The Kiplingcotes Derby is a race with a difference. Unlike its famous counterparts like Epsom and Aintree, anybody can enter this cross-country horse race.



It is thought that the derby, which has been run near Market Weighton every March since 1519, is Britain’s oldest horse race.

The derby is a four-mile flat race on farm lanes and tracks, and remains a firm fixture on the Wolds’ sporting calendar.

Paul Rose finds out what it’s like to ride in the race from Sam Osborne who had the ride of her life to win the Kiplingcotes Derby on ex- race horse, Mr P, also known as ‘The Mad Professor’.