1986 Epsom Derby

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1986 Epsom Derby
Derby
Location Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date4 June 1986
Winning horse Shahrastani
Starting price 11 / 2
Jockey Walter Swinburn
Trainer Michael Stoute
Owner Aga Khan IV
  1985
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Epsom Derby 1986
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Owner H H Aga Khan.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner Prince A bin Salman.svg
ShahrastaniDancing BraveMashkour

The 1986 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 4 June 1986. It was the 207th running of the Derby, and it was won by Shahrastani. The winner was ridden by Walter Swinburn and trained by Michael Stoute. The prerace favourite Dancing Brave finished second. [1]

Contents

Race details

Full result

*HorseJockeyTrainer SP
1 Shahrastani Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 11/2
2½ Dancing Brave Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2/1 fav
3 Mashkour Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 12/1
4hdFaraway Dancer Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 33/1
5shdNisnas Philip Waldron Paul Cole 40/1
6¾ Flash of Steel Michael Kinane Dermot Weld (IRE)25/1
7¾Sirk Philip Robinson Clive Brittain 50/1
81Sharrood Willie Carson Dick Hern 25/1
9hdMr John Tony Ives Liam Browne (IRE)50/1
10½ Allez Milord Cash Asmussen Guy Harwood 8/1
11hdNomrood Richard Quinn Paul Cole 20/1
121Jareer Brian Rouse Michael Stoute 16/1
133Then Again Rae Guest Luca Cumani 33/1
14Bold Arrangement Chris McCarron Clive Brittain 12/1
15shdArokar Yves Saint-Martin Jacques de Chevigny (FR)18/1
1610Fioravanti Christy Roche David O'Brien (IRE)33/1
PUWise Counsellor Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien (IRE)16/1

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Shahrastani :

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1985.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1986 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 1986 Epsom Derby. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Sires of Classic winners

Dancing Brave (2nd)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Shahrastani (1st)

Arokar (15th)

  • Topkar - 1st Prix Amadou (1994) - Dam of Top Ling and Top World
  • Ytalsa Royale - 1st Prix Ferdinand Dufaure (1995)

Other Stallions

Sharrood (8th) - Grey Shot (1st Goodwood Cup 1996, 1st Kingwell Hurdle 1999), Biwa Hayahide (1st Kikuka-shō 1993), Rambling Bear (1st Palace House Stakes 1999), Merrily (Dam of Dick Turpin)
Jareer (12th) - Sagar Pride (3rd Poule d'Essai des Pouliches 1996)
Allez Milord (10th) - Exported to Japan - Meisho Motonar (2nd February Stakes 1998)
Nomrood (11th) - Exported to Australia - Beaux Art (3rd Caulfield Cup 1995)
Then Again (13th) - For The Present (1st Steward's Cup 1994)
Bold Arrangement (14th) - Tom Tun (1st Wentworth Stakes 2002)
Fioravanti (16th) - Wixon (1st Prix du Petit Couvert 1992)
Wise Counsellor (Pulled up) - Exported to Japan - Damsire of Trot Star
Flash Of Steel (6th) - Sired minor flat and jumps winners - Exported to Italy - Exported to Australia - Exported to Japan
Sirk (7th) - Damsire of Easter Day
Mashkour (3rd) - Exported to Chile
Faraway Dancer (4th) - Exported to South Africa
Nisnas (5th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia

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