# 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.

## Race details

* Sponsor: none
* Winner's prize money: £165,080
* Going: Soft
* Number of runners: 21
* Winner's time: 2 minutes, 49.07 seconds

## Full result

| | Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP |
| 1 | | Teenoso | Lester Piggott | Geoff Wragg | 9-2 |
| 2 | 3 | Carlingford Castle | Mick Kinane | Liam Browne (IRE) | 14-1 |
| 3 | 3 | Shearwalk | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 18-1 |
| 4 | shd | Salmon Leap | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien (IRE) | 11-2 |
| 5 | 2½ | Guns of Navarone | Philip Robinson | Clive Brittain | 20-1 |
| 6 | 8 | Naar | Joe Mercer | Peter Walwyn | 100-1 |
| 7 | ½ | Pluralisme | Freddy Head | Alec Head (FR) | 18-1 |
| 8 | 4 | Morcon | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 17-2 |
| 9 | hd | Tolomeo | Gianfranco Dettori | Luca Cumani | 14-1 |
| 10 | 1 | Gordian | Cash Asmussen | Guy Harwood | 25-1 |
| 11 | nk | The Noble Player | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | 16-1 |
| 12 | | Mitilini | Geoff Baxter | Ron Boss | 500-1 |
| 13 | | Neorion | Brian Rouse | Clive Brittain | 150-1 |
| 14 | | Wassl | Tony Murray | John Dunlop | 10-1 |
| 15 | | Tivian | Sandy Barclay | Clive Brittain | 500-1 |
| 16 | | Lomond | Willie Shoemaker | Vincent O'Brien (IRE) | 9-1 |
| 17 | | Appeal To Me | John Reid | Paul Kelleway | 500-1 |
| 18 | | Slewpy | Yves Saint-Martin | S Watters, jnr. (USA) | 100-1 |
| 19 | | Holmbury | M Miller | Geoff Huffer | 1000-1 |
| 20 | | Zoffany | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 28-1 |
| U | | Yawa | Philip Waldron | Geoff Lewis | 50-1 |

## Winner details

Further details of the winner, Teenoso:
* Foaled: 7 April 1980, in United Kingdom
* Sire: Youth; Dam: Furioso (Ballymoss)
* Owner: Eric Moller
* Breeder: White Lodge Stud

## Form analysis
### Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982:
* Gordian – 3rd in Somerville Tattersall Stakes, 2nd in Dewhurst Stakes
* Lomond – 3rd in National Stakes
* Pluralisme – 1st in Prix des Chênes
* Shearwalk – 3rd in Seaton Delaval Stakes
* Slewpy – 1st in Young America Stakes
* The Noble Player – 2nd in Washington Singer Stakes, 3rd in Royal Lodge Stakes, 3rd in Grand Critérium

### The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1983 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:
* Carlingford Castle – 1st in Gallinule Stakes
* Gordian – 1st in Sandown Classic Trial
* Gun of Navarone – 3rd in Craven Stakes, 2nd in Dante Stakes
* Lomond – 1st in Gladness Stakes, 1st in 2000 Guineas, 2nd in Irish 2000 Guineas
* Morcon – 1st in Predominate Stakes
* Neorion – 2nd in Sandown Classic Trial
* Pluralisme – 1st in Prix de Guiche
* Salmon Leap – 1st in Tetrarch Stakes, 1st in Nijinsky Stakes
* Shearwalk – 1st in Heathorn Stakes, 2nd in Lingfield Derby Trial
* Slewpy – 3rd in Louisiana Derby
* Teenoso – 1st in Lingfield Derby Trial
* Tolomeo – 2nd in 2000 Guineas
* Wassl – 1st in Greenham Stakes, 1st in Irish 2000 Guineas
* Yawa – 3rd in Lingfield Derby Trial
* Zoffany – 1st in Feilden Stakes

### Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
* Slewpy – Meadowlands Cup (1983)
* Teenoso – Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1984), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1984)
* Tolomeo – Arlington Million (1983)
* Yawa – Grand Prix de Paris (1983), Premio Roma (1984)
* Zoffany – Hollywood Turf Cup (1985), Sunset Handicap (1986), San Luis Rey Handicap (1987)

## Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1983 Epsom Derby.

### Sires of Classic winners

Lomond (16th)
* Marling – 1st Irish 1000 Guineas (1992)
* Dark Lomond – 1st Irish St. Leger (1988)
* Valanour – 1st Grand Prix de Paris (1995)
* Patrona – dam of Exceed And Excel
Tolomeo (9th) – Exported to Australia – Exported to Japan
* Innocent King – 1st Australian Derby (1993)
* Rain Burst – 3rd Fillies' Mile (1988)
* Daiwa Texas – 3rd Arima Kinen (2000)

### Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Slewpy (18th)
* Thirty Slews – 1st Breeders' Cup Sprint (1992)
* Mr Nickerson – 3rd Vosburgh Stakes (1989)
* Helice – dam of Helissio
* Gift Of The Night – dam of Falbrav
Salmon Leap (4th)
* Bradawn Breever – 1st Phoenix Stakes (1991)
* Premier Amour – 3rd Prix de Diane (1989)
* Upward Trend – 1st Matron Stakes (1989)
* Farinella – Dam of Beef Or Salmon
Morcon (8th) – Exported to New Zealand
* Solvit – 1st W. S. Cox Plate (1994)
Guns of Navarone (5th) – Exported to New Zealand
* Henderson Bay – 1st Sydney Cup (2002)

### Sires of National Hunt horses

Teenoso (1st)
* Horus – 1st Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase (2004)
* Young Spartacus – 1st Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup (2003)
* Her Honour – 2nd Long Distance Hurdle (1995)
* Young Buster – 1st September Stakes (1991)
Carlingford Castle (2nd)
* Inis Cara – 1st Paddy Power Handicap Chase (1999)
* Visible Difference – 1st Drinmore Chase (1993)
* Castle Mane – 1st Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (1999)
* Gretchen's Castle – Dam of Pandorama

### Other Stallions

Wassl (14th) – Wiorno (1st Prix Dollar 1991), Ocean Falls (3rd Poule d'Essai des Poulains 1989), Anna Petrovna (dam of Annus Mirabilis) Zoffany (20th) – Clan Osullivan (2nd Golden Slipper Stakes 1992), Miss Zoe (3rd Australian Oaks 2000) The Noble Player (11th) – Tinte Blu (1st Premio Royal Mares 1991), Este (dam of Estejo) Pluralisme (7th) – Exported to Japan – Yamano Casablanca (2nd Oka Sho 1991) Shearwalk (3rd) – Exported to New Zealand – Exported to Australia Gordian (10th) – Exported to Brazil Yawa (Unseated) – Exported to Japan