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What is Derby?

This is the world's most famous trotting competition (equestrian sport) for three-year-old horses.

The name came from Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of Derby, who in 1780 first held competitions in the city of Epsom, in which horses of different ages participated. Later, similar competitions began to be held in France (Chantilly, 1836), Germany (Hamburg-Horn, 1869). Since 1895, dressage and jumping competitions (jumping over barriers) for three-year-old horses have also been called so.

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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