1989 Epsom Derby
Derby | |
Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
---|---|
Date | 7 June 1989 |
Winning horse | Nashwan |
Starting price | 5/4 fav |
Jockey | Willie Carson |
Trainer | Dick Hern |
Owner | Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
← 1988 1990 → |
1-2-3 | ||
Nashwan | Terimon | Cacoethes |
Also Ran | ||
---|---|---|
4-5-6 | ||
Ile De Nisky | Mill Pond | Gran Alba |
7-8-9 | ||
Classic Fame | Torjoun | Flockton's Own |
10-11-12 | ||
Prince Of Dance | Warrshan | Polar Run |
The 1989 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 7 June 1989. It was the 210th running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Nashwan. The winner was ridden by Willie Carson and trained by Dick Hern.[1][2]
Race details
- Sponsor: Ever Ready
- Winner's prize money: £296,000
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 12
- Winner's time: 2m 34.90s
Full result
* | Horse | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
1 | Nashwan | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 5/4 fav | |
2 | 5 | Terimon | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | 500/1 |
3 | 2 | Cacoethes | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 3/1 |
4 | ½ | Ile de Nisky | George Duffield | Geoff Huffer | 20/1 |
5 | 2 | Mill Pond | Pat Eddery | Patrick Biancone (FR) | 16/1 |
6 | 2 | Gran Alba | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 80/1 |
7 | 6 | Classic Fame | John Reid | Vincent O'Brien (IRE) | 33/1 |
8 | ¾ | Torjoun | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | 11/1 |
9 | 3 | Flockton's Own | Richard Hills | J. R. Shaw | 500/1 |
10 | hd | Prince of Dance | Steve Cauthen | Dick Hern | 11/2 |
11 | 15 | Warrshan | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 13/1 |
12 | 25 | Polar Run | Tony Clark | Guy Harwood | 250/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Nashwan:
- Foaled: March 1, 1986, in Kentucky, USA
- Sire: Blushing Groom; Dam: Height of Fashion (Bustino)
- Owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum
- Breeder: Hamdan Al Maktoum
- Rating in 1989 International Classifications: 131
Form analysis
Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1988.
- Nashwan – 1st Autumn Stakes
- Terimon – 4th Washington Singer Stakes, 6th Middle Park Stakes
- Cacoethes – 3rd Autumn Stakes
- Gran Alba – 5th Horris Hill Stakes, 3rd Burr Stakes
- Classic Fame – 1st National Stakes, 1st Beresford Stakes
- Prince of Dance – 1st Champagne Stakes, 1st Dewhurst Stakes (dead-heat)
- Polar Run – 2nd Solario Stakes, 4th Futurity Stakes
The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1989 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
- Nashwan – 1st 2,000 Guineas
- Terimon – 2nd Thirsk Classic Trial
- Cacoethes – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
- Gran Alba – 4th Predominate Stakes
- Classic Fame – 5th Irish 2,000 Guineas
- Torjoun – 1st Dante Stakes
- Flockton's Own – 6th Dante Stakes
- Prince of Dance – 1st Newmarket Stakes
- Warrshan – 3rd Chester Vase, 1st Predominate Stakes
- Polar Run – 2nd Warren Stakes
Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
- Nashwan – Eclipse Stakes (1989), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1989)
- Terimon – International Stakes (1991)
- Cacoethes – Turf Classic (1990)
- Gran Alba – Christmas Hurdle (1991)
Subsequent breeding careers
Leading progeny of participants in the 1989 Epsom Derby.[3][4][5][6]
Sires of Group/Grade One winners
Nashwan (1st)
- Swain - Champion Older Horse (1998)
- Bago - Champion Three-year-old Colt (2004)
- Aqaarid - 2nd 1000 Guineas Stakes (1995)
- One So Wonderful - 1st International Stakes (1998)
Sires of National Hunt horses
Terimon (2nd)
- Scots Grey - 3rd Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup (2003)
- Roman Ark - 1st Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle (2005)
- Dusty Too - Dam of Simonsig
- Third Party - Dam of Countrywide Flame (1st Fighting Fifth Hurdle 2012), (1st Triumph Hurdle 2012)
Other Stallions
Warrshan (11th) - Fleet Hill (1st Superlative Stakes 1994 - Dam of dual G3 winner African Dream)
Mill Pond (5th) - Exported to Czech Republic - Kedon (3rd Velká pardubická 2002), Valldemoso (3rd Velká pardubická 2011)
Classic Fame (7th) - Exported to New Zealand - Power And Fame (3rd New Zealand 2000 Guineas 1998)
Gran Alba (6th) - Minor jumps winners
Cacoethes (3rd) - Exported to Japan
Ile de Nisky (4th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Torjoun (8th) - Exported to Chile
Flockton's Own (9th) - Sired minor winner
Polar Run (12th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
References
- ^ 1989
- ^ Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 125. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
- ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Fiche Etalon - Mill Pond". france-galop.com. France Galop. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
External links
- Colour Chart – Derby 1989
- v
- t
- e
- 1780
- 1781
- 1782
- 1783
- 1784
- 1785
- 1786
- 1787
- 1788
- 1789
- 1790
- 1791
- 1792
- 1793
- 1794
- 1795
- 1796
- 1797
- 1798
- 1799
- 1800
- 1801
- 1802
- 1803
- 1804
- 1805
- 1806
- 1807
- 1808
- 1809
- 1810
- 1811
- 1812
- 1813
- 1814
- 1815
- 1816
- 1817
- 1818
- 1819
- 1820
- 1821
- 1822
- 1823
- 1824
- 1825
- 1826
- 1827
- 1828
- 1829
- 1830
- 1831
- 1832
- 1833
- 1834
- 1835
- 1836
- 1837
- 1838
- 1839
- 1840
- 1841
- 1842
- 1843
- 1844
- 1845
- 1846
- 1847
- 1848
- 1849
- 1850
- 1851
- 1852
- 1853
- 1854
- 1855
- 1856
- 1857
- 1858
- 1859
- 1860
- 1861
- 1862
- 1863
- 1864
- 1865
- 1866
- 1867
- 1868
- 1869
- 1870
- 1871
- 1872
- 1873
- 1874
- 1875
- 1876
- 1877
- 1878
- 1879
- 1880
- 1881
- 1882
- 1883
- 1884
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888
- 1889
- 1890
- 1891
- 1892
- 1893
- 1894
- 1895
- 1896
- 1897
- 1898
- 1899
- 1900
- 1901
- 1902
- 1903
- 1904
- 1905
- 1906
- 1907
- 1908
- 1909
- 1910
- 1911
- 1912
- 1913
- 1914
- 1915
- 1916
- 1917
- 1918
- 1919
- 1920
- 1921
- 1922
- 1923
- 1924
- 1925
- 1926
- 1927
- 1928
- 1929
- 1930
- 1931
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- 1944
- 1945
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966
- 1967
- 1968
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024