1998 Epsom Derby

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1998 Epsom Derby
Location Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date6 June 1998
Winning horse High-Rise
Starting price 20/1
Jockey Olivier Peslier
Trainer Luca Cumani
OwnerMohammed Obaid al Maktoum
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The 1998 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 1998. It was the 219th running of the Derby, and it was won by High-Rise. The winner was ridden by Olivier Peslier and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Cape Verdi finished ninth. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Race details

Full result

*HorseJockeyTrainer† SP
1 High-Rise Olivier Peslier Luca Cumani 20/1
2hdCity Honours John Reid Saeed bin Suroor 12/1
32½Border Arrow Ray Cochrane Ian Balding 25/1
4hd Sunshine Street Johnny Murtagh Noel Meade (IRE)150/1
53 Greek Dance Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 5/1
61The Glow-Worm Darryll Holland Barry Hills 20/1
72½Sadian Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 25/1
8shd Second Empire Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien (IRE)9/2
92½ Cape Verdi (filly) Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 11/4 fav
102 Saratoga Springs Willie Ryan Aidan O'Brien (IRE)20/1
117Gulland Michael Hills Geoff Wragg 12/1
12½Courteous Richard Quinn Paul Cole 14/1
132½ Mutamam Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 50/1
146Haami Richard Hills John Dunlop 20/1
157 King of Kings Pat Eddery Aidan O'Brien (IRE)11/2

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, High-Rise :

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1997.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1998 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 1998 Epsom Derby. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

King Of Kings (15th) Stood in Australia, America, Switzerland and South Africa

Sires of National Hunt horses

Second Empire (8th) - Later exported to South Africa

Sunshine Street (4th)

Other Stallions

City Honours (2nd) - Miley Shah - 1st Grade 3 Hurdle 2012
High-Rise (1st) - Sired winners in Japan before standing in Ireland to sire jumps winners
Greek Dance (5th) - Stood in Germany before retiring due to severe fertility problems
Sadian (7th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Saratoga Springs (10th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Gulland (11th) - Minor jumps winners and flat placed horse
Courteous (12th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Mutamam (13th) - Minor flat winners - Exported to Italy
Haami (14th) - Exported to Cyprus

Broodmare

Cape Verdi (9th)

  • Nabucco - Won ten races - listed wins on flat and over hurdles
  • Benandonner - Thirteen wins on flat including at Shergar Cup
  • Thoura - Won thrice at three before suffering fatal injury

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