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
Belle Of The Turf Stakes Belle Of The Turf Stakes The Belle Of The Turf Stakes is a Gosford Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race for fillies and mares three-year-old and older, over a distance of 1600 metres at Gosford Racecourse, Gosford, Australia in December. The prize money for the event is A$150,000. The race prior to 2012 was run in October. The Gosford Racing Club moved the race to January, increasing the prizemoney to the race as well as the Gosford Cup and Takeover Target Stakes. For the 2017–18 season the race was moved to December as part of the Central