Epsom Derby Explained
Class: | Group 1 |
Horse Race: | Derby Stakes |
Location: | Epsom Downs Epsom, Surrey, England |
Inaugurated: | 1780 |
Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor: | Betfred |
Website: | Epsom Derby |
Distance: | 1m 4f 6y (2,419m), or about 1½ miles |
Surface: | Turf |
Track: | Left-handed |
Qualification: | Three-year-olds excluding geldings |
Weight: | 9 st 0 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies |
Purse: | £1,604,000 (2022) 1st: £909,628 |
The Derby Stakes, also known as the Derby or the Epsom Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey on the first Saturday of June each year, over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres), or about 1½ miles.[1] It was first run in 1780.
It is Britain's richest flat horse race, and the most prestigious of the five Classics. It is sometimes referred to as the "Blue Riband" of the turf. The race serves as the middle leg of the historically significant Triple Crown of British horse racing, preceded by the 2000 Guineas and followed by the St Leger, although the feat of winning all three is rarely attempted in the modern era due to changing priorities in racing and breeding, and the demands it places on horses.
The name "Derby" (deriving from the sponsorship of the Earl of Derby) has been borrowed many times, notably by the Kentucky Derby in the United States, and to describe many other key racing and sporting events. The term "Epsom Derby" is often used in the United States and elsewhere, in order to differentiate The Derby from other races such as the Irish Derby or German Derby.[2] The Derby run at Epsom is usually referred to as "the Derby" in Great Britain. It is one of Britain's great national sporting events[3] and has a large worldwide TV audience.[4]
History
The Stanley family, Earls of Derby, had a long history of horse-racing, and James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, who gained the Lordship of Mann in 1627, instituted horse-racing on the Langness Peninsula on the Isle of Man, donating a cup for what became known as the "Manx Derby".[5] 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 (the Bunbury Cup run at Newmarket would later be named in his honour). 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.[6] The inaugural running of the Derby was held on Thursday 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 the last mile of the old Orbicular course <49>, this extended in line with the Oaks 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 one mile, four furlongs and 10 yards.[7]
Initially, the Derby was run on a Thursday in late May or early June, depending on when Easter occurred. In 1838 the race was moved to a Wednesday to fit in with the railways' timetables, but still followed the moveable feast of Easter. In the 20th century, the race was run mainly on a Wednesday in late May or early June until 1994, after which it was changed to a Saturday in early June.[8] From 1915 to 1918 (during World War I), it was on a Tuesday, with the race's latest ever date being 31 July 1917.[9] From 1942 to 1945 (during World War II), 1947 to 1950, and in 1953, the race was run on a Saturday.[7] From 1969 to 1994, it was on the first Wednesday in June. From 2003 to at least 2022, it has been on the first Saturday in June, apart from a race on 4 July 2020 without spectators, owing to COVID-19.
The Derby has been run at Epsom in all years except during the world wars; from 1915 to 1918 and from 1940 to 1945, the Derby was run at Newmarket as the 'New Derby'.
With the race's close association with gambling, the most controversial running of the Epsom Derby took place in 1844. The winner, Running Rein, was disqualified on discovery that a four-year-old imposter, a horse by the name Maccabeus, had been substituted in his place as part of a betting coup.[10]
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"). Several races in the United States include the "Derby" name, including the oldest, the Kentucky Derby. Other national equivalents include the Australian Derby, the New Zealand Derby, and the Japanese Derby.
In 1931, the Derby became the world's first outdoor sporting event to be televised.[11]
There is a maximum of 20 runners allowed in the race.[12]
Since the 1993 edition, The Derby has introduced yearling entry. The system were canceled from 2024 edition and 2022 during COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
Epsom Fair
For many years the Derby was run on a Wednesday or a Thursday and on the day huge crowds would come from London, not only to see the race but to enjoy other entertainment (during some of the 19th century and most of the 20th, Parliament would adjourn to allow members to attend the meeting).[14] [15] [16]
By the time that Charles Dickens visited Epsom Downs to view the race in the 1850s, entertainers such as musicians, clowns, and conjurers plied their trades and entertained the crowds; other forms of entertainment included coconut stalls.[17] The crowded meeting was the subject of a painting by William Powell Frith painted in the 1858 and titled The Derby Day; critics have noted that the foreground of the painting features the entertainment attractions, while the racing is relegated to the margins.[18]
In the 1870s, the steam-driven rides were introduced. They were located at the Tattenham Corner end of the grounds and the fair was on for ten days and entertained hundreds of thousands.[17] During the latter half of the 20th century, Derby Day became less popular and the race was moved from Wednesday to Saturday in 1995 with the hope of reviving high attendance.[14] As the number of people attending the fair dwindled in the face of competition for attention and changing tastes, its length was reduced from 10 days to three or four.[17]
Modern format
Today, the free-admission Hill still provides a festival atmosphere with a fairground in operation on the Friday and Saturday.[19] The walk-in nature of the Hill typically sees Derby attendances exceed 100,000 spectators, making it one of the largest sporting events in the United Kingdom.[20]
Sponsorship
In 2021 and 2022 the race, along with seven other races at the Derby festival, was sponsored by Cazoo.[21] Cazoo declined an option to extend their sponsorship[22] and in April 2023 the bookmaker Betfred agreed a three-year deal to sponsor the Derby and Oaks.[23]
Investec was the previous sponsor of the Derby between 2009 and 2020. The race was previously backed by Ever Ready (1984–94) and Vodafone (1995–2008).[24]
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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)
Leading trainer (10 wins)
- Aidan O'Brien – Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), Camelot (2012), Ruler of the World (2013), Australia (2014), Wings of Eagles (2017), Anthony Van Dyck (2019), Serpentine (2020), Auguste Rodin (2023), City Of Troy (2024)
Leading owner (11 wins): (includes part ownership)
- Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor – Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), Pour Moi (2011), Camelot (2012), Ruler Of The World (2013), Australia (2014), Wings of Eagles (2017), Anthony Van Dyck (2019), Serpentine (2020), Auguste Rodin (2023), City Of Troy (2024)
Dams of two winners
Other records
- 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
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Year
| Winner
| Jockey
| Trainer
| Owner
| Distance
| Time
|
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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 | 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, Jr. | 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 | 00.25 nk | |
1810 | Whalebone | Bill Clift | Robert Robson | 3rd Duke of Grafton | | |
1811 | Phantom | Frank Buckle | James Edwards | Sir John Shelley | 00.125 hd | |
1812 | Octavius | Bill Arnull | Dixon Boyce | Robert Ladbroke | 00.125 hd | |
1813 | Smolensko | Tom Goodisson | Crouch | Sir Charles Bunbury | 01.00 1 | |
1814 | Blucher | Bill Arnull | Dixon Boyce | 2nd Baron Stawell | | |
1815 | Whisker | Tom Goodisson | Robert Robson | 4th Duke of Grafton | 00.0625 shd | |
1816 | Prince Leopold | Will Wheatley | William Butler | Duke of York | 00.50 ½ | |
1817 | Azor | Jem Robinson | Robert Robson | John Payne | | |
1818 | Sam | Sam Chifney, Jr. | William Chifney | Thomas Thornhill | 00.75 ¾ | |
1819 | Tiresias | Bill Clift | Richard Prince | 4th Duke of Portland | 00.25 nk | |
1820 | Sailor | Sam Chifney, Jr. | William Chifney | Thomas Thornhill | 02 2 | |
1821 | Gustavus | Sam Day | Crouch | John Hunter | 00.50 ½ | |
1822 | Moses | Tom Goodisson | William Butler | Duke of York | 00.125 hd | |
1823 | Emilius | Frank Buckle | Robert Robson | John Udny | 01 1 | |
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 | | Jem Robinson | Dixon Boyce | 5th Duke of Rutland | 00 dh | |
1829 | Frederick | John Forth | John Forth | William Gratwicke | 00.125 hd | |
1830 | Priam | Sam Day | William Chifney | William Chifney | 02 2 | |
1831 | Spaniel | Will Wheatley | J. Rogers | Viscount Lowther | | |
1832 | St. Giles | Bill Scott | J. Webb | Robert Ridsdale | 02 2 | |
1833 | Dangerous | Jem Chapple | Isaac Sadler | Isaac Sadler | 01 1 | |
1834 | Plenipotentiary | Patrick Conolly | George Payne | Stanlake Batson | 02 2 | |
1835 | Mündig | Bill Scott | John Scott | John Bowes | 00.25 nk | |
1836 | Bay Middleton | Jem Robinson | James Edwards | 5th Earl of Jersey | 02 2 | |
1837 | Phosphorus | George Edwards | John Doe | Lord Berners | 00.25 nk | |
1838 | | Jem Chapple | Ralph Sherwood | Sir Gilbert Heathcote | | |
1839 | Bloomsbury | Sim Templeman | William Ridsdale | William Ridsdale | 01 1 | |
1840 | Little Wonder | William Macdonald | John Forth | David Robertson | 01 1 | |
1841 | Coronation | Patrick Conolly | Ben Painter | Abraham Rawlinson | 03 3 | |
1842 | Attila | Bill Scott | John Scott | George Anson | 02 2 | |
1843 | Cotherstone | Bill Scott | John Scott | John Bowes | 02 2 | |
1844 | | Nat Flatman | W. Cooper | Jonathan Peel | | |
1845 | The Merry Monarch | Foster Bell | John Forth | William Gratwicke | 01 1 | |
1846 | Pyrrhus The First | Sam Day | John Day | John Gully | 00.25 nk | 175 2:55 |
1847 | Cossack | Sim Templeman | John Day | T. H. Pedley | 01 1 | 172 2:52 |
1848 | Surplice | Sim Templeman | John Kent, Jr. | 3rd Viscount Clifden | 00.25 nk | 168 2:48 |
1849 | The Flying Dutchman | Charles Marlow | John Fobert | 13th Earl of Eglinton | 00.1875 snk | 180 3:00 |
1850 | Voltigeur | Job Marson | Robert Hill | 2nd Earl of Zetland | 01 1 | 170 2:50 |
1851 | Teddington | Job Marson | Alec Taylor, Sr. | Sir Joseph Hawley | 02 2 | 171 2:51 |
1852 | Daniel O'Rourke | Frank Butler | John Scott | John Bowes | 00.50 ½ | 182 3:02 |
1853 | West Australian | Frank Butler | John Scott | John Bowes | 00.25 nk | 175 2:55 |
1854 | Andover | Alfred Day | John Day | John Gully | 01 1 | 172 2:52 |
1855 | Wild Dayrell | Robert Sherwood | John Rickaby | Francis Popham | 01 1 | 174 2:54 |
1856 | Ellington | Tom Aldcroft | Tom Dawson | Octavius Vernon Harcourt | 01 1 | 184 3:04 |
1857 | Blink Bonny | Jack Charlton | William I'Anson | William I'Anson | 00.25 nk | 165 2:45 |
1858 | Beadsman | John Wells | George Manning | Sir Joseph Hawley | 01 1 | 174 2:54 |
1859 | Musjid | John Wells | George Manning | Sir Joseph Hawley | 00.5 ½ | 179 2:59 |
1860 | Thormanby | Harry Custance | Mathew Dawson | James Merry | 01.5 1½ | 175 2:55 |
1861 | Kettledrum | Ralph Bullock | G. Oates | Charles Towneley | 01 1 | 165 2:45 |
1862 | Caractacus | John Parsons | Robert Smith | Charles Snewing | 00.25 nk | 165 2:45 |
1863 | Macaroni | Tom Chaloner | James Godding | Richard Naylor | 00.125 hd | 170 2:50 |
1864 | Blair Athol | Jim Snowden | William I'Anson | William I'Anson | 02 2 | 163 2:43 |
1865 | Gladiateur | Harry Grimshaw | Tom Jennings, Sr. | Frédéric de Lagrange | 02 2 | 166 2:46 |
1866 | Lord Lyon | Harry Custance | James Dover | Richard Sutton | 00.125 hd | 170 2:50 |
1867 | Hermit | John Daley | G. Bloss | Henry Chaplin | 00.25 nk | 162 2:42 |
1868 | Blue Gown | John Wells | John Porter | Sir Joseph Hawley | 00.5 ½ | 163 2:43 |
1869 | Pretender | John Osborne Jr. | Tom Dawson | John Johnstone | 00.0625 shd | 172 2:52 |
1870 | Kingcraft | Tom French | Mathew Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | 04 4 | 165 2:45 |
1871 | Favonius | Tom French | Joseph Hayhoe | Mayer A. de Rothschild | 01.5 1½ | 170 2:50 |
1872 | Cremorne | Charlie Maidment | William Gilbert | Henry Savile | 00.125 hd | 165 2:45 |
1873 | Doncaster | Fred Webb | Robert Peck | James Merry | 01.50 1½ | 170 2:50 |
1874 | George Frederick | Harry Custance | Tom Leader | W. S. Cartwright | 02 2 | 166 2:46 |
1875 | Galopin | Jack Morris | John Dawson | Gusztáv Batthyány | 01 1 | 168 2:48 |
1876 | Kisber | Charlie Maidment | Joseph Hayhoe | Alexander Baltazzi | 05 5 | 164 2:44 |
1877 | Silvio | Fred Archer | Mathew Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | 00.5 ½ | 170 2:50 |
1878 | Sefton | Harry Constable | Alec Taylor, Sr. | William Stirling Crawfurd | 01.5 1½ | 176 2:56 |
1879 | Sir Bevys | George Fordham | Joseph Hayhoe | Lionel de Rothschild | 00.75 ¾ | 182 3:02 |
1880 | Bend Or | Fred Archer | Robert Peck | 1st Duke of Westminster | 00.125 hd | 166 2:46 |
1881 | Iroquois | Fred Archer | Jacob Pincus | Pierre Lorillard IV | 00.25 nk | 170 2:50 |
1882 | Shotover | Tom Cannon, Sr. | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | 00.75 ¾ | 165 2:45 |
1883 | St. Blaise | Charles Wood | John Porter | Sir Frederick Johnstone | 00.125 hd | 168 2:48 |
1884 (dh) | Harvester St. Gatien | Sam Loates Charles Wood | James Jewitt Robert Sherwood | Sir J. Willoughby Jack Hammond | 00 dh | 166 2:46 |
1885 | Melton | Fred Archer | Mathew Dawson | 20th Baron Hastings | 00.125 hd | 164 2:44 |
1886 | Ormonde | Fred Archer | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | 01.5 1½ | 165 2:45.6 |
1887 | Merry Hampton | John Watts | Martin Gurry | George Alexander Baird | 04. 4 | 163 2:43 |
1888 | Ayrshire | Fred Barrett | George Dawson | 6th Duke of Portland | 02 2 | 163 2:43 |
1889 | Donovan | Tommy Loates | George Dawson | 6th Duke of Portland | 01.50 1½ | 164 2:44 |
1890 | Sainfoin | John Watts | John Porter | James Miller | 00.75 ¾ | 169 2:49 |
1891 | Common | George Barrett | John Porter | Sir Frederick Johnstone | 02 2 | 176 2:56 |
1892 | Sir Hugo | Fred Allsopp | Tom Wadlow | 3rd Earl of Bradford | 00.75 ¾ | 164 2:44 |
1893 | Isinglass | Tommy Loates | James Jewitt | Harry McCalmont | 01.5 1½ | 163 2:43 |
1894 | Ladas | John Watts | Mathew Dawson | 5th Earl of Rosebery | 01.5 1½ | 165 2:45 |
1895 | Sir Visto | Sam Loates | Mathew Dawson | 5th Earl of Rosebery | 00.75 ¾ | 163 2:43 |
1896 | Persimmon | John Watts | Richard Marsh | Prince of Wales | 00.25 nk | 162 2:42 |
1897 | Galtee More | Charles Wood | Sam Darling | John Gubbins | 02 2 | 164 2:44 |
1898 | Jeddah | Otto Madden | Richard Marsh | James Larnach | 00.75 ¾ | 167 2:47 |
1899 | Flying Fox | Morny Cannon | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | 02 2 | 162 2:42 |
1900 | Diamond Jubilee | Herbert Jones | Richard Marsh | Prince of Wales | 00.5 ½ | 162 2:42 |
1901 | Volodyovski | Lester Reiff | John Huggins | William C. Whitney | 00.75 ¾ | 160.8 2:40.8 |
1902 | Ard Patrick | Skeets Martin | Sam Darling | John Gubbins | 03 3 | 162.2 2:42.2 |
1903 | Rock Sand | Danny Maher | George Blackwell | James Miller | 02 2 | 162.8 2:42.8 |
1904 | St. Amant | Kempton Cannon | Alfred Hayhoe | Leopold de Rothschild | 03 3 | 165.4 2:45.4 |
1905 | Cicero | Danny Maher | Percy Peck | 5th Earl of Rosebery | 00.75 ¾ | 159.8 2:39.6 |
1906 | Spearmint | Danny Maher | Peter Gilpin | Major Eustace Loder | 01.50 1½ | 156.8 2:36.8 |
1907 | Orby | John Reiff | Fred McCabe | Richard Croker | 02 2 | 164 2:44 |
1908 | Signorinetta | Billy Bullock | Edoardo Ginistrelli | Edoardo Ginistrelli | 02 2 | 159.8 2:39.8 |
1909 | Minoru | Herbert Jones | Richard Marsh | King Edward VII | 00.0625 shd | 162.7 2:42.7 |
1910 | Lemberg | Bernard Dillon | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Alfred Cox | 00.25 nk | 155.2 2:35.2 |
1911 | Sunstar | George Stern | Charles Morton | Jack Barnato Joel | 02 2 | 156.8 2:36.8 |
1912 | Tagalie | John Reiff | Dawson Waugh | Walter Raphael | 04 4 | 158.8 2:38.8 |
1913 | | Edwin Piper | Tom Lewis | Alan Cunliffe | 00.25 nk | 157.6 2:37.6 |
1914 | Durbar | Matt McGee | Tom Murphy | Herman Duryea | 03 3 | 158.4 2:38.4 |
1915 | Pommern | Steve Donoghue | Charles Peck | Solomon Joel | 02 2 | 152.6 2:32.6 |
1916 | Fifinella | Joe Childs | Dick Dawson | Sir Edward Hulton | 00.25 nk | 156.6 2:36.6 |
1917 | Gay Crusader | Steve Donoghue | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Alfred Cox | 04 4 | 160.6 2:40.6 |
1918 | Gainsborough | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Lady James Douglas | 01.5 1½ | 153.2 2:33.2 |
1919 | Grand Parade | Fred Templeman | Frank Barling | 1st Baron Glanely | 00.5 ½ | 155.8 2:35.8 |
1920 | Spion Kop | Frank O'Neill | Peter Gilpin | Giles Loder | 02 2 | 154.8 2:34.8 |
1921 | Humorist | Steve Donoghue | Charles Morton | Jack Barnato Joel | 00.25 nk | 156.2 2:36.2 |
1922 | Captain Cuttle | Steve Donoghue | Fred Darling | 1st Baron Woolavington | 04 4 | 154.6 2:34.6 |
1923 | Papyrus | Steve Donoghue | Basil Jarvis | Ben Irish | 01 1 | 158 2:38 |
1924 | Sansovino | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | 06 6 | 166 2:46 |
1925 | Manna | Steve Donoghue | Fred Darling | Henry E. Morriss | 08 8 | 160.6 2:40.6 |
1926 | Coronach | Joe Childs | Fred Darling | 1st Baron Woolavington | 05 5 | 167.8 2:47.8 |
1927 | Call Boy | Charlie Elliott | John E. Watts | Frank Curzon | 02 2 | 154.4 2:34.4 |
1928 | Felstead | Harry Wragg | Ossie Bell | Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen | 01.5 1½ | 154.8 2:34.8 |
1929 | Trigo | Joe Marshall | Dick Dawson | William Barnett | 01.5 1½ | 156.4 2:36.4 |
1930 | Blenheim | Harry Wragg | Dick Dawson | Aga Khan III | 01 1 | 158.2 2:38.2 |
1931 | Cameronian | Freddie Fox | Fred Darling | Arthur Dewar | 00.75 ¾ | 156.6 2:36.6 |
1932 | April the Fifth | Fred Lane | Tom Walls | Tom Walls | 00.75 ¾ | 163.2 2:43.2 |
1933 | Hyperion | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | 04 4 | 154 2:34 |
1934 | Windsor Lad | Charles Smirke | Marcus Marsh | Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla | 01 1 | 154 2:34 |
1935 | Bahram | Freddie Fox | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | 02 2 | 156 2:36 |
1936 | Mahmoud | Charles Smirke | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | 03 3 | 153.8 2:33.8 |
1937 | Mid-day Sun | Michael Beary | Fred Butters | Lettice Mary Miller | 01.5 1½ | 157.6 2:37.6 |
1938 | Bois Roussel | Charlie Elliott | Fred Darling | Peter Beatty | 04 4 | 159.2 2:39.2 |
1939 | Blue Peter | Eph Smith | Jack Jarvis | 6th Earl of Rosebery | 04 4 | 156.8 2:36.8 |
1940 | Pont l'Eveque | Sam Wragg | Fred Darling | Fred Darling | 03 3 | 150.8 2:30.8 |
1941 | Owen Tudor | Billy Nevett | Fred Darling | C. Macdonald-Buchanan | 01.5 1½ | 152 2:32 |
1942 | Watling Street | Harry Wragg | Walter Earl | 17th Earl of Derby | 00.25 nk | 149.6 2:29.6 |
1943 | Straight Deal | Tommy Carey | Walter Nightingall | Dorothy Paget | 00.125 hd | 150.4 2:30.4 |
1944 | Ocean Swell | Billy Nevett | Jack Jarvis | 6th Earl of Rosebery | 00.25 nk | 151 2:31 |
1945 | Dante | Billy Nevett | Matthew Peacock | Sir Eric Ohlson | 02 2 | 146.6 2:26.6 |
1946 | Airborne | Tommy Lowrey | Dick Perryman | John E. Ferguson | 01 1 | 154.6 2:44.6 |
1947 | Pearl Diver | Georges Bridgland | Percy Carter | Baron Geoffroy de Waldner | 04 4 | 158.4 2:38.4 |
1948 | My Love | Rae Johnstone | Richard Carver | Aga Khan III / Volterra | 01.5 1½ | 160 2:40 |
1949 | Nimbus | Charlie Elliott | George Colling | Marion Glenister | 00.125 hd | 162 2:42 |
1950 | Galcador | Rae Johnstone | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac | 00.125 hd | 156.8 2:36.8 |
1951 | Arctic Prince | Chuck Spares | Willie Stephenson | Joseph McGrath | 06 6 | 159.4 2:39.4 |
1952 | Tulyar | Charles Smirke | Marcus Marsh | Aga Khan III | 00.75 ¾ | 156.4 2:36.4 |
1953 | Pinza | Sir Gordon Richards | Norman Bertie | Sir Victor Sassoon | 04 4 | 155.6 2:35.6 |
1954 | Never Say Die | Lester Piggott | Joseph Lawson | Robert Sterling Clark | 02 2 | 155.8 2:35.8 |
1955 | Phil Drake | Freddie Palmer | François Mathet | Suzy Volterra | 02 2 | 159.8 2:39.8 |
1956 | Lavandin | Rae Johnstone | Alec Head | Pierre Wertheimer | 00.25 nk | 156.4 2:36.4 |
1957 | Crepello | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon | 01.5 1½ | 155.4 2:35.4 |
1958 | Hard Ridden | Charles Smirke | Mick Rogers | Sir Victor Sassoon | 05 5 | 161.2 2:41.2 |
1959 | Parthia | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Sir Humphrey de Trafford | 01.5 1½ | 156.0 2:36.0 |
1960 | St. Paddy | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon | 03 3 | 155.8 2:35.8 |
1961 | Psidium | Roger Poincelet | Harry Wragg | Etti Plesch | 02 2 | 156.4 2:36.4 |
1962 | Larkspur | Neville Sellwood | Vincent O'Brien | Raymond R. Guest | 02 2 | 157.6 2:37.6 |
1963 | Relko | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | François Dupré | 06 6 | 159.4 2:39.4 |
1964 | Santa Claus | Scobie Breasley | Mick Rogers | John Ismay | 01 1 | 161.98 2:41.98 |
1965 | Sea Bird | Pat Glennon | Etienne Pollet | Jean Ternynck | 02 2 | 158.41 2:38.41 |
1966 | Charlottown | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Smyth | Lady Zia Wernher | 00.25 nk | 157.63 2:37.63 |
1967 | Royal Palace | George Moore | Noel Murless | Jim Joel | 02.5 2½ | 158.36 2:38.36 |
1968 | Sir Ivor | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Raymond R. Guest | 01.5 1½ | 158.73 2:38.73 |
1969 | Blakeney | Ernie Johnson | Arthur Budgett | Arthur Budgett | 01 1 | 160.30 2:40.30 |
1970 | Nijinsky | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. | 02.5 2½ | 154.68 2:34.68 |
1971 | Mill Reef | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 02 2 | 157.14 2:37.14 |
1972 | Roberto | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | John W. Galbreath | 00.0625 shd | 156.09 2:36.09 |
1973 | Morston | Edward Hide | Arthur Budgett | Arthur Budgett | 00.5 ½ | 155.92 2:35.92 |
1974 | Snow Knight | Brian Taylor | Peter Nelson | Sharon Phillips | 02 2 | 155.04 2:35.04 |
1975 | Grundy | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Carlo Vittadini | 03 3 | 155.35 2:35.35 |
1976 | Empery | Lester Piggott | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 03 3 | 155.69 2:35.69 |
1977 | The Minstrel | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 00.25 nk | 156.44 2:36.44 |
1978 | Shirley Heights | Greville Starkey | John Dunlop | 2nd Earl of Halifax | 00.125 hd | 155.30 2:35.30 |
1979 | Troy | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sobell / Weinstock | 07 7 | 156.59 2:36.59 |
1980 | Henbit | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Etti Plesch | 00.5 ½ | 154.77 2:34.77 |
1981 | Shergar | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Aga Khan IV | 10 10 | 164.21 2:44.21 |
1982 | Golden Fleece | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 03 3 | 154.27 2:34.27 |
1983 | Teenoso | Lester Piggott | Geoff Wragg | Eric Moller | 03 3 | 169.07 2:49.07 |
1984 | Secreto | Christy Roche | David O'Brien | Luigi Miglietti | 00.0625 shd | 159.12 2:39.12 |
1985 | Slip Anchor | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Lord Howard de Walden | 07 7 | 156.23 2:36.23 |
1986 | Shahrastani | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Aga Khan IV | 00.5 ½ | 157.13 2:37.13 |
1987 | Reference Point | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Louis Freedman | 01.5 1½ | 153.90 2:33.90 |
1988 | Kahyasi | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | Aga Khan IV | 01.5 1½ | 153.84 2:33.84 |
1989 | Nashwan | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 05 5 | 154.90 2:34.90 |
1990 | Quest for Fame | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton | Khalid Abdullah | 03 3 | 157.26 2:37.26 |
1991 | Generous | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | Prince Fahd bin Salman | 05 5 | 154.00 2:34.00 |
1992 | Dr Devious[26] | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Sidney H. Craig | 02 2 | 156.19 2:36.19 |
1993 | Commander in Chief[27] | Michael Kinane | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 03.5 3½ | 154.51 2:34.51 |
1994 | Erhaab[28] | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 01.25 1¼ | 154.16 2:34.16 |
1995 | Lammtarra[29] | Walter Swinburn | Saeed bin Suroor | Saeed bin M. Al Maktoum | 01 1 | 152.31 2:32.31 |
1996 | Shaamit[30] | Michael Hills | William Haggas | Khalifa Dasmal | 01.25 1¼ | 155.05 2:35.05 |
1997 | Benny the Dip[31] | Willie Ryan | John Gosden | Landon Knight | 00.0625 shd | 155.77 2:35.77 |
1998 | High-Rise[32] | Olivier Peslier | Luca Cumani | M. Obaid Al Maktoum | 00.125 hd | 153.88 2:33.88 |
1999 | Oath[33] | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 01.75 1¾ | 157.43 2:37.43 |
2000 | Sinndar[34] | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | Aga Khan IV | 01 1 | 156.75 2:36.75 |
2001 | Galileo[35] | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 03.5 3½ | 153.27 2:33.27 |
2002 | High Chaparral[36] | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 02 2 | 159.45 2:39.45 |
2003 | Kris Kin[37] | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Saeed Suhail | 01 1 | 153.35 2:33.35 |
2004 | North Light[38] | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Ballymacoll Stud | 01.5 1½ | 153.72 2:33.72 |
2005 | Motivator[39] | Johnny Murtagh | Michael Bell | Royal Ascot Racing Club | 05 5 | 155.69 2:35.69 |
2006 | Sir Percy[40] | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning | Anthony Pakenham | 00.0625 shd | 155.23 2:35.23 |
2007 | Authorized[41] | Frankie Dettori | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Al Homaizi / Al Sagar | 05 5 | 154.77 2:34.77 |
2008 | New Approach[42] | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Princess Haya of Jordan | 00.5 ½ | 156.50 2:36.50 |
2009 | Sea the Stars[43] | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | Christopher Tsui | 01.75 1¾ | 156.74 2:36.74 |
2010 | Workforce[44] | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Khalid Abdullah | 07 7 | 151.33 2:31.33 |
2011 | Pour Moi[45] | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Magnier / Tabor / Smith | 00.125 hd | 154.54 2:34.54 |
2012 | Camelot[46] | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor / | 05 5 | 153.90 2:33.90 |
2013 | Ruler of the World[47] | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith | 01.5 1½ | 159.06 2:39.06 |
2014 | Australia[48] | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Smith, Magnier, Tabor, Khing | 01.25 1¼ | 153.63 2:33.63 |
2015 | Golden Horn[49] | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Anthony Oppenheimer | 03.50 3½ | 152.32 2:32.32 |
2016 | Harzand[50] | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | Aga Khan IV | 01.5 1½ | 160.09 2:40.09 |
2017 | Wings of Eagles[51] | Padraig Beggy | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 00.75 ¾ | 153.02 2:33.02 |
2018 | Masar | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 01.5 1½ | 154.93 2:34.93 |
2019 | Anthony Van Dyck | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 00.50 ½ | 153.38 2:33.38 |
2020 | Serpentine | Emmet McNamara | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 05.50 5½ | 154.43 2:34.43 |
2021 | Adayar | Adam Kirby | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 04.50 4½ | 156.85 2:36.85 |
2022 | Desert Crown | Richard Kingscote | Sir Michael Stoute | Saeed Suhail | 02.50 2½ | 156.38 2:36.38 |
2023 | Auguste Rodin | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg | 00.50 ½ | 153.88 2:33.88 |
2024 | City Of Troy | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier /Tabor / Smith / | 00.50 2¾ | 158.32 2:38.32 | |
Winning distances are shown in
lengths or shorter (
dh = dead-heat;
shd = short-head;
hd = head;
snk = short-neck;
nk = neck).
Timeline
- 1805: One of the horses was brought down by a spectator.
- 1825: Middleton never raced 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.[52]
- 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 was struck by King George V's horse, Anmer, she died four days later.
- 1916: Fifinella, who also won The Oaks, is the most recent (as of 2022) 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.
- 1931: The first outdoor sporting event ever televised (by John Logie Baird and his company using the BBC's transmitter).
- 1932: April the Fifth is the most recent winner trained at Epsom.
- 1946: Airborne is the most recent (as of 2017) of four grey horses to win the Derby.
- 1953: Pinza was the only 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.
- 1962: Larkspur wins at odds of 22/1 after seven horses are bought down nearing Tattenham Corner; one horse is killed and four jockeys are detained in hospital.
- 1967: Starting stalls used for the first time.
- 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 female jockey to ride in the race. She finished last of the 20 runners on the filly Portuguese Lil.
- 1998: The most recent (as of 2019) filly to take part, the 1,000 Guineas winner Cape Verdi, started as 11/4 favourite but could only finish ninth.
- 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.
- 2010: Workforce broke the Epsom track record winning in the time 2m 31.33s previously held by Lammtarra who set it in 1995 at 2m 32.31s.
- 2012: Aidan O'Brien and his 19-year-old son Joseph became the first father-son/trainer-jockey combination to win the race.[53] Hayley Turner became the second female jockey to ride in the race, on Cavaleiro, finishing last of the nine horses which went to post, the lowest number since 1907.
- 2014: Aidan O'Brien became the first person to train three consecutive winners of the race.
- 2017: Ana O'Brien, daughter of Aidan, was the third female jockey to ride in the race, on The Anvil. By finishing 17th of the 18 runners, she became the first woman to beat another runner to the line.
- 2019: Kevin McCarthy and Michael Church (Official Derby Historian), wrote a 17-page Academic Essay to solve the debated question of "Where did the first Derby start from?" (See www.michaelchurchracingbooks.com).Proving it to be from the Mile Post on the old Orbicular or Cup Course - a few yards from today's running rail. Thereafter, a week before the 2019 Derby, the Epsom management put up a plaque to commemorate the starting place of the first Derby.
See also
References
49. Kevin McCarthy and Michael Church's 17 page Academic Essay, "Where did the first Derby start from?"Available on www.michaelchurchracingbooks.com
Further reading
- Book: Church, Michael. The Derby Stakes 1780–1997. Racing Post Ltd. 1997. 189874615X. 1–608.
- Book: Church, Michael. The Derby Stakes - The Complete History - 1780-2006. Raceform Ltd. 2006. 1-905153-36-8. 1–639.
- Book: Church, Michael. The Derby Chart 1780-2007. Raceform Ltd. 2007. 1 A2.
- Book: Church, Michael. The Derby Stakes - The Blue Ribbon of the Turf - Revised and updated – 1780–2016. Raceform Ltd. 2016. 978-1-910498-92-7. 1–255.
- Book: Mortimer, Roger. The History of the Derby Stakes. Michael Joseph. 1973. 1–764.
- Book: Abelson, Edward. John Tyrrel. The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. 1-873626-15-0. 49–56.
- Book: Randall, John. Tony Morris. Horse Racing: The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1985. 0-85112-446-1. 34–43.
External links
- Paris-Turf
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- "The Blue Ribbon of the Turf" (1890) OpenLibrary.org
- The Derby Stakes (Englisches Derby) Liste de Sieger
- Derby Horse Racing History Online
- ifhaonline.org International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Investec Derby Stakes 2019
- DERBY STAKES – EPSOM DOWNS: GREAT BRITAIN – Grade I Pedigree Online
- YouTube Race Video
- Investec Epsom Derby Festival The title sponsor, Investec
Notes and References
- Web site: The Derby at Epsom . The Jockey Club . 1 May 2023.
- Church, Michael The Derby Stakes, 1780-2013 (Raceform, 2016,, p.12)
- News: Crowds flock to Epsom for Derby Day. BBC News. 22 June 2018. 8 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181008205528/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-33034503. live.
- Web site: BBC Worldwide Offers International TV Rights to Epsom Derby. Sportcal. 1 February 2017. 29 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171029012619/http://www.sportcal.com/News/PressReleases/8990?sportID=159&size=50. live.
- Mona Miscellany Second Series, Volume 21 pp183-187, The Manx Society (1873), http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol21/p183.htm
- News: The Epsom Derby uncovered . BBC Sport . 2 June 2001 . 2 June 2012 . 11 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911150846/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/epsom_derby/1347923.stm . live .
- Web site: The Derby Festival .
- Web site: The Epsom Derby . 23 November 2022.
- Web site: 31 July 1917 – The latest ever Epsom Derby day. 9 June 2020 .
- Book: Byles, Tony. In Search of Running Rein: The Amazing Fraud of the 1844 Derby. Apex Publishing Ltd. 2011. 978-1906358945.
- News: Baird, Iain Logie . 1 April 2021 . Televising the Derby (1931) . Bairdtelevision.com .
- Web site: Epsom Derby Runners 2023 – Favourites, Contenders, Longshots & Much More . www.horseracing.co.uk . 9 May 2023 . en.
- https://www.racingpost.com/news/derby-entry-rules-changed-to-allow-more-flexibility-for-owners-and-trainers-a4s6b6f5PIQL/ Derby entry rules changed to allow 'more flexibility for owners and trainers'
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- Racetrack Sires 2009, June/August 2009, p.54
- Web site: 1992 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195502/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/1992-06-03/0345/16/3/the-ever-ready-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 1993 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019003515/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/1993-06-02/0345/16/3/ever-ready-derby. 19 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 1994 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018190857/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/1994-06-01/0345/16/3/ever-ready-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 1995 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018192048/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/1995-06-10/0350/16/4/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 1996 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195434/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/1996-06-08/0225/16/2/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 1997 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195419/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/1997-06-07/0345/16/4/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 1998 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195507/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/1998-06-06/0345/16/4/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 1999 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019003434/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/1999-06-05/0350/16/4/vodafone-derby-stakes. 19 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2000 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191450/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2000-06-10/0350/16/4/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2001 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195458/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2001-06-09/0350/16/4/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2002 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195510/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2002-06-08/0350/16/4/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2003 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018193907/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2003-06-07/0400/16/5/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2004 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195448/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2004-06-05/0420/16/5/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2005 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018190711/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2005-06-04/0420/16/5/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2006 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195444/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2006-06-03/0420/16/5/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2007 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018190706/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2007-06-02/0420/16/5/vodafone-derby-stakes. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2008 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195454/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2008-06-07/0400/16/5/vodafone-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2009 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195431/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2009-06-06/0345/16/5/investec-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2010 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195439/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2010-06-05/0400/16/5/investec-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2011 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195415/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2011-06-04/0400/16/5/investec-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2012 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195427/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2012-06-02/0400/16/5/investec-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2013 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195423/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2013-06-01/0400/16/5/investec-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2014 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191346/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2014-06-07/0400/16/5/investec-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2015 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195515/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2015-06-06/0430/16/5/investec-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2016 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018192004/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2016-06-04/0430/16/5/investec-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2017 Epsom Derby Result. Timeform. 18 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018201023/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/epsom-downs/2017-06-03/0430/16/5/investec-derby. 18 October 2017. dead.
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