"but he recovered quickly after treatment and was allowed to run. At Epsom, the colt was strongly supported, being backed down from 14-1 to 6-1 on the course, with the money reportedly coming from ordinary members of the public rather than professional gamblers. He started the race as fourth favourite behind three Irish-trained colts, Refuse To Bend, Alamshar and Brian Boru. Ridden for the first time by Kieren Fallon, Kris Kin seemed to be struggling in the early stages, and turned into the straight in eighth place. As at Chester, he began to make rapid progress after being switched to"
"stages, finishing eleventh of the thirteen runners behind Dalakhani. His retirement was announced three days after his run in the Arc. Kris Kin has been considered to be one of the least distinguished winners of the Derby. John Randall, writing in the ""Racing Post"" rated him the fourth-worst Derby-winner since 1945. In the 2003 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, Kris Kin was rated on 122, making him the equal fourth-best three-year-old colt in the world, ten pounds behind Dalakhani, and the equal of the Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide. The rankings also made him the second best English-trained colt of his"
"Kris Kin Kris Kin (5 March 2000 – August 2012) was a retired Thoroughbred race horse, and active sire. He was bred in the United States but was trained in England during his racing career. In a career that lasted just over a year, from October 2002 to October 2003, he ran seven times and won three races, most notably The Derby in 2003. Kris Kin stood as a stallion in Italy, before being exported to stand in Libya, where he died in 2012. Kris Kin is a chestnut horse, bred in Kentucky by Flaxman Holdings Ltd, the American breeding"
"2001 Epsom Derby The 2001 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 9 June 2001. It was the 222nd running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race joint favourite Galileo. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by Aidan O'Brien. The other joint favourite Golan finished second. Further details of the winner, Galileo: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2000. Early-season appearances in 2001 and trial races prior to running in the Derby. Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby."
"---- 2001 Epsom Derby The 2001 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 9 June 2001. It was the 222nd running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race joint favourite Galileo. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by Aidan O'Brien. The other joint favourite Golan finished second. Further details of the winner, Galileo: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2000. Early-season appearances in 2001 and trial races prior to running in the Derby. Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the"
"the outside, catching the leader, The Great Gatsby inside the final furlong and winning by a length. The winning time of 2:33.35 was the third fastest recorded in a Derby at Epsom. After the race Michael Stoute praised Fallon's riding, before echoing Raymond's comments after the Dee Stakes by calling Kiris Kin ""one of the laziest horses at home I've ever trained."" A late withdrawal from the Irish Derby because of the unsuitably firm ground meant that Kris Kin had been off the course for more than seven weeks before his next start, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth"
"2003 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The 2003 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 26 July 2003. It was the 53rd King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The winner was Aga Khan's Alamshar, a three-year-old bay colt trained in Ireland by John Oxx and ridden by Johnny Murtagh. Alamshar's victory was the first in the race for his jockey and trainer and the second for the Aga Khan after Shergar (1981). The race attracted a field of twelve runners: ten from the United Kingdom, one from"
"from the others on the far side of the course. Alamshar overtook the pacemaker on the turn into the straight and quickly opened up a clear advantage. The Irish colt was never seriously challenged and won by three and a half length from the fast-finishing Sulamani with Kris Kin two lengths back in third. The next three places were filled by Bollin Eric, Falbrav and Warrsan. Further details of the winner, Alamshar 2003 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The 2003 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 26"
"to win the race since Pawneese in 1976. The race attracted eight runners, five from England and three from Ireland. There were no challengers from continental Europe after the French colt Flintshire was withdrawn two days before the race. John Gosden fielded three runners: the Epsom Oaks winners Taghrooda, the King Edward VII Stakes winner Eagle Top and Romsdal, who had finished third in the Epsom Derby. The other British contenders were Mukhadram, the five-year-old winner of the Eclipse Stakes and the Michael Stoute-trained four-year-old Telescope, winner of the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot. Ireland was represented by the Breeders'"
"to running in the Derby: Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby. 1983 Epsom Derby 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"
"2003 Irish Greyhound Derby The 2003 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 20 September 2003. The winner Climate Control won €150,000 and was trained by Seamus Graham, owned by Kevin Smith & Aidan O'Regan and bred by Ailish and Aisling McCann. The race was sponsored by the Paddy Power. At Shelbourne, 20 September (over 550 yards): 1¾, neck, 1¼, short-head, ¾ (lengths) Climate Control led the ante-post betting for the 2002 Irish Derby. The blue dog had won the Consolation Stakes the previous year and had"
"1983 Epsom Derby 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"
"Motivator (horse) Motivator (foaled 22 February 2002) is a retired British Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. In a racing career which lasted from August 2004 until October 2005 he ran seven times and won four races. He is best known as the winner of the 2005 Epsom Derby. He was retired to stud where he sired the dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Treve. Motivator is a bay horse with a white star bred by Salah M. Fustok's Deerfield Farm in Dullingham, Cambridgeshire. He was purchased at the 2003 Tattersalls October Yearling sale for 75,000gns by the bloodtock agent"
"length winner of the Prix de Diane. Treve went on to win the Prix Vermeille and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in both 2013 and 2014. Watch the 2005 Epsom Derby here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-9W72CIbkg Motivator (horse) Motivator (foaled 22 February 2002) is a retired British Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. In a racing career which lasted from August 2004 until October 2005 he ran seven times and won four races. He is best known as the winner of the 2005 Epsom Derby. He was retired to stud where he sired the dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Treve. Motivator"
"2003 Champion Hurdle The 2003 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 11 March 2003. It was the 73rd running of the Champion Hurdle. The race was won by Terry Warner's Rooster Booster, a nine-year-old gelding trained in Somerset by Philip Hobbs and ridden by Richard Johnson. His victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey. Rooster Booster started at odds of 9/2 and won by eleven lengths from Westender, with the favourite Rhinestone Cowboy in third. Hors La Loi III who refused to race and was left at the"
"run him in a trial against the five-year-old Prince Charlie, the winner of the 2000 Guineas and the leading sprinter in England. Batthyany, however, refused to allow the match as he felt that the test would be too severe for his colt. Galopin began his three-year-old career by running a match race against a filly named Stray Shot over Newmarket's Rowley Mile course. He won by ten lengths to claim the £500 stake money. At Epsom, Galopin started the 2/1 favourite for the Derby against seventeen opponents. Ridden by John Morris, he won comfortably by a length from Claremont. The"
"The South African trainer Mike de Kock sent Victory Moon, a horse who had been campaigned successfully in Dubai, winning the UAE Derby. The only Irish runner was Alamshar who had finished third to Kris Kin in the Epom Derby before defeating Dalakhani in the Irish Derby at the Curragh. Nayef headed the betting at odds of 3/1 ahead of Kris Kin (7/2), Sulamani (9/2) and Alamshar (13/2). Izdiham, who was acting as a pacemaker for Nayef, took the early lead with Alamshar racing in second. Nayef, Bollin Eric, Victory Moon and Leadership were just behind while Falbrav raced apart"
"by the French-trained colt Gyr. The veteran French trainer Etienne Pollet had delayed his retirement for a year to guide Gyr, a son of his champion Sea-Bird, through his three-year-old season. Nijinsky was held up by Piggott as usual before moving forward in the straight by which time Gyr was in front and moving clear. Two furlongs from the finish, Piggott used his whip on Nijinsky. The favourite responded immediately, catching Gyr in a few strides and pulling ahead to win by two and a half lengths. The winning time of 2:34.68 was the fastest Epsom Derby since 1936. Piggott"
"over a furlong from the finish. He moved quickly into the lead and won easily by a length from Kingstown, with Lord of the Isles finishing third. A great deal of money was won on the race, with Lord Craven taking £10,000 in winning bets. The jockey Jack Charlton, who had ridden Jack Shepherd in the ""private"" trial was also reported to be among the winners, clearing £1,000 The ground at Epsom was unusually firm and Wild Dayrell returned from the race lame in his left foreleg. Wild Dayrell's lameness caused him to be withdrawn from his planned run in"
"in the Epsom Derby) as well as Buoy, Natsun (Dee Stakes) and Laurentian Hills (Churchill Stakes). Park Lawn (also trained by McGrath) took the lead from the start and set an exceptionally strong pace from Buoy, Weavers' Hall and Laurentian Hills. Approaching the final turn Hail The Pirates began to make ground as Laurentian Hills and Park Lawn faded. Buoy took the lead in the straight but Weavers' Hall quickly gained the advantage and stayed on very strongly to win by two and a half lengths from Ragapan, with Buoy taking third ahead of Hail The Pirates and Ksar. After"
"spinal injury and had to be euthanised. 2004 winner Amberleigh House was retired after the race. Stephen Craine was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone after his fall from Ebony Light, while Paul Carberry suffered a sprained ankle after his fall from Sir Oj. The race was broadcast live on BBC television and radio. The television coverage was as a ""Grandstand"" special for the 47th consecutive year. The televising of the race included cameras inside the first fence and three inside jockey's caps (Christian Williams on Royal Auclair, Leighton Aspell on Ballycassidy and Sam Thomas on Silver Birch). The"
"on his three-year-old debut, when he finished second to Black Prince II in the Lingfield Derby Trial. There was some criticism of his jockey Ron Hutchinson's performance in the race, and the Derby ride on Charlottown was given to Scobie Breasley. In the Derby at Epsom, Charlottown started 5/1 third choice in the betting behind Right Noble and Pretendre who started 9/2 joint favourites. The start of the race was delayed when Charlottown lost one of his racing plates and had to be re-shod by his farrier. In the race Charlottown was towards the rear of the field in the"
"(winner of the Dante Stakes) and Straight As A Die (Royal Lodge Stakes). English won in race record time from Straight As A Die, to whom he was conceding four pounds. Nine days after his win at Ascot, English Prince was sent to Ireland to contest the Irish Sweeps Derby at the Curragh with the French champion Yves Saint-Martin taking over the ride from Eddery, who was serving a suspension. Roger Hue-Williams' Imperial Prince, runner-up to Snow Knight in the Epsom Derby, started favourite ahead of the French-trained colts Caracolero (Prix du Jockey Club and Mississipian (Grand Criterium) with English"
"sired two-time Japanese Horse of the Year Symboli Kris S and the 2003 Epsom Derby winner, Kris Kin. In addition, he sired major stakes winners Rock Hard Ten, Kissin Kris, Machikane Allegro, Dr Fong, Kudos, You and I, Adonis, Class Kris, Evening Kris, Cheval Volant, Stocks Up, and Arch. He also sired Vertigineux, honored by the association of Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders (KTOB) as ""Broodmare of the Year"" in April 2009. Kris S. is the damsire of War Chant, winner of the 2000 Breeders' Cup Mile, Life is Sweet, winner of the 2009 Breeders' Cup Distaff and Zenyatta, the"
"Authorized (horse) Authorized (foaled 14 February 2004) is an Irish-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 2007 Epsom Derby. Authorized was foaled on 14 February 2004 and was sired by Montjeu, winner of the Irish Derby, Prix du Jockey Club and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1999 and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2000. Authorized’s dam, the unraced Funsie, was sired by Saumarez, winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1990. Funsie is owned by the Irish jockey Mick Kinane, who is one-third of the partnership which bred Authorized. Kinane would go"
"and Mark Lavender switched to Portsmouth. Racing Manager Derek Hope was able to take up the same position at Wimbledon soon after because Simon Harris had left for Coventry Stadium bookmaker John Humphreys, who had stood in the main ring since 1966 and sponsored the Gold Collar for 18 years, retired. The 2003 English Greyhound Derby took place as usual with the final being held on 28 June. The final resulted in the disqualification of Droopys Hewitt, trained by Andy Iaonnou a first season trainer and former head man to Nick Savva. A sample taken by the stewards (the usual"
"1982 Epsom Derby The 1982 Epsom Derby was the 203rd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 1982. The race was won by Robert Sangster's Golden Fleece, at odds of 3/1 ridden by jockey Pat Eddery and trained at Ballydoyle by Vincent O'Brien. Golden Fleece's win was the sixth in the race for O'Brien and the second for Eddery. The winning time of 2:34.27 was the fastest since Mahmoud's hand-timed 2:33.8 in 1936. Further details of the winner, Golden Fleece: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in"
"sent into the lead by John Day from the start and was never headed, winning easily by a length won from Saintfoin, with the favourite, Bamboo in third place. The supporters of the beaten favourite were dissatisfied by their horse's defeat and as a result, Grey Momus and Bamboo ran a match race at level weights over the same course and distance three days later. Grey Momus increased his superiority over his rival to win a prize of 300 sovereigns very easily by two lengths after Bamboo had led for the first half of the race. At Epsom on 30"
"fee of 1000 euros in 2016. In the International Classification for 2003 Nr Dinos was rated the 49th best horse in the world with a rating of 119. In the inaugural edition of the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings Mr Dinos was given a rating of 117, making the 57th best racehorse in the world. Paul Cole described Mr Dinos as ""strong, tough and blessed with the most amazing temperament"" and ""the best stayer I ever trained"". Mr Dinos Mr Dinos (foaled 14 April 1999) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for his win in 2003 Ascot"
"1981 Epsom Derby The 1981 Epsom Derby was the 202nd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 3 June 1981. The race was won by the Aga Khan's Shergar, at odds of 10/11 ridden by the nineteen-year-old jockey Walter Swinburn and trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Michael Stoute. The winning margin of ten lengths was the largest in the history of the race. However, the winning time of 2:44.21 was the slowest since 1946. Lydian was scratched at the start after refusing to enter the stalls. Further details of the winner, Shergar:"
"straight. He took the lead a furlong and a half from the finish and drew away to win by five lengths from Storm The Stars, with a further five and a half lengths back to Giovanni Canaletto in third. He was the first British-trained colt to win the race since Commander in Chief 1993. After the race Buick commented ""I had a lot of belief in him before Epsom and he was even better today. He's a horse that's improving all the time. It's fantastic to win an Irish Derby, but it's just great to ride horses like him. He's"
"race at Doncaster, taking the lead a furlong from the finish and going clear to win by two and a half lengths. On his three-year-old debut, Kris Kin was stepped up significantly in class to contest the Group Three Dee Stakes, a recognised trial for the Derby, run at Chester. His unexceptional two-year-old form led to him being sent off the outsider of the four runners, at odds of 20-1. Hampered in the early stages, and again when attempting to make a challenge, Kris Kin was switched to the outside, where he showed a surprising turn of acceleration to overtake"
"for the race, with the Epsom Derby winner Workforce being made the 8/11 favourite and the Joel Stakes winner Confront being employed as a pacemaker. His third runner, Harbinger, had won the John Porter Stakes, Ormonde Stakes and Hardwicke Stakes in 2010 and was made the 4/1 second favourite. Ryan Moore, who had ridden Harbinger in all his previous races, opted to partner Workforce, allowing the French jockey Olivier Peslier to take the ride on the four-year-old. The other runners were Cape Blanco, who had defeated Workforce in the Dante Stakes and subsequently won the Irish Derby, Youmzain, three times"