Epsom Derby runners following the most recent scratchings for 2026
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Jennifer Donald
22 Could, 2026 11:53
The Derby entries are in and the ultimate preparations are underway for runners and riders aiming for the 2026 Epsom Basic. The Betfred Derby takes place at 4pm on Saturday 6 June on Epsom Downs racecourse and an A-list crop of three-year-old colts are set to line up for this 12 months’s race.
So who will likely be bidding for glory and a slice of historical past within the £2,000,000 contest?
Right here is your full run down of this 12 months’s Epsom Derby entries.
Derby entries: who’s making an attempt to win the £1m first prize?
After the most recent scratching deadline of 19 Could, a complete of twenty-two Derby horses stay for the world-famous 1m 4f race. Irish coaching maestro Aidan O’Brien saddles 10 of the contenders, together with the ante-post favorite Benvenuto Cellini, and an extra two are skilled by his son Joseph O’Brien.
However there’s additionally an intriguing English contingent lining as much as contest this nation’s richest and most prestigious horse race.
So who will comply with within the hallowed footsteps of the likes of Metropolis Of Troy, Sea The Stars, Galileo and Mill Reef to take the Epsom crown?
Right here is the entire checklist of 2026 Epsom Derby runners and riders.
Epsom Derby runners
Motion (Coach: Aidan O’Brien)
Alderman (Richard Hannon)
Amadeus Mozart (Aidan O’Brien)
Historic Egypt (Charlie Johnston)
A Style Of Glory (Andrew Balding)
Balzac (Jane Chapple-Hyam)
Bay Of Brilliance (Ralph Beckett)
Benvenuto Cellini (Aidan O’Brien)
Causeway (Aidan O’Brien)
Christmas Day (Aidan O’Brien)
Structure River (Aidan O’Brien)
Endorsement (Aidan O’Brien)
Hawk Mountain (Aidan O’Brien)
Merchandise (Aidan O’Brien)
James J Braddock (Joseph O’Brien)
Maltese Cross (William Haggas)
Pierre Bonnard (Aidan O’Brien)
Poker (Kieran Burke)
Proposition (Aidan O’Brien)
Insurgent Rocker (Faye Bramley)
Saxon Avenue (John and Thady Gosden)
Shosholoza (Joseph O’Brien)
The Betfred Derby Competition takes place at Epsom Downs from 5-6 June. Horse & Hound will likely be bringing you all the most recent information and suggestions within the run-up to the assembly, in addition to on-line protection with a particular report that includes within the journal on sale 11 June.
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Lambourn leads the sphere residence within the 2025 Betfred Derby at Epsom.
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A racegoer watches the race with binoculars through the remaining day of the Grand Nationwide Competition in 2023.
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With the Investec Derby and Investec Oaks happening tomorrow (4 July), we make a journey down reminiscence lane
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H&H showjumping editor
Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her position as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her around the globe reporting from reveals and interviewing riders, connections and people concerned behind the scenes. Since becoming a member of H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on each topic throughout the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to secure administration — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She additionally has first-hand expertise of working within the equestrian business as a using teacher and yard supervisor.
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