He had won big races all round the world without ever collecting the Epsom classic.
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The Epsom Derby is England's premier "Classic" -- a series of races for three-year-olds that also comprises the 1, 000 Guineas, the 2, 000 Guineas, the Oaks and the St.
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But the jockey had long been successful in big races, winning the 1989 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Carroll House and the Epsom Derby in 1993 with Commander in Chief.