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The Derby is the most famous Flat race in the world, run over a mile and a half at Epsom in early June for three-year-old colts and fillies. This is the full roll of honour from 1970 to 2026 - every winning horse with its age, starting price, jockey and trainer - with the age, market and training trends that emerge across the whole history.
Every row is source-verified against two independent records; unsourced cells are left blank rather than guessed.
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Every winner since 1970, newest first. SP is the official returned price, with the favourite marker where it applied.
Epsom Derby: Roll of Honour
| Year | Winner | Age | SP | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | |||||
| 2026 | Christmas Day | 3 | 7/1 | Ronan Whelan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2025 | Lambourn | 3 | 13/2 | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2024 | City Of Troy | 3 | 3/1f | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2023 | Auguste Rodin | 3 | 9/2 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2022 | Desert Crown | 3 | 5/2f | Richard Kingscote | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2021 | Adayar | 3 | 16/1 | Adam Kirby | Charlie Appleby |
| 2020 | Serpentine | 3 | 25/1 | Emmet McNamara | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2010s | |||||
| 2019 | Anthony Van Dyck | 3 | 13/2 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2018 | Masar | 3 | 16/1 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby |
| 2017 | Wings Of Eagles | 3 | 40/1 | Padraig Beggy | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2016 | Harzand | 3 | 13/2 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld |
| 2015 | Golden Horn | 3 | 13/8f | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden |
| 2014 | Australia | 3 | 11/8f | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2013 | Ruler Of The World | 3 | 7/1 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2012 | Camelot | 3 | 8/13f | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2011 | Pour Moi | 3 | 4/1 | Mickael Barzalona | Andre Fabre |
| 2010 | Workforce | 3 | 6/1 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2000s | |||||
| 2009 | Sea The Stars | 3 | 11/4 | Mick Kinane | John Oxx |
| 2008 | New Approach | 3 | 5/1 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger |
| 2007 | Authorized | 3 | 5/4f | Frankie Dettori | Peter Chapple-Hyam |
| 2006 | Sir Percy | 3 | 6/1 | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning |
| 2005 | Motivator | 3 | 3/1f | Johnny Murtagh | Michael Bell |
| 2004 | North Light | 3 | 7/2jf | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2003 | Kris Kin | 3 | 6/1 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2002 | High Chaparral | 3 | 7/2 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2001 | Galileo | 3 | 11/4jf | Mick Kinane | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2000 | Sinndar | 3 | 7/1 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx |
| 1990s | |||||
| 1999 | Oath | 3 | 13/2 | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil |
| 1998 | High-Rise | 3 | 20/1 | Olivier Peslier | Luca Cumani |
| 1997 | Benny The Dip | 3 | 11/1 | Willie Ryan | John Gosden |
| 1996 | Shaamit | 3 | 12/1 | Michael Hills | William Haggas |
| 1995 | Lammtarra | 3 | 14/1 | Walter Swinburn | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 1994 | Erhaab | 3 | 7/2f | Willie Carson | John Dunlop |
| 1993 | Commander In Chief | 3 | 15/2 | Michael Kinane | Henry Cecil |
| 1992 | Dr Devious | 3 | 8/1 | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam |
| 1991 | Generous | 3 | 9/1 | Alan Munro | Paul Cole |
| 1990 | Quest For Fame | 3 | 7/1 | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton |
| 1980s | |||||
| 1989 | Nashwan | 3 | 5/4f | Willie Carson | Major Dick Hern |
| 1988 | Kahyasi | 3 | 11/1 | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani |
| 1987 | Reference Point | 3 | 6/4f | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1986 | Shahrastani | 3 | 11/2 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute |
| 1985 | Slip Anchor | 3 | 9/4f | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1984 | Secreto | 3 | 14/1 | Christy Roche | David O'Brien |
| 1983 | Teenoso | 3 | 9/2f | Lester Piggott | Geoff Wragg |
| 1982 | Golden Fleece | 3 | 3/1f | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1981 | Shergar | 3 | 10/11f | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute |
| 1980 | Henbit | 3 | 7/1 | Willie Carson | Major Dick Hern |
| 1970s | |||||
| 1979 | Troy | 3 | 6/1 | Willie Carson | Major Dick Hern |
| 1978 | Shirley Heights | 3 | 8/1 | Greville Starkey | John Dunlop |
| 1977 | The Minstrel | 3 | 5/1 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1976 | Empery | 3 | 10/1 | Lester Piggott | Maurice Zilber |
| 1975 | Grundy | 3 | 5/1 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn |
| 1974 | Snow Knight | 3 | 50/1 | Brian Taylor | Peter Nelson |
| 1973 | Morston | 3 | 25/1 | Edward Hide | Arthur Budgett |
| 1972 | Roberto | 3 | 3/1f | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1971 | Mill Reef | 3 | 100/30f | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding |
| 1970 | Nijinsky | 3 | 11/8f | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien |
The trends
Winning age
- 3yo
- 100%
Age known for 57 of 57 winners (1970–2026)
Market
- Started favourite
- 33%
- Won at 10/1 or bigger
- 23%
- Won at 5/1 or shorter
- 46%
Starting price known for 57 of 57 winners (1970–2026)
Trainers & jockeys
- Most successful trainer
- Aidan O'Brien (12)
- Most successful jockey
- Lester Piggott (5)
57 runnings (1970–2026)
What the trends tell you
Read these as history, not a system. The Derby is a three-year-old classic, so every winner is the same age - the test is which colt or filly has the class and the stamina for Epsom's unique mile and a half. Aidan O'Brien dominates the modern trainer record with twelve, and Lester Piggott's nine rides to victory are the benchmark in the saddle. Well-fancied horses win it more often than not, because the best middle-distance three-year-old usually goes off short. None of this is advice.
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