Race details
- Sponsor: Ever Ready
- Winner's prize money: £355,000
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 18
- Winner's time: 2m 37.26s
| Derby | |
| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 June 1990 |
| Winning horse | Quest for Fame |
| Starting price | 7/1 |
| Jockey | Pat Eddery |
| Trainer | Roger Charlton |
| Owner | Khalid ibn Abdullah |
The 1990 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 6 June 1990. It was the 211th running of the Derby, and it was won by Quest for Fame. The winner was ridden by Pat Eddery and trained by Roger Charlton. The pre-race favourite Razeen finished fourteenth. [1] [2]
| * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer† | SP | |
| 1 | Quest for Fame | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton | 7/1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Blue Stag | Cash Asmussen | Barry Hills | 8/1 |
| 3 | 1½ | Elmaamul | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 10/1 |
| 4 | 2½ | Kaheel | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 33/1 |
| 5 | 2 | Karinga Bay | Brian Rouse | Denys Smith | 14/1 |
| 6 | hd | Duke of Paducah | Ray Cochrane | Guy Harwood | 14/1 |
| 7 | hd | Zoman | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 6/1 |
| 8 | nk | Treble Eight | Bruce Raymond | Michael Jarvis | 66/1 |
| 9 | 1½ | Linamix | Gérald Mossé | François Boutin (FR) | 11/2 |
| 10 | 10 | Missionary Ridge | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 50/1 |
| 11 | ¾ | Digression | Walter Swinburn | Guy Harwood | 14/1 |
| 12 | 1½ | Sober Mind | Alan Munro | Paul Kelleway | 150/1 |
| 13 | 1½ | Bookcase | John Williams | David Elsworth | 150/1 |
| 14 | 1½ | Razeen | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 9/2 fav |
| 15 | hd | Bastille Day | Stephen Craine | Tommy Stack (IRE) | 100/1 |
| 16 | 3 | River God | Michael Kinane | Henry Cecil | 28/1 |
| 17 | 12 | Aromatic | Tony Clark | Guy Harwood | 100/1 |
| 18 | 3 | Mr Brooks | Pat Shanahan | Kevin Connolly (IRE) | 66/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner, Quest for Fame :
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1989.
Early-season appearances in 1990 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Leading progeny of participants in the 1990 Epsom Derby. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Linamix (9th)
Quest For Fame (1st)
Elmaamul (3rd)
Karinga Bay (5th)
Blue Stag (2nd) - Exported to Brazil
Kaheel (4th) - Exported to West Indies
Duke of Paducah (6th) - Exported to America
Missionary Ridge (10th) - Exported to America
Digression (11th) - Exported to America
Razeen (14th) - Exported to India
River God (16th) - Minor jumps winner
Aromatic (17th) - Exported to America
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