# 2010 Epsom Derby

The 2010 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 5 June 2010. It was the 231st running of the Derby and was won by Workforce in a course record time. The winner was ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Sir Michael Stoute. The pre-race favourite was Jan Vermeer.

## Race details

* Sponsor: Investec
* Winner's prize money: £771,504
* Going: Good to firm
* Number of runners: 12
* Winner's time: 2:31.33

## Full result

| | * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer $^†$ | SP |
| 1 | | Workforce | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 6-1 |
| 2 | 7 | At First Sight | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 100-1 |
| 3 | ½ | Rewilding | Frankie Dettori | Mahmood al Zarooni | 9-2 |
| 4 | 4 | Jan Vermeer | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 9-4F |
| 5 | hd | Midas Touch | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 6-1 |
| 6 | ½ | Al Zir | Kieren Fallon | Saeed bin Suroor | 14-1 |
| 7 | hd | Coordinated Cut | Jamie Spencer | Michael Bell | 20-1 |
| 8 | 3¾ | Buzzword | Ahmed Ajtebi | Mahmood al Zarooni | 40-1 |
| 9 | 1¾ | Hot Prospect | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | 50-1 |
| 10 | 16 | Azmeel | William Buick | John Gosden | 14-1 |
| 11 | 1¾ | Ted Spread | Michael Hills | Mark Tompkins | 28-1 |
| 12 | 2 | Bullet Train | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 13-2 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – nse = nose; shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated

## Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Workforce:
* Foaled: 2007
* Sire: King's Best; Dam: Soviet Moon
* Owner: Prince Khalid Abdullah
* Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
* Rating in 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings:

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

Notable runs by the 2010 Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2009:
* Jan Vermeer - 1st Critérium International
* Midas Touch - 4th Critérium International
* Al Zir - 3rd Racing Post Trophy
* Coordinated Cut - 10th Racing Post Trophy
* Buzzword - 2nd Richmond Stakes, 2nd Solario Stakes, 1st Prix La Rochette, 3rd Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, 5th Dewhurst Stakes, 5th Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
* Hot Prospect - 6th Silver Tankard Stakes
* Azmeel - 1st Washington Singer Stakes
* Ted Spread - 3rd Zetland Stakes

### The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2010 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:
* Workforce – 2nd Dante Stakes
* At First Sight – 2nd Ballysax Stakes, 3rd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
* Rewilding – 2nd Prix Noailles, 1st Cocked Hat Stakes
* Jan Vermeer - 1st Gallinule Stakes
* Midas Touch – 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
* Al Zir - 9th 2,000 Guineas
* Coordinated Cut - 3rd Dante Stakes
* Buzzword - 14th 2,000 Guineas, 4th Poule d'Essai des Poulains
* Hot Prospect - 3rd Lingfield Derby Trial
* Azmeel - 2nd Bet365 Classic Trial, 1st Dee Stakes
* Ted Spread - 1st Chester Vase
* Bullet Train - 1st Lingfield Derby Trial

### Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
* Buzzword – Deutsches Derby (2010)
* Rewilding - Dubai Sheema Classic (2011), Prince of Wales's Stakes (2011)
* Workforce - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2010)

## Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2010 Epsom Derby.
Bullet Train (12th) - Exported to America - Shuttled to Australia - Relocated to Ireland - Chapada (3rd Rosehill Guineas 2019) Workforce (1st) - Exported to Japan Jan Vermeer (4th) - Exported to Morocco Midas Touch (5th) - Exported to America Buzzword (8th) - Exported to Italy - Exported to Chile