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2005 Epsom Derby

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The 2005 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 4 June 2005. It was the 226th running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Motivator. The winner was ridden by Johnny Murtagh and trained by Michael Bell.

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Epsom Derby 2005
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Race details

  • Sponsor: Vodafone
  • Winner's prize money: £725,000
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 13
  • Winner's time: 2m 35.69s

Full result

* Horse Jockey Trainer SP
1 Motivator Johnny Murtagh Michael Bell 3/1 fav
2 5 Walk in the Park Alan Munro John Hammond (FR) 11/1
3 3 Dubawi Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 5/1
4 1 Fracas Jamie Spencer David Wachman (IRE) 8/1
5 Gypsy King Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 7/2
6 3 Hattan Seb Sanders Clive Brittain 25/1
7 hd Unfurled Ryan Moore John Dunlop 40/1
8 The Geezer Richard Quinn David Elsworth 10/1
9 2 Grand Central Jimmy Fortune Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 25/1
10 8 Oratorio Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 8/1
11 2 Kings Quay Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon, Sr. 150/1
12 ¾ Almighty Pat Smullen Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 66/1
13 14 Kong Richard Hughes John Dunlop 20/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

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Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Motivator:

Form analysis

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Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2004.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2005 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

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Subsequent breeding careers

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Leading progeny of participants in the 2005 Epsom Derby.[1][2][3]

Sires of Classic winners

Dubawi (3rd)

Motivator (1st)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Oratorio (10th) - Later exported to South Africa

Sires of National Hunt horses

Dubawi (3rd)

Motivator (1st)

Walk In The Park (2nd)

Other Stallions

Fracas (4th) - Fairly useful flat and jumps winners including Smash Williams (1st Round Tower Stakes 2015)

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References

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