[3] The initial entry for the 2020 Epsom Derby, announced in December 2018, consisted of 356 yearlings whose owners paid for each horse entered.
[4] Grand Rock, trained by William Haggas won the September 2019 race to claim the first wild card entry.
[5] The 2020 running of the Blue Riband Trial Stakes was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[6] The COVID outbreak lead to the Derby being postponed to 4 July 2020, although the course and distance remained unchanged.
The restrictions imposed owing to the pandemic meant that many of the traditional trial races for the Derby were either cancelled or rearranged.
Winning time: 2 min 34.43 sec * The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter; nse = nose; hd = head.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.