer
South African horseracing bid farewell on Saturday 26 April to one of our most accomplished, yet low-profile horseman
