Epsom Downs Horse Racing Results

Many consider Epsom’s famous switchback course to be the ultimate test of a thoroughbred. Runners over the Derby and Oaks distance of a mile and a half face a steep uphill climb followed by a demanding turning descent, they turn right then left and, in the home straight have to overcome a pronounced camber and a stiff last furlong to the line. It ought to produce freak results but, as 250 years of history have demonstrated, Epsom invariably identifies the best colts and fillies of their generation.

The Derby meeting – now slimmed down to two days – is the undoubted highlight of Epsom’s calendar, where other feature races include the Group 1 Coronation Cup, the Diomed Stakes, Woodcote Stakes and the five furlong ‘Dash’. The spring meeting in late April boasts two valuable and historic handicaps in the Grand Metropolitan and City and Suburban together with the Blue Riband Trial, while the rest of the Epsom season consists of enjoyable evening racing and a popular bank holiday fixture in August.