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The '''1979 Epsom Derby''' was the 200th annual running of the [[Epsom Derby|Derby]] [[Horse racing|horse race]]. It took place at [[Epsom Downs Racecourse]] on 6 June 1979. With a prize of £153,980 to the winner, the race value was a significant increase on the £98,410 offered the previous year and a record for a race contested in Europe<ref>Phillips, Michael. "Sport." Times, June 7, 1978, 8. The Times Digital Archive (accessed June 22, 2020). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS134447815/TTDA?u=mclib&sid=TTDA&xid=1094411d.</ref><ref name="Timeform1979">{{cite book |author=Timeform staff| title=Racehorses of 1979| publisher=Timeform|year=1980|isbn=0-900599-29-4}}</ref>
The '''1979 Epsom Derby''' was the 200th annual running of the [[Epsom Derby|Derby]] [[Horse racing|horse race]]. It took place at [[Epsom Downs Racecourse]] on 6 June 1979. With a prize of £153,980 to the winner, the race value was a significant increase on the £98,410 offered the previous year and a record for a race contested in Europe<ref>Phillips, Michael. "Sport." Times, June 7, 1978, 8. The Times Digital Archive (accessed June 22, 2020). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS134447815/TTDA?u=mclib&sid=TTDA&xid=1094411d.</ref><ref name="Timeform1979">{{cite book |author=Timeform staff| title=Racehorses of 1979| publisher=Timeform|year=1980|isbn=0-900599-29-4}}</ref>


The winter ante-post market was headed by [[Tromos]] who was followed by More Light, [[Gregorian (horse)|Gregorian]], [[Sandy Creek (horse)|Sandy Creek]] and [[Troy (horse)|Troy]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Gilmartins Bookmakers |work=Sligo Champion |date=15 December 1978 |accessdate=22 June 2020 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000432/19781215/425/0028| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>. However, only the latter named would line up at Epsom. [[Dewhurst Stakes]] winner Tromos picked up a virus after finishing runner up in the [[Craven Stakes]], More Light was decisively beaten in both the [[Feilden Stakes|Heath Stakes]] and the [[Dante Stakes]], Gregorian was unraced again after beaten 8¾ lengths in the [[Tattersalls Gold Cup|Ballymoss Stakes]] while Sandy Creek never returned to the racecourse after his juvenile season. On the day of the race, the market was headed by [[Guy Harwood]]'s [[Ela-Mana-Mou]] who had supplemented his juvenile success in the [[Royal Lodge Stakes]] by winning the [[Feilden Stakes|Heath Stakes]] by four lengths.<ref>BAERLEIN, RICHARD. "Ela-Mana-Mou Impresses." The Guardian (1959-2003), Apr 20, 1979. https://search.proquest.com/docview/186160944?accountid=37105.</ref> Next in the market was Troy who had won four of his previous five starts including the [[Vintage Stakes]], [[Sandown Classic Trial]] and [[Cocked Hat Stakes|Predominate Stakes]]. One of three representatives for [[Dick Hern]], who had been attempting to win the race for twenty years, he was the chosen mount of [[Willie Carson]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Great Escape |work=Daily Mirror |date=7 June 1979 |accessdate=22 June 2020 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19790607/202/0028| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Milford and [[Tap On Wood]] were the remaining horses in the single digit price range with the former winning his trials at Ascot and Sandown by a combined fifteen lengths, and the latter a surprise 20/1 winner of the [[2000 Guineas Stakes|2000 Guineas]].<ref name="Timeform1979">{{cite book |author=Timeform staff| title=Racehorses of 1979| publisher=Timeform|year=1980|isbn=0-900599-29-4}}</ref>
The winter ante-post market was headed by [[Tromos]] who was followed by More Light, [[Gregorian (horse)|Gregorian]], [[Sandy Creek (horse)|Sandy Creek]] and [[Troy (horse)|Troy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Gilmartins Bookmakers |work=Sligo Champion |date=15 December 1978 |accessdate=22 June 2020 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000432/19781215/425/0028| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> However, only the latter named would line up at Epsom. [[Dewhurst Stakes]] winner Tromos picked up a virus after finishing runner up in the [[Craven Stakes]], More Light was decisively beaten in both the [[Feilden Stakes|Heath Stakes]] and the [[Dante Stakes]], Gregorian was unraced again after beaten 8¾ lengths in the [[Tattersalls Gold Cup|Ballymoss Stakes]] while Sandy Creek never returned to the racecourse after his juvenile season. On the day of the race, the market was headed by [[Guy Harwood]]'s [[Ela-Mana-Mou]] who had supplemented his juvenile success in the [[Royal Lodge Stakes]] by winning the [[Feilden Stakes|Heath Stakes]] by four lengths.<ref>BAERLEIN, RICHARD. "Ela-Mana-Mou Impresses." The Guardian (1959-2003), Apr 20, 1979. {{ProQuest|186160944}}</ref> Next in the market was Troy who had won four of his previous five starts including the [[Vintage Stakes]], [[Sandown Classic Trial]] and [[Cocked Hat Stakes|Predominate Stakes]]. One of three representatives for [[Dick Hern]], who had been attempting to win the race for twenty years, he was the chosen mount of [[Willie Carson]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Great Escape |work=Daily Mirror |date=7 June 1979 |accessdate=22 June 2020 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19790607/202/0028| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Milford and [[Tap On Wood]] were the remaining horses in the single digit price range with the former winning his trials at Ascot and Sandown by a combined fifteen lengths, and the latter a surprise 20/1 winner of the [[2000 Guineas Stakes|2000 Guineas]].<ref name="Timeform1979">{{cite book |author=Timeform staff| title=Racehorses of 1979| publisher=Timeform|year=1980|isbn=0-900599-29-4}}</ref>


The pace was set by [[Henry Cecil]]'s Lyphard's Wish and his lead lasted until a furlong and a half from home when passed by the Irish trained Dickens Hill.Dickens Hill's lead would not last long however as Troy, who had struggled for pace early on and was only in thirteenth place at Tattenham Corner, stormed past for an emphatic victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Great Escape |work=Daily Mirror |date=7 June 1979 |accessdate=22 June 2020 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19790607/202/0028| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The winning margin of seven lengths was the widest recorded since [[Manna (horse)|Manna]] in 1925. The race was in danger of being marred as a toilet roll was thrown at the runners by a spectator at Tattenham Corner. Yves Saint-Martin, riding Vincent O'Brien's Accomplice, passed the finishing with the paper still attached to his head although he stated that the incident did not cost him the race.<ref>Sports Writer. "Willie Carson wins his first Derby as Troy streaks home at Epsom." The Scotsman, June 7, 1979. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scotsman/20130601/283081296758483</ref>
The pace was set by [[Henry Cecil]]'s Lyphard's Wish and his lead lasted until a furlong and a half from home when passed by the Irish trained Dickens Hill.Dickens Hill's lead would not last long however as Troy, who had struggled for pace early on and was only in thirteenth place at Tattenham Corner, stormed past for an emphatic victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Great Escape |work=Daily Mirror |date=7 June 1979 |accessdate=22 June 2020 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19790607/202/0028| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The winning margin of seven lengths was the widest recorded since [[Manna (horse)|Manna]] in 1925. The race was in danger of being marred as a toilet roll was thrown at the runners by a spectator at Tattenham Corner. Yves Saint-Martin, riding Vincent O'Brien's Accomplice, passed the finishing with the paper still attached to his head although he stated that the incident did not cost him the race.<ref>Sports Writer. "Willie Carson wins his first Derby as Troy streaks home at Epsom." The Scotsman, June 7, 1979. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scotsman/20130601/283081296758483</ref>
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* '''Accomplice''' - ''1st [[Futurity Stakes (Ireland)|Ashford Castle Stakes]]'', ''[[Beresford Stakes]]''
* '''Accomplice''' - ''1st [[Futurity Stakes (Ireland)|Ashford Castle Stakes]]'', ''[[Beresford Stakes]]''
* '''Dickens Hill''' - ''1st [[Anglesey Stakes]], ''2nd [[Vincent O'Brien National Stakes|National Stakes]]''
* '''Dickens Hill''' - ''1st [[Anglesey Stakes]]'', ''2nd [[Vincent O'Brien National Stakes|National Stakes]]''
* '''Ela-Mana-Mou''' - ''2nd [[Vintage Stakes]]'', ''1st [[Royal Lodge Stakes]]''
* '''Ela-Mana-Mou''' - ''2nd [[Vintage Stakes]]'', ''1st [[Royal Lodge Stakes]]''
* '''Hardgreen''' - ''3rd [[Mill Reef Stakes]]'', ''2nd [[Horris Hill Stakes]]''
* '''Hardgreen''' - ''3rd [[Mill Reef Stakes]]'', ''2nd [[Horris Hill Stakes]]''
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* '''Lyphard's Wish''' - ''[[United Nations Handicap]] (1980)''
* '''Lyphard's Wish''' - ''[[United Nations Handicap]] (1980)''
* '''Niniski''' - ''[[Irish St. Leger]] (1979)'', ''[[Prix Royal-Oak]] (1979)''
* '''Niniski''' - ''[[Irish St. Leger]] (1979)'', ''[[Prix Royal-Oak]] (1979)''

* '''Northern Baby''' - ''[[Champion Stakes]] (1979)''
* '''Northern Baby''' - ''[[Champion Stakes]] (1979)''
* '''Son Of Love''' - ''[[St Leger Stakes]] (1979)''
* '''Son Of Love''' - ''[[St Leger Stakes]] (1979)''

* '''Troy''' – ''[[Irish Derby]]'' (1979), ''[[King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes]] (1979)'',''[[International Stakes|Benson and Hedges Gold Cup]] (1979)''
* '''Troy''' – ''[[Irish Derby]]'' (1979), ''[[King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes]] (1979)'',''[[International Stakes|Benson and Hedges Gold Cup]] (1979)''
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==Subsequent breeding careers==
==Subsequent breeding careers==
Leading progeny of participants in the 1979 Epsom Derby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://galopp-sieger.de/ |title=Stammtafeln |website=Galopp Sieger |publisher=Galopp Sieger |access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/search/?tab=profiles&page=1&query=&profiles_type=horses_profiles |title=Profiles Search |website=Racing Post |publisher=Racing Post |access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/ |title=Progeny Reports |website=Pedigree Query |publisher=Pedigree Query |access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref>
Leading progeny of participants in the 1979 Epsom Derby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://galopp-sieger.de/ |title=Stammtafeln |website=Galopp Sieger |access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/search/?tab=profiles&page=1&query=&profiles_type=horses_profiles |title=Profiles Search |website=Racing Post |access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/ |title=Progeny Reports |website=Pedigree Query |access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Sires of Classic winners===
===Sires of Classic winners===
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===Other Stallions===
===Other Stallions===
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'''Tap On Wood''' (12th) - Royal Touch (2nd [[Prix de la Forêt]] 1989), Miss Boniface (3rd [[Prix de la Salamandre]] 1987)<br>'''Milford''' (10th) - Cunizza da Romano (2nd [[Oaks d'Italia]] 1987), Luck Mugen (3rd [[Oka Sho]] 1992) - Exported to Japan<br>'''Halyudh''' (21st) - Mr Boston (2nd [[Midlands Grand National]] 1992)<br>'''Hardgreen''' (6th) - Minor flat and jumps winners<br>'''Man Of Vision''' (7th) - Exported to Japan<br>'''Lake City''' (17th) - Exported to Venezuela<br>'''Laska Floko''' (22nd) - Exported to South Africa
'''Tap On Wood''' (12th) - Royal Touch (2nd [[Prix de la Forêt]] 1989), Miss Boniface (3rd [[Prix de la Salamandre]] 1987)<br />'''Milford''' (10th) - Cunizza da Romano (2nd [[Oaks d'Italia]] 1987), Luck Mugen (3rd [[Oka Sho]] 1992) - Exported to Japan<br />'''Halyudh''' (21st) - Mr Boston (2nd [[Midlands Grand National]] 1992)<br />'''Hardgreen''' (6th) - Minor flat and jumps winners<br />'''Man Of Vision''' (7th) - Exported to Japan<br />'''Lake City''' (17th) - Exported to Venezuela<br />'''Laska Floko''' (22nd) - Exported to South Africa
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Latest revision as of 02:12, 24 June 2024

1979 Epsom Derby
Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date6 June 1979
Winning horseTroy
Starting price6/1
JockeyWillie Carson
TrainerDick Hern
OwnerSir Michael Sobell & Lord Weinstock
ConditionsGood
1980 →
Epsom Derby 1979
1-2-3
Pale blue, yellow and white check cap Dark green, black hooped sleeves, hooped cap Mauve, white sleeves, black cap, gold tassel
Troy Dickens Hill Northern Baby

The 1979 Epsom Derby was the 200th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 6 June 1979. With a prize of £153,980 to the winner, the race value was a significant increase on the £98,410 offered the previous year and a record for a race contested in Europe[1][2]

The winter ante-post market was headed by Tromos who was followed by More Light, Gregorian, Sandy Creek and Troy.[3] However, only the latter named would line up at Epsom. Dewhurst Stakes winner Tromos picked up a virus after finishing runner up in the Craven Stakes, More Light was decisively beaten in both the Heath Stakes and the Dante Stakes, Gregorian was unraced again after beaten 8¾ lengths in the Ballymoss Stakes while Sandy Creek never returned to the racecourse after his juvenile season. On the day of the race, the market was headed by Guy Harwood's Ela-Mana-Mou who had supplemented his juvenile success in the Royal Lodge Stakes by winning the Heath Stakes by four lengths.[4] Next in the market was Troy who had won four of his previous five starts including the Vintage Stakes, Sandown Classic Trial and Predominate Stakes. One of three representatives for Dick Hern, who had been attempting to win the race for twenty years, he was the chosen mount of Willie Carson.[5] Milford and Tap On Wood were the remaining horses in the single digit price range with the former winning his trials at Ascot and Sandown by a combined fifteen lengths, and the latter a surprise 20/1 winner of the 2000 Guineas.[2]

The pace was set by Henry Cecil's Lyphard's Wish and his lead lasted until a furlong and a half from home when passed by the Irish trained Dickens Hill.Dickens Hill's lead would not last long however as Troy, who had struggled for pace early on and was only in thirteenth place at Tattenham Corner, stormed past for an emphatic victory.[6] The winning margin of seven lengths was the widest recorded since Manna in 1925. The race was in danger of being marred as a toilet roll was thrown at the runners by a spectator at Tattenham Corner. Yves Saint-Martin, riding Vincent O'Brien's Accomplice, passed the finishing with the paper still attached to his head although he stated that the incident did not cost him the race.[7]

Race details

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  • Sponsor: none
  • Winner's prize money: £153,980
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 23
  • Winner's time: 2 minutes, 36.59 seconds

Full result

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Dist * Horse Jockey Trainer SP
1 Troy Willie Carson Dick Hern 6-1
2 7 Dickens Hill Tony Murray Mick O'Toole 15-1
3 3 Northern Baby Philippe Paquet François Boutin 66-1
4 ¾ Ela-Mana-Mou Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 9-2f
5 2 Lyphard's Wish Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 11-1
6 shd Hardgreen Paul Cook Michael Stoute 25-1
7 hd Man Of Vision Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis 33-1
8 Cracaval Bill Shoemaker Barry Hills 22-1
9 Niniski John Reid Dick Hern 80-1
10 Milford Lester Piggott Dick Hern 15-2
11 Noelino Christy Roche Paddy Prendergast 12-1
12 Tap On Wood Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 15-2
13 Morvetta Geoff Baxter Denys Smith 500-1
14 Two Of Diamonds Ernie Johnson Barry Hills 25-1
15 Son Of Love Alain Lequeux Robert Collet 200-1
16 Lake City Brian Taylor Ryan Price 50-1
17 New Berry Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 25-1
18 Chetinkaya Brian Rouse Philip Mitchell 500-1
19 Accomplice Yves Saint-Martin Vincent O'Brien 50-1
20 Leodegrance Philip Waldron Toby Balding 500-1
21 Halyudh Geoff Lewis Scobie Breasley 200-1
22 Laska Floko Edward Hide Clive Brittain 40-1
Ref Saracen Prince Kipper Lynch Paul Kelleway 500-1

Winner details

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Further details of the winner, Troy:

  • Foaled: 25 March 1976, in Ireland
  • Sire: Petingo; Dam: La Milo (Hornbeam)
  • Owner: Sir Michael Sobell & Lord Weinstock
  • Breeder: Ballymacoll Stud

Form analysis

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Two-year-old races

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Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1978:[8]

The road to Epsom

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Early-season appearances in 1979 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:[2]

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Subsequent breeding careers

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Leading progeny of participants in the 1979 Epsom Derby.[9][10][11]

Sires of Classic winners

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Niniski (9th)

Troy (1st)

Northern Baby (3rd)

Ela-Mana-Mou (4th)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

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Lyphard's Wish (5th)

Sires of National Hunt horses

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Dickens Hill (2nd)

Other Stallions

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Tap On Wood (12th) - Royal Touch (2nd Prix de la Forêt 1989), Miss Boniface (3rd Prix de la Salamandre 1987)
Milford (10th) - Cunizza da Romano (2nd Oaks d'Italia 1987), Luck Mugen (3rd Oka Sho 1992) - Exported to Japan
Halyudh (21st) - Mr Boston (2nd Midlands Grand National 1992)
Hardgreen (6th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Man Of Vision (7th) - Exported to Japan
Lake City (17th) - Exported to Venezuela
Laska Floko (22nd) - Exported to South Africa

References

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  1. ^ Phillips, Michael. "Sport." Times, June 7, 1978, 8. The Times Digital Archive (accessed June 22, 2020). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS134447815/TTDA?u=mclib&sid=TTDA&xid=1094411d.
  2. ^ a b c Timeform staff (1980). Racehorses of 1979. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-29-4.
  3. ^ "Gilmartins Bookmakers". Sligo Champion. 15 December 1978. Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ BAERLEIN, RICHARD. "Ela-Mana-Mou Impresses." The Guardian (1959-2003), Apr 20, 1979. ProQuest 186160944
  5. ^ "The Great Escape". Daily Mirror. 7 June 1979. Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "The Great Escape". Daily Mirror. 7 June 1979. Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Sports Writer. "Willie Carson wins his first Derby as Troy streaks home at Epsom." The Scotsman, June 7, 1979. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scotsman/20130601/283081296758483
  8. ^ Timeform staff (1979). Racehorses of 1978. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-27-8.
  9. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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