2017 Epsom Derby
| Epsom Derby | |
| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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| Date | 3 June 2017 |
| Winning horse | Wings of Eagles |
| Starting price | 40/1 |
| Jockey | Padraig Beggy |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Owner | Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and Susan Magnier |
| Conditions | Good |
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The 2017 Epsom Derby was the 238th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 3 June 2017. It was televised on ITV for the first time since 1988. The race was worth £1.5million, an increase on the 2016 prize, and was sponsored by Investec. The race saw the biggest Derby upset for 43 years as Wings of Eagles won at odds of 40/1. His win was the seventh in the race for his owners and the sixth for his trainer Aidan O'Brien. By contrast, it was a first ride in the race for the winning jockey Padraig Beggy, a work-rider at O'Brien's Ballydoyle stable.
The initial entry for the 2017 Epsom Derby, announced in December 2015, consisted of 416 yearlings. The number of entries was a decrease of 59 on the initial entry for the 2016 race, and included 54 horses from the Godolphin Racing organisation and 59 from the Coolmore Stud. Another 10 horses were added at the second entry stage in April 2017 at a cost of £9,000 per entry. The second entries included Thunder Snow, winner of the 2017 UAE Derby; he was subsequently routed to the US to contest the 2017 Kentucky Derby. A further entry stage took place on 29 May 2017, and saw two horses, Permian and Khalidi added to the line-up after their owners each paid supplementary fees of £85,000. The two-day declarations on 1 June saw the withdrawal of the outsider Finn McCool leaving a field of nineteen horses.
The most controversial entry was Diore Lia, a filly who had shown no racing ability in two starts and who was scheduled to be ridden by the inexperienced apprentice jockey Gina Mangan. After safety concerns were raised the BHA allowed the horse to take part but insisted that Mangan be replaced by a more qualified rider. The filly was withdrawn on the morning of the race after sustaining a muscle injury.
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