2001 Epsom Derby

2001 Epsom Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	9 June 2001
Winning horse	Galileo
Starting price	11/4 jf
Jockey	Michael Kinane
Trainer	Aidan O'Brien
Owner	Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier
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Epsom Derby 2001
1-2-3

Galileo	Golan	Tobougg

Also Ran
4-5-6

Mr Combustible	Storming Home	Perfect Sunday
7-8-9

Dilshaan	Putra Sandhurst	Sunny Glenn
10-11-12

Chancellor	King Carew	Cashel Bay

The 2001 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 9 June 2001. It was the 222nd running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race joint favourite Galileo. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by Aidan O'Brien. The other joint favourite Golan finished second.

Race details

Sponsor: Vodafone
Winner's prize money: £580,000
Going: Good to Firm
Number of runners: 12
Winner's time: 2m 33.27s

Full result

	*	Horse	Jockey	Trainer ^†	SP
1		Galileo	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	11/4 jf
2	3½	Golan	Pat Eddery	Sir Michael Stoute	11/4 jf
3	nk	Tobougg	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	9/1
4	1¾	Mr Combustible	Richard Hills	Barry Hills	20/1
5	½	Storming Home	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	14/1
6	nk	Perfect Sunday	Richard Hughes	Barry Hills	9/2
7	1¾	Dilshaan	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	5/1
8	1	Putra Sandhurst	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	16/1
9	nk	Sunny Glenn	Jason Weaver	Nick Littmoden	150/1
10	6	Chancellor	Richard Quinn	Barry Hills	25/1
11	1¾	King Carew	Craig Williams	Mick Channon	200/1
12	1½	Cashel Bay	John Carroll	Luke Comer (IRE)	300/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Galileo:

Foaled: 30 March 1998 in Ireland
Sire: Sadler's Wells; Dam: Urban Sea (Miswaki)
Owner: Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor
Breeder: David Tsui and Orpendale
Rating in 2001 International Classifications: 129

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2000.

Tobougg – 1st Prix de la Salamandre, 1st Dewhurst Stakes
Storming Home – 2nd Solario Stakes, 9th Somerville Tattersall Stakes
Perfect Sunday – 2nd Washington Singer Stakes
Dilshaan – 1st Racing Post Trophy
King Carew – 5th Autumn Stakes
Cashel Bay – 16th Eyrefield Stakes

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2001 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Galileo – 1st Ballysax Stakes, 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Golan – 1st 2,000 Guineas
Tobougg – 9th 2,000 Guineas
Mr Combustible – 1st Chester Vase
Storming Home – 1st Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 3rd Dante Stakes
Perfect Sunday – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
Dilshaan – 1st Dante Stakes
Putra Sandhurst – 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial
Sunny Glenn – 2nd Feilden Stakes, 6th Lingfield Derby Trial
Chancellor – 1st Sandown Classic Trial
Cashel Bay – 5th Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, 4th Amethyst Stakes, 6th Saval Beg Stakes, 12th Irish 2,000 Guineas

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Galileo – Irish Derby (2001), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2001)
Golan – King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2002)
Storming Home – Champion Stakes (2002), Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship (2003)

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2001 Epsom Derby.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Sires of Classic winners

Galileo (1st) - Eleven time leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland and sire of 40 individual classic winners as of June 2020

Frankel - 1st 2000 Guineas Stakes (2011), European Champion Two-Year-Old, Three-Year Old and Older Horse
Australia - 1st Epsom Derby, 1st Irish Derby (2014)
Waldgeist - 1st Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2019)
Rip Van Winkle - 1st Sussex Stakes (2009), 1st Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2009), 1st International Stakes (2010)
Nightime - 1st Irish 1000 Guineas (2006) - Dam of Ghaiyyath (1st Coronation Cup 2020)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Golan (2nd)

Beauty Flash - 1st Hong Kong Mile (2010), 1st Hong Kong Stewards' Cup (2011), 1st Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (2011)
Kibbutz - 1st Victoria Derby (2007)
Missunited - 1st Galway Hurdle (2013), 2nd Ascot Gold Cup (2014)
Golan Way - 1st Sharp Novices' Hurdle

Tobougg (3rd)

The Pooka - 1st New Zealand 2000 Guineas (2007)
Penny's Gift - 1st German 1,000 Guineas (2009)
Screen Star - Dam of Lumiere (1st Cheveley Park Stakes 2015) and Sheikha Reika (1st E. P. Taylor Stakes 2018)
Bouggler - 1st Mersey Novices' Hurdle (2009)

Storming Home (5th)

Lion Tamer - 1st Victoria Derby (2010)
Jakkalberry - 1st Gran Premio di Milano (2010)
Flying Cloud - 2nd Pretty Polly Stakes (2010)
Tempestatefloresco - 1st Summer Cup (2017)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Mr Combustible (4th)

Goulanes - 1st Towton Novices' Chase (2013)
Same Difference - 1st Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (2013)
Busty Brown - 1st Monksfield Novice Hurdle (2012)
Mackeys Forge - 2nd Festival Novice Hurdle (2011)

Other Stallions

Dilshaan (7th) - Damsire of Va Bank (3rd Bayerisches Zuchtrennen 2018)
Putra Sandhurst (8th) - Sired minor jumps winner

References

2001
sportinglife.com
Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 175. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.

^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

External links

Colour Chart – Derby 2001

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