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1989 Epsom Derby
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1989 Epsom Derby Derby Epsom Downs Racecourse 7 June 1989 Nashwan 5/4 fav Willie Carson Dick Hern Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum 1988 1990
Epsom Derby 1989
1-2-3 File:Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Nashwan File:Owner The Dowager Lady Beaverbrook.svg Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap Terimon File:Owner Lady Harrison.svg Light green, dark blue hooped sleeves, striped cap Cacoethes
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4-5-6 File:Owner H H Prince Yazid Saud.svg Yellow, blue diamonds on body and diamond on cap Ile De Nisky File:Owner Marquesa de Moratalla.svg Red, pale green cap Mill Pond File:Owner C R Kilroy.svg Black and yellow diamonds, striped sleeves, yellow cap, black spots Gran Alba
7-8-9 File:Owner Classic Thoroughbred Plc.svg Emerald green, orange sash, white cap Classic Fame File:Owner H H Aga Khan.svg emerald Green, Red epaulettes Torjoun File:Owner Ian Flockton Developments Limited.svg Light blue, red star, red and white quartered cap Flockton's Own
10-11-12 File:Owner Ballymacoll Stud.svg Pale blue, yellow and white check cap Prince Of Dance File:Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Warrshan File:Owner Lady Harrison.svg Light green, dark blue hooped sleeves, striped cap Polar Run
The 1989 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 7 June 1989. It was the 210th running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Nashwan. The winner was ridden by Willie Carson and trained by Dick Hern.95300 1989 06 07 racingpost.comDerby Days 2004 Tempus 0-7524-3202-8 125
Race details
Sponsor: Ever Ready
Winner's prize money: £296,000
Going: Good
Number of runners: 12
Winner's time: 2m 34.90s
Full result
* Horse Jockey Trainer † SP 1 Nashwan Willie Carson Dick Hern 5/4 fav 2 5 Terimon Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 500/1 3 2 Cacoethes Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 3/1 4 ½ Ile de Nisky George Duffield Geoff Huffer 20/1 5 2 Mill Pond Pat Eddery Patrick Biancone (FR) 16/1 6 2 Gran Alba Brian Rouse Richard Hannon, Sr. 80/1 7 6 Classic Fame John Reid Vincent O'Brien (IRE) 33/1 8 ¾ Torjoun Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 11/1 9 3 Flockton's Own Richard Hills J. R. Shaw 500/1 10 hd Prince of Dance Steve Cauthen Dick Hern 11/2 11 15 Warrshan Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 13/1 12 25 Polar Run Tony Clark Guy Harwood 250/1
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Nashwan:
Foaled: March 1, 1986, in Kentucky, USA
Sire: Blushing Groom; Dam: Height of Fashion (Bustino)
Owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum
Breeder: Hamdan Al Maktoum
Rating in 1989 International Classifications: 131
Form analysis
Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1988.
Nashwan – 1st Autumn Stakes
Terimon – 4th Washington Singer Stakes, 6th Middle Park Stakes
Cacoethes – 3rd Autumn Stakes
Gran Alba – 5th Horris Hill Stakes, 3rd Burr Stakes
Classic Fame – 1st National Stakes, 1st Beresford Stakes
Prince of Dance – 1st Champagne Stakes, 1st Dewhurst Stakes (dead-heat)
Polar Run – 2nd Solario Stakes, 4th Futurity Stakes
The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1989 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
Nashwan – 1st 2,000 Guineas
Terimon – 2nd Thirsk Classic Trial
Cacoethes – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
Gran Alba – 4th Predominate Stakes
Classic Fame – 5th Irish 2,000 Guineas
Torjoun – 1st Dante Stakes
Flockton's Own – 6th Dante Stakes
Prince of Dance – 1st Newmarket Stakes
Warrshan – 3rd Chester Vase, 1st Predominate Stakes
Polar Run – 2nd Warren Stakes
Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Nashwan – Eclipse Stakes (1989), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1989)
Terimon – International Stakes (1991)
Cacoethes – Turf Classic (1990)
Gran Alba – Christmas Hurdle (1991)
Subsequent breeding careers
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Sires of Group/Grade One winners
Nashwan (1st)
Swain - Champion Older Horse (1998)
Bago - Champion Three-year-old Colt (2004)
Aqaarid - 2nd 1000 Guineas Stakes (1995)
One So Wonderful - 1st International Stakes (1998)
Sires of National Hunt horses
Terimon (2nd)
Scots Grey - 3rd Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup (2003)
Roman Ark - 1st Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle (2005)
Dusty Too - Dam of Simonsig
Third Party - Dam of Countrywide Flame (1st Fighting Fifth Hurdle 2012), (1st Triumph Hurdle 2012)
Other Stallions
Warrshan (11th) - Fleet Hill (1st Superlative Stakes 1994 - Dam of dual G3 winner African Dream)Mill Pond (5th) - Exported to Czech Republic - Kedon (3rd Velká pardubická 2002), Valldemoso (3rd Velká pardubická 2011)Classic Fame (7th) - Exported to New Zealand - Power And Fame (3rd New Zealand 2000 Guineas 1998)Gran Alba (6th) - Minor jumps winnersCacoethes (3rd) - Exported to JapanIle de Nisky (4th) - Exported to Saudi ArabiaTorjoun (8th) - Exported to ChileFlockton's Own (9th) - Sired minor winnerPolar Run (12th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
References
External links
Colour Chart – Derby 1989
Epsom Derby
1989
Category:1989 in British sport
Epsom Derby
Category:20th century in Surrey