2012 Epsom Derby

The 2012 Epsom Derby (known as the Investec Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 2012.

2012 Epsom Derby

Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	2 June 2012
Winning horse	Camelot
Starting price	8/13 Fav
Jockey	Joseph O'Brien
Trainer	Aidan O'Brien
Owner	Sue Magnier / Michael Tabor / Derrick Smith
Conditions	Good to firm
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Epsom Derby 2012

1-2-3
Camelot	Main Sequence	Astrology

Also Ran
4-5-6
Thought Worthy	Mickdaam	Bonfire
7-8-9
Minimise Risk	Rugged Cross	Cavaleiro

The race was won by Camelot, the 8/13 favourite ridden by jockey Joseph O'Brien and trained by his father Aidan O'Brien.^[1][2][3]

As usual, in attendance at Epsom was Queen Elizabeth II to mark the start of a national holiday weekend celebrating her Diamond Jubilee as per official plans announced twelve months prior.^[4]

Race details

• Sponsor: Investec
• Winner's prize money: £751,408
• Going: Good to firm
• Number of runners: 9
• Winner's time: 2 minutes, 33.90 seconds

Full result

2012 Derby field rounding Tattenham Corner. Camelot is at far left.

	Dist *	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1		Camelot	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	8-13 F
2	5	Main Sequence	Ted Durcan	David Lanigan	9-1
3	shd	Astrology	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	13-2
4	6	Thought Worthy	William Buick	John Gosden	16-1
5	2	Mickdaam	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	25-1
6	1	Bonfire	Jimmy Fortune	Andrew Balding	9-1
7	1	Minimise Risk	Jamie Spencer	Andrew Balding	66-1
8	2	Rugged Cross	Dane O'Neill	Henry Candy	33-1
9	4	Cavaleiro	Hayley Turner	Marcus Tregoning	25-1

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Camelot:

• Foaled: 5 March 2009, in Ireland
• Sire: Montjeu; Dam: Tarfah (Kingmambo)
• Owner: Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor
• Breeder: Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa Al-Khalifa

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2011:

• Camelot – 1st in Racing Post Trophy
• Bonfire - 3rd in Critérium International

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2012 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:

• Camelot – 1st in 2,000 Guineas Stakes
• Cavaleiro - 3rd in Lingfield Derby Trial
• Bonfire – 1st in Dante Stakes
• Astrology – 1st in Dee Stakes
• Main Sequence – 1st in Lingfield Derby Trial
• Mickdaam – 4th in UAE Derby; 1st in Chester Vase
• Minimise Risk - 5th in Chester Vase
• Rugged Cross - 3rd in Fairway Stakes
• Thought Worthy - 1st in Fairway Stakes

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

• Camelot – Irish Derby (2012)
• Main Sequence - United Nations Stakes (2014), Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (2014), Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (2014), Breeders' Cup Turf (2014)

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2012 Epsom Derby.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Sires of Classic winners

Camelot (1st)

• Latrobe - 1st Irish Derby (2018)
• Even So - 1st Irish Oaks (2020)
• Athena - 1st Belmont Oaks (2018)
• Sir Erec - 1st Spring Juvenile Hurdle (2019)

Other Stallions

Astrology (3rd) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Minimise Risk (7th) - Exported to America - Exported to Venezuela