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
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes The Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1986 at Keeneland Race Course near Lexington, Kentucky. Open to horses three-year-old and up, it is raced on turf over a distance of one mile. The race is held in early October and offers a purse of $1,000,000. Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Mile. A Grade I since 2002, it was a Listed race in 1986 and 1987, a Grade III from 1988 through