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1988 Epsom Derby

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1988 Epsom Derby
Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date1 June 1988
Winning horseKahyasi
Starting price11/1
JockeyRay Cochrane
TrainerLuca Cumani
OwnerAga Khan IV
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Kahyasi Glacial Storm Doyoun

The 1988 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 1 June 1988. It was the 209th running of the Derby, and it was won by Kahyasi. The winner was ridden by Ray Cochrane and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Red Glow finished fourth.[1][2][3]

Race details

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  • Sponsor: Ever Ready
  • Winner's prize money: £296,500
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 14
  • Winner's time: 2m 33.84s

Full result

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* Horse Jockey Trainer SP
1 Kahyasi Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 11/1
2 Glacial Storm Michael Hills Barry Hills 14/1
3 Doyoun Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 9/1
4 ½ Red Glow Pat Eddery Geoff Wragg 5/2 fav
5 nk Kefaah John Reid Luca Cumani 25/1
6 3 Sheriff's Star Tony Ives Lady Herries 18/1
7 hd Unfuwain Steve Cauthen Dick Hern 9/2
8 6 Minster Son Willie Carson Dick Hern 6/1
9 ½ Project Manager Kevin Manning Jim Bolger (IRE) 66/1
10 Al Mufti Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 14/1
11 1 Charmer Paul Eddery Dick Hern 11/1
12 Clifton Chapel Billy Newnes Steve Norton 100/1
13 Maksud Michael Roberts Robert Armstrong 200/1
14 Al Muhalhal Paul D'Arcy Harry Thomson Jones 500/1

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

Winner's details

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Further details of the winner, Kahyasi:

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 1987.

The road to Epsom

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Early-season appearances in 1988 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 1988 Epsom Derby.[4][5][6][7]

Sires of Classic winners

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Unfuwain (7th)

Kahyasi (1st)

Doyoun (3rd)

Sires of National Hunt horses

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Glacial Storm (2nd)

Minster Son (8th)

Other Stallions

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Sheriff's Star (6th) - Seuin Sky (1st Kikuka-shō 1998)
Charmer (11th) - Passion For Life (1st Abernant Stakes 1996), Quinze (1st Galway Hurdle 1999)
Kefaah (5th) - Dr Leunt (1st Rehearsal Chase 1999) - Exported to South Africa
Al Mufti (10th) - Exported to South Africa - Victory Moon (3rd Dubai World Cup 2004), Captail Al - Champion Sire in South Africa
Red Glow (4th) - Exported to New Zealand - Mr Mutual Respect (3rd Australian Guineas 1994)
Project Manager (9th) - Strong Project (1st Phil Sweeney Memorial Chase 2006)

References

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  1. ^ 1988
  2. ^ Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 121. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
  3. ^ Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1988. Aesculus Press. 1988. p. 59. ISBN 0-9509338-8-0.
  4. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Captain Al". freemanstallions.co.za. Freeman Stallions. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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