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Derby prize fund is boosted to £1.125 million despite coronavirus downturn

Serpentine gives Galileo his fifth Derby success
The 2021 Derby will be worth more than twice as much as when Serpentine won last yearCredit: Edward Whitaker

Top-level British racing received a welcome shot in the arm on Thursday when Jockey Club Racecourses announced the Derby will have a seven-figure prize fund again in 2021.

The race will be worth £1.125 million in June, more than doubling the £500,000 purse that was on offer at Epsom last year.

The £625,000 boost comes despite the continued financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which cost JCR more than £90m in revenue in 2020 across the 15 courses it operates.

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David CarrReporter

Published on 18 February 2021inNews

Last updated 18:13, 18 February 2021

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