1983 Epsom Derby

The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983.

1983 Epsom Derby

Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	1 June 1983
Winning horse	Teenoso
Starting price	9/2 Fav
Jockey	Lester Piggott
Trainer	Geoff Wragg
Owner	Eric Moller
Conditions	Soft
← 1982 1984 →

Epsom Derby 1983

1-2-3
Teenoso	Carlingford Castle	Shearwalk

Also Ran
4-5-6
Salmon Leap	Guns of Navarone	Naar
7-8-9
Pluralisme	Morcon	Tolomeo
10-11-12
Gordian	The Noble Player	Mitilini
13-14-15
Neorion	Wassl	Tivian
16-17-18
Lomond	Slewpy	Appeal To Me
19-20-21
Holmbury	Zoffany	Yawa

The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century.

Race details

• Sponsor: none
• Winner's prize money: £165,080
• Going: Soft
• Number of runners: 21
• Winner's time: 2 minutes, 49.07 seconds

Full result

	Dist *	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1		Teenoso	Lester Piggott	Geoff Wragg	9-2
2	3	Carlingford Castle	Mick Kinane	Liam Browne (IRE)	14-1
3	3	Shearwalk	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	18-1
4	shd	Salmon Leap	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	11-2
5	2½	Guns of Navarone	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	20-1
6	8	Naar	Joe Mercer	Peter Walwyn	100-1
7	½	Pluralisme	Freddy Head	Alec Head (FR)	18-1
8	4	Morcon	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	17-2
9	hd	Tolomeo	Gianfranco Dettori	Luca Cumani	14-1
10	1	Gordian	Cash Asmussen	Guy Harwood	25-1
11	nk	The Noble Player	Steve Cauthen	Barry Hills	16-1
12		Mitilini	Geoff Baxter	Ron Boss	500-1
13		Neorion	Brian Rouse	Clive Brittain	150-1
14		Wassl	Tony Murray	John Dunlop	10-1
15		Tivian	Sandy Barclay	Clive Brittain	500-1
16		Lomond	Willie Shoemaker	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	9-1
17		Appeal To Me	John Reid	Paul Kelleway	500-1
18		Slewpy	Yves Saint-Martin	S Watters, jnr. (USA)	100-1
19		Holmbury	M Miller	Geoff Huffer	1000-1
20		Zoffany	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	28-1
U		Yawa	Philip Waldron	Geoff Lewis	50-1

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Teenoso:

• Foaled: 7 April 1980, in United Kingdom
• Sire: Youth; Dam: Furioso (Ballymoss)
• Owner: Eric Moller
• Breeder: White Lodge Stud

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982:^[1]

• Gordian – 3rd in Somerville Tattersall Stakes, 2nd in Dewhurst Stakes
• Lomond – 3rd in National Stakes
• Pluralisme – 1st in Prix des Chênes
• Shearwalk – 3rd in Seaton Delaval Stakes
• Slewpy – 1st in Young America Stakes
• The Noble Player – 2nd in Washington Singer Stakes, 3rd in Royal Lodge Stakes, 3rd in Grand Critérium

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1983 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:^[2]

• Carlingford Castle – 1st in Gallinule Stakes
• Gordian – 1st in Sandown Classic Trial
• Gun of Navarone – 3rd in Craven Stakes, 2nd in Dante Stakes
• Lomond – 1st in Gladness Stakes, 1st in 2000 Guineas, 2nd in Irish 2000 Guineas
• Morcon – 1st in Predominate Stakes
• Neorion – 2nd in Sandown Classic Trial
• Pluralisme – 1st in Prix de Guiche
• Salmon Leap – 1st in Tetrarch Stakes, 1st in Nijinsky Stakes
• Shearwalk – 1st in Heathorn Stakes, 2nd in Lingfield Derby Trial
• Slewpy – 3rd in Louisiana Derby
• Teenoso – 1st in Lingfield Derby Trial
• Tolomeo – 2nd in 2000 Guineas
• Wassl – 1st in Greenham Stakes, 1st in Irish 2000 Guineas
• Yawa – 3rd in Lingfield Derby Trial
• Zoffany – 1st in Feilden Stakes

Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.

• Slewpy – Meadowlands Cup (1983)
• Teenoso – Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1984), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1984)
• Tolomeo – Arlington Million (1983)
• Yawa – Grand Prix de Paris (1983), Premio Roma (1984)
• Zoffany – Hollywood Turf Cup (1985), Sunset Handicap (1986), San Luis Rey Handicap (1987)

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1983 Epsom Derby.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Sires of Classic winners

Lomond (16th)

• Marling – 1st Irish 1000 Guineas (1992)
• Dark Lomond – 1st Irish St. Leger (1988)
• Valanour – 1st Grand Prix de Paris (1995)
• Patrona – dam of Exceed And Excel

Tolomeo (9th) – Exported to Australia – Exported to Japan

• Innocent King – 1st Australian Derby (1993)
• Rain Burst – 3rd Fillies' Mile (1988)
• Daiwa Texas – 3rd Arima Kinen (2000)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Slewpy (18th)

• Thirty Slews – 1st Breeders' Cup Sprint (1992)
• Mr Nickerson – 3rd Vosburgh Stakes (1989)
• Helice – dam of Helissio
• Gift Of The Night – dam of Falbrav

Salmon Leap (4th)

• Bradawn Breever – 1st Phoenix Stakes (1991)
• Premier Amour – 3rd Prix de Diane (1989)
• Upward Trend – 1st Matron Stakes (1989)
• Farinella – Dam of Beef Or Salmon

Morcon (8th) – Exported to New Zealand

• Solvit – 1st W. S. Cox Plate (1994)

Guns of Navarone (5th) – Exported to New Zealand

• Henderson Bay – 1st Sydney Cup (2002)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Teenoso (1st)

• Horus – 1st Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase (2004)
• Young Spartacus – 1st Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup (2003)
• Her Honour – 2nd Long Distance Hurdle (1995)
• Young Buster – 1st September Stakes (1991)

Carlingford Castle (2nd)

• Inis Cara – 1st Paddy Power Handicap Chase (1999)
• Visible Difference – 1st Drinmore Chase (1993)
• Castle Mane – 1st Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (1999)
• Gretchen's Castle – Dam of Pandorama

Other Stallions

Wassl (14th) – Wiorno (1st Prix Dollar 1991), Ocean Falls (3rd Poule d'Essai des Poulains 1989), Anna Petrovna (dam of Annus Mirabilis)
Zoffany (20th) – Clan Osullivan (2nd Golden Slipper Stakes 1992), Miss Zoe (3rd Australian Oaks 2000)
The Noble Player (11th) – Tinte Blu (1st Premio Royal Mares 1991), Este (dam of Estejo)
Pluralisme (7th) – Exported to Japan – Yamano Casablanca (2nd Oka Sho 1991)
Shearwalk (3rd) – Exported to New Zealand – Exported to Australia
Gordian (10th) – Exported to Brazil
Yawa (Unseated) – Exported to Japan