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1983 Epsom Derby

1983 Epsom Derby
Derby
Location Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date 1 June 1983
Winning horse Teenoso
Starting price 9/2 Fav
Jockey Lester Piggott
Trainer Geoff Wragg
Owner Eric Moller
Conditions Soft
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The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983.

The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century.

Further details of the winner, Teenoso:

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982:

Early-season appearances in 1983 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:

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


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