1983 Epsom Derby

1983 Epsom Derby
Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	1 June 1983
Winning horse	Teenoso
Starting price	9/2 Fav
Jockey	Lester Piggott
Trainer	Geoff Wragg
Owner	Eric Moller
Conditions	Soft
	← 1982 1984 →

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.

Epsom Derby 1983
1-2-3

Teenoso	Carlingford Castle	Shearwalk

Also Ran
4-5-6

Salmon Leap	Guns of Navarone	Naar
7-8-9

Pluralisme	Morcon	Tolomeo
10-11-12

Gordian	The Noble Player	Mitilini
13-14-15

Neorion	Wassl	Tivian
16-17-18

Lomond	Slewpy	Appeal To Me
19-20-21

Holmbury	Zoffany	Yawa

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

Full result

	Dist *	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1		Teenoso	Lester Piggott	Geoff Wragg	9-2
2	3	Carlingford Castle	Mick Kinane	Liam Browne (IRE)	14-1
3	3	Shearwalk	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	18-1
4	shd	Salmon Leap	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	11-2
5	2½	Guns of Navarone	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	20-1
6	8	Naar	Joe Mercer	Peter Walwyn	100-1
7	½	Pluralisme	Freddy Head	Alec Head (FR)	18-1
8	4	Morcon	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	17-2
9	hd	Tolomeo	Gianfranco Dettori	Luca Cumani	14-1
10	1	Gordian	Cash Asmussen	Guy Harwood	25-1
11	nk	The Noble Player	Steve Cauthen	Barry Hills	16-1
12		Mitilini	Geoff Baxter	Ron Boss	500-1
13		Neorion	Brian Rouse	Clive Brittain	150-1
14		Wassl	Tony Murray	John Dunlop	10-1
15		Tivian	Sandy Barclay	Clive Brittain	500-1
16		Lomond	Willie Shoemaker	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	9-1
17		Appeal To Me	John Reid	Paul Kelleway	500-1
18		Slewpy	Yves Saint-Martin	S Watters, jnr. (USA)	100-1
19		Holmbury	M Miller	Geoff Huffer	1000-1
20		Zoffany	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	28-1
U		Yawa	Philip Waldron	Geoff Lewis	50-1

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

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982:^[1]

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:^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Sires of Classic winners

Lomond (16th)

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

Tolomeo (9th) – Exported to Australia – Exported to Japan

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)

Thirty Slews – 1st Breeders' Cup Sprint (1992)
Mr Nickerson – 3rd Vosburgh Stakes (1989)
Helice – dam of Helissio
Gift Of The Night – dam of Falbrav

Salmon Leap (4th)

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

Morcon (8th) – Exported to New Zealand

Solvit – 1st W. S. Cox Plate (1994)

Guns of Navarone (5th) – Exported to New Zealand

Henderson Bay – 1st Sydney Cup (2002)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Teenoso (1st)

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)

Carlingford Castle (2nd)

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

References

^ Timeform staff (1983). Racehorses of 1982. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-35-9.
^ Timeform staff (1984). Racehorses of 1983. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-40-5.
^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "Stud Book – Shearwalk". loveracing.nz. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "Stallion Reports – Pluralisme". jbis.jp. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

External links

Colour Chart – Derby 1983

[Timeform1982-1] Timeform staff (1983). Racehorses of 1982. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-35-9.

[Timeform1983-2] Timeform staff (1984). Racehorses of 1983. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-40-5.

[3] "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[4] "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[5] "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[6] "Stud Book – Shearwalk". loveracing.nz. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[7] "Stallion Reports – Pluralisme". jbis.jp. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

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