# 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.

## Race details

* Sponsor: Vodafone
* Winner's prize money: £580,000
* Going: Good to Firm
* Number of runners: 12
* Winner's time: 2m 33.27s

## Full result

| | * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer $^†$ | SP |
| 1 | | Galileo | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 11/4 jf |
| 2 | 3½ | Golan | Pat Eddery | Sir Michael Stoute | 11/4 jf |
| 3 | nk | Tobougg | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 9/1 |
| 4 | 1¾ | Mr Combustible | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 20/1 |
| 5 | ½ | Storming Home | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 14/1 |
| 6 | nk | Perfect Sunday | Richard Hughes | Barry Hills | 9/2 |
| 7 | 1¾ | Dilshaan | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute | 5/1 |
| 8 | 1 | Putra Sandhurst | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | 16/1 |
| 9 | nk | Sunny Glenn | Jason Weaver | Nick Littmoden | 150/1 |
| 10 | 6 | Chancellor | Richard Quinn | Barry Hills | 25/1 |
| 11 | 1¾ | King Carew | Craig Williams | Mick Channon | 200/1 |
| 12 | 1½ | Cashel Bay | John Carroll | Luke Comer (IRE) | 300/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck. † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

## Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Galileo:
* Foaled: 30 March 1998 in Ireland
* Sire: Sadler's Wells; Dam: Urban Sea (Miswaki)
* Owner: Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor
* Breeder: David Tsui and Orpendale
* Rating in 2001 International Classifications: 129

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

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2000.
* Tobougg – 1st Prix de la Salamandre, 1st Dewhurst Stakes
* Storming Home – 2nd Solario Stakes, 9th Somerville Tattersall Stakes
* Perfect Sunday – 2nd Washington Singer Stakes
* Dilshaan – 1st Racing Post Trophy
* King Carew – 5th Autumn Stakes
* Cashel Bay – 16th Eyrefield Stakes

### The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2001 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
* Galileo – 1st Ballysax Stakes, 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
* Golan – 1st 2,000 Guineas
* Tobougg – 9th 2,000 Guineas
* Mr Combustible – 1st Chester Vase
* Storming Home – 1st Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 3rd Dante Stakes
* Perfect Sunday – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
* Dilshaan – 1st Dante Stakes
* Putra Sandhurst – 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial
* Sunny Glenn – 2nd Feilden Stakes, 6th Lingfield Derby Trial
* Chancellor – 1st Sandown Classic Trial
* Cashel Bay – 5th Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, 4th Amethyst Stakes, 6th Saval Beg Stakes, 12th Irish 2,000 Guineas

### Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
* Galileo – Irish Derby (2001), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2001)
* Golan – King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2002)
* Storming Home – Champion Stakes (2002), Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship (2003)

## Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2001 Epsom Derby.

### Sires of Classic winners

Galileo (1st) - Eleven time leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland and sire of 40 individual classic winners as of June 2020
* Frankel - 1st 2000 Guineas Stakes (2011), European Champion Two-Year-Old, Three-Year Old and Older Horse
* Australia - 1st Epsom Derby, 1st Irish Derby (2014)
* Waldgeist - 1st Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2019)
* Rip Van Winkle - 1st Sussex Stakes (2009), 1st Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2009), 1st International Stakes (2010)
* Nightime - 1st Irish 1000 Guineas (2006) - Dam of Ghaiyyath (1st Coronation Cup 2020)

### Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Golan (2nd)
* Beauty Flash - 1st Hong Kong Mile (2010), 1st Hong Kong Stewards' Cup (2011), 1st Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (2011)
* Kibbutz - 1st Victoria Derby (2007)
* Missunited - 1st Galway Hurdle (2013), 2nd Ascot Gold Cup (2014)
* Golan Way - 1st Sharp Novices' Hurdle
Tobougg (3rd)
* The Pooka - 1st New Zealand 2000 Guineas (2007)
* Penny's Gift - 1st German 1,000 Guineas (2009)
* Screen Star - Dam of Lumiere (1st Cheveley Park Stakes 2015) and Sheikha Reika (1st E. P. Taylor Stakes 2018)
* Bouggler - 1st Mersey Novices' Hurdle (2009)
Storming Home (5th)
* Lion Tamer - 1st Victoria Derby (2010)
* Jakkalberry - 1st Gran Premio di Milano (2010)
* Flying Cloud - 2nd Pretty Polly Stakes (2010)
* Tempestatefloresco - 1st Summer Cup (2017)

### Sires of National Hunt horses

Mr Combustible (4th)
* Goulanes - 1st Towton Novices' Chase (2013)
* Same Difference - 1st Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (2013)
* Busty Brown - 1st Monksfield Novice Hurdle (2012)
* Mackeys Forge - 2nd Festival Novice Hurdle (2011)

### Other Stallions

Dilshaan (7th) - Damsire of Va Bank (3rd Bayerisches Zuchtrennen 2018) Putra Sandhurst (8th) - Sired minor jumps winner