1982 Epsom Derby

1982 Epsom Derby
Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date2 June 1982
Winning horseGolden Fleece (horse)
Starting price3/1 Fav
JockeyPat Eddery
TrainerVincent O'Brien
OwnerRobert Sangster
ConditionsFirm
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Epsom Derby 1982
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Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap Green, red armlets and cap
Golden Fleece Touching Wood Silver Hawk

The 1982 Epsom Derby was the 203rd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 1982.

The race was won by Robert Sangster's Golden Fleece, at odds of 3/1 ridden by jockey Pat Eddery and trained at Ballydoyle by Vincent O'Brien. Golden Fleece's win was the sixth in the race for O'Brien and the second for Eddery. The winning time of 2:34.27 was the fastest since Mahmoud's hand-timed 2:33.8 in 1936.

Race details

  • Sponsor: none
  • Winner's prize money: £146,720
  • Going: Firm
  • Number of runners: 18
  • Winner's time: 2 minutes, 34.27 seconds

Full result

Dist * Horse Jockey Trainer SP
1 Golden Fleece Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien (IRE) 3-1
2 3 Touching Wood Paul Cook Harry Thomson Jones 40-1
3 1 Silver Hawk Tony Murray Michael Albina 14-1
4 hd Persepolis Yves Saint-Martin François Boutin (FR) 4-1
5 1½ Norwick Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 33-1
6 3 Palace Gold Tony Ives Bill O'Gorman 25-1
7 4 Peacetime Joe Mercer Jeremy Tree 6-1
8 4 Rocamadour Walter Swinburn Arthur Pitt 20-1
9 1½ Count Pahlen Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs 33-1
10 2 Fitzwarren Bob Weaver Toby Balding 250-1
11 hd Tidworth Tattoo Brian Rouse David Elsworth 300-1
12 hd Super Sunrise Edward Hide Gavin Hunter 20-1
13 shd Father Rooney Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 28-1
14 8 Jalmood Willie Carson John Dunlop 4-1
15 4 Lobkowiez Brian Taylor Clive Brittain 200-1
16 Reef Glade Philip Waldron Patrick Haslam 250-1
17 Wongchoi David Brosnan Eric Eldin 150-1
18 Florida Son Ernie Johnson J Hanson 250-1

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Golden Fleece:

  • Foaled: 1 April 1979, in the United States
  • Sire: Nijinsky; Dam: Exotic Treat (Vaguely Noble)
  • Owner: Robert Sangster
  • Breeder: Mr & Mrs Paul Hexter

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1981:[1]

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1982 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:[2]

Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.

Jalmood – Premio Presidente della Repubblica (1983)
Touching Wood – St Leger (1982), Irish St Leger (1982)

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1982 Epsom Derby.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Sires of Classic winners

Silver Hawk (3rd)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Touching Wood (2nd)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Florida Son (18th)

Norwick (5th)

Other Stallions

Golden Fleece (1st) – Pixie Erin (1st 1987 Matron Stakes), King's College (2nd 1987 Tetrarch Stakes), Gold Bracelet (Dam of Lake Kariba)
Jalmood (14th) – Lord Of The Field (3rd 1993 Irish Champion Stakes), Jaljuli (3rd 1988 Cheveley Park Stakes), Jacamar (1st 1988 Chesham Stakes) – Exported to Sweden
Persepolis (4th) – Harlem Shuffle (2nd 1987 Prix Noailles), Sarba (3rd 1988 Prix de Royallieu)
Count Pahlen (9th) – Thunder Grey (3rd 1992 Prix Gladiateur)
Super Sunrise (12th) – Exported to America before returning to Great Britain where he produced a winner of a Kelso Novices' Hurdle
Peacetime (7th) – Exported to South Africa
Rocamadour (8th) – Exported to America
Father Rooney (13th) – Exported to South Africa
Reef Glade (16th) – Exported to Japan

References

  1. ^ Timeform staff (1982). Racehorses of 1981. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-33-2.
  2. ^ Timeform staff (1983). Racehorses of 1982. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-35-9.
  3. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "John Hogg Haulage Novices' Hurdle". Racing Post. 17 October 1998. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. ^ Harwyn Witherspoon (1 October 1986). "News From the Natal Studs". racingmuseum.co.za. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Stallion Report: Reef Glade". jbis.jp. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.