(CNN) -- It will be remembered as the day that Australia came to Epsom. Aiden O'Brien's colt --ridden by the trainer's son Joseph -- delivered a scintillating performing to capture the Derby, English's horse racing's original Blue Riband event. But while the British public are accustomed to antipodean sporting success on their shores, in this case, Australia has a pedigree that's a little closer to home. The oft-quoted English horseracing authority James Weatherby once said, "Fortunately, nobody knows how to breed a Derby winner. If they did, it would take all the fun out of it." Australia's breeder may disagree.
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Favorite Australia wins the Epsom Derby, the Blue Riband of English racing
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Victory means trainer Aidan O'Brien wins the race three times in a row
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Australia is bred by Lord Derby, whose family the historic raced is named after
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Kingston Hill finishes second with Romsdal third
@placeholder, described by his trainer as the best he's ever trained, carried this hope along with no small measure of expectation.