1998 Epsom Derby

The 1998 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 1998. It was the 219th running of the Derby, and it was won by High-Rise. The winner was ridden by Olivier Peslier and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Cape Verdi finished ninth.[1][2][3]

1998 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date6 June 1998
Winning horseHigh-Rise
Starting price20/1
JockeyOlivier Peslier
TrainerLuca Cumani
OwnerMohammed Obaid al Maktoum

Race details
  • Sponsor: Vodafone
  • Winner's prize money: £598,690
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 15
  • Winner's time: 2m 33.88s

Full result
* Horse Jockey Trainer † SP
1 High-Rise Olivier Peslier Luca Cumani 20/1
2 hd City Honours John Reid Saeed bin Suroor 12/1
3 2½ Border Arrow Ray Cochrane Ian Balding 25/1
4 hd Sunshine Street Johnny Murtagh Noel Meade (IRE) 150/1
5 3 Greek Dance Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 5/1
6 1 The Glow-Worm Darryll Holland Barry Hills 20/1
7 2½ Sadian Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 25/1
8 shd Second Empire Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 9/2
9 2½ Cape Verdi (filly) Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 11/4 fav
10 2 Saratoga Springs Willie Ryan Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 20/1
11 7 Gulland Michael Hills Geoff Wragg 12/1
12 ½ Courteous Richard Quinn Paul Cole 14/1
13 2½ Mutamam Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 50/1
14 6 Haami Richard Hills John Dunlop 20/1
15 7 King of Kings Pat Eddery Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 11/2

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details
Winner's racing colours

Further details of the winner, High-Rise:

  • Foaled: 3 May 1995, in Ireland
  • Sire: High Estate; Dam: High Tern (High Line)
  • Owner: Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
  • Breeder: Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
  • Rating in 1998 International Classifications: 129

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1997.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1998 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1998 Epsom Derby.[4][5][6][7]

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

King Of Kings (15th) Stood in Australia, America, Switzerland and South Africa

Sires of National Hunt horses

Second Empire (8th) - Later exported to South Africa

Sunshine Street (4th)

Other Stallions

City Honours (2nd) - Miley Shah - 1st Grade 3 Hurdle 2012
High-Rise (1st) - Sired winners in Japan before standing in Ireland to sire jumps winners
Greek Dance (5th) - Stood in Germany before retiring due to severe fertility problems
Sadian (7th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Saratoga Springs (10th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Gulland (11th) - Minor jumps winners and flat placed horse
Courteous (12th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Mutamam (13th) - Minor flat winners - Exported to Italy
Haami (14th) - Exported to Cyprus

Broodmare

Cape Verdi (9th)

  • Nabucco - Won ten races - listed wins on flat and over hurdles
  • Benandonner - Thirteen wins on flat including at Shergar Cup
  • Thoura - Won thrice at three before suffering fatal injury

References
  1. 1998
  2. sportinglife.com
  3. Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 161. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
  4. "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Racing Post. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. "GREEK DANCE RETIRED FROM STUD DUTIES" (PDF). thoroughbreddailynews.com. Thoroughbred Daily News. 3 April 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. "Cyprus Thoroughbred Stud Book Volume 6" (PDF). cyprusturfclub.com.cy. Cyprus Turf Club. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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