Horse race
The 1988 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 1 June 1988. It was the 209th running of the Derby, and it was won by Kahyasi. The winner was ridden by Ray Cochrane and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Red Glow finished fourth.[1][2][3]
Race details
- Sponsor: Ever Ready
- Winner's prize money: £296,500
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 14
- Winner's time: 2m 33.84s
Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Kahyasi:
Form analysis
Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1987.
The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1988 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
- Kahyasi – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
- Glacial Storm – 2nd Sandown Classic Trial, 3rd Dante Stakes
- Doyoun – 1st Craven Stakes, 1st 2,000 Guineas
- Red Glow – 2nd Newmarket Stakes, 1st Dante Stakes
- Kefaah – 1st Feilden Stakes, 2nd Dante Stakes
- Sheriff's Star – 2nd Predominate Stakes
- Unfuwain – 1st Warren Stakes, 1st Chester Vase
- Minster Son – 1st Newmarket Stakes, 1st Predominate Stakes
- Project Manager – 1st Gowran Classic Trial, 6th Irish 2,000 Guineas, 1st Gallinule Stakes
- Al Mufti – 5th European Free Handicap, 3rd Predominate Stakes
- Charmer – 2nd European Free Handicap, 2nd 2,000 Guineas
- Clifton Chapel – 1st Dee Stakes
- Maksud – 3rd Sandown Classic Trial, 2nd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Subsequent breeding careers
Leading progeny of participants in the 1988 Epsom Derby.[4][5][6][7]
Sires of Classic winners
Unfuwain (7th)
Kahyasi (1st)
Doyoun (3rd)
Sires of National Hunt horses
Glacial Storm (2nd)
Minster Son (8th)
Other Stallions
Sheriff's Star (6th) - Seuin Sky (1st Kikuka-shō 1998)
Charmer (11th) - Passion For Life (1st Abernant Stakes 1996), Quinze (1st Galway Hurdle 1999)
Kefaah (5th) - Dr Leunt (1st Rehearsal Chase 1999) - Exported to South Africa
Al Mufti (10th) - Exported to South Africa - Victory Moon (3rd Dubai World Cup 2004), Captail Al - Champion Sire in South Africa
Red Glow (4th) - Exported to New Zealand - Mr Mutual Respect (3rd Australian Guineas 1994)
Project Manager (9th) - Strong Project (1st Phil Sweeney Memorial Chase 2006)
References
- ^ 1988
- ^ Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 121. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
- ^ Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1988. Aesculus Press. 1988. p. 59. ISBN 0-9509338-8-0.
- ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Captain Al". freemanstallions.co.za. Freeman Stallions. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
External links
- Colour Chart – Derby 1988