Trial races for the Epsom Derby

Trial races for the Epsom Derby are horse races during April and May which are contested by three-year-olds likely to run in The Derby in early June.

Most Derby runners appear in at least one race in the weeks before the event, although some, such as the winners Lammtarra and Shaamit, may arrive at Epsom with no previous run as a three-year-old.

The leading trial of recent years has been the Dante Stakes, which has been contested by seven subsequent winners of the Derby in the last twenty-four years. The following table shows any race classed at Listed level or above which served as a trial for a Derby winner during the period 1992 to 2018.

Race Derby winners from race 1992–2017 (won unless stated)
Prix La ForcePour Moi (3rd)
Feilden StakesErhaab (2nd), Golden Horn
Craven StakesDr Devious (2nd), Masar
Ballysax StakesSinndar (2nd), Galileo, High Chaparral, Harzand
Sandown Classic TrialBenny the Dip (2nd)
2,000 GuineasSir Percy (2nd), New Approach (2nd), Sea the Stars, Camelot, Australia (3rd), Masar (3rd)
Kentucky DerbyDr Devious (7th)
Dee StakesOath, Kris Kin
Lingfield Derby TrialHigh-Rise
Prix GreffulhePour Moi
Chester VaseRuler of the World, Wings of Eagles (2nd)
Derrinstown Stud Derby TrialSinndar, Galileo, High Chaparral
Dante StakesErhaab, Benny the Dip, North Light, Motivator, Authorized, Workforce (2nd), Golden Horn
Glasgow Stakes(No longer a trial)Commander in Chief
Cocked Hat StakesTroy
Irish 2,000 GuineasNew Approach (2nd)
Unraced as 3-y-oLammtarra, Shaamit

2015 Derby contenders

Notable early-season appearances by horses which ran in the 2015 Epsom Derby.

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