1997 Epsom Derby

1997 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date7 June 1997
Winning horseBenny the Dip
Starting price11/1
JockeyWillie Ryan
TrainerJohn Gosden
OwnerCharles Landon Knight II & Claiborne Farm
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Epsom Derby 1997
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White, yellow hoop and armlets Red and blue (quartered), white sleeves, black cap Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, red cap, white spots
Benny The Dip Silver Patriarch Romanov

The 1997 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 7 June 1997. It was the 218th running of the Derby, and it was won by Benny the Dip. The winner was ridden by Willie Ryan and trained by John Gosden. The pre-race favourite Entrepreneur finished fourth.[1][2][3]

Race details

  • Sponsor: Vodafone
  • Winner's prize money: £595,250
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 13
  • Winner's time: 2m 35.77s

Full result

* Horse Jockey Trainer † SP
1 Benny the Dip Willie Ryan John Gosden 11/1
2 shd Silver Patriarch Pat Eddery John Dunlop 6/1
3 5 Romanov John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 25/1
4 3½ Entrepreneur Michael Kinane Michael Stoute 4/6 fav
5 3 The Fly Ray Cochrane Barry Hills 12/1
6 1 Fahris Richard Hills Ben Hanbury 12/1
7 4 Symonds Inn Kieren Fallon Jimmy FitzGerald 33/1
8 3½ Musalsal Michael Hills Barry Hills 40/1
9 5 Bold Demand Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 20/1
10 12 Cloudings Olivier Peslier André Fabre (FR) 12/1
11 1¼ Single Empire David Harrison Peter Chapple-Hyam 33/1
12 3½ Crystal Hearted Tony McGlone Henry Candy 66/1
13 5 Papua Gary Carter Ian Balding 150/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Winner's racing colours

Further details of the winner, Benny the Dip:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1996.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1997 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1997 Epsom Derby.[4][5][6]

Sires of Classic winners

Entrepreneur (4th) - Shuttled to New Zealand, exported to Japan, exported to Russia

Sires of National Hunt horses

Cloudings (10th)

Silver Patriarch (2nd)

Benny The Dip (1st) - Exported to America before standing in England

Other Stallions

Romanov (3rd) - Exported to America - Exported to Argentina
Fahris (6th) - Fahrisee (three time jumps winner)
Musalsal (8th) - Exported to Cyprus
Bold Demand (9th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Single Empire (11th) - Exported to Italy

References

  1. ^ 1997
  2. ^ sportinglife.com
  3. ^ Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 156. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
  4. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Cyprus Thoroughbred Stud Book Volume 6" (PDF). cyprusturfclub.com.cy. Cyprus Turf Club. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2020.