1984 Epsom Derby

1984 Epsom Derby
Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	6 June 1984
Winning horse	Secreto
SP	14/1
Jockey	Christy Roche
Trainer	David O'Brien
Owner	Luigi Miglietti
Conditions	Good

The 1984 Epsom Derby was the 205th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 6 June 1984. It was the first edition of the race to be commercially sponsored and was known as the Ever Ready Derby. The sponsorship meant that the first prize of £227,680 was the biggest in the history of the race.

The race was won by Luigi Miglietti's Secreto at odds of 14/1, ridden by Christy Roche and trained in Ireland by David O'Brien. The favourite El Gran Senor, trained by David O'Brien's father Vincent finished second by a short head. The colt's win was a first success in the race for owner, trainer and jockey. At the age of 27, David O'Brien was one of the youngest men to have trained a Derby winner.

Race details

Sponsor: Ever Ready
Winner's prize money: £227,680
Going: Good
Number of runners: 17
Winner's time: 2 minutes, 39.12 seconds^[1]

Full result

Race result^[2]

	Dist *	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1		Secreto	Christy Roche	David O'Brien (IRE)	14/1
2	shd	El Gran Senor	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	8/11
3	3	Mighty Flutter	Brian Rouse	David Elsworth	66/1
4	1½	At Talaq	Richard Hills	Harry Thomson Jones	250/1
5	1½	Alphabatim	Lester Piggott	Guy Harwood	11/2
6	1½	Telios	Geoff Baxter	Bruce Hobbs	100/1
7	1½	Long Pond	George Duffield	Paul Kelleway	150/1
8	5	Kaytu	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	12/1
9	1	Sheer Heights	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	100/1
10	2	Ilium	Tony Murray	Harry Thomson Jones	16/1
11	6	Pigwidgeon	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	150/1
12	7	Elegant Air	Bruce Raymond	Ian Balding	50/1
13	3	Claude Monet	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	12/1
14	4	My Volga Boatman	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	33/1
15	7	Sassanoco	Trevor Rogers	Harry Thomson Jones	500/1
16	1	Northern Fred	Gary Moore	Charles Milbank (FR)	150/1
17		Cataldi	Tony Clark	Guy Harwood	250/1

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Secreto:

Foaled: 12 February 1981, in Maryland, United States
Sire: Northern Dancer; Dam: Betty's Secret (Secretariat)
Owner: Luigi Miglietti
Breeder: E. P. Taylor

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1983:^[3]

Alphabatim - 1st in William Hill Futurity
El Gran Senor - 1st in Railway Stakes, 1st in National Stakes, 1st in Dewhurst Stakes
Elegant Air - 2nd in Lanson Champagne Stakes, 1st in Horris Hill Stakes
Ilium - 3rd in William Hill Futurity
My Volga Boatman - 2nd in Horris Hill Stakes

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1984 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:^[4]

Alphabatim – 1st in Sandown Classic Trial, 1st in Lingfield Derby Trial
El Gran Senor – 1st in Gladness Stakes, 1st in 2000 Guineas
Claude Monet – 1st in Heathorn Stakes, 1st in Dante Stakes
Ilium - 1st in Predominate Stakes
Kaytu – 1st in Chester Vase
Long Pond – 1st in Blue Riband Trial Stakes
Northern Fred – 2nd in Premio Presidente della Repubblica
Pigwidgeon - 3rd in Heathorn Stakes
Secreto – 1st in Tetrarch Stakes, 3rd in Irish 2000 Guineas
Telios – 3rd in Craven Stakes

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Alphabatim – Hollywood Turf Cup (1984, 1986)
At Talaq – Grand Prix de Paris (1984), Melbourne Cup (1986)
El Gran Senor – Irish Derby (1984)

References

↑ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1999). A Century of Champions. Portway Press,. ISBN 9781901570151.
↑ Ikerrin, David, ed. (1985). Ladbrokes Flat Racing Companion 1985. Presteigne: Aesculus Press. p. 65. ISBN 0950933813.
↑ Timeform staff (1984). Racehorses of 1983. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-40-5.
↑ Timeform (1985). Racehorses of 1984. Timeform. ISBN 0-900-59940-5.

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