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| The Vodafone Epsom Derby - 8th June 2002 |
The battle of the stable companions ?
— Epsom Downs Racecourse (@EpsomRacecourse) June 29, 2020
Under @JohnnyMurtagh, High Chaparral saw off Hawk Wing to win the 2002 running of The Derby... pic.twitter.com/SJVXYTRfsG
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BBC Sport : High Chaparral wins Derby |
| High Chaparral defeated stablemate Hawk Wing to give Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien a one-two and his second consecutive win in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom. O'Brien won the 2001 race with Galileo, while it was Murtagh's second victory following his triumph on Sinndar in 2000. | |
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Epsom Downs Racecourse |
| In 1779, two gentlemen conceived the idea of a race to establish which horse was the best of its generation. Little did they realise when they tossed a coin to name the race that they were shaping the future of flat racing and breeding, Derby Day, stands apart from ordinary sporting events and represents the pinnacle of sport. | |
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Troy - 200th Epsom Derby Winner 1979 |
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Troy's regular jockey, Willie Carson, rated him among the top three horses he has ever ridden and he was considered as one of the best post-war winners of the 'Blue Riband'. His seven length winning margin was then a post-war record and has since only been bettered by Shergar's 10 lengths in 1982 and equalled by Slip Anchor's seven in the mid-80s. |
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