2010 Epsom Derby
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{{Infobox horse race
|name = 2010 Epsom Derby
|horse race = Derby
|image = 2010 Epsom Derby.jpg
|caption = The race is led by pacemaker At First Sight.
|location = Epsom Downs Racecourse
|date = 5 June 2010
|winning horse = Workforce
|starting price = 6/1
|winning jockey = Ryan Moore
|winning trainer = Michael Stoute
|winning owner = Prince Khalid Abdullah
|conditions =
|previous=2009
|next=2011
}}
{{Jockey colours header
| name = Epsom Derby 2010}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1-2-3
| image1 = File:Owner Mr K Abdulla_2nd.svg
| alt1 = Green, pink sash, white sleeves
| caption1 = Workforce
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg
| alt2 = Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
| caption2 = At First Sight
| image3 = File:Owner Godolphin.svg
| alt3 = Royal blue
| caption3 = Rewilding
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! colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black; background-color: #77DD77;" | Also Ran
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| year = 4-5-6
| image1 = File:Owner Michael Tabor.svg
| alt1 = Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap
| caption1 = Jan Vermeer
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg
| alt2 = Dark blue
| caption2 = Midas Touch
| image3 = File:Owner Godolphin_red_cap.svg
| alt3 = Royal blue, red cap
| caption3 = Al Zir
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{{Jockey colours row
| year = 7-8-9
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Lawrie Inman.svg
| alt1 = White, emerald green star, emerald green sleeves, white stars, white cap, emerald green star
| caption1 = Coordinated Cut
| image2 = File:Owner Godolphin_white _cap.svg
| alt2 = Royal blue, white cap
| caption2 = Buzzword
| image3 = File:Owner Mr A D Spence.svg
| alt3 = Red, white sleeves, blue and white striped cap
| caption3 = Hot Prospect
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| year = 10-11-12
| image1 = File:Owner Mr M J Al-Qatami.svg
| alt1 = Royal blue, royal blue cap, red star
| caption1 = Azmeel
| image2 = File:Owner Mr G Barrett.svg
| alt2 = Light blue and maroon (quartered), light blue sleeves, maroon armlets
| caption2 = Ted Spread
| image3 = File:Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg
| alt3 = Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
| caption3 = Bullet Train
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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.[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_6192690,00.html Workforce wins the Derby] Sky Sports, 4 June 2010 The winner was ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Sir Michael Stoute. The pre-race favourite was Jan Vermeer.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/8718010.stm Jan Vermeer leads Derby field of 12 runners at Epsom] BBC Sport, 4 June 2010
Race details
- Sponsor: Investec
- Winner's prize money: £771,504
- Going: Good to firm
- Number of runners: 12[https://www.racingpost.com/results/17/epsom/2010-06-05/470170 Racing Card: 4:00 – Epsom] Racing Post, 5 June 2010
- Winner's time: 2:31.33
Full result
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1
| | 6-1 |
2
| 7 | At First Sight | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 100-1 |
3
| ½ | 9-2 |
4
| 4 | Jan Vermeer | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 9-4F |
5
| hd | Midas Touch | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 6-1 |
6
| ½ | Al Zir | 14-1 |
7
| hd | Coordinated Cut | 20-1 |
8
| 3¾ | Buzzword | 40-1 |
9
| 1¾ | Hot Prospect | 50-1 |
10
| 16 | Azmeel | 14-1 |
11
| 1¾ | Ted Spread | 28-1 |
12
| 2 | Bullet Train | 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)
Subsequent breeding careers
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Bullet Train (12th) - Exported to America - Shuttled to Australia - Relocated to Ireland - Chapada (3rd Rosehill Guineas 2019)
Workforce (1st) - Exported to Japan
Jan Vermeer (4th) - Exported to Morocco
Midas Touch (5th) - Exported to America
Buzzword (8th) - Exported to Italy - Exported to Chile
References
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External links
- {{Racing Post|470170|2010|05|06|Epsom Result 5 June 2010 Investec Derby (Group 1)}} Racing Post
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100608125103/http://horses.sportinglife.com/Full_Results/0,12493,360987,00.html Epsom 16:00 – Result: Investec Derby] Sporting Life, 5 June 2010
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