Editing Epsom Derby (section)

==Sponsorship==
In 2021 and 2022 the race, along with seven other races at the Derby festival, was sponsored by [[Cazoo]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harding |first1=Jonathan |title=Car retailer Cazoo unveiled as headline Derby festival sponsor |url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/car-retailer-cazoo-unveiled-as-headline-derby-festival-sponsor/481942 |publisher=Racing Post |access-date=1 April 2021 |date=1 April 2021}}</ref> Cazoo declined an option to extend their sponsorship<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Greg |title=Talking Horses: Derby must avoid bookmaker backing for good of racing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/mar/27/talking-horses-derby-must-avoid-bookmaker-backing-for-good-of-horse-racing-tips |work=The Guardian |access-date=27 March 2023 |date=27 March 2023}}</ref> and in April 2023 the bookmaker [[Betfred]] agreed a three-year deal to sponsor the Derby and Oaks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scargill |first1=Peter |title='The Derby remains the greatest Flat race in the world' - Betfred to sponsor Epsom Classics in three-year deal |url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain/betfred-to-sponsor-the-derby-and-the-oaks-in-three-year-deal-aU9r99Y0eCMF/ |publisher=Racing Post |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=11 April 2023}}</ref>

[[Investec]] was the previous sponsor of the Derby between 2009 and 2020. The race was previously backed by [[Eveready Battery Company|Ever Ready]] (1984–94) and [[Vodafone]] (1995–2008).<ref>{{cite news | title = Bankers ride to the rescue of Derby | newspaper = The Independent | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/bankers-ride-to-the-rescue-of-derby-1679028.html | date=5 May 2009|access-date =30 June 2012}}</ref>