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Epsom Derby Winners by Year, 1780–2026
Winner, jockey, trainer, owner, winning margin and time for all 247 Epsom Derby runnings from 1780 to 2026, with the winning-time trend across 181 timed races.
Fiona Drummond
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This table lists every winner of the Derby at Epsom from the first running in 1780 to 2026: 247 runnings in 248 rows, because the 1884 race was a dead heat and both horses are listed. Winning times start in 1846 and margins are recorded for most runnings from the 1800s on; earlier rows show a dash where the source has nothing. Aidan O’Brien has trained 12 winners, the most of anyone in the list.
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Runnings
247
1780–2026; 248 rows with the 1884 dead heat
Fastest at Epsom
151.33 s
Workforce, 2010
Time Trend
-0.97 s / decade
Fitted slope over 181 timed runnings since 1846
Won by Under a Length
35%
72 of 206 runnings with a recorded margin
Winning Times Fell 0.97 Seconds a Decade, Then Stopped Falling
A straight line of winning time on year, fitted to the 181 runnings with a recorded time (1846–2026), falls 0.97 seconds per decade and explains 53% of the spread. The era averages show where the gain sits: 168.84 seconds over 54 runnings in 1846–1899, 157.60 in 1900–1949, 156.87 in 1950–1999 and 155.70 in 2000–2026, a total drop of 13.14 seconds. Refitting to 1950–2026 alone gives -0.31 seconds a decade over 77 runnings: the curve has flattened.
The fastest time in the list, Dante's 146.60 in 1945, was set at Newmarket, where the wartime Derbies of 1915–1918 and 1940–1945 were run on a different course. Leaving those years out, the fastest Derby at Epsom is Workforce's 151.33 in 2010; the slowest timed running is Ellington's 184.00 in 1856.
Margins are a separate story. Of the 206 runnings with a recorded margin, 72 (35.0%) were won by less than a length and 17 (8.3%) by five lengths or more; the widest is Shergar's 10 lengths in 1981. Since 2000, 6 of 27 runnings were decided by under a length.
Winning Time by Year, 1846–2026
One dot per timed running; the dashed line is the least-squares trend over all 181. The labelled dots are the six slowest, the latest of them in 1879. Hover a dot for the winner and time.
Every Epsom Derby Winner, 1780–2026
Showing 248 of 248 rows
| Year▼ | Winner▼ | Jockey▼ | Trainer▼ | Owner▼ | Margin▼ | Time (s)▼ | Dead Heat▼ | Notes▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780 | Diomed | Sam Arnull | R. Teasdale | Sir Charles Bunbury | — | — | No | — |
| 1781 | Young Eclipse | Charles Hindley | — | Dennis O'Kelly | — | — | No | — |
| 1782 | Assassin | Sam Arnull | Frank Neale | 3rd Earl of Egremont | — | — | No | — |
| 1783 | Saltram | Charles Hindley | Frank Neale | John Parker | — | — | No | — |
| 1784 | Serjeant | John Arnull | — | Dennis O'Kelly | — | — | No | — |
| 1785 | Aimwell | Charles Hindley | John Pratt | 1st Earl of Clermont | — | — | No | — |
| 1786 | Noble | J. White | Frank Neale | Tommy Panton | — | — | No | — |
| 1787 | Sir Peter Teazle | Sam Arnull | Saunders | 12th Earl of Derby | — | — | No | — |
| 1788 | Sir Thomas | William South | Frank Neale | Prince of Wales | — | — | No | — |
| 1789 | Skyscraper | Sam Chifney | Matt Stephenson | 5th Duke of Bedford | — | — | No | — |
| 1790 | Rhadamanthus | John Arnull | John Pratt | 1st Earl Grosvenor | — | — | No | — |
| 1791 | Eager | Matt Stephenson | Matt Stephenson | 5th Duke of Bedford | — | — | No | — |
| 1792 | John Bull | Frank Buckle | John Pratt | 1st Earl Grosvenor | — | — | No | — |
| 1793 | Waxy | Bill Clift | Robert Robson | Sir Ferdinand Poole | — | — | No | — |
| 1794 | Daedalus | Frank Buckle | John Pratt | 1st Earl Grosvenor | — | — | No | — |
| 1795 | Spread Eagle | Anthony Wheatley | Richard Prince | Sir Frank Standish | — | — | No | — |
| 1796 | Didelot | John Arnull | Richard Prince | Sir Frank Standish | — | — | No | — |
| 1797 | Colt by Fidget | John Singleton, Jr. | Matt Stephenson | 5th Duke of Bedford | — | — | No | — |
| 1798 | Sir Harry | Sam Arnull | Frank Neale | Joseph Cookson | — | — | No | — |
| 1799 | Archduke | John Arnull | Richard Prince | Sir Frank Standish | — | — | No | — |
| 1800 | Champion | Bill Clift | Tom Perren | Christopher Wilson | — | — | No | — |
| 1801 | Eleanor | John Saunders | J. Frost | Sir Charles Bunbury | — | — | No | — |
| 1802 | Tyrant | Frank Buckle | Robert Robson | 3rd Duke of Grafton | — | — | No | — |
| 1803 | Ditto | Bill Clift | John Lonsdale | Sir Hedworth Williamson | — | — | No | — |
| 1804 | Hannibal | Bill Arnull | Frank Neale | 3rd Earl of Egremont | — | — | No | — |
| 1805 | Cardinal Beaufort | Dennis Fitzpatrick | Dixon Boyce | 3rd Earl of Egremont | — | — | No | — |
| 1806 | Paris | John Shepherd | Richard Prince | 3rd Baron Foley | — | — | No | — |
| 1807 | Election | John Arnull | Dixon Boyce | 3rd Earl of Egremont | — | — | No | — |
| 1808 | Pan | Frank Collinson | John Lonsdale | Sir Hedworth Williamson | — | — | No | — |
| 1809 | Pope | Tom Goodisson | Robert Robson | 3rd Duke of Grafton | nk | — | No | — |
| 1810 | Whalebone | Bill Clift | Robert Robson | 3rd Duke of Grafton | — | — | No | — |
| 1811 | Phantom | Frank Buckle | James Edwards | Sir John Shelley | hd | — | No | — |
| 1812 | Octavius | Bill Arnull | Dixon Boyce | Robert Ladbroke | hd | — | No | — |
| 1813 | Smolensko | Tom Goodisson | Crouch | Sir Charles Bunbury | 1 | — | No | — |
| 1814 | Blucher | Bill Arnull | Dixon Boyce | 2nd Baron Stawell | — | — | No | — |
| 1815 | Whisker | Tom Goodisson | Robert Robson | 4th Duke of Grafton | shd | — | No | — |
| 1816 | Prince Leopold | Will Wheatley | William Butler | Duke of York | ½ | — | No | — |
| 1817 | Azor | Jem Robinson | Robert Robson | John Payne | — | — | No | — |
| 1818 | Sam | Sam Chifney, Jr. | William Chifney | Thomas Thornhill | ¾ | — | No | — |
| 1819 | Tiresias | Bill Clift | Richard Prince | 4th Duke of Portland | nk | — | No | — |
| 1820 | Sailor | Sam Chifney, Jr. | William Chifney | Thomas Thornhill | 2 | — | No | — |
| 1821 | Gustavus | Sam Day | Crouch | John Hunter | ½ | — | No | — |
| 1822 | Moses | Tom Goodisson | William Butler | Duke of York | hd | — | No | — |
| 1823 | Emilius | Frank Buckle | Robert Robson | John Udny | 1 | — | No | — |
| 1824 | Cedric | Jem Robinson | James Edwards | Sir John Shelley | — | — | No | — |
| 1825 | Middleton | Jem Robinson | James Edwards | 5th Earl of Jersey | — | — | No | — |
| 1826 | Lap-dog | George Dockeray | R. Stephenson | 3rd Earl of Egremont | — | — | No | — |
| 1827 | Mameluke | Jem Robinson | James Edwards | 5th Earl of Jersey | — | — | No | — |
| 1828 | Cadland | Jem Robinson | Dixon Boyce | 5th Duke of Rutland | — | — | No | dead heat |
| 1829 | Frederick | John Forth | John Forth | William Gratwicke | hd | — | No | — |
| 1830 | Priam | Sam Day | William Chifney | William Chifney | 2 | — | No | — |
| 1831 | Spaniel | Will Wheatley | J. Rogers | Viscount Lowther | — | — | No | — |
| 1832 | St. Giles | Bill Scott | J. Webb | Robert Ridsdale | 2 | — | No | — |
| 1833 | Dangerous | Jem Chapple | Isaac Sadler | Isaac Sadler | 1 | — | No | — |
| 1834 | Plenipotentiary | Patrick Conolly | George Payne | Stanlake Batson | 2 | — | No | — |
| 1835 | Mündig | Bill Scott | John Scott | John Bowes | nk | — | No | — |
| 1836 | Bay Middleton | Jem Robinson | James Edwards | 5th Earl of Jersey | 2 | — | No | — |
| 1837 | Phosphorus | George Edwards | John Doe | Lord Berners | nk | — | No | — |
| 1838 | Amato | Jem Chapple | Ralph Sherwood | Sir Gilbert Heathcote | — | — | No | — |
| 1839 | Bloomsbury | Sim Templeman | William Ridsdale | William Ridsdale | 1 | — | No | — |
| 1840 | Little Wonder | William Macdonald | John Forth | David Robertson | 1 | — | No | — |
| 1841 | Coronation | Patrick Conolly | Ben Painter | Abraham Rawlinson | 3 | — | No | — |
| 1842 | Attila | Bill Scott | John Scott | George Anson | 2 | — | No | — |
| 1843 | Cotherstone | Bill Scott | John Scott | John Bowes | 2 | — | No | — |
| 1844 | Orlando | Nat Flatman | W. Cooper | Jonathan Peel | — | — | No | — |
| 1845 | The Merry Monarch | Foster Bell | John Forth | William Gratwicke | 1 | — | No | — |
| 1846 | Pyrrhus The First | Sam Day | John Day | John Gully | nk | 175.00 | No | — |
| 1847 | Cossack | Sim Templeman | John Day | T. H. Pedley | 1 | 172.00 | No | — |
| 1848 | Surplice | Sim Templeman | John Kent, Jr. | 3rd Viscount Clifden | nk | 168.00 | No | — |
| 1849 | The Flying Dutchman | Charles Marlow | John Fobert | 13th Earl of Eglinton | snk | 180.00 | No | — |
| 1850 | Voltigeur | Job Marson | Robert Hill | 2nd Earl of Zetland | 1 | 170.00 | No | — |
| 1851 | Teddington | Job Marson | Alec Taylor, Sr. | Sir Joseph Hawley | 2 | 171.00 | No | — |
| 1852 | Daniel O'Rourke | Frank Butler | John Scott | John Bowes | ½ | 182.00 | No | — |
| 1853 | West Australian | Frank Butler | John Scott | John Bowes | nk | 175.00 | No | — |
| 1854 | Andover | Alfred Day | John Day | John Gully | 1 | 172.00 | No | — |
| 1855 | Wild Dayrell | Robert Sherwood | John Rickaby | Francis Popham | 1 | 174.00 | No | — |
| 1856 | Ellington | Tom Aldcroft | Tom Dawson | Octavius Vernon Harcourt | 1 | 184.00 | No | — |
| 1857 | Blink Bonny | Jack Charlton | William I'Anson | William I'Anson | nk | 165.00 | No | — |
| 1858 | Beadsman | John Wells | George Manning | Sir Joseph Hawley | 1 | 174.00 | No | — |
| 1859 | Musjid | John Wells | George Manning | Sir Joseph Hawley | ½ | 179.00 | No | — |
| 1860 | Thormanby | Harry Custance | Mathew Dawson | James Merry | 1½ | 175.00 | No | — |
| 1861 | Kettledrum | Ralph Bullock | G. Oates | Charles Towneley | 1 | 165.00 | No | — |
| 1862 | Caractacus | John Parsons | Robert Smith | Charles Snewing | nk | 165.00 | No | — |
| 1863 | Macaroni | Tom Chaloner | James Godding | Richard Naylor | hd | 170.00 | No | — |
| 1864 | Blair Athol | Jim Snowden | William I'Anson | William I'Anson | 2 | 163.00 | No | — |
| 1865 | Gladiateur | Harry Grimshaw | Tom Jennings, Sr. | Frédéric de Lagrange | 2 | 166.00 | No | — |
| 1866 | Lord Lyon | Harry Custance | James Dover | Richard Sutton | hd | 170.00 | No | — |
| 1867 | Hermit | John Daley | G. Bloss | Henry Chaplin | nk | 162.00 | No | — |
| 1868 | Blue Gown | John Wells | John Porter | Sir Joseph Hawley | ½ | 163.00 | No | — |
| 1869 | Pretender | John Osborne Jr. | Tom Dawson | John Johnstone | shd | 172.00 | No | — |
| 1870 | Kingcraft | Tom French | Mathew Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | 4 | 165.00 | No | — |
| 1871 | Favonius | Tom French | Joseph Hayhoe | Mayer A. de Rothschild | 1½ | 170.00 | No | — |
| 1872 | Cremorne | Charlie Maidment | William Gilbert | Henry Savile | hd | 165.00 | No | — |
| 1873 | Doncaster | Fred Webb | Robert Peck | James Merry | 1½ | 170.00 | No | — |
| 1874 | George Frederick | Harry Custance | Tom Leader | W. S. Cartwright | 2 | 166.00 | No | — |
| 1875 | Galopin | Jack Morris | John Dawson | Gusztáv Batthyány | 1 | 168.00 | No | — |
| 1876 | Kisber | Charlie Maidment | Joseph Hayhoe | Alexander Baltazzi | 5 | 164.00 | No | — |
| 1877 | Silvio | Fred Archer | Mathew Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | ½ | 170.00 | No | — |
| 1878 | Sefton | Harry Constable | Alec Taylor, Sr. | William Stirling Crawfurd | 1½ | 176.00 | No | — |
| 1879 | Sir Bevys | George Fordham | Joseph Hayhoe | Lionel de Rothschild | ¾ | 182.00 | No | — |
| 1880 | Bend Or | Fred Archer | Robert Peck | 1st Duke of Westminster | hd | 166.00 | No | — |
| 1881 | Iroquois | Fred Archer | Jacob Pincus | Pierre Lorillard IV | nk | 170.00 | No | — |
| 1882 | Shotover | Tom Cannon, Sr. | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | ¾ | 165.00 | No | — |
| 1883 | St. Blaise | Charles Wood | John Porter | Sir Frederick Johnstone | hd | 168.00 | No | — |
| 1884 | Harvester | Sam Loates | James Jewitt | Sir J. Willoughby | — | 166.00 | Yes | dead heat |
| 1884 | St. Gatien | Charles Wood | Robert Sherwood | Jack Hammond | — | 166.00 | Yes | dead heat |
| 1885 | Melton | Fred Archer | Mathew Dawson | 20th Baron Hastings | hd | 164.00 | No | — |
| 1886 | Ormonde | Fred Archer | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | 1½ | 165.60 | No | — |
| 1887 | Merry Hampton | John Watts | Martin Gurry | George Alexander Baird | 4 | 163.00 | No | — |
| 1888 | Ayrshire | Fred Barrett | George Dawson | 6th Duke of Portland | 2 | 163.00 | No | — |
| 1889 | Donovan | Tommy Loates | George Dawson | 6th Duke of Portland | 1½ | 164.00 | No | — |
| 1890 | Sainfoin | John Watts | John Porter | James Miller | ¾ | 169.00 | No | — |
| 1891 | Common | George Barrett | John Porter | Sir Frederick Johnstone | 2 | 176.00 | No | — |
| 1892 | Sir Hugo | Fred Allsopp | Tom Wadlow | 3rd Earl of Bradford | ¾ | 164.00 | No | — |
| 1893 | Isinglass | Tommy Loates | James Jewitt | Harry McCalmont | 1½ | 163.00 | No | — |
| 1894 | Ladas | John Watts | Mathew Dawson | 5th Earl of Rosebery | 1½ | 165.00 | No | — |
| 1895 | Sir Visto | Sam Loates | Mathew Dawson | 5th Earl of Rosebery | ¾ | 163.00 | No | — |
| 1896 | Persimmon | John Watts | Richard Marsh | Prince of Wales | nk | 162.00 | No | — |
| 1897 | Galtee More | Charles Wood | Sam Darling | John Gubbins | 2 | 164.00 | No | — |
| 1898 | Jeddah | Otto Madden | Richard Marsh | James Larnach | ¾ | 167.00 | No | — |
| 1899 | Flying Fox | Morny Cannon | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | 2 | 162.00 | No | — |
| 1900 | Diamond Jubilee | Herbert Jones | Richard Marsh | Prince of Wales | ½ | 162.00 | No | — |
| 1901 | Volodyovski | Lester Reiff | John Huggins | William C. Whitney | ¾ | 160.80 | No | — |
| 1902 | Ard Patrick | Skeets Martin | Sam Darling | John Gubbins | 3 | 162.20 | No | — |
| 1903 | Rock Sand | Danny Maher | George Blackwell | James Miller | 2 | 162.80 | No | — |
| 1904 | St. Amant | Kempton Cannon | Alfred Hayhoe | Leopold de Rothschild | 3 | 165.40 | No | — |
| 1905 | Cicero | Danny Maher | Percy Peck | 5th Earl of Rosebery | ¾ | 159.60 | No | — |
| 1906 | Spearmint | Danny Maher | Peter Gilpin | Major Eustace Loder | 1½ | 156.80 | No | — |
| 1907 | Orby | John Reiff | Fred McCabe | Richard Croker | 2 | 164.00 | No | — |
| 1908 | Signorinetta | Billy Bullock | Edoardo Ginistrelli | Edoardo Ginistrelli | 2 | 159.80 | No | — |
| 1909 | Minoru | Herbert Jones | Richard Marsh | King Edward VII | shd | 162.70 | No | — |
| 1910 | Lemberg | Bernard Dillon | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Alfred Cox | nk | 155.20 | No | — |
| 1911 | Sunstar | George Stern | Charles Morton | Jack Barnato Joel | 2 | 156.80 | No | — |
| 1912 | Tagalie | John Reiff | Dawson Waugh | Walter Raphael | 4 | 158.80 | No | — |
| 1913 | Aboyeur | Edwin Piper | Tom Lewis | Alan Cunliffe | nk | 157.60 | No | — |
| 1914 | Durbar | Matt McGee | Tom Murphy | Herman Duryea | 3 | 158.40 | No | — |
| 1915 | Pommern | Steve Donoghue | Charles Peck | Solomon Joel | 2 | 152.60 | No | — |
| 1916 | Fifinella | Joe Childs | Dick Dawson | Sir Edward Hulton | nk | 156.60 | No | — |
| 1917 | Gay Crusader | Steve Donoghue | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Alfred Cox | 4 | 160.60 | No | — |
| 1918 | Gainsborough | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Lady James Douglas | 1½ | 153.20 | No | — |
| 1919 | Grand Parade | Fred Templeman | Frank Barling | 1st Baron Glanely | ½ | 155.80 | No | — |
| 1920 | Spion Kop | Frank O'Neill | Peter Gilpin | Giles Loder | 2 | 154.80 | No | — |
| 1921 | Humorist | Steve Donoghue | Charles Morton | Jack Barnato Joel | nk | 156.20 | No | — |
| 1922 | Captain Cuttle | Steve Donoghue | Fred Darling | 1st Baron Woolavington | 4 | 154.60 | No | — |
| 1923 | Papyrus | Steve Donoghue | Basil Jarvis | Ben Irish | 1 | 158.00 | No | — |
| 1924 | Sansovino | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | 6 | 166.00 | No | — |
| 1925 | Manna | Steve Donoghue | Fred Darling | Henry E. Morriss | 8 | 160.60 | No | — |
| 1926 | Coronach | Joe Childs | Fred Darling | 1st Baron Woolavington | 5 | 167.80 | No | — |
| 1927 | Call Boy | Charlie Elliott | John E. Watts | Frank Curzon | 2 | 154.40 | No | — |
| 1928 | Felstead | Harry Wragg | Ossie Bell | Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen | 1½ | 154.80 | No | — |
| 1929 | Trigo | Joe Marshall | Dick Dawson | William Barnett | 1½ | 156.40 | No | — |
| 1930 | Blenheim | Harry Wragg | Dick Dawson | Aga Khan III | 1 | 158.20 | No | — |
| 1931 | Cameronian | Freddie Fox | Fred Darling | Arthur Dewar | ¾ | 156.60 | No | — |
| 1932 | April the Fifth | Fred Lane | Tom Walls | Tom Walls | ¾ | 163.20 | No | — |
| 1933 | Hyperion | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | 4 | 154.00 | No | — |
| 1934 | Windsor Lad | Charles Smirke | Marcus Marsh | Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla | 1 | 154.00 | No | — |
| 1935 | Bahram | Freddie Fox | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | 2 | 156.00 | No | — |
| 1936 | Mahmoud | Charles Smirke | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | 3 | 153.80 | No | — |
| 1937 | Mid-day Sun | Michael Beary | Fred Butters | Lettice Mary Miller | 1½ | 157.60 | No | — |
| 1938 | Bois Roussel | Charlie Elliott | Fred Darling | Peter Beatty | 4 | 159.20 | No | — |
| 1939 | Blue Peter | Eph Smith | Jack Jarvis | 6th Earl of Rosebery | 4 | 156.80 | No | — |
| 1940 | Pont l'Eveque | Sam Wragg | Fred Darling | Fred Darling | 3 | 150.80 | No | — |
| 1941 | Owen Tudor | Billy Nevett | Fred Darling | C. Macdonald-Buchanan | 1½ | 152.00 | No | — |
| 1942 | Watling Street | Harry Wragg | Walter Earl | 17th Earl of Derby | nk | 149.60 | No | — |
| 1943 | Straight Deal | Tommy Carey | Walter Nightingall | Dorothy Paget | hd | 150.40 | No | — |
| 1944 | Ocean Swell | Billy Nevett | Jack Jarvis | 6th Earl of Rosebery | nk | 151.00 | No | — |
| 1945 | Dante | Billy Nevett | Matthew Peacock | Sir Eric Ohlson | 2 | 146.60 | No | — |
| 1946 | Airborne | Tommy Lowrey | Dick Perryman | John E. Ferguson | 1 | 164.60 | No | — |
| 1947 | Pearl Diver | Georges Bridgland | Percy Carter | Baron Geoffroy de Waldner | 4 | 158.40 | No | — |
| 1948 | My Love | Rae Johnstone | Richard Carver | Aga Khan III / Volterra | 1½ | 160.00 | No | — |
| 1949 | Nimbus | Charlie Elliott | George Colling | Marion Glenister | hd | 162.00 | No | — |
| 1950 | Galcador | Rae Johnstone | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac | hd | 156.80 | No | — |
| 1951 | Arctic Prince | Chuck Spares | Willie Stephenson | Joseph McGrath | 6 | 159.40 | No | — |
| 1952 | Tulyar | Charles Smirke | Marcus Marsh | Aga Khan III | ¾ | 156.40 | No | — |
| 1953 | Pinza | Sir Gordon Richards | Norman Bertie | Sir Victor Sassoon | 4 | 155.60 | No | — |
| 1954 | Never Say Die | Lester Piggott | Joseph Lawson | Robert Sterling Clark | 2 | 155.80 | No | — |
| 1955 | Phil Drake | Freddie Palmer | François Mathet | Suzy Volterra | 2 | 159.80 | No | — |
| 1956 | Lavandin | Rae Johnstone | Alec Head | Pierre Wertheimer | nk | 156.40 | No | — |
| 1957 | Crepello | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon | 1½ | 155.40 | No | — |
| 1958 | Hard Ridden | Charles Smirke | Mick Rogers | Sir Victor Sassoon | 5 | 161.20 | No | — |
| 1959 | Parthia | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Sir Humphrey de Trafford | 1½ | 156.00 | No | — |
| 1960 | St. Paddy | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon | 3 | 155.80 | No | — |
| 1961 | Psidium | Roger Poincelet | Harry Wragg | Etti Plesch | 2 | 156.40 | No | — |
| 1962 | Larkspur | Neville Sellwood | Vincent O'Brien | Raymond R. Guest | 2 | 157.60 | No | — |
| 1963 | Relko | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | François Dupré | 6 | 159.40 | No | — |
| 1964 | Santa Claus | Scobie Breasley | Mick Rogers | John Ismay | 1 | 161.98 | No | — |
| 1965 | Sea Bird | Pat Glennon | Etienne Pollet | Jean Ternynck | 2 | 158.41 | No | — |
| 1966 | Charlottown | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Smyth | Lady Zia Wernher | nk | 157.63 | No | — |
| 1967 | Royal Palace | George Moore | Noel Murless | Jim Joel | 2½ | 158.36 | No | — |
| 1968 | Sir Ivor | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Raymond R. Guest | 1½ | 158.73 | No | — |
| 1969 | Blakeney | Ernie Johnson | Arthur Budgett | Arthur Budgett | 1 | 160.30 | No | — |
| 1970 | Nijinsky | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. | 2½ | 154.68 | No | — |
| 1971 | Mill Reef | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 2 | 157.14 | No | — |
| 1972 | Roberto | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | John W. Galbreath | shd | 156.09 | No | — |
| 1973 | Morston | Edward Hide | Arthur Budgett | Arthur Budgett | ½ | 155.92 | No | — |
| 1974 | Snow Knight | Brian Taylor | Peter Nelson | Sharon Phillips | 2 | 155.04 | No | — |
| 1975 | Grundy | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Carlo Vittadini | 3 | 155.35 | No | — |
| 1976 | Empery | Lester Piggott | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 3 | 155.69 | No | — |
| 1977 | The Minstrel | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | nk | 156.44 | No | — |
| 1978 | Shirley Heights | Greville Starkey | John Dunlop | 2nd Earl of Halifax | hd | 155.30 | No | — |
| 1979 | Troy | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sobell / Weinstock | 7 | 156.59 | No | — |
| 1980 | Henbit | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Etti Plesch | ½ | 154.77 | No | — |
| 1981 | Shergar | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Aga Khan IV | 10 | 164.21 | No | — |
| 1982 | Golden Fleece | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 3 | 154.27 | No | — |
| 1983 | Teenoso | Lester Piggott | Geoff Wragg | Eric Moller | 3 | 169.07 | No | — |
| 1984 | Secreto | Christy Roche | David O'Brien | Luigi Miglietti | shd | 159.12 | No | — |
| 1985 | Slip Anchor | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Lord Howard de Walden | 7 | 156.23 | No | — |
| 1986 | Shahrastani | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Aga Khan IV | ½ | 157.13 | No | — |
| 1987 | Reference Point | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Louis Freedman | 1½ | 153.90 | No | — |
| 1988 | Kahyasi | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | Aga Khan IV | 1½ | 153.84 | No | — |
| 1989 | Nashwan | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 5 | 154.90 | No | — |
| 1990 | Quest for Fame | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton | Khalid Abdullah | 3 | 157.26 | No | — |
| 1991 | Generous | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | Prince Fahd bin Salman | 5 | 154.00 | No | — |
| 1992 | Dr Devious | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Sidney H. Craig | 2 | 156.19 | No | — |
| 1993 | Commander in Chief | Michael Kinane | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 3½ | 154.51 | No | — |
| 1994 | Erhaab | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1¼ | 154.16 | No | — |
| 1995 | Lammtarra | Walter Swinburn | Saeed bin Suroor | Saeed bin M. Al Maktoum | 1 | 152.31 | No | — |
| 1996 | Shaamit | Michael Hills | William Haggas | Khalifa Dasmal | 1¼ | 155.05 | No | — |
| 1997 | Benny the Dip | Willie Ryan | John Gosden | Landon Knight | shd | 155.77 | No | — |
| 1998 | High-Rise | Olivier Peslier | Luca Cumani | M. Obaid Al Maktoum | hd | 153.88 | No | — |
| 1999 | Oath | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1¾ | 157.43 | No | — |
| 2000 | Sinndar | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | Aga Khan IV | 1 | 156.75 | No | — |
| 2001 | Galileo | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 3½ | 153.27 | No | — |
| 2002 | High Chaparral | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 2 | 159.45 | No | — |
| 2003 | Kris Kin | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Saeed Suhail | 1 | 153.35 | No | — |
| 2004 | North Light | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Ballymacoll Stud | 1½ | 153.72 | No | — |
| 2005 | Motivator | Johnny Murtagh | Michael Bell | Royal Ascot Racing Club | 5 | 155.69 | No | — |
| 2006 | Sir Percy | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning | Anthony Pakenham | shd | 155.23 | No | — |
| 2007 | Authorized | Frankie Dettori | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Al Homaizi / Al Sagar | 5 | 154.77 | No | — |
| 2008 | New Approach | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Princess Haya of Jordan | ½ | 156.50 | No | — |
| 2009 | Sea the Stars | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | Christopher Tsui | 1¾ | 156.74 | No | — |
| 2010 | Workforce | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Khalid Abdullah | 7 | 151.33 | No | — |
| 2011 | Pour Moi | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Magnier / Tabor / Smith | hd | 154.54 | No | — |
| 2012 | Camelot | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor / | 5 | 153.90 | No | — |
| 2013 | Ruler of the World | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith | 1½ | 159.06 | No | — |
| 2014 | Australia | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Smith , Magnier , Tabor , Khing | 1¼ | 153.63 | No | — |
| 2015 | Golden Horn | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Anthony Oppenheimer | 3½ | 152.32 | No | — |
| 2016 | Harzand | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | Aga Khan IV | 1½ | 160.09 | No | — |
| 2017 | Wings of Eagles | Padraig Beggy | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | ¾ | 153.02 | No | — |
| 2018 | Masar | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1½ | 154.93 | No | — |
| 2019 | Anthony Van Dyck | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | ½ | 153.38 | No | — |
| 2020 | Serpentine | Emmet McNamara | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 5½ | 154.43 | No | see gaps (footnoted year, e.g. rescheduled running) |
| 2021 | Adayar | Adam Kirby | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 4½ | 156.85 | No | — |
| 2022 | Desert Crown | Richard Kingscote | Sir Michael Stoute | Saeed Suhail | 2½ | 156.38 | No | — |
| 2023 | Auguste Rodin | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg | ½ | 153.88 | No | — |
| 2024 | City Of Troy | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith / | 2¾ | 158.32 | No | — |
| 2025 | Lambourn | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith | 3¾ | 158.50 | No | — |
| 2026 | Christmas Day | Ronan Whelan | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith / Westerberg / Brant | 2¾ | 163.75 | No | — |
Margin is in lengths as the source prints it (shd = short head, hd = head, nk = neck). Times are seconds. A dash means the source records nothing.
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How the Numbers Were Made
Counting. 248 rows for 247 runnings; the 1884 dead heat between Harvester and St. Gatien is two rows sharing one year and one time, and counts once in every time and margin calculation. 181 runnings have a time and 66 do not; 206 have a margin. Missing values are dashes and are never estimated.
The finding. The trend is an ordinary least-squares line of winning time on year over the timed runnings; era means are plain averages within each span; the modern slope refits the line to 1950–2026. Margins were read as lengths, with short head, head and neck counted as under a length, to sort runnings into under one length, one to five, and five or more.
Limits. The 1915–1918 and 1940–1945 runnings were held at Newmarket and are included in the trend as the source lists them; the fastest-at-Epsom figure excludes them. The Epsom course itself has been altered over two centuries, so early times are not directly comparable with modern ones. The 2020 running was moved to July behind closed doors.
Licence and attribution. The rows are the winners table of the Wikipedia article "Epsom Derby", retrieved 2026-09-13 and reused under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. That table cites Racing Post result pages for each running for its facts; the official pages are listed under Sources and were not scraped. Names are spelled as Wikipedia prints them.
Sources
- Epsom Derby, winners tablesecondaryWikipedia · secondary · retrieved 2026-09-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 — 248 rows, 1780–2026
- Racing Post results, EpsomprimaryRacing Post · primary · retrieved 2026-09-13 · Official site; cited by the Wikipedia table, not copied — Per-year result pages cited by the Wikipedia table