George Archibald (jockey) George Archibald (jockey) George William Archibald (1890 – April 5, 1927) was an American jockey. He rode the winning horse Meridian in the 1911 Kentucky Derby. He was also a Champion Jockey in Germany where he rode for Baron Simon Alfred Oppenheim's Schlenderhan stable. He won the 1913 German 2000 Guineas and German St. Leger on Orchidee II and the 1914 German Oaks on Ariel. Archibald came to England in 1922 to take up retainer with Peter Gilpin at Clarehaven Stables in Newmarket. He won the 2000 Guineas with St. Louis. He rode in the Epsom Derby for King George
Lingfield Derby Trial Lingfield Derby Trial The Derby Trial Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 133 yards () at Lingfield Park in May. Established in 1932, the event serves as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The first running was won by the subsequent Derby winner April the Fifth. The left-handed track at Lingfield Park is similar to that at Epsom. It has an undulating, cambered terrain with a sharp downhill turn into the home straight. In total, eight winners of