2008 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date7 June 2008
Winning horseNew Approach
Starting price5/1
JockeyKevin Manning
TrainerJim Bolger
OwnerHaya bint Hussein
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New Approach Tartan Bearer Casual Conquest

The 2008 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 7 June 2008. It was the 229th running of the Derby, and it was won by New Approach. The winner was ridden by Kevin Manning and trained by Jim Bolger. The pre-race favourite Casual Conquest finished third.[1]

Race details

Full result

* Horse Jockey Trainer † SP
1 New Approach Kevin Manning Jim Bolger (IRE) 5/1
2 ½ Tartan Bearer Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 6/1
3 4½ Casual Conquest Pat Smullen Dermot Weld (IRE) 7/2 fav
4 1½ Doctor Fremantle Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute 11/2
5 ¾ Washington Irving Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 33/1
6 shd Alessandro Volta Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 33/1
7 1 Rio de la Plata Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 20/1
8 ½ Tajaaweed Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute 10/1
9 ½ Bouguereau Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam 100/1
10 1¼ Curtain Call Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 7/1
11 1¼ Frozen Fire Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 16/1
12 9 King of Rome Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 16/1
13 4½ Alan Devonshire Paul Mulrennan Mark Tompkins 100/1
14 14 Kandahar Run Ted Durcan Henry Cecil 11/1
15 11 Bashkirov David McCabe Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 125/1
16 39 Maidstone Mixture Michael O'Connell Paul Murphy 250/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – shd = short-head
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, New Approach:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2007.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2008 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2008 Epsom Derby.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Sires of Classic winners

New Approach (1st)

Other Stallions

Rio De La Plata (7th) - Settle For Bay (1st Royal Hunt Cup 2018) - Exported to Sweden
Tartan Bearer (2nd) - Exported to New Zealand
Doctor Fremantle (4th) - Exported to Venezuela
Tajaaweed (8th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Frozen Fire (11th) - Minor jumps winners
Kandahar Run (14th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Bashkirov (15th) - Minor flat and jumps runners

References

  1. ^ "2008 Derby Festival". BBC Sport. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Record Price Tumbles at NZB Select Sale". nzb.co.nz. New Zealand Bloodstock. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Unicria (sales catalogue)" (PDF). hipismo.net. Unicria. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ "SAUDI ARABIAN STUD BOOK RETURN OF MARES 2017" (PDF). ksasb.com. THE EQUESTRIAN CLUB. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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