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
Starting price	6/1
Jockey	Ryan Moore
Trainer	Michael Stoute
Owner	Prince Khalid Abdullah
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Epsom Derby 2010
1-2-3

Workforce	At First Sight	Rewilding

Also Ran
4-5-6

Jan Vermeer	Midas Touch	Al Zir
7-8-9

Coordinated Cut	Buzzword	Hot Prospect
10-11-12

Azmeel	Ted Spread	Bullet Train

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)

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2010 Epsom Derby.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

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

^ Workforce wins the Derby Sky Sports, 4 June 2010
^ Jan Vermeer leads Derby field of 12 runners at Epsom BBC Sport, 4 June 2010
^ Racing Card: 4:00 – Epsom Racing Post, 5 June 2010
^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Hill, Chris (13 December 2013). "Chris Hill Brings Us The Latest News From The Bloodstock World". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Porter, Alan (27 June 2013). "First Stallions from South Africa, Chile Join TrueNicks". bloodhorse.com. True Nicks. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

External links

Result 5 June 2010 Investec Derby (Group 1)//2010-05-06/470170 2010 Racing Post
Epsom 16:00 – Result: Investec Derby Sporting Life, 5 June 2010

[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

[4] "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[5] "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[6] "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[7] Hill, Chris (13 December 2013). "Chris Hill Brings Us The Latest News From The Bloodstock World". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[8] Porter, Alan (27 June 2013). "First Stallions from South Africa, Chile Join TrueNicks". bloodhorse.com. True Nicks. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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