1780 Epsom Derby

The 1780 Epsom Derby was the inaugural running of The Derby – the horse race which would become the "greatest turf event in the world"^[1] and after which more than 140 other horse races,^[2] including the famous Kentucky Derby, are named. It took place on 4 May 1780 on Epsom Downs in Surrey,^[2] England, and was won by Diomed, owned by Sir Charles Bunbury and ridden by Sam Arnull.

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