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The Epsom Derby 2021 Results & Runners

2021's Winner

2021 INTRO

2021 was the 242nd annual Derby race, taking place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on Saturday 5 June.

The 2021 Derby started at 4.30pm and Adayar ridden by Adam Kirby won the race. Adayar is trained by Charlie Appleby and owned by Godolphin.

2021 Results

  • 1ST - ADAYAR | ADAM KIRBY | 16-1
  • 2nd - Mojo Star | David Egan | 50-1
  • 3rd - Hurricane Lane | William Buick | 6-1
  • 4th - Mac Swiney | K J Manning | 8-1
  • 5th - Third Realm | Andrea Atzeni | 14-1
  • 6th - One Ruler | James Doyle | 17-2
  • 7th - Bolshoi Ballet | R L Moore | 11-8
  • 8th - Youth Spirit | Tom Marquand | 25-1
  • 9th - John Leeper | Frankie Dettori | 8-1
  • 10th - Gear up | Ben Curtis | 50-1
  • 11th - Southern Lights | D P McDonogh | 33-1

Interesting Facts

The first ever Epsom Derby took place in 1780, making the event over 240 years old.

  • The Epsom Derby is run over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and six yards, or 2,420 metres.
  • Horseracing is a key plotline in popular TV series Peaky Blinders, so much so that the Epsom Derby features. The sixth and final episode of season two takes place at the Epsom Derby, set in 1920’s England.

 

Other Race Results

2020 Race Results
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2020 Race Results

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2019 Race Results
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2019 Race Results

View the placed horses at the Derby race 2019. 

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2018 Race Results
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2018 Race Results

View the placed horses at the Derby Race 2018. 

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