# 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.
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.

## Full result

Reference - Racing Post result
| | 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.

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

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2021
* Hoo Ya Mal - 2nd in Flying Scotsman Stakes
* Masekela - 1st in Denford Stakes, 2nd in Superlative Stakes
* Piz Badile - 2nd in Eyrefield Stakes
* Royal Patronage - 1st in Acomb Stakes, 1st in Royal Lodge Stakes
* Stone Age - 2nd in Criterium de Saint-Cloud, 2nd in Juvenile Stakes
* Westover - 2nd in Silver Tankard Stakes

### Road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2022 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:
* Changingoftheguard - 1st in Chester Vase
* Desert Crown - 1st in Dante Stakes
* Glory Daze - 2nd in Leopardstown Derby Trial
* Grand Alliance - 2nd in Blue Riband Trial Stakes
* Hoo Ya Mal - 2nd in Newmarket Stakes, 3rd in Craven Stakes
* Masekela - 2nd in Feilden Stakes
* Nahanni - 1st in Blue Riband Trial Stakes
* Nations Pride - 1st in Newmarket Stakes
* Piz Badile - 1st in Ballysax Stakes
* Sonny Liston - 3rd in Dee Stakes
* Star of India - 1st in Dee Stakes
* Stone Age - 1st in Leopardstown Derby Trial
* Westover - 1st in Sandown Classic Trial

### Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby:
* Nations Pride – Saratoga Derby (2022), Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2023), Canadian International Stakes (2023)
* Westover – Irish Derby (2022), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2023)