1999 Epsom Derby
Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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Date | 5 June 1999 |
Winning horse | Oath |
Starting price | 13/2 |
Jockey | Kieren Fallon |
Trainer | Henry Cecil |
Owner | The Thoroughbred Corp. |
← 1998 2000 → |
1-2-3 | ||
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Oath | Daliapour | Beat All |
Also Ran | ||
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4-5-6 | ||
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Housemaster | All The Way | Glamis |
7-8-9 | ||
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Saffron Walden | Compton Admiral | Dubai Millennium |
10-11-12 | ||
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Brancaster | Val Royal | Zaajer |
13-14-15 | ||
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Adair | Salford Express | Lucido |
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Through The Rye | 16 Ran | 2m 37.43s |
The 1999 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 5 June 1999. It was the 220th running of the Derby, and it was won by Oath. The winner was ridden by Kieren Fallon and trained by Henry Cecil. The pre-race favourite Dubai Millennium finished ninth.[1][2][3]
Race details
- Sponsor: Vodafone
- Winner's prize money: £611,450
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Number of runners: 16
- Winner's time: 2m 37.43s
Full result
* | Horse | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
1 | Oath | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 13/2 | |
2 | 1¾ | Daliapour | Gérald Mossé | Luca Cumani | 10/1 |
3 | 1½ | Beat All | Gary Stevens | Sir Michael Stoute | 7/1 |
4 | shd | Housemaster | Willie Ryan | Michael Bell | 12/1 |
5 | 1¼ | All the Way | Johnny Murtagh | Terry Mills | 33/1 |
6 | nk | Glamis | Ray Cochrane | John Gosden | 40/1 |
7 | 1¼ | Saffron Walden | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 8/1 |
8 | 1½ | Compton Admiral | Thierry Jarnet | Gerard Butler | 25/1 |
9 | 1½ | Dubai Millennium | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 5/1 fav |
10 | 3 | Brancaster | Jimmy Fortune | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 20/1 |
11 | hd | Val Royal | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre (FR) | 14/1 |
12 | 1¼ | Zaajer | Richard Hills | Ed Dunlop | 16/1 |
13 | shd | Adair | Daragh O'Donohoe | Saeed bin Suroor | 16/1 |
14 | 1¼ | Salford Express | Pat Eddery | David Elsworth | 12/1 |
15 | 9 | Lucido | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 13/2 |
16 | 1 | Through the Rye | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 100/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Oath:
- Foaled: 22 April 1996, in Ireland
- Sire: Fairy King; Dam: Sheer Audacity (Troy)
- Owner: The Thoroughbred Corp.
- Breeder: Mrs Max Morris
- Rating in 1999 International Classifications: 123
Form analysis
Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1998.
- Daliapour – 3rd Haynes, Hanson and Clark Stakes, 1st Autumn Stakes
- Housemaster – 5th Chesham Stakes, 3rd Racing Post Trophy
- Glamis – 2nd Stardom Stakes, 2nd Royal Lodge Stakes, 3rd Grand Critérium
- Saffron Walden – 2nd Killavullan Stakes
- Compton Admiral – 2nd Chesham Stakes, 2nd Solario Stakes
- Brancaster – 1st Horris Hill Stakes
- Lucido – 3rd Preis des Winterfavoriten
The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1999 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
- Oath – 1st Dee Stakes
- Daliapour – 1st Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial
- Beat All – 1st Newmarket Stakes
- Housemaster – 3rd Feilden Stakes, 4th Chester Vase (disq from 1st)
- Glamis – 3rd Sandown Classic Trial, 7th Dante Stakes
- Saffron Walden – 1st Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, 1st Irish 2,000 Guineas
- Compton Admiral – 1st Craven Stakes, 13th 2,000 Guineas
- Dubai Millennium – 1st Predominate Stakes
- Brancaster – 2nd Craven Stakes, 4th 2,000 Guineas
- Val Royal – 1st Prix Matchem, 1st Prix de Guiche
- Zaajer – 1st Glasgow Stakes
- Salford Express – 1st Dante Stakes
- Lucido – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
- Through the Rye – 4th Dee Stakes
Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
- Daliapour – Coronation Cup (2000), Hong Kong Vase (2000)
- Housemaster – Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup (2000)
- Compton Admiral – Eclipse Stakes (1999)
- Dubai Millennium – Prix Jacques Le Marois (1999), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1999), Dubai World Cup (2000), Prince of Wales's Stakes (2000)
- Val Royal – Breeders' Cup Mile (2001)
Subsequent breeding careers
Leading progeny of participants in the 1999 Epsom Derby.[4][5]
Sires of Classic winners
Dubai Millennium (9th)
- Dubawi - 1st Irish 2,000 Guineas (2005)
- Echo Of Light - 1st Prix Daniel Wildenstein (2006)
- Belenus - 1st Sovereign Stakes (2006)
- Oude - 3rd Champagne Stakes (2004)
Val Royal (11th)
- Cockney Rebel 1st 2000 Guineas Stakes, 1st Irish 2000 Guineas (2007)
- Soy Carambolo - 1st Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (2013)
- Slim Shadey - 2nd Turf Classic Stakes (2012)
- Harper Valley - 3rd Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle (2008)
Sires of National Hunt horses
Daliapour (2nd)
- Le Grande Dame - 2nd Prix Renaud du Vivier (2007)
- Aupcharlie - 2nd Fort Leney Novice Chase (2012)
- Zaliapour - Winner of three listed hurdle races in France
- Sun Zephyr - Winner of two listed hurdle races in France
Saffron Walden (7th) - Initially exported to Japan before standing in Ireland
- Moon Racer - 1st Champion Bumper (2015), 1st Sharp Novices' Hurdle (2016)
Other Stallions
Oath (1st) - Exported to Japan, exported to India - Love Caerna (3rd Yushun Himba 2007)
Beat All (3rd) - Gentleman Jon (1st Badger Ales Trophy 2016)
Compton Admiral (8th) - Beauchamp Xerxes (2nd Cocked Hat Stakes 2009)
Salford Express (14th) - Minor jumps winners
References
External links
- Colour Chart – Derby 1999
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