The Epsom Derby is one of the most famous races in the world and is the inspiration for all Derby races across the globe including the Irish Derby and Kentucky Derby.
The Epsom Derby takes place on Saturday 3rd June 2023.
It is one of the most prestigious horse races and the unique nature of the Epsom racecourse, on the Epsom Downs in Surrey, makes it the ultimate test of the thoroughbred.
Famous winners include Nijinsky (1970), Mill Reef (1971), Shergar (1981), Nashwan (1989), Galileo (2001) and Sea The Stars (2009).
The Derby is restricted to three-year-old colts and fillies and is run over a mile and a half at Epsom, on the world-famous Epsom Downs racecourses. It remains one of the most elite horse races in the world.
Fillies usually run in the Epsom Oaks over the same course and distance the day before. It is part of the Derby Festival, held in June. It is one of the high lights of the English sporting calendar.
The Derby was traditionally staged on the first Wednesday in June but was moved to Saturday in 1995 to attract a wider TV audience.
The winning horse will have to cope with the undulations and stay every yard of the trip.
Famous Epsom Derby Winners & History
The Derby was famously named following the toss of a coin between the 12th Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury.
The first Derby took place over a mile in 1780 with victory going to Diomed. The race was extended to a mile and a half four years’ later and Lord Derby won it for the first time with Sir Peter Teazle in 1787.
The name Derby has been adopted around the world to denote the top Classic race for three-year-olds.
The Derby made the headlines for the wrong reasons in 1913 when suffragette Emily Davison threw herself in front of the King’s horse during the race. The horse was brought down and Davison later died from her injuries.
The roll of honour for the Derby features many of the best-known horses in the history of racing.
Many regard the French-trained Sea Bird (1965) as one of the finest Derby winners of all time. Nijinsky (1970) became a household name after he completed the English Triple Crown of 2000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger.
Mill Reef (1971) was another popular winner while the story of Shergar captured the imagination of the wider public in 1981. He romped to a record 10 lengths victory at Epsom in the colours of His Highness The Aga Khan. The colt was retired to stud but was stolen from his stable in Ireland and is believed to have been shot after his syndicate of owners failed to meet a ransom demand.
Key Epsom Cazoo Derby Trials
The 2000 Guineas remains an influential race on the Investec Derby betting. Even though it is over a mile, the lure of the Derby has proved irresistible for connections of many Guineas winners over the years. Sea The Stars (2009) and Camelot (2012) won both races while Australia (2014) and Masar (2018) were both placed in the Newmarket Classic before winning at Epsom.
Aidan O’Brien has farmed the Chester trial races at Chester Festival, including the Chester Vase and the Dee Stakes. Ruler Of The World won the Vase and the Derby in 2013. Wings Of Eagles finished runner-up in the same race prior to winning at Epsom in 2017.
Anthony Van Dyck (2019) won the Lingfield Derby Trial prior to his Derby success, the first horse to win both races since High Rise in 1998.
The Dante Stakes at York (as part of the Dante Festival) has been a stepping-stone to Epsom for numerous Derby winners. North Light (2004), Motivator (2005), Authorized (2007) and Golden Horn (2015) all won both races. Workforce was runner-up in the Dante before storming to an impressive 7 lengths win in the Derby.
Epsom Derby 2023 Odds
Below are the odds for the Epsom Derby 2023:
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Here are our tips for the Epsom Derby in June 2023:
2 point to win on TBC
1 point each way for TBC
A few of the horses lined up in this competition will also compete throughout the year. Watch how they perform before you decide to place a bet or check the ante-post betting markets.
Favourites have a modest recent record in the Epsom invested Derby with only three winning between 2010 and 2020. There have been some very long priced winners in recent seasons.
Aidan O’Brien is not afraid to run several colts here and punters have struggled to identify the pick of them. Wings Of Eagles returned at 40-1 at 2017 and Serpentine was 25-1 in 2020.
Masar returned at 16-1 in 2018, despite having finished third in the 2000 Guineas on his previous start.
Terimon started at odds of 500-1 in the 1989 Derby but ran the race of his life to chase home Nashwan.
There have been three 100-1 Derby winners, the most recent being Aboyeur in the dramatic 1913 race marred by Emily Davison’s death.
Epsom Derby Previous Winners
Check out the previous winners below:
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
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
Cadland [a]
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
Amato
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
Orlando [b]
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)
HarvesterSt. Gatien
Sam LoatesCharles Wood
James JewittRobert Sherwood
Sir J. WilloughbyJack 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
Aboyeur [b]
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[25]
John Reid
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Sidney H. Craig
02 2
156.19 2:36.19
1993
Commander in Chief[26]
Michael Kinane
Henry Cecil
Khalid Abdullah
03.5 3½
154.51 2:34.51
1994
Erhaab[27]
Willie Carson
John Dunlop
Hamdan Al Maktoum
01.25 1¼
154.16 2:34.16
1995
Lammtarra[28]
Walter Swinburn
Saeed bin Suroor
Saeed bin M. Al Maktoum
01 1
152.31 2:32.31
1996
Shaamit[29]
Michael Hills
William Haggas
Khalifa Dasmal
01.25 1¼
155.05 2:35.05
1997
Benny the Dip[30]
Willie Ryan
John Gosden
Landon Knight
00.0625 shd
155.77 2:35.77
1998
High-Rise[31]
Olivier Peslier
Luca Cumani
M. Obaid Al Maktoum
00.125 hd
153.88 2:33.88
1999
Oath[32]
Kieren Fallon
Henry Cecil
The Thoroughbred Corp.
01.75 1¾
157.43 2:37.43
2000
Sinndar[33]
Johnny Murtagh
John Oxx
Aga Khan IV
01 1
156.75 2:36.75
2001
Galileo[34]
Michael Kinane
Aidan O'Brien
Magnier / Tabor
03.5 3½
153.27 2:33.27
2002
High Chaparral[35]
Johnny Murtagh
Aidan O'Brien
Magnier / Tabor
02 2
159.45 2:39.45
2003
Kris Kin[36]
Kieren Fallon
Sir Michael Stoute
Saeed Suhail
01 1
153.35 2:33.35
2004
North Light[37]
Kieren Fallon
Sir Michael Stoute
Ballymacoll Stud
01.5 1½
153.72 2:33.72
2005
Motivator[38]
Johnny Murtagh
Michael Bell
Royal Ascot Racing Club
05 5
155.69 2:35.69
2006
Sir Percy[39]
Martin Dwyer
Marcus Tregoning
Anthony Pakenham
00.0625 shd
155.23 2:35.23
2007
Authorized[40]
Frankie Dettori
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Al Homaizi / Al Sagar
05 5
154.77 2:34.77
2008
New Approach[41]
Kevin Manning
Jim Bolger
Princess Haya of Jordan
00.5 ½
156.50 2:36.50
2009
Sea the Stars[42]
Michael Kinane
John Oxx
Christopher Tsui
01.75 1¾
156.74 2:36.74
2010
Workforce[43]
Ryan Moore
Sir Michael Stoute
Khalid Abdullah
07 7
151.33 2:31.33
2011
Pour Moi[44]
Mickael Barzalona
André Fabre
Magnier / Tabor / Smith
00.125 hd
154.54 2:34.54
2012
Camelot[45]
Joseph O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien
Smith / Magnier / Tabor /
05 5
153.90 2:33.90
2013
Ruler of the World[46]
Ryan Moore
Aidan O'Brien
Magnier / Tabor / Smith
01.5 1½
159.06 2:39.06
2014
Australia[47]
Joseph O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien
Smith, Magnier, Tabor, Khing
01.25 1¼
153.63 2:33.63
2015
Golden Horn[48]
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden
Anthony Oppenheimer
03.50 3½
152.32 2:32.32
2016
Harzand[49]
Pat Smullen
Dermot Weld
Aga Khan IV
01.5 1½
160.09 2:40.09
2017
Wings of Eagles[50]
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[c]
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
Epsom Derby Previous Result
Check out this result from the Epsom Racecourse:
No stopping Auguste Rodin up the home straight in the 244th Epsom Derby ????
One key factor for the Derby is establishing whether a horse will stay a mile and a half on the Epsom Downs. The opinions of the pedigree experts are worth noting for this race as many of the leading contenders will never have raced at this trip.
A high percentage of recent Derby winners had been sired by previous winners of this race.
Many brilliant 2000 Guineas winners have faded in the closing stages at Epsom Downs racecourse.
Most recent Derby winners raced within the previous five weeks.
Tactical speed is also vital for the Derby as it is extremely rare for winners to come from far off the pace.
Horses that have taken a long time to hit top gear in their trials are likely to struggle on this tricky course.
Top Trainers and Jockeys of the English Derby
Aidan O’Brien is now the most successful trainer in the history of the Derby. Shock winner Serpentine provided him with a record eighth winner in 2020 and his sixth in the space of nine years. His other winners include Camelot who narrowly failed in his attempt to emulate Nijinsky by landing the Triple Crown. He was beaten three-quarters of a length by Encke in the St Leger at Doncaster.
Lester Piggott remains the winning-most jockey in Derby history with nine victories. His first was Never Say Die in 1954 and his last was Teenoso in 1983.
Frankie Dettori had to wait until his fifteenth ride in the race before scoring on Authorized (2007). He added a second success on John Gosden’s Golden Horn in 2015.
Betting on the Cazoo Epsom Derby 2023
Ante-post betting on the Epsom Derby is available all year round. It is the only flat race that competes with the likes of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National in terms of betting turnover. Epsom Derby special betting offers include price boosts for the favourite or enhanced each-way betting terms.
Racebets offered new customers 50-1 to a limited stake about any Aidan O’Brien-trained runner winning in 2017. Wings Of Eagles (40-1) swept past better-fancied stable companion Cliffs of Moher (5-1) to provide an O’Brien one-two. Selected bookmakers will offer “non-runner – no bet” in the build-up to the Derby so you will not lose your stake if your horse is withdrawn.
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The rich history and the excitement of the Group 1 Investec Derby day (first an in 1780) makes this the one race that every owner, trainer and jockey wants to win, as well as a British sporting yearly highlight. It is the Blue Riband event of the flat racing.
The Derby winner is often classified as the best horse of their generation.
The finest thoroughbreds in Britain and Ireland clash over a mile and a half on Epsom’s twists and turns. There are few more thrilling sights in racing than the Investec Derby field turning into the home straight. It is arguably the highlight of the flat racing season and one not to be missed!
James Dooley is a UK entrepreneur who founded British Racecourses because of his love for horse racing. James owns 14 racehorses through Dooley Thoroughbreds, so he understands all aspects of horse racing, from wagering bets, and booking jockeys to sourcing the best horse racing trainers. James Dooley's connections give him inside information on horse racing tips and best chances of a winner.