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2002 Epsom Derby

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2002 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date8 June 2002
Winning horseHigh Chaparral
Starting price7/2
JockeyJohnny Murtagh
TrainerAidan O'Brien
OwnerMichael Tabor & Sue Magnier
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High Chaparral Hawk Wing Moon Ballad

The 2002 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 8 June 2002. It was the 223rd running of the Derby, and it was won by High Chaparral. The winner was ridden by Johnny Murtagh and trained by Aidan O'Brien. The pre-race favourite Hawk Wing finished second.

Race details

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  • Sponsor: Vodafone
  • Winner's prize money: £800,400
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Number of runners: 12
  • Winner's time: 2m 39.45s

Full result

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* Horse Jockey Trainer SP
1 High Chaparral Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 7/2
2 2 Hawk Wing Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 9/4 fav
3 12 Moon Ballad Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor 20/1
4 1 Jelani Fergal Lynch Andrew Turnell 100/1
5 5 Fight Your Corner Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 8/1
6 17 Where Or When Jimmy Fortune Terry Mills 66/1
7 2 Naheef Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 5/1
8 12 Bandari Richard Hills Mark Johnston 9/2
9 7 Louisville Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 25/1
10 6 Tholjanah Willie Supple Marcus Tregoning 14/1
11 6 Frankies Dream Pat Eddery Terry Mills 100/1
Fell Coshocton Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 28/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

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Further details of the winner, High Chaparral:

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 2001.

The road to Epsom

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Early-season appearances in 2002 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 2002 Epsom Derby.[1][2][3][4][5]

Sires of Classic winners

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High Chaparral (1st) - Shuttle stallion

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

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Hawk Wing (2nd) - Exported to South Korea in 2009

Sires of National Hunt horses

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Where Or When (6th)

Other Stallions

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Bandari (8th) - Sired several jumps winners in sole crop
Jelani (4th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Moon Ballad (3rd) - Exported to Japan - Relocated to Ireland
Frankies Dream (11th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia

References

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  • 2002
  • sportinglife.com
  • Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 180. 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.
  4. ^ Wright, Howard (20 May 2018). "Hawk Wing found away from the limelight in South Korea". Racing Post. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ "SAUDI ARABIAN STUD BOOK FOR THOROUGHBREDS" (PDF). ksasb.com. THE EQUESTRIAN CLUB. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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