 Following this race, Bayardo steadily improved, and was entered in the Epsom Derby.But problems arose again, this time when the favourite, Sir Martin, stumbled badly in close quarters and lost his rider and hampered part of the field, causing enough of a setback that Bayardo finished fifth, again losing to Minoru.Bayardo continued his three-year-old season in great style, winning every race in which he started, resulting in 11 consecutive victories.