The Derby Stakes , known colloquially as The Derby and internationally as the Epsom Derby , is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is 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 it is scheduled to take place each year in early June. 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.

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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 May 4, 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.

The Derby has inspired many similar events around the world. National variations include the Prix du Jockey Club, the Irish Derby, the Deutsches Derby and the Derby Italiano. Several races in the United States bear the "Derby" name, the most famous of which is the Kentucky Derby.

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 (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)

---- 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)

---- 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). ^[1]

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• Fastest winning time (at Epsom) – 2m 32.31s, Lammtarra (1995)
• 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	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	J. 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 [1	Jem Robinson	Dixon Boyce	5th Duke of Rutland
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
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
1844	Orlando [2	Nat Flatman	W. Cooper	Jonathan Peel
1845	The Merry Monarch	Foster Bell	John Forth	William Gratwicke
1846	Pyrrhus the First	Sam Day	John Barham Day	John Gully	2:55.00
1847	Cossack	Sim Templeman	John Day, Jr.	T. H. Pedley	2:52.00
1848	Surplice	Sim Templeman	John Kent, Jr.	3rd Viscount Clifden	2:48.00
1849	The Flying Dutchman	Charlie Marlow	John Fobert	13th Earl of Eglinton	3:00.00
1850	Voltigeur	Job Marson	R. Hill	2nd Earl of Zetland	2:50.00
1851	Teddington	Job Marson	Alec Taylor, Sr.	Sir Joseph Hawley	2:51.00
1852	Daniel O'Rourke	Frank Butler	John Scott	John Bowes	3:20.00
1853	West Australian	Frank Butler	John Scott	John Bowes	2:55.00
1854	Andover	Alfred Day	John Day, Jr.	John Gully	2:52.00
1855	Wild Dayrell	Robert Sherwood	J. Rickaby	Francis Popham	2:54.00
1856	Ellington	Tom Aldcroft	Tom Dawson	Octavius Vernon Harcourt	3:40.00
1857	Blink Bonny	Jack Charlton	William I'Anson	William I'Anson	2:45.00
1858	Beadsman	John Wells	George Manning	Sir Joseph Hawley	2:54.00
1859	Musjid	John Wells	George Manning	Sir Joseph Hawley	2:59.00
1860	Thormanby	Harry Custance	Mathew Dawson	James Merry	2:55.00
1861	Kettledrum	Ralph Bullock	G. Oates	Charles Towneley	2:45.00
1862	Caractacus	John Parsons	Robert Smith	Charles Snewing	2:45.00
1863	Macaroni	Tom Chaloner	J. Godding	Richard Naylor	2:50.00
1864	Blair Athol	Jim Snowden	William I'Anson	William I'Anson	2:43.00
1865	Gladiateur	Harry Grimshaw	Tom Jennings, Sr.	Frédéric de Lagrange	2:46.00
1866	Lord Lyon	Harry Custance	James Dover	Richard Sutton	2:50.00
1867	Hermit	John Daley	G. Bloss	Henry Chaplin	2:42.00
1868	Blue Gown	John Wells	John Porter	Sir Joseph Hawley	2:43.00
1869	Pretender	John Osborne, Jr.	Tom Dawson	John Johnstone	2:52.00
1870	Kingcraft	Tom French	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	2:45.00
1871	Favonius	Tom French	Joseph Hayhoe	Mayer A. de Rothschild	2:50.00
1872	Cremorne	Charlie Maidment	William Gilbert	Henry Savile	2:45.00
1873	Doncaster	Fred Webb	Robert Peck	James Merry	2:50.00
1874	George Frederick	Harry Custance	Tom Leader	W. S. Cartwright	2:46.00
1875	Galopin	Jack Morris	John Dawson	Gusztáv Batthyány	2:48.00
1876	Kisber	Charlie Maidment	Joseph Hayhoe	Alexander Baltazzi	2:44.00
1877	Silvio	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	2:50.00
1878	Sefton	Harry Constable	Alec Taylor, Sr.	William Stirling Crawfurd	2:56.00
1879	Sir Bevys	George Fordham	Joseph Hayhoe	Lionel de Rothschild	3:20.00
1880	Bend Or	Fred Archer	Robert Peck	1st Duke of Westminster	2:46.00
1881	Iroquois	Fred Archer	Jacob Pincus	Pierre Lorillard IV	2:50.00
1882	Shotover	Tom Cannon, Sr.	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster	2:45.00
1883	St. Blaise	Charles Wood	John Porter	Sir Frederick Johnstone	2:48.00
1884	Harvester (DH )	Sam Loates	James Jewitt	Sir J. Willoughby	2:46.00
1884	St. Gatien (DH )	Charles Wood	Robert Sherwood	Jack Hammond	2:46.00
1885	Melton	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	20th Baron Hastings	2:44.00
1886	Ormonde	Fred Archer	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster	2:45.00
1887	Merry Hampton	John Watts	Martin Gurry	George Baird	2:43.00
1888	Ayrshire	Fred Barrett	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	2:43.00
1889	Donovan	Tommy Loates	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	2:44.00
1890	Sainfoin	John Watts	John Porter	Sir James Miller	2:49.00
1891	Common	George Barrett	John Porter	Sir Frederick Johnstone	2:56.00
1892	Sir Hugo	Fred Allsopp	Tom Wadlow	3rd Earl of Bradford	2:44.00
1893	Isinglass	Tommy Loates	James Jewitt	Harry McCalmont	2:43.00
1894	Ladas	John Watts	Mathew Dawson	5th Earl of Rosebery	2:45.00
1895	Sir Visto	Sam Loates	Mathew Dawson	5th Earl of Rosebery	2:43.00
1896	Persimmon	John Watts	Richard Marsh	HRH Prince of Wales	2:42.00
1897	Galtee More	Charles Wood	Sam Darling	John Gubbins	2:44.00
1898	Jeddah	Otto Madden	Richard Marsh	James Larnach	2:47.00
1899	Flying Fox	Morny Cannon	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster	2:42.00
1900	Diamond Jubilee	Herbert Jones	Richard Marsh	HRH Prince of Wales	2:42.00
1901	Volodyovski	Lester Reiff	John Huggins	William C. Whitney	2:40.80
1902	Ard Patrick	Skeets Martin	Sam Darling	John Gubbins	2:42.20
1903	Rock Sand	Danny Maher	George Blackwell	Sir James Miller	2:42.80
1904	St. Amant	Kempton Cannon	Alfred Hayhoe	Leopold de Rothschild	2:45.40
1905	Cicero	Danny Maher	Percy Peck	5th Earl of Rosebery	2:39.60
1906	Spearmint	Danny Maher	Peter Gilpin	Major Eustace Loder	2:36.80
1907	Orby	John Reiff	Fred McCabe	Richard Croker	2:44.00
1908	Signorinetta	Billy Bullock	Edoardo Ginistrelli	Edoardo Ginistrelli	2:39.80
1909	Minoru	Herbert Jones	Richard Marsh	King Edward VII	2:42.70
1910	Lemberg	Bernard Dillon	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Alfred Cox	2:35.20
1911	Sunstar	George Stern	Charles Morton	Jack Joel	2:36.80
1912	Tagalie	John Reiff	Dawson Waugh	Walter Raphael	2:38.80
1913	Aboyeur [2	Edwin Piper	Tom Lewis	Alan Cunliffe	2:37.60
1914	Durbar	Matt MacGee	Tom Murphy	Herman Duryea	2:38.40
1915	Pommern	Steve Donoghue	Charles Peck	Solomon Joel	2:32.60
1916	Fifinella	Joe Childs	Dick Dawson	Sir Edward Hulton	2:36.60
1917	Gay Crusader	Steve Donoghue	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Alfred Cox	2:40.60
1918	Gainsborough	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Lady James Douglas	2:33.20
1919	Grand Parade	Fred Templeman	Frank Barling	1st Baron Glanely	2:35.80
1920	Spion Kop	Frank O'Neill	Peter Gilpin	Giles Loder	2:34.80
1921	Humorist	Steve Donoghue	Charles Morton	Jack Joel	2:36.20
1922	Captain Cuttle	Steve Donoghue	Fred Darling	1st Baron Woolavington	2:34.60
1923	Papyrus	Steve Donoghue	Basil Jarvis	Ben Irish	2:38.00
1924	Sansovino	Tommy Weston	George Lambton	17th Earl of Derby	2:46.00
1925	Manna	Steve Donoghue	Fred Darling	Henry E. Morriss	2:40.60
1926	Coronach	Joe Childs	Fred Darling	1st Baron Woolavington	2:47.80
1927	Call Boy	Charlie Elliott	John E. Watts	Frank Curzon	2:34.40
1928	Felstead	Harry Wragg	Ossie Bell	Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen	2:34.80
1929	Trigo	Joe Marshall	Dick Dawson	William Barnett	2:36.40
1930	Blenheim	Harry Wragg	Dick Dawson	HH Aga Khan III	2:38.20
1931	Cameronian	Freddie Fox	Fred Darling	Arthur Dewar	2:36.60
1932	April the Fifth	Fred Lane	Tom Walls	Tom Walls	2:43.20
1933	Hyperion	Tommy Weston	George Lambton	17th Earl of Derby	2:34.00
1934	Windsor Lad	Charles Smirke	Marcus Marsh	Maharaja of Rajpipla	2:34.00
1935	Bahram	Freddie Fox	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	2:36.00
1936	Mahmoud	Charles Smirke	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	2:33.80
1937	Mid-day Sun	Michael Beary	Fred Butters	Lettice Mary Miller	2:37.60
1938	Bois Roussel	Charlie Elliott	Fred Darling	Peter Beatty	2:39.20
1939	Blue Peter	Eph Smith	Jack Jarvis	6th Earl of Rosebery	2:36.80
1940	Pont l'Eveque	Sam Wragg	Fred Darling	Fred Darling	2:30.80
1941	Owen Tudor	Billy Nevett	Fred Darling	C. Macdonald-Buchanan	2:32.00
1942	Watling Street	Harry Wragg	Walter Earl	17th Earl of Derby	2:29.60
1943	Straight Deal	Tommy Carey	Walter Nightingall	Dorothy Paget	2:30.40
1944	Ocean Swell	Billy Nevett	Jack Jarvis	6th Earl of Rosebery	2:31.00
1945	Dante	Billy Nevett	Matthew Peacock	Sir Eric Ohlson	2:26.60
1946	Airborne	Tommy Lowrey	Dick Perryman	John E. Ferguson	2:44.60
1947	Pearl Diver	Georges Bridgland	Percy Carter	Baron Geoffroy de Waldner	2:38.40
1948	My Love	Rae Johnstone	Richard Carver	HH Aga Khan III / Volterra	2:40.00
1949	Nimbus	Charlie Elliott	George Colling	Marion Glenister	2:42.00
1950	Galcador	Rae Johnstone	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac	2:36.80
1951	Arctic Prince	Chuck Spares	Willie Stephenson	Joseph McGrath	2:39.40
1952	Tulyar	Charles Smirke	Marcus Marsh	HH Aga Khan III	2:36.40
1953	Pinza	Sir Gordon Richards	Norman Bertie	Sir Victor Sassoon	2:35.60
1954	Never Say Die	Lester Piggott	Joe Lawson	Robert Sterling Clark	2:35.80
1955	Phil Drake	Freddie Palmer	François Mathet	Suzy Volterra	2:39.80
1956	Lavandin	Rae Johnstone	Alec Head	Pierre Wertheimer	2:36.40
1957	Crepello	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Sir Victor Sassoon	2:35.40
1958	Hard Ridden	Charles Smirke	Mick Rogers	Sir Victor Sassoon	2:41.20
1959	Parthia	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Sir Humphrey de Trafford	2:36.00
1960	St. Paddy	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Sir Victor Sassoon	2:35.80
1961	Psidium	Roger Poincelet	Harry Wragg	Etti Plesch	2:36.40
1962	Larkspur	Neville Sellwood	Vincent O'Brien	Raymond R. Guest	2:37.60
1963	Relko	Yves Saint-Martin	François Mathet	François Dupré	2:39.40
1964	Santa Claus	Scobie Breasley	Mick Rogers	John Ismay	2:41.98
1965	Sea-Bird	Pat Glennon	Etienne Pollet	Jean Ternynck	2:38.41
1966	Charlottown	Scobie Breasley	Gordon Smyth	Lady Zia Wernher	2:37.63
1967	Royal Palace	George Moore	Noel Murless	Jim Joel	2:33.36
1968	Sir Ivor	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Raymond R. Guest	2:38.73
1969	Blakeney	Ernie Johnson	Arthur Budgett	Arthur Budgett	2:40.30
1970	Nijinsky	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.	2:34.68
1971	Mill Reef	Geoff Lewis	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	2:37.14
1972	Roberto	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	John W. Galbreath	2:36.09
1973	Morston	Edward Hide	Arthur Budgett	Arthur Budgett	2:35.92
1974	Snow Knight	Brian Taylor	Peter Nelson	Sharon Phillips	2:35.04
1975	Grundy	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	Carlo Vittadini	2:35.35
1976	Empery	Lester Piggott	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt	2:35.69
1977	The Minstrel	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	2:36.44
1978	Shirley Heights	Greville Starkey	John Dunlop	2nd Earl of Halifax	2:35.30
1979	Troy	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sobell / Weinstock	2:36.59
1980	Henbit	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Etti Plesch	2:34.77
1981	Shergar	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	HH Aga Khan IV	2:44.21
1982	Golden Fleece	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	2:34.27
1983	Teenoso	Lester Piggott	Geoff Wragg	Eric Moller	2:49.07
1984	Secreto	Christy Roche	David O'Brien	Luigi Miglietti	2:39.12
1985	Slip Anchor	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Lord Howard de Walden	2:36.23
1986	Shahrastani	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	HH Aga Khan IV	2:37.13
1987	Reference Point	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Louis Freedman	2:33.90
1988	Kahyasi	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	HH Aga Khan IV	2:33.84
1989	Nashwan	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:34.90
1990	Quest for Fame	Pat Eddery	Roger Charlton	Khalid Abdullah	2:37.26
1991	Generous	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	Prince Fahd bin Salman	2:34.00
1992	Dr Devious	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Sidney H. Craig	2:36.19
1993	Commander in Chief	Michael Kinane	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	2:34.51
1994	Erhaab	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:34.16
1995	Lammtarra	Walter Swinburn	Saeed bin Suroor	Saeed bin M. Al Maktoum	2:32.31
1996	Shaamit	Michael Hills	William Haggas	Khalifa Dasmal	2:35.05
1997	Benny the Dip	Willie Ryan	John Gosden	Landon Knight	2:35.77
1998	High-Rise	Olivier Peslier	Luca Cumani	M. Obaid Al Maktoum	2:33.88
1999	Oath	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	The Thoroughbred Corp.	2:37.43
2000	Sinndar	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	2:36.75
2001	Galileo	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	2:33.27
2002	High Chaparral	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	2:39.45
2003	Kris Kin	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Saeed Suhail	2:33.35
2004	North Light	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Ballymacoll Stud	2:33.72
2005	Motivator	Johnny Murtagh	Michael Bell	Royal Ascot Racing Club	2:35.69
2006	Sir Percy	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	Anthony Pakenham	2:35.23
2007	Authorized	Frankie Dettori	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Al Homaizi / Al Sagar	2:34.77
2008	New Approach	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Princess Haya of Jordan	2:36.50
2009	Sea the Stars	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	Christopher Tsui	2:36.74

* The race was run at Newmarket during the wartime periods of 1915–18 and 1940–45.
^{{#ifeq:none   The 1828 race finished as a dead-heat, but Cadland won a run-off against The Colonel by ½ length.
^{{#ifeq:none   The 1844 and 1913 winners were awarded victory after the disqualification of the first-placed horse.

Timeline

• 1805 – One of the horses was brought down by a spectator.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 New Approach, had left the horse entered for the race "by mistake", having not initially intended to run.

References

1. Racetrack Sires 2009, June/August, 2009, p.54