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The 2009 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 2009. It was the 230th running of the Derby, and it was won by Sea the Stars. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by John Oxx. The pre-race favourite Fame and Glory finished second.
Race details Sponsor: Investec Winner's prize money: £709,625 Going: Good Number of runners: 12 Winner's time: 2m 36.74s
Full result * Horse Jockey Trainer † SP 1 Sea the Stars Michael Kinane John Oxx (IRE) 11/4 2 1¾ Fame and Glory Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 9/4 fav 3 nk Masterofthehorse Richard Hughes Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 16/1 4 nse Rip Van Winkle Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 6/1 5 shd Golden Sword Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 25/1 6 6 Crowded House Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan 20/1 7 ½ Age of Aquarius Pat Smullen Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 25/1 8 nk Debussy Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 33/1 9 4½ Kite Wood Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 28/1 10 hd Black Bear Island Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 7/1 11 5 Gan Amhras Kevin Manning Jim Bolger (IRE) 8/1 12 11 Montaff Richard Hills Mick Channon 40/1
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – nse = nose; shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated
Winner's details Further details of the winner, Sea the Stars:
Foaled: 6 April 2006 in Ireland Sire: Cape Cross; Dam: Urban Sea (Miswaki) Owner: Christopher Tsui Breeder: Sunderland Holdings Ltd Rating in 2009 World Thoroughbred Rankings: 136
Form analysis
Two-year-old races Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2008.
Sea the Stars – 1st Beresford Stakes Fame and Glory – 1st Critérium de Saint-Cloud Masterofthehorse – 3rd Beresford Stakes, 11th Racing Post Trophy Rip Van Winkle – 1st Tyros Stakes, 7th Dewhurst Stakes Crowded House – 2nd Tattersalls Million, 1st Racing Post Trophy Age of Aquarius – 4th Critérium de Saint-Cloud Kite Wood – 1st Autumn Stakes Gan Amhras – 2nd Goffs (C & G) Million
The road to Epsom Early-season appearances in 2009 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
Sea the Stars – 1st 2,000 Guineas Fame and Glory – 1st Ballysax Stakes, 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Masterofthehorse – 2nd Chester Vase Rip Van Winkle – 4th 2,000 Guineas Golden Sword – 4th Prix Noailles, 1st Chester Vase Crowded House – 8th Dante Stakes Age of Aquarius – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial Debussy – 1st Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 3rd Chester Vase Kite Wood – 5th Dante Stakes Black Bear Island – 3rd Prix La Force, 1st Dante Stakes Gan Amhras – 3rd 2,000 Guineas Montaff – 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial
Subsequent Group 1 wins Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Sea the Stars – Eclipse Stakes (2009), International Stakes (2009), Irish Champion Stakes (2009), Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2009) Fame and Glory – Irish Derby (2009), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2010), Coronation Cup (2010), Ascot Gold Cup (2011) Rip Van Winkle – Sussex Stakes (2009), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2009), International Stakes (2010) Debussy – Arlington Million (2010)
Subsequent breeding careers Leading progeny of participants in the 2009 Epsom Derby.
Sires of Classic winners Sea The Stars (1st) Sire of fourteen individual Group/Grade One winners including six classic winners as of August 2020 Taghrooda - 1st Epsom Oaks (2014) Sea The Moon - 1st Deutsches Derby (2014) Harzand - 1st Epsom Derby, 1st Irish Derby (2016) Sea Of Class - 1st Irish Oaks (2018) Star Catcher - 1st Irish Oaks (2019) Stradivarius - Champion Stayer (2018, 2019)
Sires of Group/Grade One winners Rip Van Winkle (4th) - Later exported to New Zealand Dick Whittington - 1st Phoenix Stakes (2014) Te Akau Shark - 1st Chipping Norton Stakes (2020) Jennifer Eccles - 1st New Zealand Oaks (2020) Winston C - 1st New York Turf Writers Cup (2019)
Sires of National Hunt horses Fame And Glory (2nd) Gardons Le Sourire - 1st Prix Ferdinand Dufaure (2020), 1st Prix Jean Stern (2020) Commander Of Fleet - 2nd Spa Novices' Hurdle (2019) Embittered - 3rd County Handicap Hurdle (2020)
Other Stallions Masterofthehorse (3rd) - Flat and jumps winnersGolden Sword (5th) - Exported to South AfricaCrowded House (6th) - Exported to Australia
References
Epsom 15:45 – Result: Investec Derby Sporting Life