This was run on Wednesday 1st June 1927 and the winner was bred by Mr Frank Curzon and trained by John E.Watts at Newmarket. There were 23 runners from an initial entry of 344. The winner won by 2 lengths with 8 lengths between second and third. The winners time was 2 mins 34.4 secs. The winner won a first prize of £12,615, (The equivalent of £753,400 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1927

The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 9 minute 17 second clip of the Derby. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-derby-1927/query/epsom+derby

CALL BOY SR 2049

Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Owner
1	CALL BOY	E.( Charlie) Elliott	Mr Frank Curzon
2	HOT NIGHT	Harry Wragg	Sir Victor Sassoon
3	SHIAN MOR	Fred Lane	Major J.S.Courtauld
4	BUCKFAST	J.Evans	Mr R.D.Cohen
Also	SICKLE	T.Weston	Lord Derby
Also	SILVERSTEAD	F.Fox	Mrs C.Rich
Also	KNIGHT OF THE GRAIL	F.Winter	Sir D.Broughton
Also	SON AND HEIR	B.Carslake	Sir Abe Bailey
Also	HOSSAN	C.Smirke	HH Aga Khan
Also	TATTOO	R.Perryman	Mr A. de Rothschild
Also	APPLECROSS	J.Childs	Lord Woolavington
Also	SPIRAMONDE	P.Donoghue	Major J.B.Walker
Also	ADIEU	J.Marshall	Mr F.W.Horlock
Also	RESTIGOUCHE	C.Childs	Lord Beaverbrook
Also	JACK'S SON	A.Burns	Mr J.Phillips
Also	LONE KNIGHT	S.Donoghue	Lady Eleanor Torrington
Also	TREAT	H.Beasley	Mr J.P.Arkwright
Also	ADAM'S APPLE	J.Leach	Mr C.W.S.Whitburn
Also	FLASHING STAR	R.Dick	Mr D.L. Wilson
Also	BIRTHRIGHT	A.Garnett	Sir M.McAlpine
Also	PARKER	L.Butchers	Mr C.Austin
Also	CHICHESTER CROSS	G.Richards	Mr C.Howard
Also	STAMPEDE	G.Bowden	Mary Lady Queensberry
	Betting
4/1	Call Boy
9/2	Hot Night
6/1	Adam's Apple
7/1	Sickle
100/9	Lone Knight
22/1	Applecross
22/1	Shian Mor
25/1	Tattoo
33/1	Treat
40/1	Hossan
50/1	Birthright
50/1	Silverstead
66/1	Adieu
66/1	Son and Heir
66/1	Knight of the Grail
100/1	Buckfast
100/1	Chichester Cross
100/1	Restigouche
100/1	Spiramonde
200/1	Jack's Son
200/1	Flashing Star
1000/1	Parker
1000/1	Stampede
	Over-Round 105%

Shown below is an extract from Lord Derby's and his stud manager Major Jack Paine's Studbook.