| Derby | |
| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse | 
|---|---|
| Date | 2 June 2012 | 
| Winning horse | Camelot | 
| Starting price | 8/13 Fav | 
| Jockey | Joseph O'Brien | 
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien | 
| Owner | Sue Magnier / Michael Tabor / Derrick Smith | 
| Conditions | Good to firm | 
| 1-2-3 | ||
|   |   |   | 
| Camelot | Main Sequence | Astrology | 
| Also Ran | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4-5-6 | ||
|   |   |   | 
| Thought Worthy | Mickdaam | Bonfire | 
| 7-8-9 | ||
|   |   |   | 
| Minimise Risk | Rugged Cross | Cavaleiro | 
The 2012 Epsom Derby (known as the Investec Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 2012.
The race was won by Camelot, the 8/13 favourite ridden by jockey Joseph O'Brien and trained by his father Aidan O'Brien. [1] [2] [3]
As usual, in attendance at Epsom was Queen Elizabeth II to mark the start of a national holiday weekend celebrating her Diamond Jubilee as per official plans announced twelve months prior. [4]
 
 | Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
| 1 | Camelot | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 8-13 F | |
| 2 | 5 | Main Sequence | Ted Durcan | David Lanigan | 9-1 | 
| 3 | shd | Astrology | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 13-2 | 
| 4 | 6 | Thought Worthy | William Buick | John Gosden | 16-1 | 
| 5 | 2 | Mickdaam | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 25-1 | 
| 6 | 1 | Bonfire | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 9-1 | 
| 7 | 1 | Minimise Risk | Jamie Spencer | Andrew Balding | 66-1 | 
| 8 | 2 | Rugged Cross | Dane O'Neill | Henry Candy | 33-1 | 
| 9 | 4 | Cavaleiro | Hayley Turner | Marcus Tregoning | 25-1 | 
Further details of the winner, Camelot:
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2011:
Early-season appearances in 2012 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 2012 Epsom Derby. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Camelot (1st)
Astrology (3rd) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Minimise Risk (7th) - Exported to America - Exported to Venezuela