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2001 Epsom Derby

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2001 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date9 June 2001
Winning horseGalileo
Starting price11/4 jf
JockeyMichael Kinane
TrainerAidan O'Brien
OwnerMichael Tabor & Sue Magnier
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Galileo Golan Tobougg

The 2001 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 9 June 2001. It was the 222nd running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race joint favourite Galileo. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by Aidan O'Brien. The other joint favourite Golan finished second.

Race details

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  • Sponsor: Vodafone
  • Winner's prize money: £580,000
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Number of runners: 12
  • Winner's time: 2m 33.27s

Full result

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* Horse Jockey Trainer SP
1 Galileo Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 11/4 jf
2 Golan Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute 11/4 jf
3 nk Tobougg Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 9/1
4 Mr Combustible Richard Hills Barry Hills 20/1
5 ½ Storming Home Michael Hills Barry Hills 14/1
6 nk Perfect Sunday Richard Hughes Barry Hills 9/2
7 Dilshaan Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute 5/1
8 1 Putra Sandhurst Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 16/1
9 nk Sunny Glenn Jason Weaver Nick Littmoden 150/1
10 6 Chancellor Richard Quinn Barry Hills 25/1
11 King Carew Craig Williams Mick Channon 200/1
12 Cashel Bay John Carroll Luke Comer (IRE) 300/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

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Further details of the winner, Galileo:

Form analysis

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Two-year-old races

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Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2000.

The road to Epsom

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Early-season appearances in 2001 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Subsequent breeding careers

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Leading progeny of participants in the 2001 Epsom Derby.[1][2][3]

Sires of Classic winners

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Galileo (1st) - Eleven time leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland and sire of 40 individual classic winners as of June 2020

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

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Golan (2nd)

Tobougg (3rd)

Storming Home (5th)

Sires of National Hunt horses

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Mr Combustible (4th)

Other Stallions

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Dilshaan (7th) - Damsire of Va Bank (3rd Bayerisches Zuchtrennen 2018)
Putra Sandhurst (8th) - Sired minor jumps winner

References

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  • 2001
  • sportinglife.com
  • Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 175. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
  1. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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