Kettledrum, The 1861 Derby Winner

iBase ID

327913

Reference identifier

EBU-U01-W263-2-1

Title

Kettledrum, The 1861 Derby Winner

Place

Burnley

Personal names

Kettledrum

General notes

The 1861 Derby winner Kettledrum, owned by Colonel Charles Towneley. This horse also ran second in the 2000 Guineas and the St Leger. Kettledrum's winning Derby time was 2 minutes 43 seconds was a new record for the event. Reports say that Burnley punters were celebrating for a week.

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

1861

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Subjects

Place Names > Burnley

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