Epsom Derby Epsom Derby The Derby Stakes, officially the Investec Derby, popularly known as the Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and 6 yards (2,420 metres), on the first Saturday of June each year. It is Britain's richest horse race, and the most prestigious of the five Classics. It is sometimes referred to as the "Blue Riband" of the turf. The race serves as the middle leg of the Triple Crown, preceded by the
Turf Paradise Race Course Lacy Borgman, Director of Mutuels Coady Photography, Track Photographer Sal Velasco, Plant Superintendent Michael Chamberlain, Announcer and TV Commentator Denny Hall, Starter Bob Beaubien, Track Superintendent Bucky Huff - Horsemen's Bookkeeper George Estrada - Association Steward The track has a one-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval and a seven furlong turf oval. The following notable stakes are run at Turf Paradise: Turf Paradise Race Course Turf Paradise is a thoroughbred and quarter horse racetrack in the Deer Valley section of Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. During the off-season it hosts American Flat Track motorcycle racing. In 1954 businessman Walter Cluer,