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2022 Epsom Derby
The 2022 Epsom Derby was the 243rd annual running of the Derby horse race which took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 4 June 2022. The race was sponsored for the second time by the online car-dealer Cazoo.
| Column 1 |
|---|
| Epsom Derby |
| Epsom Downs Racecourse |
| 4 June 2022 |
| Desert Crown |
| 5/2F |
| Richard Kingscote |
| Michael Stoute |
| Saeed Suhail |
| Good |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2-3 | ||
| Desert Crown | Hoo Ya Mal | Westover |
| Also Ran | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4-5-6 | ||
| Masekela | Changingoftheguard | Stone Age |
| 7-8-9 | ||
| Nahanni | Nations Pride | West Wind Blows |
| 10-11-12 | ||
| El Habeeb | Grand Alliance | Piz Badile |
| 13-14-15 | ||
| Star Of India | Glory Daze | Sonny Liston |
| 16-17 | ||
| Royal Patronage | Walk Of Stars | 17 Ran |
The 2022 Epsom Derby was the 243rd annual running of the Derby horse race which took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 4 June 2022. The race was sponsored for the second time by the online car-dealer Cazoo.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the first entries were closed in February 2022.
The race was won by Desert Crown, owned by Suaeed Suhail, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Richard Kingscote. It was Stoute's sixth win in the race and at 78 he became the oldest-known Derby-winning trainer. Kingscote was winning the Derby for the first time, in his second ride in the race.
Reference - Racing Post result
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
| 1 | Desert Crown | Richard Kingscote | Michael Stoute | 5/2 fav | |
| 2 | 2½ | Hoo Ya Mal | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 150/1 |
| 3 | hd | Westover | Rob Hornby | Ralph Beckett | 25/1 |
| 4 | 5½ | Masekela | Andrea Atzeni | Andrew Balding | 66/1 |
| 5 | 1 | Changingoftheguard | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 9/1 |
| 6 | 1¾ | Stone Age | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 7/2 |
| 7 | ¾ | Nahanni | Adam Kirby | Charlie Appleby | 25/1 |
| 8 | 1¾ | Nations Pride | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 15/2 |
| 9 | 1¼ | West Wind Blows | Jack Mitchell | Simon & Ed Crisford | 40/1 |
| 10 | shd | El Habeeb | John Egan | Stan Moore | 250/1 |
| 11 | 1¼ | Grand Alliance | Daniel Tudhope | Charlie Fellowes | 40/1 |
| 12 | ½ | Piz Badile | Frankie Dettori | Donnacha O'Brien (IRE) | 9/1 |
| 13 | 1½ | Star of India | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 16/1 |
| 14 | 6 | Glory Daze | Ronan Whelan | Andy Oliver (IRE) | 66/1 |
| 15 | nk | Sonny Liston | Tom Marquand | Charlie Hills | 100/1 |
| 16 | 13 | Royal Patronage | Jason Hart | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 28/1 |
| 17 | 34 | Walk of Stars | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | 11/1 |
Winning time: 2 min 36.38 sec
- The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter; shd = short head; hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2021
Early-season appearances in 2022 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby:
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