1983 Epsom Derby

1983 Epsom Derby

Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	1 June 1983
Winning horse	Teenoso
SP	9/2 Fav
Jockey	Lester Piggott
Trainer	Geoff Wragg
Owner	Eric Moller
Conditions	Soft

The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983.

The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century.

Race details

• Sponsor: none
• Winner's prize money: £165,080
• Going: Soft
• Number of runners: 21
• Winner's time: 2 minutes, 49.07 seconds

Full result

	Dist *	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1		Teenoso	Lester Piggott	Geoff Wragg	9-2
2	3	Carlingford Castle	Mick Kinane	Liam Browne (IRE)	14-1
3	3	Shearwalk	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	18-1
4	shd	Salmon Leap	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	11-2
5	2½	Guns of Navarone	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	20-1
6	8	Naar	Joe Mercer	Peter Walwyn	100-1
7	½	Pluralisme	Freddy Head	Alec Head (FR)	18-1
8	4	Morcon	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	17-2
9	hd	Tolomeo	Gianfranco Dettori	Luca Cumani	14-1
10	1	Gordian	Cash Asmussen	Guy Harwood	25-1
11	nk	The Noble Player	Steve Cauthen	Barry Hills	16-1
12		Mitilini	Geoff Baxter	Ron Boss	500-1
13		Neorion	Brian Rouse	Clive Brittain	150-1
14		Wassl	Tony Murray	John Dunlop	10-1
15		Tivian	Sandy Barclay	Clive Brittain	500-1
16		Lomond	Willie Shoemaker	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	9-1
17		Appeal To Me	John Reid	Paul Kelleway	500-1
18		Slewpy	Yves Saint-Martin	S Watters, jnr. (USA)	100-1
19		Holmbury	M Miller	Geoff Huffer	1000-1
20		Zoffany	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	28-1
DNF		Yawa	Philip Waldron	Geoff Lewis	50-1

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Teenoso:

• Foaled: 7 April 1980, in United Kingdom
• Sire: Youth; Dam: Furioso (Ballymoss)
• Owner: Eric Moller
• Breeder: White Lodge Stud

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982:^[1]

• Gordian - 3rd in Somerville Tattersall Stakes, 2nd in Dewhurst Stakes
• Lomond - 3rd in National Stakes
• Pluralisme - 1st in Prix des Chenes
• Shearwalk - 3rd in Seaton Delaval Stakes
• Slewpy - 1st in Young America Stakes
• The Noble Player – 2nd in Washington Singer Stakes, 3rd in Royal Lodge Stakes, 3rd in Grand Criterium

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1983 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:^[2]

• Carlingford Castle - 1st in Gallinule Stakes
• Gordian – 1st in Sandown Classic Trial
• Gun of Navarone – 3rd in Craven Stakes, 2nd in Dante Stakes
• Lomond - 1st in Gladness Stakes, 1st in 2000 Guineas, 2nd in Irish 2000 Guineas
• Morcon – 1st in Predominate Stakes
• Neorion - 2nd in Sandown Classic Trial
• Pluralisme – 1st in Prix de Guiche
• Salmon Leap - 1st in Tetrarch Stakes, 1st in Nijinsky Stakes
• Shearwalk - 1st in Heathorn Stakes, 2nd in Lingfield Derby Trial
• Slewpy – 3rd in Louisiana Derby
• Teenoso – 1st in Lingfield Derby Trial
• Tolomeo - 2nd in 2000 Guineas
• Wassl – 1st in Greenham Stakes, 1st in Irish 2000 Guineas
• Yawa - 3rd in Lingfield Derby Trial
• Zoffany - 1st in Feilden Stakes

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

• Slewpy – Meadowlands Cup (1983)
• Teenoso – Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1984), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1984)
• Tolomeo – Arlington Million (1983)
• Yawa – Grand Prix de Paris (1983), Premio Roma (1984)
• Zoffany – Hollywood Turf Cup (1985), Sunset Handicap (1986), San Luis Rey Handicap (1987)

References

1. Timeform staff (1983). Racehorses of 1982. Timeform. ISBN 0-900-59935-9.
2. Timeform staff (1984). Racehorses of 1983. Timeform. ISBN 0-900-59940-5.

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