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June 4th, 2007

The Sport of Kings and Queens

Posted by: David Viggers
Tags: Uncategorized

Jockey Frankie Dettori yells in triumph as he crosses the finish line on the favourite Authorized to win the Epsom Derby on his 15th attempt, in this one of a series of beautifully lit images from Kieran Doherty shot on a Cannon EOS 1D Mark III.

Frankie Dettori on Authorsized cross line to win Epsom Derby

While Authorized was the betting publics favourite, Dylan Martinezs picture, again on the Mark III, strongly suggests that Dettoris victory may have been less than universally popular with Epsom punters.
Queen Elizabeth II watches Frankie Dettori celebrate his Derby win

I trust it didn’t spoil the entire weekend.

 

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