Epsom Derby Winners

The Epsom Derby is one of the oldest races run anywhere in the world with the first race having been run in 1780. The Derby was the brainchild of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, who inaugurated it for the entertainment of his friends. The first race took place in 1780 and was won by Diomed.

A couple of the most famous horses to have won the Epsom Racecourse are Nijinsky in 1970 and famous for another unfortunate reason Shergar who won it in 1981,having been kidnapped from his horse box and has never been found to this day. When you mention the Epsom Derby one jockey who has become associated with this great race was Lester Pigott who managed to win it an amazing nine times, no other jockey has come close to emulating this magnificent achievement.

Year	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
2007	AUTHORIZED	Peter ChappleHyam	L Dettori	5/4f
2006	SIR PERCY	-	M Dwyer	6/1
2005	MOTIVATOR	M Bell	J Murtagh	3/1 F
2004	NORTH LIGHT	Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon	7/2 JF
2003	KRIS KIN	Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon	6/1
2002	HIGH CHAPARRAL	Aidan O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh	7/2
2001	GALILEO	Aidan O'Brien	M J Kinane	11/4JF
2000	SINNDAR	John Oxx	Johnny Murtagh	7/1
1999	OATH	Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon	13/2
1998	HIGH-RISE	Luca Cumani	Olivier Peslier	20/1
1997	BENNY THE DIP	John Gosden	Willie Ryan	11/1
1996	SHAAMIT	William Haggas	Michael Hills	12/1
1995	LAMMTARRA	Saeed bin Suroor	Walter Swinburn	14/1
1994	ERHAAB	John Dunlop	Willie Carson	7/2F
1993	COMMANDER IN CHIEF	Henry Cecil	Michael Kinane	15/2
1992	DR DEVIOUS	Peter ChappleHyam	John Reid	8/1
1991	GENEROUS	Paul Cole	Alan Munro	9/1
1990	QUEST FOR FAME	Roger Charlton	Pat Eddery	7/1
1989	NASHWAN	Dick Hern	Willie Carson	5/4F
1988	KAHYASI	Luca Cumani	Ray Cochrane	11/1
1987	REFERENCE POINT	Henry Cecil	Steve Cauthen	6/4F
1986	SHAHRASTANI	Michael Stoute	Walter Swinburn	11/2
1985	SLIP ANCHOR	Henry Cecil	Steve Cauthen	9/4F
1984	SECRETO	David O'Brien	Christy Roche	14/1
1983	TEENOSO	Geoff Wragg	Lester Piggott	9/2F
1982	GOLDEN FLEECE	Vincent O'Brien	Pat Eddery	3/1F
1981	SHERGAR	Michael Stoute	Walter Swinburn	10/11F
1980	HENBIT	Dick Hern	Willie Carson	7/1
1979	TROY	Dick Hern	Willie Carson	6/1
1978	SHIRLEY HEIGHTS	John Dunlop	Greville Starkey	8/1
1977	THE MINSTREL	Vincent O'Brien	Lester Piggott	5/1
1976	EMPERY	Maurice Zilber	Lester Piggott	10/1
1975	GRUNDY	Peter Walwyn	Pat Eddery	5/1
1974	SNOW KNIGHT	Peter Nelson	Brian Taylor	50/1
1973	MORSTON	Arthur Budgett	Eddie Hide	25/1
1972	ROBERTO	Vincent O'Brien	Lester Piggott	3/1F
1971	MILL REEF	Ian Balding	Geoff Lewis	100/30F
1970	NIJINSKY	Vincent O'Brien	Lester Piggott	11/8F