Sponsors

Official sponsor
On 1 January 1985, Vodafone made the UK's first mobile call. It marked the launch of the mobile industry and transformed global communications. Today Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications group with over 252 million proportionate customers as at 31st December 2007. Vodafone currently has equity interests in 25 countries across five continents and a further 41 partner networks worldwide. Vodafone has been the forefront of mobile innovation for more than 20 years.

Web site: http://www.vodafone.com

Official sponsor
Juddmonte is one of the leading breeders in the world and have to date bred 69 individual Group/Grade 1 winners of 122 races, including 19 Classic winners.

Juddmonte Farms race all their homebred progeny in Khalid Abdullah's colours (green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves). These colours have been carried by some notable horses over the past 29 years including The Derby winners Quest For Fame and Commander In Chief and The Oaks winner Reams Of Verse.

Web site: http://www.juddmonte.co.uk

Official Partner and 4x4 Supplier
Jeep is one of the most recognised brands in the world. Over the years mastery, authenticity, freedom and adventure have become the hallmarks of the Jeep brand and the basis for its 4x4 leadership worldwide. The Jeep line-up includes Commander, Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, Compass, Patriot and Wrangler.

Jeep have been involved with The Derby Festival since 2005, and provide the vehicle for the winner of our Style on The Downs competition.

Web site: http://www.jeep.co.uk

totesport is synonymous with horseracing. From morning until night you can get on early prices from Epsom to stateside racing from Arlington Park. totepool bets offer you more choice, where you can win big from small stakes with the totescoop6 and the daily totejackpot. Some of the bets are unique to totepool, like the popular toteplacepot where it's possible to win without backing a winner, while other bets like the totewin, toteeachway, toteexacta (forecast) and totetrifecta (tricast) offer a competitive alternative to their fixed odds equivalents.

Web site: http://www.totesport.com

Official Whiskey
Woodford Reserve, the small-batch premium bourbon whiskey, is the Official Whiskey of The 2008 Derby Festival. The partnership with Epsom Downs Racecourse supports Woodford Reserve's longstanding relationship with horseracing in the US, where it is the official bourbon of the world famous Kentucky Derby, America's most exciting and prestigious horse race, run since 1875.

Highlights at The 2008 Derby Festival will include complimentary Woodford Reserve cocktails ' Mint Julep (the official drink of the Kentucky Derby) and Woodford Reserve & Ginger Ale.

Web site: http://www.woodfordreserve.com

Willmott Dixon was founded in 1852 and is now one of the UK's largest privately owned construction companies. It currently employs around 700 people and carries out projects across England and Wales. While general construction remains the core business, the company has investment aspirations in the public private partnership arena. In addition, the Re-Thinking consultancy is a leading advisor on sustainability issues, renewable energy, life cycle costs and project team integration.

Web site: http://www.willmottdixon.co.uk

Official Timing Partner

BREMONT is a British brand designing and producing hand-made watches at its atelier in Switzerland. Only limited numbers are manufactured each year. Every watch leaving the BREMONT workshop is a certified chronometer, with every movement reworked, modified, heavily tested and finished to aviation standards. All watches adhere to BREMONT's core values of precision, durability and individuality. Above, in keeping with the BREMONT ethos, BREMONT wristwatches provide peerless levels of legibility.
Every BREMONT watch in each range is tested in the field before release, not merely in the workshop.

Web site: http://www.bremont.com