Never Say Die (horse) 33/1 outsider in a field of twenty-two runners for the Derby. According to some accounts, he would have started at even longer odds if his memorable name and the publicity attracted by his eighteen-year-old jockey Lester Piggott had not made him a popular choice with many members of the public. The colt was always well-placed and was sent into the lead early in the straight by Piggott. He won comfortably by two lengths from Arabian Night and Darius. Clark was ill in New York hospital and unable to attend the race, which saw Never Say Die becoming the first American-bred
Nijinsky (horse) Racecourse Association, gaining 38 of the 40 votes. Nijinsky was rated the greatest ever Epsom Derby winner in 2018 by a panel of experts assembled by the Daily Telegraph. In their book "A Century of Champions", John Randall and Tony Morris rated Nijinsky as a "great" Derby winner and the best Irish racehorse of the 20th Century. Vincent O'Brien named Nijinsky and Sir Ivor as the best horses he had trained, placing Nijinsky first "for brilliance." Lester Piggott concurs saying ""I think Nijinsky probably on his day was the most brilliant horse I've ever ridden". Geoff Lewis who rode Mill