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. It took place at

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on 1 June 1983. The race was won by Eric Moller's

Teenoso Teenoso (7 April 1980 – 4 October 1999) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After showing moderate form as a two-year-old, he improved in the spring of 1983 to win the Group Three Lingfield Derby Trial and the Epsom ...

, at odds of 9/2 ridden by

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Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century.

Race details

* ''Sponsor:'' none * ''Winner's prize money:'' £165,080 * ''Going:'' Soft * ''Number of runners:'' 21 * ''Winner's time:'' 2 minutes, 49.07 seconds

Full result

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, Lester Piggott , Geoff Wragg , 9-2 , - , 2 , 3 , Carlingford Castle ,

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, Liam Browne (IRE) , 14-1 , - , 3 , 3 , Shearwalk , Walter Swinburn , Michael Stoute , 18-1 , - , 4 , shd , Salmon Leap , Pat Eddery , Vincent O'Brien (IRE) , 11-2 , - , 5 , 2½ , Guns of Navarone , Philip Robinson , Clive Brittain , 20-1 , - , 6 , 8 , Naar , Joe Mercer , Peter Walwyn , 100-1 , - , 7 , ½ , Pluralisme , Freddy Head ,

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(FR) , 18-1 , - , 8 , 4 , Morcon , Willie Carson , Dick Hern , 17-2 , - , 9 , hd ,

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, Gianfranco Dettori , Luca Cumani , 14-1 , - , 10 , 1 , Gordian , Cash Asmussen , Guy Harwood , 25-1 , - , 11 , nk , The Noble Player , Steve Cauthen , Barry Hills , 16-1 , - , 12 , , Mitilini , Geoff Baxter , Ron Boss , 500-1 , - , 13 , , Neorion , Brian Rouse , Clive Brittain , 150-1 , - , 14 , ,

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, Tony Murray , John Dunlop , 10-1 , - , 15 , , Tivian , Sandy Barclay , Clive Brittain , 500-1 , - , 16 , , Lomond ,

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, Vincent O'Brien (IRE) , 9-1 , - , 17 , , Appeal To Me , John Reid , Paul Kelleway , 500-1 , - , 18 , , Slewpy ,

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, S Watters, jnr. (USA) , 100-1 , - , 19 , , Holmbury , M Miller , Geoff Huffer , 1000-1 , - , 20 , , Zoffany , Greville Starkey , Guy Harwood , 28-1 , - , U , , Yawa , Philip Waldron , Geoff Lewis , 50-1

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Teenoso: * ''Foaled:'' 7 April 1980, in United Kingdom * ''Sire:'' Youth; ''Dam:'' Furioso ( Ballymoss) * ''Owner:'' Eric Moller * ''Breeder:'' White Lodge Stud

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982:

* Gordian – ''3rd in

Somerville Tattersall Stakes The Somerville Tattersall Stakes, currently run as the Tattersalls Stakes, is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run on the Rowley Mile at N ...

'', ''2nd in Dewhurst Stakes'' * Lomond – ''3rd in National Stakes'' * Pluralisme – ''1st in Prix des Chênes'' * Shearwalk – ''3rd in

Seaton Delaval Stakes The Seaton Delaval Stakes was a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It was run at Newcastle, and in its later years it was scheduled to take place in August. History The event was named after Seaton Delaval, a v ...

'' * Slewpy – ''1st in

Young America Stakes The Young America Stakes is a discontinued Thoroughbred horse race that was run annually at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Inaugurated in 1977, the Young America Stakes evolved to become an important end of October/early ...

'' * The Noble Player – ''2nd in Washington Singer Stakes'', ''3rd in Royal Lodge Stakes'', ''3rd in

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The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1983 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:

* Carlingford Castle – ''1st in

Gallinule Stakes The Gallinule Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is schedu ...

'' * Gordian – ''1st in Sandown Classic Trial'' * Gun of Navarone – ''3rd in Craven Stakes'', ''2nd in Dante Stakes'' * Lomond – ''1st in Gladness Stakes'', ''1st in

2000 Guineas The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) and scheduled to take place each year at ...

'', ''2nd in Irish 2000 Guineas'' * Morcon – ''1st in Predominate Stakes'' * Neorion – ''2nd in Sandown Classic Trial'' * Pluralisme – ''1st in Prix de Guiche'' * Salmon Leap – ''1st in Tetrarch Stakes'', ''1st in Nijinsky Stakes'' * Shearwalk – ''1st in

Heathorn Stakes The Newmarket Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) on the ...

'', ''2nd in Lingfield Derby Trial'' * Slewpy – ''3rd in Louisiana Derby'' * Teenoso – ''1st in Lingfield Derby Trial'' * Tolomeo – ''2nd in

'' * Wassl – ''1st in Greenham Stakes'', ''1st in Irish 2000 Guineas'' * Yawa – ''3rd in Lingfield Derby Trial'' * Zoffany – ''1st in

Feilden Stakes The Feilden Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-Apri ...

Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.

* Slewpy – ''

Meadowlands Cup The Monmouth Cup Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of miles annually in early July at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. The event currently offers a purse of $400,000 ...

(1983)'' * Teenoso – '' Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1984)'', '' King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1984)'' * Tolomeo – '' Arlington Million (1983)'' * Yawa – '' Grand Prix de Paris (1983),

Premio Roma The Premio Roma is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November. History The e ...

(1984)'' * Zoffany – '' Hollywood Turf Cup (1985)'', ''

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(1986)'', '' San Luis Rey Handicap (1987)''

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1983 Epsom Derby.

Sires of Classic winners

Lomond (16th) * Marling – 1st Irish 1000 Guineas (1992) *

Dark Lomond Dark Lomond (7 June 1985 – after 1996) was an Irish thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed promise when finishing second on her only run as a juvenile in 1987 and developed into a high-class middle-distance performer and stayer ...

– 1st

Irish St. Leger The Irish St Leger is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it i ...

(1988) *

Valanour Valanour (20 March 1992 – March 2018) was an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He did not race as a juvenile but as a three-year-old in 1995 he was one of the best colts of his generation in France, winning three ...

– 1st Grand Prix de Paris (1995) * Patrona – dam of

Exceed And Excel Exceed And Excel (foaled 5 September 2000) is a retired multiple Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse. After his racing career ended he has been successful as a breeding stallion, having sired over 150 Stakes winners. Background T ...

Tolomeo (9th) – Exported to Australia – Exported to Japan * Innocent King – 1st Australian Derby (1993) * Rain Burst – 3rd Fillies' Mile (1988) * Daiwa Texas – 3rd

Arima Kinen The Arima Kinen (有馬記念) is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above and the world's largest betting horserace.

(2000)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Slewpy (18th) * Thirty Slews – 1st Breeders' Cup Sprint (1992) * Mr Nickerson – 3rd Vosburgh Stakes (1989) * Helice – dam of Helissio * Gift Of The Night – dam of

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Salmon Leap (4th) * Bradawn Breever – 1st Phoenix Stakes (1991) * Premier Amour – 3rd Prix de Diane (1989) * Upward Trend – 1st Matron Stakes (1989) * Farinella – Dam of

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Morcon (8th) – Exported to New Zealand * Solvit – 1st

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(1994) Guns of Navarone (5th) – Exported to New Zealand * Henderson Bay – 1st

Sydney Cup The Sydney Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred handicap horse race, for horses three years old and older, run over 3200 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series and it is ...

(2002)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Teenoso (1st) * Horus – 1st Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase (2004) * Young Spartacus – 1st Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup (2003) * Her Honour – 2nd

Long Distance Hurdle The Long Distance Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 52 ...

(1995) * Young Buster – 1st September Stakes (1991) Carlingford Castle (2nd) * Inis Cara – 1st Paddy Power Handicap Chase (1999) * Visible Difference – 1st Drinmore Chase (1993) * Castle Mane – 1st Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (1999) * Gretchen's Castle – Dam of Pandorama

Other Stallions

Wassl (14th) – Wiorno (1st

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1991), Ocean Falls (3rd Poule d'Essai des Poulains 1989), Anna Petrovna (dam of Annus Mirabilis)
Zoffany (20th) – Clan Osullivan (2nd

Golden Slipper Stakes The Golden Slipper Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses run over 1,200 metres on turf at set weights conditions, held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier two y ...

1992), Miss Zoe (3rd

Australian Oaks The Australian Oaks is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. The Aust ...

2000)
The Noble Player (11th) – Tinte Blu (1st Premio Royal Mares 1991), Este (dam of Estejo)
Pluralisme (7th) – Exported to Japan – Yamano Casablanca (2nd Oka Sho 1991)
Shearwalk (3rd) – Exported to New Zealand – Exported to Australia
Gordian (10th) – Exported to Brazil
Yawa (Unseated) – Exported to Japan

References

External links

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