1983 Epsom Derby

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The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983.

The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century.

Race details

 * Sponsor: none
 * Winner's prize money: £165,080
 * Going: Soft
 * Number of runners: 21
 * Winner's time: 2 minutes, 49.07 seconds

Winner details
Further details of the winner, Teenoso:


 * Foaled: 7 April 1980, in United Kingdom
 * Sire: Youth; Dam: Furioso (Ballymoss)
 * Owner: Eric Moller
 * Breeder: White Lodge Stud

Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982:
 * Gordian – 3rd in Somerville Tattersall Stakes, 2nd in Dewhurst Stakes
 * Lomond – 3rd in National Stakes
 * Pluralisme – 1st in Prix des Chênes
 * Shearwalk – 3rd in Seaton Delaval Stakes
 * Slewpy – 1st in Young America Stakes
 * The Noble Player – 2nd in Washington Singer Stakes, 3rd in Royal Lodge Stakes, 3rd in Grand Critérium

The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1983 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:
 * Carlingford Castle – 1st in Gallinule Stakes
 * Gordian – 1st in Sandown Classic Trial
 * Gun of Navarone – 3rd in Craven Stakes, 2nd in Dante Stakes
 * Lomond – 1st in Gladness Stakes, 1st in 2000 Guineas, 2nd in Irish 2000 Guineas
 * Morcon – 1st in Predominate Stakes
 * Neorion – 2nd in Sandown Classic Trial
 * Pluralisme – 1st in Prix de Guiche
 * Salmon Leap – 1st in Tetrarch Stakes, 1st in Nijinsky Stakes
 * Shearwalk – 1st in Heathorn Stakes, 2nd in Lingfield Derby Trial
 * Slewpy – 3rd in Louisiana Derby
 * Teenoso – 1st in Lingfield Derby Trial
 * Tolomeo – 2nd in 2000 Guineas
 * Wassl – 1st in Greenham Stakes, 1st in Irish 2000 Guineas
 * Yawa – 3rd in Lingfield Derby Trial
 * Zoffany – 1st in Feilden Stakes

Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


 * Slewpy – Meadowlands Cup (1983)
 * Teenoso – Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1984), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1984)
 * Tolomeo – Arlington Million (1983)
 * Yawa – Grand Prix de Paris (1983), Premio Roma (1984)
 * Zoffany – Hollywood Turf Cup (1985), Sunset Handicap (1986), San Luis Rey Handicap (1987)

Subsequent breeding careers
Leading progeny of participants in the 1983 Epsom Derby.

Sires of Classic winners
Lomond (16th) Tolomeo (9th) – Exported to Australia – Exported to Japan
 * Marling – 1st Irish 1000 Guineas (1992)
 * Dark Lomond – 1st Irish St. Leger (1988)
 * Valanour – 1st Grand Prix de Paris (1995)
 * Patrona – dam of Exceed And Excel
 * Innocent King – 1st Australian Derby (1993)
 * Rain Burst – 3rd Fillies' Mile (1988)
 * Daiwa Texas – 3rd Arima Kinen (2000)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners
Slewpy (18th) Salmon Leap (4th) Morcon (8th) – Exported to New Zealand Guns of Navarone (5th) – Exported to New Zealand
 * Thirty Slews – 1st Breeders' Cup Sprint (1992)
 * Mr Nickerson – 3rd Vosburgh Stakes (1989)
 * Helice – dam of Helissio
 * Gift Of The Night – dam of Falbrav
 * Bradawn Breever – 1st Phoenix Stakes (1991)
 * Premier Amour – 3rd Prix de Diane (1989)
 * Upward Trend – 1st Matron Stakes (1989)
 * Farinella – Dam of Beef Or Salmon
 * Solvit – 1st W. S. Cox Plate (1994)
 * Henderson Bay – 1st Sydney Cup (2002)

Sires of National Hunt horses
Teenoso (1st) Carlingford Castle (2nd)
 * Horus – 1st Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase (2004)
 * Young Spartacus – 1st Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup (2003)
 * Her Honour – 2nd Long Distance Hurdle (1995)
 * Young Buster – 1st September Stakes (1991)
 * Inis Cara – 1st Paddy Power Handicap Chase (1999)
 * Visible Difference – 1st Drinmore Chase (1993)
 * Castle Mane – 1st Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (1999)
 * Gretchen's Castle – Dam of Pandorama

Other Stallions
Wassl (14th) – Wiorno (1st Prix Dollar 1991), Ocean Falls (3rd Poule d'Essai des Poulains 1989), Anna Petrovna (dam of Annus Mirabilis) Zoffany (20th) – Clan Osullivan (2nd Golden Slipper Stakes 1992), Miss Zoe (3rd Australian Oaks 2000) The Noble Player (11th) – Tinte Blu (1st Premio Royal Mares 1991), Este (dam of Estejo) Pluralisme (7th) – Exported to Japan – Yamano Casablanca (2nd Oka Sho 1991) Shearwalk (3rd) – Exported to New Zealand – Exported to Australia Gordian (10th) – Exported to Brazil Yawa (Unseated) – Exported to Japan