1998 Epsom Derby

1998 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date6 June 1998
Winning horseHigh-Rise
Starting price20/1
JockeyOlivier Peslier
TrainerLuca Cumani
OwnerMohammed Obaid al Maktoum
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The 1998 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 1998. It was the 219th running of the Derby, and it was won by High-Rise. The winner was ridden by Olivier Peslier and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Cape Verdi finished ninth.[1][2][3]

Race details

  • Sponsor: Vodafone
  • Winner's prize money: £598,690
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 15
  • Winner's time: 2m 33.88s

Full result

* Horse Jockey Trainer † SP
1 High-Rise Olivier Peslier Luca Cumani 20/1
2 hd City Honours John Reid Saeed bin Suroor 12/1
3 2½ Border Arrow Ray Cochrane Ian Balding 25/1
4 hd Sunshine Street Johnny Murtagh Noel Meade (IRE) 150/1
5 3 Greek Dance Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 5/1
6 1 The Glow-Worm Darryll Holland Barry Hills 20/1
7 2½ Sadian Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 25/1
8 shd Second Empire Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 9/2
9 2½ Cape Verdi (filly) Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 11/4 fav
10 2 Saratoga Springs Willie Ryan Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 20/1
11 7 Gulland Michael Hills Geoff Wragg 12/1
12 ½ Courteous Richard Quinn Paul Cole 14/1
13 2½ Mutamam Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 50/1
14 6 Haami Richard Hills John Dunlop 20/1
15 7 King of Kings Pat Eddery Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 11/2

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, High-Rise:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1997.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1998 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 1998 Epsom Derby.[4][5][6][7]

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

King Of Kings (15th) Stood in Australia, America, Switzerland and South Africa

Sires of National Hunt horses

Second Empire (8th) - Later exported to South Africa

Sunshine Street (4th)

Other Stallions

City Honours (2nd) - Miley Shah - 1st Grade 3 Hurdle 2012
High-Rise (1st) - Sired winners in Japan before standing in Ireland to sire jumps winners
Greek Dance (5th) - Stood in Germany before retiring due to severe fertility problems
Sadian (7th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Saratoga Springs (10th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Gulland (11th) - Minor jumps winners and flat placed horse
Courteous (12th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Mutamam (13th) - Minor flat winners - Exported to Italy
Haami (14th) - Exported to Cyprus

Broodmare

Cape Verdi (9th)

  • Nabucco - Won ten races - listed wins on flat and over hurdles
  • Benandonner - Thirteen wins on flat including at Shergar Cup
  • Thoura - Won thrice at three before suffering fatal injury

References

  1. ^ 1998
  2. ^ sportinglife.com
  3. ^ Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 161. 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. ^ "GREEK DANCE RETIRED FROM STUD DUTIES" (PDF). thoroughbreddailynews.com. Thoroughbred Daily News. 3 April 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Cyprus Thoroughbred Stud Book Volume 6" (PDF). cyprusturfclub.com.cy. Cyprus Turf Club. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2020.