1982 Epsom Derby

1982 Epsom Derby
Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	2 June 1982
Winning horse	Golden Fleece (horse)
SP	3/1 Fav
Jockey	Pat Eddery
Trainer	Vincent O'Brien
Owner	Robert Sangster
Conditions	Firm

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	Francois 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]

Count Pahlen - 3rd in Acomb Stakes, 1st in William Hill Futurity
Jalmood - 3rd in William Hill Futurity
Lobkowiez – 3rd in Royal Lodge Stakes
Norwick - 1st in Royal Lodge Stakes, 2nd in Grand Criterium
Persepolis - 1st in Prix La Rochette
Silver Hawk - 1st in Solario Stakes, 2nd in Royal Lodge Stakes
Wongchoi – 2nd in Somerville Tattersall Stakes

The road to Epsom

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

Count Pahlen – 1st in Blue Riband Trial Stakes
Father Rooney - 2nd in Chester Vase
Golden Fleece - 1st in Nijinsky Stakes, 1st in Ballymoss Stakes
Jalmood – 3rd in Sandown Classic Trial, 1st in Lingfield Derby Trial
Lobkowiez – 3rd in Chester Vase
Palace Gold – 2nd in Dante Stakes
Peacetime - 1st in Sandown Classic Trial, 1st in Predominate Stakes
Persepolis - 1st in Prix Noailles, 1st in Prix Lupin
Silver Hawk – 1st in Craven Stakes
Super Sunrise - 1st in Chester Vase
Touching Wood – 2nd in Predominate Stakes
Wongchoi - 3rd in Craven Stakes

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)

References

↑ Timeform staff (1982). Racehorses of 1981. Timeform. ISBN 0-900-59933-2.
↑ Timeform staff (1983). Racehorses of 1982. Timeform. ISBN 0-900-59935-9.

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