1892 Epsom Derby
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The 1892 Epsom Derby was a
horse race Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
which took place at
Epsom Downs Epsom Downs is an area of chalk downland, chalk upland near Epsom, Surrey; in the North Downs. Part of the area is taken up by the Epsom Downs Racecourse, racecourse, the gallops are part of the land purchased by Stanly Wootton in 1925 and are ...
on 1 June 1892. It was the 112th running of the
Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...
and was won by
Sir Hugo Sir Hugo (1889–1910) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1891 to 1894 he ran eight times and won three races. As a three-year-old in 1892 he won The Derby at odds of 40/1. He was a consistent perfo ...
. The winner was ridden by Fred Allsopp and trained by Tom Wadlow.


Race details

* ''Prize money to winner:'' £5500 * ''Number of runners:'' 13 * ''Winner's time:'' 2m 44s


Full result

* The distances between the horses are shown in
lengths Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimension distance. In most systems of measurement a base unit for length is chosen, from which all other units are derived. In the Intern ...
or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; PU = pulled up.


Winner's details

Further details of the winner,
Sir Hugo Sir Hugo (1889–1910) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1891 to 1894 he ran eight times and won three races. As a three-year-old in 1892 he won The Derby at odds of 40/1. He was a consistent perfo ...
: * ''Foaled:'' 1889 * ''Sire:'' Wisdom; ''Dam:'' Manoeuvre (
Lord Clifden Lord Clifden (1860 – 7 February 1875) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was undefeated as a two-year-old, including wins in the Woodcote Stakes and Champagne Stakes (Great Britain), Champagne Stakes. As a three-year-old he was just ...
) * ''Owner:'' 3rd Earl of Bradford * ''Breeder:'' 3rd Earl of Bradford


References


Race Report - Otago Witness

Race Report - Auckland Star
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Epsom Derby The Derby Stakes, also known as the Epsom Derby or the Derby, and as the Cazoo Derby for sponsorship reasons, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey o ...
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