🗓 Day 1 – Ladies’ Day (Friday)
Where fashion meets high-quality racing
Feature races:
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🏆 The Oaks (Group 1) – The main event of the day.
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A Classic race for three-year-old fillies (female horses).
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Run over 1 mile 4 furlongs and 6 yards (the same distance as the Derby).
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Equivalent to the Derby for fillies — a prestigious race in its own right.
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Coronation Cup (Group 1) – A top-level race for older horses (4 years and up).
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Often attracts previous Derby or Oaks winners.
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Plus several supporting handicaps and listed races.
🗓 Day 2 – Derby Day (Saturday)
The highlight of the entire festival — a mix of elite sport and celebration of racing.
Feature races:
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🏇 The Derby (Group 1) – The headline race.
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For three-year-old colts and fillies (though fillies rarely run).
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Run over 1 mile 4 furlongs and 6 yards.
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Considered the most prestigious flat race in the UK and one of the world’s greatest horse races.
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Diomed Stakes (Group 3) – A key supporting race, named after Diomed, the winner of the very first Derby in 1780.
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Dash Handicap (5f) – One of the fastest races in the world, run down Epsom’s steep five-furlong course.