Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Coronation Derby
Sporting Witness takes you back to the coronation derby in 1953.
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
June 2, 20128m 52s
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Show Notes
A few days after Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, she had her best chance of owning the winner of the derby, but first the horse would have to beat the British public's favourite jockey.
Peter O'Sullevan - the BBC's voice of racing - talks to Julian Bedford.
(Image: Champion jockey Gordon Richards being led in after winning the Coronation Derby on 'Pinza'. Credit: Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)