Tattenham Ledge

Tattenham Ledge (49˚31'00" 123˚59'00" Off N end of S Thormanby I, NW entrance to Welcome Passage, SE end of Malaspina Str, NW of Sechelt). Tattenham Corner, where the horses turn into the final straightaway, about 800 m from the finish line, is a famous location on a famous racecourse: Epsom Downs in Surrey, England. It was here in 1860 that Thormanby won the Derby, much to the delight of Capt George Richards and his fellow officers, who finally heard the news later that year while doing...

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