Videos from the Epsom Derby

Bolger bullish about Dawn Approach's Derby bid

• Liber Nauticus has good chance in Oaks - Stoute
• Stoute rules Telescope out of Derby with sore shins
• Doubt cast on Telescope Derby bid after gallop
• Libertarian limbers up for Derby bid
• Telescope a step nearer Derby after workout
• Dawn Approach cut for Derby as Telescope misses Dante
• Cecil's Hot Snap taken out of Oaks
• Dawn hardens as Derby favourite with Battle below par
• Marengo battles to underwhelming Derrinstown success

THERE is no race, anywhere on earth, laden with as much history and prestige as the Epsom Derby. Conjured by 18th century aristocrats sitting over dinner it soon became the pre-eminent contest for three-year-olds and would go on to inspire hundreds of imitator races across the globe.

It remains a truly national sporting event. 125,000 descend on the Downs on the day of the race for a very British party. Double decker buses disgorge sun-seekers in everything from flip-flops to cocktail dresses, barbecues are sparked and laden with British bangers and bookies tout the favourite as a gamblng frenzy erupts in the build-up to the race.