2010 Epsom Derby

2010 Epsom Derby

Derby
The race is led by pacemaker At First Sight.
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	5 June 2010
Winning horse	Workforce
SP	6/1
Jockey	Ryan Moore
Trainer	Michael Stoute
Owner	Prince Khalid Abdullah

The 2010 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 5 June 2010. It was the 231st running of the Derby and was won by Workforce in a course record time.^[1] The winner was ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Sir Michael Stoute. The pre-race favourite was Jan Vermeer.^[2]

Race details

• Sponsor: Investec
• Winner's prize money: £771,504
• Going: Good to firm
• Number of runners: 12^[3]
• Winner's time: 2:31.33

Full result

	*	Horse	Jockey	Trainer ^†	SP
1		Workforce	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	6-1
2	7	At First Sight	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	100-1
3	½	Rewilding	Frankie Dettori	Mahmood al Zarooni	9-2
4	4	Jan Vermeer	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	9-4F
5	hd	Midas Touch	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	6-1
6	½	Al Zir	Kieren Fallon	Saeed bin Suroor	14-1
7	hd	Coordinated Cut	Jamie Spencer	Michael Bell	20-1
8	3¾	Buzzword	Ahmed Ajtebi	Mahmood al Zarooni	40-1
9	1¾	Hot Prospect	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	50-1
10	16	Azmeel	William Buick	John Gosden	14-1
11	1¾	Ted Spread	Michael Hills	Mark Tompkins	28-1
12	2	Bullet Train	Tom Queally	Henry Cecil	13-2

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Workforce:

• Foaled: 2007
• Sire: King's Best; Dam: Soviet Moon
• Owner: Prince Khalid Abdullah
• Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
• Rating in 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the 2010 Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2009:

• Jan Vermeer - 1st Critérium International
• Midas Touch - 4th Critérium International
• Al Zir - 3rd Racing Post Trophy
• Coordinated Cut - 10th Racing Post Trophy
• Buzzword - 2nd Richmond Stakes, 2nd Solario Stakes, 1st Prix La Rochette, 3rd Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, 5th Dewhurst Stakes, 5th Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
• Hot Prospect - 6th Silver Tankard Stakes
• Azmeel - 1st Washington Singer Stakes
• Ted Spread - 3rd Zetland Stakes

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2010 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:

• Workforce – 2nd Dante Stakes
• At First Sight – 2nd Ballysax Stakes, 3rd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
• Rewilding – 2nd Prix Noailles, 1st Cocked Hat Stakes
• Jan Vermeer - 1st Gallinule Stakes
• Midas Touch – 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
• Al Zir - 9th 2,000 Guineas
• Coordinated Cut - 3rd Dante Stakes
• Buzzword - 14th 2,000 Guineas, 4th Poule d'Essai des Poulains
• Hot Prospect - 3rd Lingfield Derby Trial
• Azmeel - 2nd Bet365 Classic Trial, 1st Dee Stakes
• Ted Spread - 1st Chester Vase
• Bullet Train - 1st Lingfield Derby Trial

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

• Buzzword – Deutsches Derby (2010)
• Rewilding - Dubai Sheema Classic (2011), Prince of Wales's Stakes (2011)
• Workforce - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2010)

References

1. Workforce wins the Derby Sky Sports, 4 June 2010
2. Jan Vermeer leads Derby field of 12 runners at Epsom BBC Sport, 4 June 2010
3. Racing Card: 4:00 – Epsom Racing Post, 5 June 2010

External links

• "Epsom Result 5 June 2010 Investec Derby (Group 1)". Racing Post
• Epsom 16:00 – Result: Investec Derby Sporting Life, 5 June 2010