{"id":122520,"date":"2025-05-22T12:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122520\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:33:08","slug":"derby-festival-will-stay-at-two-days-next-year-after-jockey-club-opts-to-give-radical-revamp-further-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122520\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby festival will stay at two days next year after Jockey Club opts to give radical revamp further thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"Text__0__GlideArticleBody\">The Jockey Club has halted ambitions to radically alter the Derby festival, with Epsom&#8217;s signature meeting now due to be staged in its current form until at least next year.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__1__GlideArticleBody\">As part of efforts to strength links with Epsom&#8217;s local population and improve the track&#8217;s commercial performance, proposals were last year developed for 2026 that would have resulted in a week-long festival, during which the Betfred-sponsored Oaks and Derby were slated to be run on consecutive Saturdays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__2__GlideArticleBody\">In a further twist, the Coronation Cup was set to highlight a new Wednesday or Thursday fixture in between the two Classics. 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