1997 Epsom Derby

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1997 Epsom Derby
Location Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date7 June 1997
Winning horse Benny the Dip
Starting price 11/1
Jockey Willie Ryan
Trainer John Gosden
OwnerCharles Landon Knight II & Claiborne Farm
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Epsom Derby 1997
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Owner Landon Knight.svg Owner Peter S Winfield.svg Owner Robert Sangster red cap.svg
Benny The DipSilver PatriarchRomanov

The 1997 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 7 June 1997. It was the 218th running of the Derby, and it was won by Benny the Dip. The winner was ridden by Willie Ryan and trained by John Gosden. The pre-race favourite Entrepreneur finished fourth. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Race details

Full result

*HorseJockeyTrainer† SP
1 Benny the Dip Willie Ryan John Gosden 11/1
2shd Silver Patriarch Pat Eddery John Dunlop 6/1
35Romanov John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 25/1
43½ Entrepreneur Michael Kinane Michael Stoute 4/6 fav
53The Fly Ray Cochrane Barry Hills 12/1
61Fahris Richard Hills Ben Hanbury 12/1
74Symonds Inn Kieren Fallon Jimmy FitzGerald 33/1
83½Musalsal Michael Hills Barry Hills 40/1
95Bold Demand Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 20/1
1012 Cloudings Olivier Peslier André Fabre (FR)12/1
111¼ Single Empire David Harrison Peter Chapple-Hyam 33/1
123½Crystal Hearted Tony McGlone Henry Candy 66/1
135Papua Gary Carter Ian Balding 150/1

* 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

Winner's racing colours Racing silks of Landon Knight.svg
Winner's racing colours

Further details of the winner, Benny the Dip :

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1996.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1997 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 1997 Epsom Derby. [4] [5] [6]

Sires of Classic winners

Entrepreneur (4th) - Shuttled to New Zealand, exported to Japan, exported to Russia

Sires of National Hunt horses

Cloudings (10th)

Silver Patriarch (2nd)

Benny The Dip (1st) - Exported to America before standing in England

Other Stallions

Romanov (3rd) - Exported to America - Exported to Argentina
Fahris (6th) - Fahrisee (three time jumps winner)
Musalsal (8th) - Exported to Cyprus
Bold Demand (9th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Single Empire (11th) - Exported to Italy

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