1998 Epsom Derby

The 1998 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday June 6, 1998. It was the 219th running of the Derby, and it was won by High-Rise. The winner was ridden by Olivier Peslier and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Cape Verdi finished ninth.

Race details

Sponsor: Vodafone
Winner's prize money: £598,690
Going: Good
Number of runners: 15
Winner's time: 2m 33.88s

Full result

	*	Horse	Jockey	Trainer ^†	SP
1		High-Rise	Olivier Peslier	Luca Cumani	20/1
2	hd	City Honours	John Reid	Saeed bin Suroor	12/1
3	2½	Border Arrow	Ray Cochrane	Ian Balding	25/1
4	hd	Sunshine Street	Johnny Murtagh	Noel Meade (IRE)	150/1
5	3	Greek Dance	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	5/1
6	1	The Glow-Worm	Darryll Holland	Barry Hills	20/1
7	2½	Sadian	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	25/1
8	shd	Second Empire	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	9/2
9	2½	Cape Verdi (filly)	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	11/4 fav
10	2	Saratoga Springs	Willie Ryan	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	20/1
11	7	Gulland	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	12/1
12	½	Courteous	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	14/1
13	2½	Mutamam	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	50/1
14	6	Haami	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	20/1
15	7	King of Kings	Pat Eddery	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	11/2

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, High-Rise:

Foaled: May 3, 1995 in Ireland
Sire: High Estate; Dam: High Tern (High Line)
Owner: Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
Breeder: Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
Rating in 1998 International Classifications: 129

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1997.

City Honours – 4th Washington Singer Stakes, 3rd Royal Lodge Stakes
Second Empire – 1st Prix des Chênes, 1st Grand Critérium
Cape Verdi – 2nd Chesham Stakes, 1st Lowther Stakes, 4th Cheveley Park Stakes
Saratoga Springs – 1st Acomb Stakes, 3rd Champagne Stakes, 1st Beresford Stakes, 1st Racing Post Trophy
Gulland – 1st Silver Tankard Stakes
Mutamam – 3rd Racing Post Trophy
Haami – 3rd Solario Stakes, 1st Somerville Tattersall Stakes
King of Kings – 1st Railway Stakes, 2nd Anglesey Stakes, 1st Tyros Stakes, 1st National Stakes

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1998 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

High-Rise – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
City Honours – 2nd Dante Stakes
Border Arrow – 1st Feilden Stakes, 3rd 2,000 Guineas, 3rd Dante Stakes
Sunshine Street – 2nd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Greek Dance – 1st Glasgow Stakes
The Glow-Worm – 1st Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 2nd Chester Vase
Sadian – 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial
Second Empire – 3rd Irish 2,000 Guineas
Cape Verdi – 1st 1,000 Guineas
Saratoga Springs – 1st Dante Stakes, 4th Prix du Jockey Club
Gulland – 2nd Craven Stakes, 1st Chester Vase
Courteous – 1st Sandown Classic Trial
Mutamam – 2nd Predominate Stakes
Haami – 5th 2,000 Guineas
King of Kings – 1st 2,000 Guineas

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Sunshine Street – San Juan Capistrano Handicap (2000)
Greek Dance – Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2000)
Mutamam – Canadian International Stakes (2001)

References

"racingpost.com".
sportinglife.com
Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 161. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.

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