The Derby (1942)

Titles read: “THE DERBY“. Newmarket Heath, Suffolk. Various shots of the 1942 Derby. Brief shots of the crowd. Quick shot of King George VI’s horse ’Big Game’. The horses make their way to the starting line and the race begins. Cutaways to the crowd show some spectators in uniform. ’Watling Street’ ridden by Wragg comes from the outside to win the race by a neck and break the course record too. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Path