A nail from the shoe of the filly Tagalie when she won the Epsom Derby 5th June 1912, the nail engraved with the dated 5 - 6 - 12 and converted into
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A nail from the shoe of the filly Tagalie when she won the Epsom Derby 5th June 1912, the nail engraved with the dated 5 - 6 - 12 and converted into a gentleman's tie pin; hand written provenance attached Tagalie is one of only six fillies, and one of only four greys, to have won The Derby. She had earlier won the 1,000 Guineas. Provenance: Bought at a Charity Auction by the London-based Canadian entrepreneur and financier Douglas H Bayle circa 1971/72, hence gifted to his son. Douglas H Bayle was the Chairman of E&O PLC and is perhaps best remembered for pioneering the Athena chain of poster shops in the 1970s, with the famous Tennis Girl poster selling over 2 million copies alone. Bayle was a regular attendee at black tie dinners organised by The Variety Club and the Anglo-American Sporting Club.