The 2001 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 9 June 2001. It was the 222nd running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race joint favourite Galileo. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by Aidan O'Brien. The other joint favourite Golan finished second.

2001 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date9 June 2001
Winning horseGalileo
Starting price11/4 jf
JockeyMichael Kinane
TrainerAidan O'Brien
OwnerMichael Tabor & Sue Magnier
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Galileo Golan Tobougg

Race details

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  • Sponsor: Vodafone
  • Winner's prize money: £580,000
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Number of runners: 12
  • Winner's time: 2m 33.27s

Full result

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* Horse Jockey Trainer SP
1 Galileo Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 11/4 jf
2 Golan Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute 11/4 jf
3 nk Tobougg Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 9/1
4 Mr Combustible Richard Hills Barry Hills 20/1
5 ½ Storming Home Michael Hills Barry Hills 14/1
6 nk Perfect Sunday Richard Hughes Barry Hills 9/2
7 Dilshaan Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute 5/1
8 1 Putra Sandhurst Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 16/1
9 nk Sunny Glenn Jason Weaver Nick Littmoden 150/1
10 6 Chancellor Richard Quinn Barry Hills 25/1
11 King Carew Craig Williams Mick Channon 200/1
12 Cashel Bay John Carroll Luke Comer (IRE) 300/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

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Further details of the winner, Galileo:

Form analysis

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Two-year-old races

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Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2000.

The road to Epsom

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Early-season appearances in 2001 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Subsequent breeding careers

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Leading progeny of participants in the 2001 Epsom Derby.[1][2][3]

Sires of Classic winners

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Galileo (1st) - Eleven time leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland and sire of 40 individual classic winners as of June 2020

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

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Golan (2nd)

Tobougg (3rd)

Storming Home (5th)

Sires of National Hunt horses

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Mr Combustible (4th)

Other Stallions

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Dilshaan (7th) - Damsire of Va Bank (3rd Bayerisches Zuchtrennen 2018)
Putra Sandhurst (8th) - Sired minor jumps winner

References

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  • 2001
  • sportinglife.com
  • Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 175. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
  1. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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