2022 Epsom Derby
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The 2022 Epsom Derby was the 243rd annual running of the Derby horse race which took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 4 June 2022. The race was sponsored for the second time by the online car-dealer Cazoo.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the first entries were closed in February 2022.
The race was won by Desert Crown, owned by Suaeed Suhail, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Richard Kingscote. It was Stoute's sixth win in the race and at 78 he became the oldest-known Derby-winning trainer.
Kingscote was winning the Derby for the first time, in his second ride in the race.
Full result
Reference - Racing Post result| Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
| 1 | Desert Crown | Richard Kingscote | Michael Stoute | 5/2 fav | |
| 2 | 2½ | Hoo Ya Mal | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 150/1 |
| 3 | hd | Westover | Rob Hornby | Ralph Beckett | 25/1 |
| 4 | 5½ | Masekela | Andrea Atzeni | Andrew Balding | 66/1 |
| 5 | 1 | Changingoftheguard | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien | 9/1 |
| 6 | 1¾ | Stone Age | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 7/2 |
| 7 | ¾ | Nahanni | Adam Kirby | Charlie Appleby | 25/1 |
| 8 | 1¾ | Nations Pride | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 15/2 |
| 9 | 1¼ | West Wind Blows | Jack Mitchell | Simon & Ed Crisford | 40/1 |
| 10 | shd | El Habeeb | John Egan | Stan Moore | 250/1 |
| 11 | 1¼ | Grand Alliance | Daniel Tudhope | Charlie Fellowes | 40/1 |
| 12 | ½ | Piz Badile | Frankie Dettori | Donnacha O'Brien | 9/1 |
| 13 | 1½ | Star of India | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 16/1 |
| 14 | 6 | Glory Daze | Ronan Whelan | Andy Oliver | 66/1 |
| 15 | nk | Sonny Liston | Tom Marquand | Charlie Hills | 100/1 |
| 16 | 13 | Royal Patronage | Jason Hart | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 28/1 |
| 17 | 34 | Walk of Stars | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | 11/1 |
Winning time: 2 min 36.38 sec
* 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.
Form analysis
Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2021Hoo Ya Mal - 2nd in Flying Scotsman StakesMasekela - 1st in Denford Stakes, 2nd in Superlative StakesPiz Badile - 2nd in Eyrefield StakesRoyal Patronage - 1st in Acomb Stakes, 1st in Royal Lodge StakesStone Age - 2nd in Criterium de Saint-Cloud, 2nd in Juvenile StakesWestover - 2nd in Silver Tankard Stakes
Road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 2022 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:Changingoftheguard - 1st in Chester VaseDesert Crown - 1st in Dante StakesGlory Daze - 2nd in Leopardstown Derby TrialGrand Alliance - 2nd in Blue Riband Trial StakesHoo Ya Mal - 2nd in Newmarket Stakes, 3rd in Craven StakesMasekela - 2nd in Feilden StakesNahanni - 1st in Blue Riband Trial StakesNations Pride - 1st in Newmarket StakesPiz Badile - 1st in Ballysax StakesSonny Liston - 3rd in Dee StakesStar of India - 1st in Dee StakesStone Age - 1st in Leopardstown Derby TrialWestover - 1st in Sandown Classic Trial
Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby:Nations Pride – Saratoga Derby, Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, Canadian International Stakes Westover – Irish Derby, Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud