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Queen's hopes of Platinum Jubilee Derby day win end after only runner taken out

Just Fine was removed at Thursday’s 48-hour declaration stage

Irish Mirror

Derby at Epsom: Runners, odds and tip with pros and cons of race favourite Desert Crown

Sir Michael Stoute's unbeaten colt heads to Epsom as the clear standard-setter for the 2022 Cazoo Derby on June 3. The event is part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Daily Mirror

Epsom Derby 2022: Date, start time, preview, race card, schedule, betting odds, TV channel, live stream

Falling on the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday, even more attention than usual is likely to be on today’s Epsom Derby.

Evening Standard

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Queen’s horse entered for race on Epsom Derby day

Thoroughbreds owned by the Queen have won four out of the five flat racing classics.

The Independent UK

Queen 'to skip Derby' so she can meet baby Lilibet for first time on namesake's birthday

The Queen is yet to meet her great-granddaughter - named in her honour - but there are reports she's freed up her Jubilee schedule just so she can celebrate her first birthday in person next weekend

Daily Mirror

Queen to miss event for third time ever to 'pace herself' for Jubilee weekend

It will be the third the Queen misses the Epsom Derby event, but she will defy her mobility struggles to make two balcony appearances during the Jubilee celebrations

Daily Mirror

Lester Piggott: Legendary jockey adored by generations of seasoned racegoers and novices alike

Roguish darling of the turf enjoyed a glittering career against the odds

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Queen to ‘miss Epsom Derby’ on platinum jubilee weekend

The monarch, 96, has episodic mobility problems and is gearing up to mark her milestone reign

The Independent UK

Lester Piggott obituary

One of the greatest British jockeys who won the Derby nine times

The Guardian - UK

Queen to miss Epsom Derby as she paces herself for Jubilee celebrations

The monarch, 96, has episodic mobility problems and is gearing up to mark her milestone reign

Evening Standard

Queen to miss Epsom Derby as she paces herself for Jubilee

The monarch, 96, has episodic mobility problems and is gearing up to mark her milestone reign.

The Independent UK

How Lester Piggott beat the odds to become the punters’ best friend

Bellhops, chambermaids, housewives and dentists loved to bet on Piggott and, at his peak, he cost bookmakers millions in lost earnings

The Guardian - UK

Lester Piggott: a rare talent who left his mark on an audience of millions

A man of few words, Piggott became the first great jockey of the television age and a darling among punters due to his ruthless dedication to winning

The Guardian - UK

Lester Piggott: horse race jockey who won the Derby nine times dies aged 86

Piggott made history as one of the greatest horse race jockeys of all time

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Horse racing legend Lester Piggott has died at the age of 86

Crowned champion jockey 11 times, Piggott first won the Derby in 1954

The Independent UK

Lester Piggott: The taciturn racing colossus with an iron will to win

‘The Long Fellow’ partnered more than 5,000 winners worldwide

Manchester Evening News

Lester Piggott dead: Legendary jockey who won Derby nine times dies aged 86

Lester Piggott, one of the all-time great jockeys, has died at the age of 86

The Guardian - UK

Lester Piggott, the outstanding jockey of the postwar era, dies aged 86

Lester Piggott, the outstanding jockey of the postwar era and a figure who transcended the sport of racing when the popularity of the Derby was at its height, has died aged 86

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Daily Mirror

Godolphin mull over paying £75,000 to bolster Epsom squad after run of success

Nations Pride, owned by Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin racing operation, could be their third contender for the 2022 Derby at Epsom on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend

The Guardian - UK

Michael Stoute has faith in Kingscote as jockey eyes up Derby ride on favourite

Newmarket trainer insists his Derby favourite Desert Crown will not have to find much improvement from his Dante success to win the Epsom Classic

Daily Mirror

Queen's Platinum Jubilee features special parade to honour one of her favourite hobbies

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations take place on the Bank Holiday weekend in June. On Derby Day at Epsom, there will be a tribute to Her Majesty’s contribution to horse racing

Tribune News Service

Preakness 2022: Early Voting outpaces favorite Epicenter, giving Baltimore native Seth Klarman a ‘twice in a lifetime’ moment

BALTIMORE — They pulled it off again.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2022 Preakness: Here’s how much you would have made with a $1 superfecta bet

It's not quite the gargantuan payout from the Kentucky Derby, but superfecta winners are still sitting pretty.

Chicago Sun-Times

Early Voting finishes 1st in Preakness without Derby winner

Favorite Epicenter made a hard charge up the rail to finish second. But Jose Ortiz guided Early Voting inside before the finish line well ahead of Epicenter, who was also second in the Kentucky Derby.

Tribune News Service

Preakness 2022: On the eve of a more normal event, horse racing industry looks for hope in wake of a ‘very rough’ year

BALTIMORE — One year ago, Medina Spirit entered the Preakness with a dark cloud over him — the Kentucky Derby champion whose defining victory was in peril because of a medication violation and whose famous trainer, Bob Baffert, was facing suspensions in multiple jurisdictions.

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