1983 Epsom Derby

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{{Infobox horse race

|name = 1983 Epsom Derby

|horse race = Derby

|image =

|caption =

|location = Epsom Downs Racecourse

|date = 1 June 1983

|winning horse = Teenoso

|starting price = 9/2 Fav

|winning jockey = Lester Piggott

|winning trainer = Geoff Wragg

|winning owner = Eric Moller

|conditions = Soft

|previous=1982

|next=1984

}}

{{Jockey colours header

| name = Epsom Derby 1983}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 1-2-3

| image1 = File:Owner Mollers Racing.svg

| alt1 = Chocolate, Gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap

| caption1 = Teenoso

| image2 = File:Owner Mr T F Roe.svg

| alt2 = Scarlet, scarlet cap with navy blue hoops

| caption2 = Carlingford Castle

| image3 = File:Owner Robert Sangster_light_blue_cap.svg

| alt3 = Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, light blue cap

| caption3 = Shearwalk

}}

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! colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black; background-color: #77DD77;" | Also Ran

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 4-5-6

| image1 = File:Owner Robert Sangster_red_cap.svg

| alt1 = Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, red cap

| caption1 = Salmon Leap

| image2 = File:Owner Capt M Lemos.svg

| alt2 = Royal blue, white hoop on body, striped cap

| caption2 = Guns of Navarone

| image3 = File:Owner Yazid and Ahmed Ltd.svg

| alt3 = Yellow, blue diamonds on body, blue cap, yellow spots

| caption3 = Naar

}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 7-8-9

| image1 = File:Owner Wertheimer and Frere.svg

| alt1 = Royal blue, white seams, sleeves and cap

| caption1 = Pluralisme

| image2 = File:Owner Lord Rotherwick.svg

| alt2 = Light blue, white sleeves, quartered cap

| caption2 = Morcon

| image3 = File:Owner c d alessio.svg

| alt3 = Red and white hoops, green sleeves, red cap

| caption3 = Tolomeo

}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 10-11-12

| image1 = File:Owner Niarchos Family.svg

| alt1 = Dark blue, light blue cross belts, striped sleeves, white cap

| caption1 = Gordian

| image2 = File:Owner Robert Sangster_yellow_cap.svg

| alt2 = Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, yellow cap

| caption2 = The Noble Player

| image3 = File:Owner Mrs P Jarvis.svg

| alt3 = Green, white striped sleeves, white cap, green star

| caption3 = Mitilini

}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 13-14-15

| image1 = File:Owner Capt M Lemos_white_cap.svg

| alt1 = Royal blue, white hoop on body, white cap

| caption1 = Neorion

| image2 = File:Owner Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum.svg

| alt2 = Yellow, black epaulets

| caption2 = Wassl

| image3 = File:Owner Lady Matthews.svg

| alt3 = Brown and orange check, orange sleeves, quartered cap

| caption3 = Tivian

}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 16-17-18

| image1 = File:Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg

| alt1 = Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots

| caption1 = Lomond

| image2 = File:Owner Be Hopeful Partnership.svg

| alt2 = Black, yellow hooped sleeves, yellow cap

| caption2 = Slewpy

| image3 = File:Owner Geoffrey Kaye.svg

| alt3 = Yellow, emerald green star, hooped cap

| caption3 = Appeal To Me

}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 19-20-21

| image1 = File:Owner Mr Zeid Al-Kulaib.svg

| alt1 = Black and white hoops, black cap, white diamond

| caption1 = Holmbury

| image2 = File:Owner Mr Anthony Speelman.svg

| alt2 = White, orange and white striped cap

| caption2 = Zoffany

| image3 = File:Owner Elisha Holding.svg

| alt3 = White, emerald green cross of lorraine

| caption3 = Yawa

}}

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The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983.

The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century.