Epsom Derby

"The Derby" redirects here. For other uses, see Derby (disambiguation).

Group 1 race
Derby Stakes

The Derby at Epsom, 1821 by Théodore Géricault (1791–1824)
Location	Epsom Downs Epsom, England
Inaugurated	1780
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Investec
Website	Epsom Downs
Race information
Distance	1m 4f 10y (2,423 m)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds excluding geldings
Weight	9 st 0 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies
Purse	£1,250,000 (2011) 1st: £709,625

Derby, the Paddock (1892)

Isinglass wins the Derby (1893)

The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres), and is scheduled for early June each year.

It is Britain's richest horse race, and the most prestigious of the country's five Classics. It is sometimes referred to as the "Blue Riband" of the turf. The race serves as the middle leg of the Triple Crown, preceded by the 2,000 Guineas and followed by the St Leger, although the feat of winning all three is now rarely attempted. The name "Derby" has become synonymous with great races all over the world, and as such has been borrowed many times, notably by the "Kentucky Derby". However, the Epsom Derby is the original. It is one of Britain's great national events transcending its own field of interest, and has a huge world-wide TV audience.

In Great Britain the name "Derby" is always pronounced Dahr-bee, while in the USA it is usually rendered as Der-bee.

History

The Derby originated at a celebration following the first running of the Oaks Stakes in 1779. A new race was planned, and it was decided that it should be named after either the host of the party, the 12th Earl of Derby, or one of his guests, Sir Charles Bunbury. According to legend the decision was made by the toss of a coin, but it is probable that Bunbury, the Steward of the Jockey Club, deferred to his host. The inaugural running of the Derby was held on 4 May 1780. It was won by Diomed, a colt owned by Sir Charles Bunbury, who collected prize money of £1,065 15s. The first four runnings were contested over 1 mile, but this was amended to the current distance of 1½ miles in 1784. Lord Derby achieved his first success in the event in 1787, with a horse called Sir Peter Teazle.

The starting point of the race was moved twice during the 19th century. The first move, suggested by Lord George Bentinck, was in 1848, and the second was in 1872. It was discovered in 1991 that the exact length of the race was 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards.

As previously indicated, The Derby has inspired many similar events around the world. European variations include the Derby Italiano, the Deutsches Derby, the Irish Derby and the Prix du Jockey Club (popularly known in the British Isles as the "French Derby"). Other national equivalents include the Australian Derby, the New Zealand Derby and the Tokyo Yūshun. Several races in the United States include the "Derby" name, the most famous of which, of course, is the Kentucky Derby.

Popular culture

The 1952 drama film Derby Day, directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Michael Wilding and Anna Neagle is set entirely round the Epsom Derby.

Sponsorship

Investec Bank became the sponsor of the Derby in 2009, and the current sponsorship deal runs until 2013. The race was previously backed by Ever Ready (1984–94) and Vodafone (1995–2008).^[1]

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Never Say Die (1954), Crepello (1957), St. Paddy (1960), Sir Ivor (1968), Nijinsky (1970), Roberto (1972), Empery (1976), The Minstrel (1977), Teenoso (1983)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Robert Robson – Waxy (1793), Tyrant (1802), Pope (1809), Whalebone (1810), Whisker (1815), Azor (1817), Emilius (1823)
• John Porter – Blue Gown (1868), Shotover (1882), St. Blaise (1883), Ormonde (1886), Sainfoin (1890), Common (1891), Flying Fox (1899)
• Fred Darling – Captain Cuttle (1922), Manna (1925), Coronach (1926), Cameronian (1931), Bois Roussel (1938), Pont l'Eveque (1940), Owen Tudor (1941)

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Leading owner (5 wins):

• 3rd Earl of Egremont – Assassin (1782), Hannibal (1804), Cardinal Beaufort (1805), Election (1807), Lap-dog (1826)
• HH Aga Khan III – Blenheim (1930), Bahram (1935), Mahmoud (1936), My Love (1948), Tulyar (1952)

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Dams of two winners:

• Flyer (Rhadamanthus and Daedalus)
• Highflyer mare, known as Eagle's Dam, (Didelot and Spread Eagle)
• Horatia (Archduke and Paris)
• Arethusa (Ditto and Pan)
• Penelope (Whalebone and Whisker)
• Emma (Mundig and Cotherstone)
• Morganette (Galtee More and Ard Patrick)
• Perdita II (Persimmon and Diamond Jubilee)
• Windmill Girl (Blakeney and Morston)
• Urban Sea (Galileo and Sea the Stars)^[2]

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• Fastest winning time (at Epsom) – 2m 31.33s, Workforce (2010)
• Widest winning margin – 10 lengths, Shergar (1981)
• Longest odds winners – Jeddah (1898), Signorinetta (1908), Aboyeur (1913), 100/1
• Shortest odds winner – Ladas (1894), 2/9
• Most runners – 34 (1862)
• Fewest runners – 4 (1794)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist. [a]	Time
1780	Diomed	Sam Arnull	R. Teasdale	Sir Charles Bunbury
1781	Young Eclipse	Charles Hindley		Dennis O'Kelly
1782	Assassin	Sam Arnull	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont
1783	Saltram	Charles Hindley	Frank Neale	John Parker
1784	Serjeant	John Arnull		Dennis O'Kelly
1785	Aimwell	Charles Hindley	John Pratt	1st Earl of Clermont
1786	Noble	J. White	Frank Neale	Tommy Panton
1787	Sir Peter Teazle	Sam Arnull	Saunders	12th Earl of Derby
1788	Sir Thomas	William South	Frank Neale	HRH Prince of Wales
1789	Skyscraper	Sam Chifney	Matt Stephenson	5th Duke of Bedford
1790	Rhadamanthus	John Arnull	John Pratt	1st Earl Grosvenor
1791	Eager	Matt Stephenson	Matt Stephenson	5th Duke of Bedford
1792	John Bull	Frank Buckle	John Pratt	1st Earl Grosvenor
1793	Waxy	Bill Clift	Robert Robson	Sir Ferdinand Poole
1794	Daedalus	Frank Buckle	John Pratt	1st Earl Grosvenor
1795	Spread Eagle	Anthony Wheatley	Richard Prince	Sir Frank Standish
1796	Didelot	John Arnull	Richard Prince	Sir Frank Standish
1797	colt by Fidget	John Singleton	Matt Stephenson	5th Duke of Bedford
1798	Sir Harry	Sam Arnull	Frank Neale	Joseph Cookson
1799	Archduke	John Arnull	Richard Prince	Sir Frank Standish
1800	Champion	Bill Clift	Tom Perren	Christopher Wilson
1801	Eleanor	John Saunders	J. Frost	Sir Charles Bunbury
1802	Tyrant	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	3rd Duke of Grafton
1803	Ditto	Bill Clift	John Lonsdale	Sir Hedworth Williamson
1804	Hannibal	Bill Arnull	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont
1805	Cardinal Beaufort	Dennis Fitzpatrick	Dixon Boyce	3rd Earl of Egremont
1806	Paris	John Shepherd	Richard Prince	3rd Baron Foley
1807	Election	John Arnull	Dixon Boyce	3rd Earl of Egremont
1808	Pan	Frank Collinson	John Lonsdale	Sir Hedworth Williamson
1809	Pope	Tom Goodisson	Robert Robson	3rd Duke of Grafton
1810	Whalebone	Bill Clift	Robert Robson	3rd Duke of Grafton
1811	Phantom	Frank Buckle	James Edwards	Sir John Shelley
1812	Octavius	Bill Arnull	Dixon Boyce	Robert Ladbroke
1813	Smolensko	Tom Goodisson	Crouch	Sir Charles Bunbury
1814	Blücher	Bill Arnull	Dixon Boyce	2nd Baron Stawell
1815	Whisker	Tom Goodisson	Robert Robson	4th Duke of Grafton
1816	Prince Leopold	Will Wheatley	William Butler	HRH Duke of York
1817	Azor	Jem Robinson	Robert Robson	John Payne
1818	Sam	Sam Chifney, Jr.	William Chifney	Thomas Thornhill
1819	Tiresias	Bill Clift	Richard Prince	4th Duke of Portland
1820	Sailor	Sam Chifney, Jr.	William Chifney	Thomas Thornhill
1821	Gustavus	Sam Day	Crouch	John Hunter
1822	Moses	Tom Goodisson	William Butler	HRH Duke of York
1823	Emilius	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	John Udny
1824	Cedric	Jem Robinson	James Edwards	Sir John Shelley
1825	Middleton	Jem Robinson	James Edwards	5th Earl of Jersey
1826	Lap-dog	George Dockeray	R. Stephenson	3rd Earl of Egremont
1827	Mameluke	Jem Robinson	James Edwards	5th Earl of Jersey
1828	Cadland [b]	Jem Robinson	Dixon Boyce	5th Duke of Rutland	00 dh
1829	Frederick	John Forth	John Forth	William Gratwicke
1830	Priam	Sam Day	William Chifney	William Chifney
1831	Spaniel	Will Wheatley	J. Rogers	Viscount Lowther
1832	St. Giles	Bill Scott	J. Webb	Robert Ridsdale
1833	Dangerous	Jem Chapple	I. Sadler	Isaac Sadler
1834	Plenipotentiary	Patrick Conolly	G. Payne	Stanlake Batson
1835	Mündig	Bill Scott	John Scott	John Bowes
1836	Bay Middleton	Jem Robinson	James Edwards	5th Earl of Jersey	02 2
1837	Phosphorus	George Edwards	J. Doe	Lord Berners
1838	Amato	Jem Chapple	Ralph Sherwood	Sir Gilbert Heathcote
1839	Bloomsbury	Sim Templeman	William Ridsdale	William Ridsdale
1840	Little Wonder	William Macdonald	John Forth	David Robertson
1841	Coronation	Patrick Conolly	Painter	Abraham Rawlinson
1842	Attila	Bill Scott	John Scott	George Anson
1843	Cotherstone	Bill Scott	John Scott	John Bowes	02 2
1844	Orlando [c]	Nat Flatman	W. Cooper	Jonathan Peel	00.00
1845	The Merry Monarch	Foster Bell	John Forth	William Gratwicke
1846	Pyrrhus the First	Sam Day	John Barham Day	John Gully		2:55
1847	Cossack	Sim Templeman	John Day, Jr.	T. H. Pedley		2:52
1848	Surplice	Sim Templeman	John Kent, Jr.	3rd Viscount Clifden		2:48
1849	The Flying Dutchman	Charlie Marlow	John Fobert	13th Earl of Eglinton	00.1875 snk	3:00
1850	Voltigeur	Job Marson	R. Hill	2nd Earl of Zetland		2:50
1851	Teddington	Job Marson	Alec Taylor, Sr.	Sir Joseph Hawley	02 2	2:51
1852	Daniel O'Rourke	Frank Butler	John Scott	John Bowes		3:20
1853	West Australian	Frank Butler	John Scott	John Bowes	00.25 nk	2:55
1854	Andover	Alfred Day	John Day, Jr.	John Gully	01 1	2:52
1855	Wild Dayrell	Robert Sherwood	J. Rickaby	Francis Popham		2:54
1856	Ellington	Tom Aldcroft	Tom Dawson	Octavius Vernon Harcourt	01 1	3:40
1857	Blink Bonny	Jack Charlton	William I'Anson	William I'Anson	00.25 nk	2:45
1858	Beadsman	John Wells	George Manning	Sir Joseph Hawley		2:54
1859	Musjid	John Wells	George Manning	Sir Joseph Hawley		2:59
1860	Thormanby	Harry Custance	Mathew Dawson	James Merry	01.5 1½	2:55
1861	Kettledrum	Ralph Bullock	G. Oates	Charles Towneley		2:45
1862	Caractacus	John Parsons	Robert Smith	Charles Snewing		2:45
1863	Macaroni	Tom Chaloner	J. Godding	Richard Naylor		2:50
1864	Blair Athol	Jim Snowden	William I'Anson	William I'Anson		2:43
1865	Gladiateur	Harry Grimshaw	Tom Jennings, Sr.	Frédéric de Lagrange	02 2	2:46
1866	Lord Lyon	Harry Custance	James Dover	Richard Sutton		2:50
1867	Hermit	John Daley	G. Bloss	Henry Chaplin		2:42
1868	Blue Gown	John Wells	John Porter	Sir Joseph Hawley		2:43
1869	Pretender	John Osborne, Jr.	Tom Dawson	John Johnstone		2:52
1870	Kingcraft	Tom French	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth		2:45
1871	Favonius	Tom French	Joseph Hayhoe	Mayer A. de Rothschild		2:50
1872	Cremorne	Charlie Maidment	William Gilbert	Henry Savile		2:45
1873	Doncaster	Fred Webb	Robert Peck	James Merry		2:50
1874	George Frederick	Harry Custance	Tom Leader	W. S. Cartwright		2:46
1875	Galopin	Jack Morris	John Dawson	Gusztáv Batthyány	01 1	2:48
1876	Kisber	Charlie Maidment	Joseph Hayhoe	Alexander Baltazzi		2:44
1877	Silvio	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth		2:50
1878	Sefton	Harry Constable	Alec Taylor, Sr.	William Stirling Crawfurd		2:56
1879	Sir Bevys	George Fordham	Joseph Hayhoe	Lionel de Rothschild		3:20
1880	Bend Or	Fred Archer	Robert Peck	1st Duke of Westminster	00.125 hd	2:46
1881	Iroquois	Fred Archer	Jacob Pincus	Pierre Lorillard IV	00.25 nk	2:50
1882	Shotover	Tom Cannon, Sr.	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster		2:45
1883	St. Blaise	Charles Wood	John Porter	Sir Frederick Johnstone		2:48
1884 (dh)	Harvester St. Gatien	Sam Loates Charles Wood	James Jewitt Robert Sherwood	Sir J. Willoughby Jack Hammond	00 dh	2:46
1885	Melton	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	20th Baron Hastings		2:44
1886	Ormonde	Fred Archer	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster	01.5 1½	2:45
1887	Merry Hampton	John Watts	Martin Gurry	George Baird		2:43
1888	Ayrshire	Fred Barrett	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	02 2'	2:43
1889	Donovan	Tommy Loates	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland		2:44
1890	Sainfoin	John Watts	John Porter	Sir James Miller		2:49
1891	Common	George Barrett	John Porter	Sir Frederick Johnstone	02 2	2:56
1892	Sir Hugo	Fred Allsopp	Tom Wadlow	3rd Earl of Bradford		2:44
1893	Isinglass	Tommy Loates	James Jewitt	Harry McCalmont	01.5 1½	2:43
1894	Ladas	John Watts	Mathew Dawson	5th Earl of Rosebery		2:45
1895	Sir Visto	Sam Loates	Mathew Dawson	5th Earl of Rosebery		2:43
1896	Persimmon	John Watts	Richard Marsh	HRH Prince of Wales	00.25 nk	2:42
1897	Galtee More	Charles Wood	Sam Darling	John Gubbins	02 2	2:44
1898	Jeddah	Otto Madden	Richard Marsh	James Larnach		2:47
1899	Flying Fox	Morny Cannon	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster		2:42
1900	Diamond Jubilee	Herbert Jones	Richard Marsh	HRH Prince of Wales		2:42
1901	Volodyovski	Lester Reiff	John Huggins	William C. Whitney	00.75 ¾	2:40.8
1902	Ard Patrick	Skeets Martin	Sam Darling	John Gubbins	03 3	2:42.2
1903	Rock Sand	Danny Maher	George Blackwell	Sir James Miller	02 2	2:42.8
1904	St. Amant	Kempton Cannon	Alfred Hayhoe	Leopold de Rothschild	03 3	2:45.4
1905	Cicero	Danny Maher	Percy Peck	5th Earl of Rosebery	00.75 ¾	2:39.6
1906	Spearmint	Danny Maher	Peter Gilpin	Major Eustace Loder	01.50 1½	2:36.8
1907	Orby	John Reiff	Fred McCabe	Richard Croker	02 2	2:44
1908	Signorinetta	Billy Bullock	Edoardo Ginistrelli	Edoardo Ginistrelli	02 2	2:39.8
1909	Minoru	Herbert Jones	Richard Marsh	King Edward VII	00.0625 shd	2:42.7
1910	Lemberg	Bernard Dillon	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Alfred Cox	00.25 nk	2:35.2
1911	Sunstar	George Stern	Charles Morton	Jack Barnato Joel	02 2	2:36.8
1912	Tagalie	John Reiff	Dawson Waugh	Walter Raphael	04 4	2:38.8
1913	Aboyeur [d]	Edwin Piper	Tom Lewis	Alan Cunliffe	00.00	2:37.6
1914	Durbar	Matt MacGee	Tom Murphy	Herman Duryea	03 3	2:38.4
1915	Pommern	Steve Donoghue	Charles Peck	Solomon Joel	02 2	2:32.6
1916	Fifinella	Joe Childs	Dick Dawson	Sir Edward Hulton	00.25 nk	2:36.6
1917	Gay Crusader	Steve Donoghue	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Alfred Cox	04 4	2:40.6
1918	Gainsborough	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Lady James Douglas	01.5 1½	2:33.2
1919	Grand Parade	Fred Templeman	Frank Barling	1st Baron Glanely	00.5 ½	2:35.8
1920	Spion Kop	Frank O'Neill	Peter Gilpin	Giles Loder	02 2	2:34.8
1921	Humorist	Steve Donoghue	Charles Morton	Jack Barnato Joel	00.25 nk	2:36.2
1922	Captain Cuttle	Steve Donoghue	Fred Darling	1st Baron Woolavington	04 4	2:34.6
1923	Papyrus	Steve Donoghue	Basil Jarvis	Ben Irish	01 1	2:38
1924	Sansovino	Tommy Weston	George Lambton	17th Earl of Derby	06 6	2:46
1925	Manna	Steve Donoghue	Fred Darling	Henry E. Morriss	08 8	2:40.6
1926	Coronach	Joe Childs	Fred Darling	1st Baron Woolavington	05 5	2:47.8
1927	Call Boy	Charlie Elliott	John E. Watts	Frank Curzon	02 2	2:34.4
1928	Felstead	Harry Wragg	Ossie Bell	Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen	01.5 1½	2:34.8
1929	Trigo	Joe Marshall	Dick Dawson	William Barnett	01.5 1½	2:36.4
1930	Blenheim	Harry Wragg	Dick Dawson	HH Aga Khan III	01 1	2:38.2
1931	Cameronian	Freddie Fox	Fred Darling	Arthur Dewar	00.75 ¾	2:36.6
1932	April the Fifth	Fred Lane	Tom Walls	Tom Walls	00.75 ¾	2:43.2
1933	Hyperion	Tommy Weston	George Lambton	17th Earl of Derby	04 4	2:34
1934	Windsor Lad	Charles Smirke	Marcus Marsh	Maharaja of Rajpipla	01 1	2:34
1935	Bahram	Freddie Fox	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	02 2	2:36
1936	Mahmoud	Charles Smirke	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	03 3	2:33.8
1937	Mid-day Sun	Michael Beary	Fred Butters	Lettice Mary Miller	01.5 1½	2:37.6
1938	Bois Roussel	Charlie Elliott	Fred Darling	Peter Beatty	04 4	2:39.2
1939	Blue Peter	Eph Smith	Jack Jarvis	6th Earl of Rosebery	04 4	2:36.8
1940	Pont l'Eveque	Sam Wragg	Fred Darling	Fred Darling	03 3	2:30.8
1941	Owen Tudor	Billy Nevett	Fred Darling	C. Macdonald-Buchanan	01.5 1½	2:32
1942	Watling Street	Harry Wragg	Walter Earl	17th Earl of Derby	00.25 nk	2:29.6
1943	Straight Deal	Tommy Carey	Walter Nightingall	Dorothy Paget	00.125 hd	2:30.4
1944	Ocean Swell	Billy Nevett	Jack Jarvis	6th Earl of Rosebery	00.25 nk	2:31
1945	Dante	Billy Nevett	Matthew Peacock	Sir Eric Ohlson	02 2	2:26.6
1946	Airborne	Tommy Lowrey	Dick Perryman	John E. Ferguson	01 1	2:44.6
1947	Pearl Diver	Georges Bridgland	Percy Carter	Baron Geoffroy de Waldner	04 4	2:38.4
1948	My Love	Rae Johnstone	Richard Carver	HH Aga Khan III / Volterra	01.5 1½	2:40
1949	Nimbus	Charlie Elliott	George Colling	Marion Glenister	00.125 hd	2:42
1950	Galcador	Rae Johnstone	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac	00.125 hd	2:36.8
1951	Arctic Prince	Chuck Spares	Willie Stephenson	Joseph McGrath	06 6	2:39.4
1952	Tulyar	Charles Smirke	Marcus Marsh	HH Aga Khan III	00.75 ¾	2:36.4
1953	Pinza	Sir Gordon Richards	Norman Bertie	Sir Victor Sassoon	04 4	2:35.6
1954	Never Say Die	Lester Piggott	Joe Lawson	Robert Sterling Clark	02 2	2:35.8
1955	Phil Drake	Freddie Palmer	François Mathet	Suzy Volterra	02 2	2:39.8
1956	Lavandin	Rae Johnstone	Alec Head	Pierre Wertheimer	00.25 nk	2:36.4
1957	Crepello	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Sir Victor Sassoon	01.5 1½	2:35.4
1958	Hard Ridden	Charles Smirke	Mick Rogers	Sir Victor Sassoon	05 5	2:41.2
1959	Parthia	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Sir Humphrey de Trafford	01.5 1½	2:36.0
1960	St. Paddy	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Sir Victor Sassoon	03 3	2:35.8
1961	Psidium	Roger Poincelet	Harry Wragg	Etti Plesch	02 2	2:36.4
1962	Larkspur	Neville Sellwood	Vincent O'Brien	Raymond R. Guest	02 2	2:37.6
1963	Relko	Yves Saint-Martin	François Mathet	François Dupré	06 6	2:39.4
1964	Santa Claus	Scobie Breasley	Mick Rogers	John Ismay	01 1	2:41.98
1965	Sea Bird	Pat Glennon	Etienne Pollet	Jean Ternynck	02 2	2:38.41
1966	Charlottown	Scobie Breasley	Gordon Smyth	Lady Zia Wernher	00.25 nk	2:37.63
1967	Royal Palace	George Moore	Noel Murless	Jim Joel	02.5 2½	2:33.36
1968	Sir Ivor	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Raymond R. Guest	01.5 1½	2:38.73
1969	Blakeney	Ernie Johnson	Arthur Budgett	Arthur Budgett	01 1	2:40.30
1970	Nijinsky	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.	02.5 2½	2:34.68
1971	Mill Reef	Geoff Lewis	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	02 2	2:37.14
1972	Roberto	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	John W. Galbreath	00.0625 shd	2:36.09
1973	Morston	Edward Hide	Arthur Budgett	Arthur Budgett	00.5 ½	2:35.92
1974	Snow Knight	Brian Taylor	Peter Nelson	Sharon Phillips	02 2	2:35.04
1975	Grundy	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	Carlo Vittadini	03 3	2:35.35
1976	Empery	Lester Piggott	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt	03 3	2:35.69
1977	The Minstrel	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	00.25 nk	2:36.44
1978	Shirley Heights	Greville Starkey	John Dunlop	2nd Earl of Halifax	00.125 hd	2:35.30
1979	Troy	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sobell / Weinstock	07 7	2:36.59
1980	Henbit	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Etti Plesch	00.5 ½	2:34.77
1981	Shergar	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	HH Aga Khan IV	10 10	2:44.21
1982	Golden Fleece	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	03 3	2:34.27
1983	Teenoso	Lester Piggott	Geoff Wragg	Eric Moller	03 3	2:49.07
1984	Secreto	Christy Roche	David O'Brien	Luigi Miglietti	00.0625 shd	2:39.12
1985	Slip Anchor	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Lord Howard de Walden	07 7	2:36.23
1986	Shahrastani	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	HH Aga Khan IV	00.5 ½	2:37.13
1987	Reference Point	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Louis Freedman	01.5 1½	2:33.90
1988	Kahyasi	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	HH Aga Khan IV	01.5 1½	2:33.84
1989	Nashwan	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Hamdan Al Maktoum	05 5	2:34.90
1990	Quest for Fame	Pat Eddery	Roger Charlton	Khalid Abdullah	03 3	2:37.26
1991	Generous	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	Prince Fahd bin Salman	05 5	2:34.00
1992	Dr Devious	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Sidney H. Craig	02 2	2:36.19
1993	Commander in Chief	Michael Kinane	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	03.5 3½	2:34.51
1994	Erhaab	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	01.25 1¼	2:34.16
1995	Lammtarra	Walter Swinburn	Saeed bin Suroor	Saeed bin M. Al Maktoum	01 1	2:32.31
1996	Shaamit	Michael Hills	William Haggas	Khalifa Dasmal	01.25 1¼	2:35.05
1997	Benny the Dip	Willie Ryan	John Gosden	Landon Knight	00.0625 shd	2:35.77
1998	High-Rise	Olivier Peslier	Luca Cumani	M. Obaid Al Maktoum	00.125 hd	2:33.88
1999	Oath	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	The Thoroughbred Corp.	01.75 1¾	2:37.43
2000	Sinndar	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	01 1	2:36.75
2001	Galileo	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	03.5 3½	2:33.27
2002	High Chaparral	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	02 2	2:39.45
2003	Kris Kin	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Saeed Suhail	01 1	2:33.35
2004	North Light	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Ballymacoll Stud	01.5 1½	2:33.72
2005	Motivator	Johnny Murtagh	Michael Bell	Royal Ascot Racing Club	05 5	2:35.69
2006	Sir Percy	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	Anthony Pakenham	00.0625 shd	2:35.23
2007	Authorized	Frankie Dettori	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Al Homaizi / Al Sagar	05 5	2:34.77
2008	New Approach	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Princess Haya of Jordan	00.5 ½	2:36.50
2009	Sea the Stars	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	Christopher Tsui	01.75 1¾	2:36.74
2010	Workforce	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	Khalid Abdullah	07 7	2:31.33
2011	Pour Moi	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Magnier / Tabor / Smith	00.125 hd	2:34.54

^a Winning distances are shown in lengths or shorter (dh = dead-heat; shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short-neck; nk = neck).
^b The 1828 race finished as a dead-heat, but Cadland won a run-off against The Colonel by ½ length.
^{c d} The 1844 and 1913 winners were awarded victory after the disqualification of the first-placed horse.

   Wartime substitute race at Newmarket.

Timeline

Amato, 1838 Derby winner by John Frederick Herring ,Sr

• 1805: One of the horses was brought down by a spectator.
• 1825: Middleton didn't start before or after winning the Derby.
• 1838: Amato never raced before or after winning the Derby.
• 1844: The original winner Running Rein was disqualified as he was actually an ineligible four-year-old horse named Maccabeus.^[3]
• 1881: Iroquois became the first American-bred to win a leg of the British triple crown.
• 1884: The race finished with a dead-heat between Harvester and St. Gatien.
• 1887: Merry Hampton is the most recent horse to win the Derby with no previous victories.
• 1894: The winner was owned by the Prime Minister at the time, the 5th Earl of Rosebery.
• 1901: The first year in which a mechanical starting gate was used.
• 1909: Minoru was the first Derby winner owned by a reigning monarch, King Edward VII, who had previously won twice as Prince of Wales.
• 1913: The 6/4 favourite Craganour, owned by Charles B. Ismay, brother of J. Bruce Ismay of the Titanic, was controversially disqualified, and the race was awarded to the 100/1 outsider Aboyeur. Suffragette Emily Davison is struck by King George V's horse, Anmer, she dies three days later.
• 1916: Fifinella, who also won the Oaks, is the most recent of six fillies to win the race. The previous five were Eleanor (1801), Blink Bonny (1857), Shotover (1882), Signorinetta (1908), Tagalie (1912).
• 1921: The winner Humorist died two weeks after the race.
• 1927: The first Derby to be broadcast by the BBC.
• 1932: April the Fifth is the most recent winner trained at Epsom.
• 1946: Airborne is the most recent of 4 grey horses to win the Derby.
• 1953: Pinza was the first winner in the race for the jockey Sir Gordon Richards, after 27 unsuccessful attempts.
• 1960: Although there had been an experimental TV transmission of the race in the early 1930s, regular television coverage of the Derby began this year, initially on both BBC and ITV.
• 1989: The runner-up Terimon is the longest-priced horse to finish placed in the Derby, at odds of 500/1.
• 1996: Alex Greaves became the first (and so far only) lady jockey to ride in the race. She finished last on the filly Portuguese Lil.
• 1998: The most recent filly to take part, the 1,000 Guineas winner Cape Verdi, started as 11/4 favourite but could only finish 9th.
• 2006: Martin Dwyer's winning ride on Sir Percy subsequently won the Lester Award for "Flat Ride of the Year".
• 2007: Authorized provided jockey Frankie Dettori with his first winner in the Derby after 14 previous attempts.
• 2008: Jim Bolger, the trainer of the winner New Approach, had left the horse entered for the race "by mistake", having not initially intended to run.

See also

Horse racing portal

• Derby (horse race)
• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races
• Trial races for the Epsom Derby

References

1. ^ "Investec Derby Festival 2010". investec.co.uk. http://www.investec.co.uk/#home/mediacentre/sponsorship/derby_festival/investec_derby_2010.html. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
2. ^ Racetrack Sires 2009, June/August, 2009, p.54
3. ^ *Foulkes, N. (2010). Gentlemen and Blackguards: Gambling Mania and Plot to Steal the Derby of 1844. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 

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