- year - old ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁£ 9 2 8 ▁Ast ley ▁St akes ▁at ▁Lew es ▁Race course . ▁He ▁carried ▁ 1 2 0 ▁pounds ▁and ▁won ▁easily ▁by ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths ▁from ▁G arter , ▁from ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁receiving ▁eight ▁pounds . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁E sh er ▁St akes , ▁a ▁hand ic ap ▁race ▁at ▁Sand own . ▁After ▁the ▁race , ▁Por ter ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁col t ▁would ▁have ▁little ▁chance ▁in ▁the ▁Derby , ▁and ▁accepted ▁an ▁offer ▁of ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁col t ▁from ▁Sir ▁James ▁Miller , ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁King ' s ▁H uss ars . ▁The ▁sale ▁contract ▁however , ▁contained ▁a ▁clause ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁if ▁Sain fo in ▁won ▁the ▁Derby , ▁his ▁previous ▁own ers ▁would ▁receive ▁half ▁the ▁prize ▁money . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May , ▁Sain fo in ▁won ▁a ▁two ▁runner ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁De e ▁St akes ▁at ▁Ch ester . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁June ▁he ▁started ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 / 1 5 ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 6 . 7 - 1 ) ▁in ▁The ▁Derby ▁for ▁which ▁Sure foot ▁was ▁favour ite . ▁Sure foot ▁was ▁always ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁favour ite , ▁especially ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁and ▁on ▁the