1991 Epsom Derby

The 1991 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 5 June 1991. It was the 212th running of the Derby, and it was won by Generous. The winner was ridden by Alan Munro and trained by Paul Cole. The pre-race joint favourites were Corrupt (sixth) and Toulon (ninth).[1][2]

1991 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date5 June 1991
Winning horseGenerous
Starting price9/1
JockeyAlan Munro
TrainerPaul Cole
OwnerFahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud


Race details

  • Sponsor: Ever Ready
  • Winner's prize money: £355,000
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Number of runners: 13
  • Winner's time: 2m 34.00s

Full result

* Horse Jockey Trainer SP
1 Generous Alan Munro Paul Cole 9/1
2 5 Marju Willie Carson John Dunlop 14/1
3 7 Star of Gdansk Christy Roche Jim Bolger (IRE) 14/1
4 ½ Hector Protector Freddy Head François Boutin (FR) 6/1
5 shd Hundra Bruce Raymond Paul Kelleway 66/1
6 ½ Corrupt Cash Asmussen Neville Callaghan 4/1 jf
7 4 Hokusai Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 25/1
8 6 Hailsham Steve Cauthen Clive Brittain 28/1
9 ½ Toulon Pat Eddery André Fabre (FR) 4/1 jf
10 7 Mystiko Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 5/1
11 10 Environment Friend George Duffield James Fanshawe 11/1
12 2 Arokat Paul Eddery Barry Hills 250/1
13 30 Mujaazif Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 33/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Generous:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1990.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1991 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1991 Epsom Derby.[3][4][5][6][7]

Sires of Classic winners

Generous (1st)

Marju (2nd)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Hector Protector (1st)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Toulon (9th)

Other Stallions

Environment Friend (11th) - Alfa Beat (1st Kerry National 2010, 2011)
Corrupt (6th) - Exported to New Zealand
Hailsham (8th) - Exported to Japan
Mystiko (10th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Mujaazif (13th) - Exported to South Korea

References

  1. 1991
  2. Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 132. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
  3. "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. "October Sales Lot 1676" (PDF). tattersalls.com. Tattersalls. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. "Horse Profile - Aromatic's Storm". equibase.com. Equibase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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