What age (in years) does a horse have to be to run in the Epsom Derby?
Trial races for the Epsom Derby Trial races for the Epsom Derby Trial races for the Epsom Derby are horse races during April and May which are contested by three-year-olds likely to run in The Derby in early June. Most Derby runners appear in at least one race in the weeks before the event, although some, such as the winners Lammtarra and Shaamit, may arrive at Epsom with no previous run as a three-year-old. The leading trial of recent years has been the Dante Stakes, which has been contested by seven subsequent winners of the Derby in the last twenty-four years. The following table shows any
1984 Epsom Derby finished second by a short head. The colt's win was a first success in the race for owner, trainer and jockey. At the age of 27, David O'Brien was one of the youngest men to have trained a Derby winner. Race result Further details of the winner, Secreto: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1983: Early-season appearances in 1984 and trial races prior to running in the Derby: Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby. 1984 Epsom Derby The 1984 Epsom Derby was the 205th annual running of the Derby horse race.