This was run on Wednesday 31st May 1911 and the winner was bred by Mr Jack Barnato Joel and trained by Charles Morton at Wantage. There were 26 runners from an initial entry of 363. The winner won by 2 lengths with 4 lengths between second and third. The winners time was 2 mins 36.8 secs. The winner won a first prize of £6,450, (The equivalent of £722,200 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1911

The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 1 minute 24 seconds clip of the Derby.http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-blue-ribbon-of-the-turf/query/epsom+derby

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Pos. Horse Jockey Owner
1 SUNSTAR George Stern Mr Jack Barnato Joel
2 STEDFAST B.Lynham Lord Derby
3 ROYAL TENDER S.Donoghue Captain F.Forester
4 PHRYXUS C.Trigg Mr Fairie
Also

ADAM BEDE

B.Dillon Mr Winans
Also ALAN MELTON J.Thompson Mr J Musker
Also ALL GOLD J.H.Martin Mr H P Whitney
Also ATMAH F.Fox Mr J A de Rothschild
Also CHELYS COLT E.Piper Mr R Mills
Also BACHELOR'S HOPE J.Muusse Mr D McCalmont
Also BANNOCKBURN F.Templeman Mr J F Hallick
Also BRIDGE OF ALLAN F.Winter Lord Derby
Also CELLINI Walter Griggs Mr L.Neumann
Also DUKE OF LANCASTER W.Earl Major H Cumming
Also ETON BOY W.Saxby Mr H P Nickalls
Also HELICON F.Rickaby Sir R Waldie Griffith
Also KEL D'OR A.Templeman Mr R M Dale
Also KING WILLIAM F.Wootton Lord Derby
Also LONGBOAT H.Jones Mr H J King
Also MAAZ W.Higgs Mr F Gretton
Also NORMINT S.Walkington Mr G Barclay
Also PIETRI D.Maher Mr Leopold de Rothschild
Also ROYAL EAGLE J.Clark Mr W M G Singer
Also SOBIESKI F.Taral Mr N de Szemere
Also SYDMONTON H.Randall Lord Carnarvon
Also ZORZAL William Griggs Mr F Alexander
13/8 Sunstar
7/1 Pietri
10/1 King William
100/8 Stedfast
100/7 Cellini
100/6 Phryxus
22/1 Bachelor's Hope
25/1 Royal Tender
25/1 Sydmonton
33/1 Eton Boy
33/1 Atmah
40/1 Adam Bede
50/1 Maaz
50/1 Bannockburn
66/1 Royal Eagle
66/1 Sobieski
66/1 All Gold
66/1 Longboat
66/1 Helicon
66/1 Zorzal
100/1 Alan Melton
300/1 Normint
300/1 Chelys Colt
300/1 Bridge of Allan
300/1 Kel D'Or
300/1 Duke of Lancaster
  Over-Round 116%