Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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Date | 7 June 2003 |
Winning horse | Kris Kin |
Starting price | 6/1 |
Jockey | Kieren Fallon |
Trainer | Sir Michael Stoute |
Owner | Saeed Suhail |
1–2–3 | ||
Kris Kin | The Great Gatsby | Alamshar |
The 2003 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 7 June 2003. It was the 224th running of the Derby, and it was won by Kris Kin. The winner was ridden by Kieren Fallon and trained by Sir Michael Stoute. The pre-race favourite Refuse To Bend finished thirteenth.
* | Horse | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
1 | Kris Kin | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 6/1 | |
2 | 1 | The Great Gatsby | Pat Eddery | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 20/1 |
3 | shd | Alamshar | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx (IRE) | 4/1 |
4 | 1½ | Norse Dancer | Richard Quinn | David Elsworth | 16/1 |
5 | ¾ | Balestrini | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 66/1 |
6 | 4 | Dutch Gold | Philip Robinson | Clive Brittain | 20/1 |
7 | 4 | Let Me Try Again | Darryll Holland | Terry Mills | 50/1 |
8 | 1¼ | Graikos | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 25/1 |
9 | hd | Magistretti | Kevin Darley | Neville Callaghan | 20/1 |
10 | 1 | Shield | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | 20/1 |
11 | ½ | Summerland | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 100/1 |
12 | 1¼ | Alberto Giacometti | Christophe Soumillon | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 12/1 |
13 | ½ | Refuse To Bend | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld (IRE) | 11/4 fav |
14 | hd | Franklins Gardens | Ted Durcan | Mark Tompkins | 25/1 |
15 | 2½ | Dunhill Star | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 50/1 |
16 | 2 | Brian Boru | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 9/2 |
17 | nk | Strength 'n Honour | Richard Hughes | Charles Cyzer | 100/1 |
18 | 3 | Unigold | Seb Sanders | Ed Dunlop | 50/1 |
19 | 4 | Lundy's Lane | Brett Doyle | Clive Brittain | 100/1 |
20 | 7 | Prince Nureyev | Steve Drowne | Rod Millman | 150/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner, Kris Kin:
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2002.
Early-season appearances in 2003 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Leading progeny of participants in the 2003 Epsom Derby.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Refuse To Bend (13th)
Brian Boru (16th)
Norse Dancer (4th)
Alberto Giacometti (12th)
Kris Kin (1st) - Sired fairly useful flat and jumps winners before being exported to Italy
Alamshar (3rd) - Exported to Japan - Relocated to Ireland - Returned to Japan - Minor flat and jumps winners
The Great Gatsby (2nd) - Exported to Russia
Balestrini (5th) - Exported to Australia
Graikos (8th) - Exported to Iran
Magistretti (9th) - Exported to India
Franklins Gardens (14th) - Minor jumps runners
Dunhill Star (15th) - Exported to Pakistan