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One of the classic English horse races (established 1780), run in June over a 112-mi (2,400 m) course at Epsom Downs, Surrey.
Many other horse races have been named for the Derby (e.g., the Kentucky Derby ), and the term itself has come to signify a race or contest of any type.
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Kentucky Derby
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