1989 Epsom Derby

1989 Epsom Derby

Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	7 June 1989
Winning horse	Nashwan
Starting price	5/4 fav
Jockey	Willie Carson
Trainer	Dick Hern
Owner	Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Epsom Derby 1989

1-2-3
Nashwan	Terimon	Cacoethes

Also Ran
4-5-6
Ile De Nisky	Mill Pond	Gran Alba
7-8-9
Classic Fame	Torjoun	Flockton's Own
10-11-12
Prince Of Dance	Warrshan	Polar Run

The 1989 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 7 June 1989. It was the 210th running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Nashwan. The winner was ridden by Willie Carson and trained by Dick Hern.[1][2]

Race details

• Sponsor: Ever Ready
• Winner's prize money: £296,000
• Going: Good
• Number of runners: 12
• Winner's time: 2m 34.90s

Full result

	*	Horse	Jockey	Trainer ^†	SP
1		Nashwan	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	5/4 fav
2	5	Terimon	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	500/1
3	2	Cacoethes	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	3/1
4	½	Ile de Nisky	George Duffield	Geoff Huffer	20/1
5	2	Mill Pond	Pat Eddery	Patrick Biancone (FR)	16/1
6	2	Gran Alba	Brian Rouse	Richard Hannon, Sr.	80/1
7	6	Classic Fame	John Reid	Vincent O'Brien (IRE)	33/1
8	¾	Torjoun	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	11/1
9	3	Flockton's Own	Richard Hills	J. R. Shaw	500/1
10	hd	Prince of Dance	Steve Cauthen	Dick Hern	11/2
11	15	Warrshan	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	13/1
12	25	Polar Run	Tony Clark	Guy Harwood	250/1

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Nashwan:

• Foaled: March 1, 1986, in Kentucky, USA
• Sire: Blushing Groom; Dam: Height of Fashion (Bustino)
• Owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum
• Breeder: Hamdan Al Maktoum
• Rating in 1989 International Classifications: 131

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1988.

• Nashwan – 1st Autumn Stakes
• Terimon – 4th Washington Singer Stakes, 6th Middle Park Stakes
• Cacoethes – 3rd Autumn Stakes
• Gran Alba – 5th Horris Hill Stakes, 3rd Burr Stakes
• Classic Fame – 1st National Stakes, 1st Beresford Stakes
• Prince of Dance – 1st Champagne Stakes, 1st Dewhurst Stakes (dead-heat)
• Polar Run – 2nd Solario Stakes, 4th Futurity Stakes

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1989 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

• Nashwan – 1st 2,000 Guineas
• Terimon – 2nd Thirsk Classic Trial
• Cacoethes – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
• Gran Alba – 4th Predominate Stakes
• Classic Fame – 5th Irish 2,000 Guineas
• Torjoun – 1st Dante Stakes
• Flockton's Own – 6th Dante Stakes
• Prince of Dance – 1st Newmarket Stakes
• Warrshan – 3rd Chester Vase, 1st Predominate Stakes
• Polar Run – 2nd Warren Stakes

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

• Nashwan – Eclipse Stakes (1989), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1989)
• Terimon – International Stakes (1991)
• Cacoethes – Turf Classic (1990)
• Gran Alba – Christmas Hurdle (1991)

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1989 Epsom Derby.[3][4][5][6]

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Nashwan (1st)

• Swain - Champion Older Horse (1998)
• Bago - Champion Three-year-old Colt (2004)
• Aqaarid - 2nd 1000 Guineas Stakes (1995)
• One So Wonderful - 1st International Stakes (1998)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Terimon (2nd)

• Scots Grey - 3rd Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup (2003)
• Roman Ark - 1st Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle (2005)
• Dusty Too - Dam of Simonsig
• Third Party - Dam of Countrywide Flame (1st Fighting Fifth Hurdle 2012), (1st Triumph Hurdle 2012)

Other Stallions

Warrshan (11th) - Fleet Hill (1st Superlative Stakes 1994 - Dam of dual G3 winner African Dream)
Mill Pond (5th) - Exported to Czech Republic - Kedon (3rd Velká pardubická 2002), Valldemoso (3rd Velká pardubická 2011)
Classic Fame (7th) - Exported to New Zealand - Power And Fame (3rd New Zealand 2000 Guineas 1998)
Gran Alba (6th) - Minor jumps winners
Cacoethes (3rd) - Exported to Japan
Ile de Nisky (4th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Torjoun (8th) - Exported to Chile
Flockton's Own (9th) - Sired minor winner
Polar Run (12th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia

References

1. 1989
2. Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 125. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
3. "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
4. "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
5. "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
6. "Fiche Etalon - Mill Pond". france-galop.com. France Galop. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

External links

• Colour Chart – Derby 1989

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