Location Epsom Downs Racecourse Winning horse Shergar Jockey Walter Swinburn | Date 3 June 1981 SP 10/11 Fav Trainer Michael Stoute | |
The 1981 Epsom Derby was the 202nd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 3 June 1981.
Contents
- Race details
- Full result
- Winner details
- Two year old races
- The road to Epsom
- Subsequent Group 1 wins
- References
The race was won by the Aga Khan's Shergar, at odds of 10/11 ridden by the nineteen-year-old jockey Walter Swinburn and trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Michael Stoute. The winning margin of ten lengths was the largest in the history of the race. However, the winning time of 2:44.21 was the slowest since 1946.
Race details
Full result
Winner details
Further details of the winner, Shergar:
Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1980:
The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1981 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:
Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
References
1981 Epsom Derby Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA