Epsom Downs Racecourse the suffragette Emily Davison threw herself in front of King George V's horse Anmer, bringing him down. Davison was badly injured and died four days later. In 1952 the racecourse was featured extensively in the film "Derby Day" set around the 1952 Epsom Derby. In 2009 the racecourse opened the new Duchess's Stand. It has a capacity of 11,000 and has a 960 m² (10 000 sq ft) hall. It can be used for banqueting, conferences and exhibitions. The estimated cost of the new stand, which was built by Willmott Dixon, was £23.5 million. On 4 June 2011, in their
2020 Epsom Derby 2020 Epsom Derby The 2020 Epsom Derby will be the 241st annual running of the Derby horse race and will take place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 6 June 2020. The race will continue to be sponsored by Investec. The initial entry for the 2020 Epsom Derby, announced in December 2018, consisted of 356 yearlings whose owners paid £xxx for each horse entered. The number of entries was an increase of 18 on the initial entry for the 2019 race, and included 12 horses from the Godolphin organisation and 75 from the Coolmore Stud. Khalid Abdullah entered 16 horses and