Derby | |
Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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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.