Mill Reef, ridden by jockey Geoff Lewis, in winners enclosure after winning the Epsom Derby, June 3rd 1971
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JUNE 3rd 1971: Mill Reef, ridden by jockey Geoff Lewis, after winning the 1971 Epsom Derby by three lengths from Linden Tree in the time of 2:37.14. Mill Reef was a Champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United Kingdom and was owned and bred in America at the Rokeby Stables in Virginia of his owner/breeder, the philanthropist Paul Mellon. He was trained by Ian Balding at Kingsclere and carried his owners famous colours; Black with Gold Cross, stripe on cap; in all of his fourteen races by the jockey Geoff Lewis. Mill Reef proved himself to be an outstanding middle distance thoroughbred. copyright BBC / Willie Smith