Get ready for an extra special Epsom Derby

IF ever a flat race has the potential to produce Cheltenham-type excitement, then it has to be the forthcoming Epsom Derby on June 6.

Thu, 14 May, 2009 - 01:00
Pat Keane

The Derby is always a tremendous spectacle anyway, but there is the possibility of something really special about this renewal.

There is so much to admire with the likes of Fame And Glory, Sea The Stars and Gan Amhras that you simply cannot wait for them to meet and to tell us which one is actually the new superstar.

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