2008 Epsom Derby

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2008 Epsom Derby
Location Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date7 June 2008
Winning horse New Approach
Starting price 5/1
Jockey Kevin Manning
Trainer Jim Bolger
Owner Haya bint Hussein
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Epsom Derby 2008
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Owner H R H Princess Haya of Jordan.svg Owner Ballymacoll Stud.svg Owner Moyglare Stud Farm.svg
New ApproachTartan BearerCasual Conquest

The 2008 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 7 June 2008. It was the 229th running of the Derby, and it was won by New Approach. The winner was ridden by Kevin Manning and trained by Jim Bolger. The pre-race favourite Casual Conquest finished third. [1]

Contents

Race details

Full result

*HorseJockeyTrainer† SP
1 New Approach Kevin Manning Jim Bolger (IRE)5/1
2½ Tartan Bearer Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 6/1
34½ Casual Conquest Pat Smullen Dermot Weld (IRE)7/2 fav
41½ Doctor Fremantle Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute 11/2
5¾Washington Irving Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE)33/1
6shdAlessandro Volta Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE)33/1
71 Rio de la Plata Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 20/1
8½Tajaaweed Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute 10/1
9½Bouguereau Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam 100/1
101¼ Curtain Call Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 7/1
111¼ Frozen Fire Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien (IRE)16/1
129King of Rome Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE)16/1
134½Alan Devonshire Paul Mulrennan Mark Tompkins 100/1
1414Kandahar Run Ted Durcan Henry Cecil 11/1
1511Bashkirov David McCabe Aidan O'Brien (IRE)125/1
1639Maidstone Mixture Michael O'Connell Paul Murphy 250/1

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, New Approach :

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2007.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2008 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 2008 Epsom Derby. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Sires of Classic winners

New Approach (1st)

Other Stallions

Rio De La Plata (7th) - Settle For Bay (1st Royal Hunt Cup 2018) - Exported to Sweden
Tartan Bearer (2nd) - Exported to New Zealand
Doctor Fremantle (4th) - Exported to Venezuela
Tajaaweed (8th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Frozen Fire (11th) - Minor jumps winners
Kandahar Run (14th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Bashkirov (15th) - Minor flat and jumps runners

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