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"Derbies, you have to win, it does not matter how," said captain Granit Xhaka to Sky Sports.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Track officials were hoping to avoid the distractions that came with the last few Derbies and for the most part were successful.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2024

Yakteen has been to plenty of Derbies but this is only his second as the head trainer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

Griffey won three Home Run Derbies, and he spent Saturday in the dugout at the All-Star Futures Game rendering prospects speechless with his presence.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2022

In the right-angled passages, long hat-racks on either side were hung with "Derbies," "Kossuths" and "Stetsons," and the ladies took off their wraps, and added finishing touches to their toilettes in Miss Elder's room.

From The Crux by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins