The 2022 Epsom Derby was the 243rd annual running of the Derby horse race which took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 4 June 2022. The race was sponsored for the second time by the online car-dealer Cazoo.
| Epsom Derby | |
| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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| Date | 4 June 2022 |
| Winning horse | Desert Crown |
| Starting price | 5/2F |
| Jockey | Richard Kingscote |
| Trainer | Michael Stoute |
| Owner | Saeed Suhail |
| Conditions | Good |
| 1-2-3 | ||
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| Desert Crown | Hoo Ya Mal | Westover |
| Also Ran | ||
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| 4-5-6 | ||
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| Masekela | Changingoftheguard | Stone Age |
| 7-8-9 | ||
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| Nahanni | Nations Pride | West Wind Blows |
| 10-11-12 | ||
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| El Habeeb | Grand Alliance | Piz Badile |
| 13-14-15 | ||
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| Star Of India | Glory Daze | Sonny Liston |
| 16-17 | ||
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| Royal Patronage | Walk Of Stars | 17 Ran |
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the first entries were closed in February 2022.[1]
The race was won by Desert Crown, owned by Suaeed Suhail, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Richard Kingscote. It was Stoute's sixth win in the race and at 78 he became the oldest-known Derby-winning trainer.[2] Kingscote was winning the Derby for the first time, in his second ride in the race.[3]
Full result
editReference - Racing Post result [4]
| Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
| 1 | Desert Crown | Richard Kingscote | Michael Stoute | 5/2 fav | |
| 2 | 2½ | Hoo Ya Mal | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 150/1 |
| 3 | hd | Westover | Rob Hornby | Ralph Beckett | 25/1 |
| 4 | 5½ | Masekela | Andrea Atzeni | Andrew Balding | 66/1 |
| 5 | 1 | Changingoftheguard | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 9/1 |
| 6 | 1¾ | Stone Age | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 7/2 |
| 7 | ¾ | Nahanni | Adam Kirby | Charlie Appleby | 25/1 |
| 8 | 1¾ | Nations Pride | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 15/2 |
| 9 | 1¼ | West Wind Blows | Jack Mitchell | Simon & Ed Crisford | 40/1 |
| 10 | shd | El Habeeb | John Egan | Stan Moore | 250/1 |
| 11 | 1¼ | Grand Alliance | Daniel Tudhope | Charlie Fellowes | 40/1 |
| 12 | ½ | Piz Badile | Frankie Dettori | Donnacha O'Brien (IRE) | 9/1 |
| 13 | 1½ | Star of India | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 16/1 |
| 14 | 6 | Glory Daze | Ronan Whelan | Andy Oliver (IRE) | 66/1 |
| 15 | nk | Sonny Liston | Tom Marquand | Charlie Hills | 100/1 |
| 16 | 13 | Royal Patronage | Jason Hart | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 28/1 |
| 17 | 34 | Walk of Stars | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | 11/1 |
Winning time: 2 min 36.38 sec
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter; shd = short head; hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Form analysis
editTwo-year-old races
editNotable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2021
- Hoo Ya Mal - 2nd in Flying Scotsman Stakes[5]
- Masekela - 1st in Denford Stakes, 2nd in Superlative Stakes[6]
- Piz Badile - 2nd in Eyrefield Stakes[7]
- Royal Patronage - 1st in Acomb Stakes, 1st in Royal Lodge Stakes[8]
- Stone Age - 2nd in Criterium de Saint-Cloud, 2nd in Juvenile Stakes[9]
- Westover - 2nd in Silver Tankard Stakes[10]
Road to Epsom
editEarly-season appearances in 2022 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:
- Changingoftheguard - 1st in Chester Vase[11]
- Desert Crown - 1st in Dante Stakes[12]
- Glory Daze - 2nd in Leopardstown Derby Trial[13]
- Grand Alliance - 2nd in Blue Riband Trial Stakes[14]
- Hoo Ya Mal - 2nd in Newmarket Stakes, 3rd in Craven Stakes[5]
- Masekela - 2nd in Feilden Stakes[6]
- Nahanni - 1st in Blue Riband Trial Stakes[15]
- Nations Pride - 1st in Newmarket Stakes[16]
- Piz Badile - 1st in Ballysax Stakes[7]
- Sonny Liston - 3rd in Dee Stakes[17]
- Star of India - 1st in Dee Stakes[18]
- Stone Age - 1st in Leopardstown Derby Trial[9]
- Westover - 1st in Sandown Classic Trial[10]
Subsequent Group 1 wins
editGroup 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby:
- Nations Pride – Saratoga Derby (2022), Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2023), Canadian International Stakes (2023)[16]
- Westover – Irish Derby (2022), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2023)[10]
References
edit- ^ Ninety-One Entered For Derby
- ^ "Desert Crown wins the Derby in imperious style for Michael Stoute". Guardian. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Epsom Derby: Desert Crown romps to victory to give Sir Michael Stoute sixth success in race". BBC Sport. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Cazoo Derby (In Memory Of Lester Piggott) (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (No Geldings)". Racing Post. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Hoo Ya Mal - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Masakela - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Piz Badile - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Royal Patronage - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Stone Age - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Westover - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Changingoftheguard - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Desert Crown - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Glory Daze - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Grand Alliance - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Nahanni - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Nations Pride - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Sonny Liston - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Star of India - Form". Racing Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.