fer is some rival nations, but in Britain this is
a commitment which entitles York's team to
hold their heads high with pride.
"The six members of the York Race Com-
mittee are all non-executive and are com-
pletely unpaid," says Derby. "They give up a
huge amount of their time simply because
they love racing."
Derby's big hope for this year's meeting is
that Wesley Ward's sprint queen Lady Aurel-
ia contests the G1 Coolmore Nunthorpe S. to
avenge the defeat of Acapulco in the same
race two years ago.
"We work closely with our colleagues at
Ascot racecourse and with the International
Racing Bureau to try to encourage interna-
tional runners to the meeting," he says.
"We had Zenno Rob Roy from Japan run-
ning in the International a few years ago,
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Nunthorpe in 2012. We've had a stream of
international horses from America, Austra-
