1993 Epsom Derby

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{{Infobox horse race

|name = 1993 Epsom Derby

|horse race =

|image =

|caption =

|location = Epsom Downs Racecourse

|date = 2 June 1993

|winning horse = Commander in Chief

|starting price = 15/2

|winning jockey = Michael Kinane

|winning trainer = Henry Cecil

|winning owner = Khalid ibn Abdullah

|conditions =

|previous=1992

|next=1994

}}

{{Jockey colours header

| name = Epsom Derby 1993}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 1-2-3

| image1 = File:Owner Mr K Abdulla_white_cap.svg

| alt1 = Green, pink sash, white sleeves and cap

| caption1 = Commander In Chief

| image2 = File:Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum_blue_spots.svg

| alt2 = Royal blue, white chevron, white cap, blue spots

| caption2 = Blue Judge

| image3 = File:Owner Mr Wafic Said.svg

| alt3 = Dark green, white chevron and sleeves, white cap, black star

| caption3 = Blues Traveller

}}

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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_yellow_cap.svg

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

| caption1 = Cairo Prince

| image2 = File:Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg

| alt2 = Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

| caption2 = Barathea

| image3 = File:Owner Mrs G A E Smith.svg

| alt3 = Dark blue, yellow epaulets, yellow sleeves, dark blue armlets, quartered cap

| caption3 = Bob's Return

}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 7-8-9

| image1 = File:Owner Mr B E Nielsen.svg

| alt1 = Black, yellow cap

| caption1 = Redenham

| image2 = File:Owner Prestonwood Farm Inc.svg

| alt2 = Red, dark green sash, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap

| caption2 = Wolf Prince

| image3 = File:Owner Beverly and Robert Lewis.svg

| alt3 = Green, yellow hoops, yellow sleeves and cap

| caption3 = Fatherland

}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 10-11-12

| image1 = File:Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg

| alt1 = Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

| caption1 = Tenby

| image2 = File:Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum_red_cap.svg

| alt2 = Royal blue, white chevron, red cap

| caption2 = Desert Team

| image3 = File:Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg

| alt3 = Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots

| caption3 = Planetary Aspect

}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 13-14-15

| image1 = File:Owner Mr Paul Green.svg

| alt1 = Light blue, dark blue diamond and diamond on cap

| caption1 = Geisway

| image2 = File:Owner Mrs June M Sifton.svg

| alt2 = Pink, dark green spots

| caption2 = Canaska Star

| image3 = File:Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg

| alt3 = Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap

| caption3 = Shareek

}}

{{Jockey colours row

| year = 16

| image1 = File:Owner F M Kalla.svg

| alt1 = Pink, purple epaulets and cap

| caption1 = Zind

| image2 = File: (at)-white.svg

| alt2 = 16 Ran

| caption2 = 16 Ran

| image3 = File: (at)-white.svg

| alt3 =

| caption3 = 2m 34.51s

}}

{{Jockey colours footer}}

The 1993 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 2 June 1993. It was the 214th running of the Derby, and it was won by Commander in Chief. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by Henry Cecil. The pre-race favourite Tenby finished tenth.{{Racing Post|114325|1993|06|02|racingpost.com}}{{cite book|title=Derby Days|year=2004|publisher=Tempus|isbn=0-7524-3202-8|page=140}}

Race details

  • Sponsor: Ever Ready
  • Winner's prize money: £447,580
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 16
  • Winner's time: 2m 34.51s

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Full result

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| width="160px" | Horse

| width="160px" | Jockey

| width="190px" | Trainer

| width="80px" | SP

1

|

| Commander in Chief

| Michael Kinane

| Henry Cecil

| 15/2

2

|

| Blue Judge

| Bruce Raymond

| Jim Bolger (IRE)

| 150/1

3

|

| Blues Traveller

| Darryll Holland

| Barry Hills

| 150/1

4

| 3

| Cairo Prince

| Willie Carson

| Peter Chapple-Hyam

| 50/1

5

| shd

| Barathea

| Michael Roberts

| Luca Cumani

| 11/1

6

| 5

| Bob's Return

| Philip Robinson

| Mark Tompkins

| 15/1

7

| nk

| Redenham

| Richard Quinn

| Richard Hannon, Sr.

| 150/1

8

| 7

| Wolf Prince

| Frankie Dettori

| Michael Dickinson (USA)

| 40/1

9

| nk

| Fatherland

| Lester Piggott

| Vincent O'Brien (IRE)

| 8/1

10

| 1

| Tenby

| Pat Eddery

| Henry Cecil

| 4/5 fav

11

| nk

| Desert Team

| Christy Roche

| Jim Bolger (IRE)

| 25/1

12

|

| Planetary Aspect

| John Reid

| Peter Chapple-Hyam

| 16/1

13

| ½

| Geisway

| Cash Asmussen

| Richard Hannon, Sr.

| 25/1

14

|

| Canaska Star

| Alan Munro

| Paul Kelleway

| 200/1

15

| ¾

| Shareek

| Walter Swinburn

| Michael Stoute

| 40/1

16

| 15

| Zind

| Ray Cochrane

| Peter Chapple-Hyam

| 150/1

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Commander in Chief:

Form analysis

=Two-year-old races=

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1992.

=The road to Epsom=

Early-season appearances in 1993 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 1993 Epsom Derby.{{cite web |url=http://galopp-sieger.de/ |title=Stammtafeln |website=Galopp Sieger |publisher=Galopp Sieger |access-date=23 April 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/search/?tab=profiles&page=1&query=&profiles_type=horses_profiles |work=Racing Post |title=Profiles Search |access-date=23 April 2020}}

=Sires of Group/Grade One winners=

Barathea (5th)

Blues Traveller (3rd) - Exported to New Zealand before finishing stud career in Ireland

=Sires of National Hunt horses=

Bob's Return (6th)

=Other Stallions=

Commander In Chief (1st) - Ein Bride (1st Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes 1997), Rascal Suzuka (2nd Tenno Sho 2000), Damsire of Little Amapola (Champion Japanese Three-Year-Old Filly 2008)
Tenby (10th) - Sun Zeppelin (2nd Satsuki Shō 2007), Carry The Flag (3rd Singapore Airlines International Cup 2000), Mirjan (1st Northumberland Plate 2004)
Blue Judge (2nd) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Wolf Prince (8th) - Exported to America
Desert Team (11th) - Exported to South Africa
Planetary Aspect (12th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia

References

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