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2012 Epsom Derby

2012 Epsom Derby
Derby
Location Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date 2 June 2012
Winning horse Camelot
SP 8/13 Fav
Jockey Joseph O'Brien
Trainer Aidan O'Brien
Owner Sue Magnier / Michael Tabor / Derrick Smith
Conditions Good to firm
2011
2013

The 2012 Epsom Derby (known as the Investec Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 233rd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 2012.

The race was won by Camelot, the 8/13 favourite ridden by jockey Joseph O'Brien and trained by his father Aidan O'Brien.

As usual, in attendance at Epsom was Queen Elizabeth II to mark the start of a national holiday weekend celebrating her Diamond Jubilee.

Further details of the winner, Camelot:

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2011:

Early-season appearances in 2012 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:

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

In June 2011, Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II would begin her Diamond Jubilee celebrations by attending the 2012 Derby.


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