1999 Epsom Derby
# 1999 Epsom Derby

The 1999 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 5 June 1999. It was the 220th running of the Derby, and it was won by Oath. The winner was ridden by Kieren Fallon and trained by Henry Cecil. The pre-race favourite Dubai Millennium finished ninth.

## Race details

* Sponsor: Vodafone
* Winner's prize money: £611,450
* Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
* Number of runners: 16
* Winner's time: 2m 37.43s

## Full result

| | * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer $^†$ | SP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Oath | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 13/2 |
| 2 | 1¾ | Daliapour | Gérald Mossé | Luca Cumani | 10/1 |
| 3 | 1½ | Beat All | Gary Stevens | Sir Michael Stoute | 7/1 |
| 4 | shd | Housemaster | Willie Ryan | Michael Bell | 12/1 |
| 5 | 1¼ | All the Way | Johnny Murtagh | Terry Mills | 33/1 |
| 6 | nk | Glamis | Ray Cochrane | John Gosden | 40/1 |
| 7 | 1¼ | Saffron Walden | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 8/1 |
| 8 | 1½ | Compton Admiral | Thierry Jarnet | Gerard Butler | 25/1 |
| 9 | 1½ | Dubai Millennium | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 5/1 fav |
| 10 | 3 | Brancaster | Jimmy Fortune | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 20/1 |
| 11 | hd | Val Royal | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre (FR) | 14/1 |
| 12 | 1¼ | Zaajer | Richard Hills | Ed Dunlop | 16/1 |
| 13 | shd | Adair | Daragh O'Donohoe | Saeed bin Suroor | 16/1 |
| 14 | 1¼ | Salford Express | Pat Eddery | David Elsworth | 12/1 |
| 15 | 9 | Lucido | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 13/2 |
| 16 | 1 | Through the Rye | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 100/1 |

* 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.

## Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Oath:

* Foaled: 22 April 1996, in Ireland
* Sire: Fairy King; Dam: Sheer Audacity (Troy)
* Owner: The Thoroughbred Corp.
* Breeder: Mrs Max Morris
* Rating in 1999 International Classifications: 123

## Form analysis

### Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1998.

* Daliapour – 3rd Haynes, Hanson and Clark Stakes, 1st Autumn Stakes
* Housemaster – 5th Chesham Stakes, 3rd Racing Post Trophy
* Glamis – 2nd Stardom Stakes, 2nd Royal Lodge Stakes, 3rd Grand Critérium
* Saffron Walden – 2nd Killavullan Stakes
* Compton Admiral – 2nd Chesham Stakes, 2nd Solario Stakes
* Brancaster – 1st Horris Hill Stakes
* Lucido – 3rd Preis des Winterfavoriten

### The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1999 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

* Oath – 1st Dee Stakes
* Daliapour – 1st Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial
* Beat All – 1st Newmarket Stakes
* Housemaster – 3rd Feilden Stakes, 4th Chester Vase (disq from 1st)
* Glamis – 3rd Sandown Classic Trial, 7th Dante Stakes
* Saffron Walden – 1st Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, 1st Irish 2,000 Guineas
* Compton Admiral – 1st Craven Stakes, 13th 2,000 Guineas
* Dubai Millennium – 1st Predominate Stakes
* Brancaster – 2nd Craven Stakes, 4th 2,000 Guineas
* Val Royal – 1st Prix Matchem, 1st Prix de Guiche
* Zaajer – 1st Glasgow Stakes
* Salford Express – 1st Dante Stakes
* Lucido – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
* Through the Rye – 4th Dee Stakes

### Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

* Daliapour – Coronation Cup (2000), Hong Kong Vase (2000)
* Housemaster – Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup (2000)
* Compton Admiral – Eclipse Stakes (1999)
* Dubai Millennium – Prix Jacques Le Marois (1999), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1999), Dubai World Cup (2000), Prince of Wales's Stakes (2000)
* Val Royal – Breeders' Cup Mile (2001)

## Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1999 Epsom Derby.

### Sires of Classic winners

Dubai Millennium (9th)

* Dubawi - 1st Irish 2,000 Guineas (2005)
* Echo Of Light - 1st Prix Daniel Wildenstein (2006)
* Belenus - 1st Sovereign Stakes (2006)
* Oude - 3rd Champagne Stakes (2004)

Val Royal (11th)

* Cockney Rebel 1st 2000 Guineas Stakes, 1st Irish 2000 Guineas (2007)
* Soy Carambolo - 1st Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (2013)
* Slim Shadey - 2nd Turf Classic Stakes (2012)
* Harper Valley - 3rd Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle (2008)

### Sires of National Hunt horses

Daliapour (2nd)

* Le Grande Dame - 2nd Prix Renaud du Vivier (2007)
* Aupcharlie - 2nd Fort Leney Novice Chase (2012)
* Zaliapour - Winner of three listed hurdle races in France
* Sun Zephyr - Winner of two listed hurdle races in France

Saffron Walden (7th) - Initially exported to Japan before standing in Ireland

* Moon Racer - 1st Champion Bumper (2015), 1st Sharp Novices' Hurdle (2016)

### Other Stallions

Oath (1st) - Exported to Japan, exported to India - Love Caerna (3rd Yushun Himba 2007) Beat All (3rd) - Gentleman Jon (1st Badger Ales Trophy 2016) Compton Admiral (8th) - Beauchamp Xerxes (2nd Cocked Hat Stakes 2009) Salford Express (14th) - Minor jumps winners

