1. A race for three-year-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.
2. A race for three-year-old horses, such as that run annually at Epsom (near London) or in Kentucky (Kentuck Derby).
(horse race) blue riband of the English horseracing season, run over 2.4 km/1.5 mi at Epsom, Surrey, every June. It was established 1780 and named for the 12th Earl of Derby. The US has an equivalent horse race, the Kentucky Derby. + prikaži više