Pubs named after Derby winners

[Posts: 14Joined: 27 Aug 2010, 18:57]

Does anybody know of pubs named after Derby winners.

Here are a few that I know of:

Blink Bonny 1857 - Alnwick

Amato 1838 - Epsom

Little Wonder 1840 - Harrogate

Kettledrum 1861 - Burnley

Ladas 1894 - Epsom

Running Horses 1828 - Mickleham
(this is named after the 2 horses Colonel and Cadland that "dead heated" portraits of each horse are depicted on each side of the inn’s sign.

[Posts: 5238Joined: 31 Aug 2007, 23:42Location: derby]

I'm so relieved that you mentioned Blink Bonny, because we drove past the pub a few years ago and went in to see what links the area had with the horse [can't remember the answer] and it would have driven me mad not being able to remember which horse it was!

[Posts: 924Joined: 12 Oct 2009, 11:47]

No surprise to see the latest one was over a 100 years ago, can't see it happening these days.

[Posts: 2032Joined: 06 Jun 2011, 14:34Location: Bury St Edmunds]

There are several Golden Fleece watering holes but I doubt they got their name from the 1982 winner. Blue Peter and Flying Fox also occur, the latter is on Watling Street. I suppose the Harvester chain wouldn't count?

Without reading Roger Mortimer's excellent tome again, has there been a Derby winner named after a pub?

[Posts: 1505Joined: 30 Oct 2007, 14:08]

I'm currently sat supping in the Benny The Dip Arms. No, i'm lying. Whens the next time you'll see a 2.5L Dante winner go off at 11's at Epsom by the way.

[Posts: 4156Joined: 20 Jan 2006, 11:28Location: The Ainsty of York]

There are several Golden Fleece watering holes but I doubt they got their name from the 1982 winner.

Likewise Spread Eagle (1795)

Not a Derby winner, but there's a pub called The Brigadier Gerard in York, which I've long thought is a tad ironic given the city was the scene of his sole defeat. Plenty of Brigadier memorabilia inside and I recommend the Dark Mild at £1.35 a pint

As it 'appens there's a Golden Fleece and Spread Eagle in York too, but the former pre-dates the inaugural Derby by about 200 years!

There's a Voltigeur Inn at Spennymoor, Co. Durham. The 1850 winner was owned by Lord Zetland whose seat was Aske Hall, Richmond and bred at Hart Stud, Hartlepool; both in the vicinty of Spennymoor

[Posts: 383Joined: 04 Mar 2009, 01:52Location: Herts, Stourbridge & Dorset]

Slightly off topic, but the Why Not Inn (named after the 1894 Grand National winner) is situated just round the corner from where my Nan lived for many years.

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[Posts: 1861Joined: 25 Jul 2011, 05:04]

There must be a bar called the Lester Piggot somewhere he's a Derby winner

[Posts: 937Joined: 28 Feb 2011, 13:01]

Camelot Arms opens Saturday afternoon

[Posts: 1308Joined: 17 Nov 2009, 01:13Location: Virginia]

There's a Whirlaway in Chicago. http://www.whirlaway.net/about.html


1860 Epsom Derby winner Thormanby has an entire island named after him in British Columbia. Nearby are Merry Island (named after Thormanby's owner), Buccaneer Bay (named after an also-ran in the Derby), Epsom Point and Tattenham Ledge. All were named by Captain G.H. Richards.

[Posts: 206Joined: 24 Apr 2011, 09:50Location: West Bromwich]

Isinglass (1893) is made from the swim bladders of fish & is used to help clear cask conditioned beers, obscure & nothing to do with the original question I know, but it may pop up in a pub quiz!

[Posts: 264Joined: 22 Apr 2009, 21:06]

There's a Flying Dutchman in Stockport with his picture on the pub sign.

[Posts: 155Joined: 09 Nov 2009, 20:59]

Thanks for the publicity Prestbury.

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