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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.
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 1½ 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 1¾ 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.
Winner's details Further details of the winner, Motivator:
Foaled: 22 February 2002 in Great Britain Sire: Montjeu; Dam: Out West (Gone West) Owner: The Royal Ascot Racing Club Breeder: Deerfield Farm Rating in 2005 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings: 125
Form analysis
Two-year-old races Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2004.
Motivator – 1st Racing Post Trophy Walk in the Park – 3rd Critérium International Dubawi – 1st Superlative Stakes, 1st National Stakes Oratorio – 7th Coventry Stakes, 1st Anglesey Stakes, 2nd Phoenix Stakes, 1st Futurity Stakes, 1st Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, 2nd Dewhurst Stakes Kings Quay – 12th Coventry Stakes, 1st Washington Singer Stakes, 6th Somerville Tattersall Stakes
The road to Epsom Early-season appearances in 2005 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
Motivator – 1st Dante Stakes Walk in the Park – 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial Dubawi – 5th 2,000 Guineas, 1st Irish 2,000 Guineas Fracas – 1st Sandown Classic Trial, 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Gypsy King – 1st Dee Stakes Hattan – 3rd Sandown Classic Trial, 1st Chester Vase Unfurled – 1st Predominate Stakes The Geezer – 2nd Dante Stakes Grand Central – 2nd Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, 3rd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Oratorio – 4th 2,000 Guineas, 2nd Irish 2,000 Guineas Kings Quay – 5th Easter Stakes, 2nd Feilden Stakes, 6th Sandown Classic Trial, 6th Lingfield Derby Trial Almighty – 4th Ballysax Stakes, 2nd Chester Vase Kong – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
Subsequent Group 1 wins Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Dubawi – Prix Jacques Le Marois (2005) Oratorio – Eclipse Stakes (2005), Irish Champion Stakes (2005) Subsequent breeding careers Leading progeny of participants in the 2005 Epsom Derby.
Sires of Classic winners Dubawi (3rd) Waldpark - 1st Deutsches Derby (2008) Makfi - 1st 2000 Guineas Stakes (2010) Night of Thunder - 1st 2000 Guineas Stakes (2014) New Bay - 1st Prix du Jockey Club (2015)
Motivator (1st) Treve - 1st Prix de Diane (2013), 1st Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2013, 2014) Ridasiyna - 1st Prix de l'Opéra (2012) Sires of Group/Grade One winners Oratorio (10th) - Later exported to South Africa Beethoven - 1st Dewhurst Stakes (2009) Military Attack - Hong Kong Horse of the Year (2012-13) Mourinho - 1st Underwood Stakes (2015) Tidara Angel - 1st Prix Alain du Breil (2011) Sires of National Hunt horses Dubawi (3rd) Dodging Bullets - Tingle Creek Chase (2014), 1st Clarence House Chase (2015), 1st Queen Mother Champion Chase (2015)
Motivator (1st) Pentland Hills - 1st Triumph Hurdle (2019)
Walk In The Park (2nd) Douvan - 1st Paddy Power Cashcard Chase (2016) Park Light - 1st Prix Hubert d'Aillieres (2016) Walk In The Mill - 1st Becher Chase (2018, 2019) Min - 1st Melling Chase (2019) Facile Vega – 1st Champion Bumper (2022), 1st KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (2023) Other Stallions Fracas (4th) - Fairly useful flat and jumps winners including Smash Williams (1st Round Tower Stakes 2015)
References
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