Early Favorites for the 2020 Epsom Derby, UK’s Richest Horse Race
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It may be approaching winter, and our thoughts are probably more on the holidays than next June, but the countdown is already on for the 2020 Epsom Derby. It has a £1.6 million purse, making it the U.K.’s richest race.
That’s nowhere near the $16 million that is on offer in the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series in Florida this January, or the big prizes at the recent Breeders’ Cup. But winning the Epsom Derby carries enormous prestige. With less than seven months to the big race, let’s look at the leading contenders for the 2020 Epsom Derby.