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
Golden Gate Fields Turf Stakes Golden Gate Fields Turf Stakes The Golden Gate Fields Turf Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. The race is open to horses four-year-olds and up willing to race one and three-eighth miles on the turf and currently offers a purse of $250,000. The race was formerly named for Stanford University, located in nearby Palo Alto, California. The race has been run at a number of distances; miles from 1947-1950, 1952, 1955 and 1959-1961. It was run at miles in 1951, 1954, 1956-1958, 1965-1967, 1993, 1997, 2001-2004 and 2006. Speed record: