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The 1998 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 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.sportinglife.com
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: 3 May 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) Subsequent breeding careers Leading progeny of participants in the 1998 Epsom Derby. Sires of Group/Grade One winners King Of Kings (15th) Stood in Australia, America, Switzerland and South Africa Reigning To Win - 1st T.J. Smith Stakes (2006) Ike's Dream - 1st Queen of the Turf Stakes (2005) King's Chapel - 1st New Zealand 2000 Guineas (2003) Arlette - Dam of Alexandros (2nd Lockinge Stakes 2009) Sires of National Hunt horses Second Empire (8th) - Later exported to South Africa Auroras Encore - 1st Grand National 2013 Somersby - 1st Clarence House Chase 2012 Strangely Brown - 1st Prix Alain du Breil 2005 Sunshine Street (4th) Ely Brown - 1st Towton Novices' Chase 2014 Other Stallions City Honours (2nd) - Miley Shah - 1st Grade 3 Hurdle 2012High-Rise (1st) - Sired winners in Japan before standing in Ireland to sire jumps winnersGreek Dance (5th) - Stood in Germany before retiring due to severe fertility problemsSadian (7th) - Exported to Saudi ArabiaSaratoga Springs (10th) - Minor flat and jumps winnersGulland (11th) - Minor jumps winners and flat placed horseCourteous (12th) - Minor flat and jumps winnersMutamam (13th) - Minor flat winners - Exported to ItalyHaami (14th) - Exported to Cyprus Broodmare Cape Verdi (9th) Nabucco - Won ten races - listed wins on flat and over hurdles Benandonner - Thirteen wins on flat including at Shergar Cup Thoura - Won thrice at three before suffering fatal injury
References
External links Colour Chart – Derby 1998