1998 Epsom Derby
# 1998 Epsom Derby

The 1998 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 1998. It was the 219th running of the Derby, and it was won by High-Rise. The winner was ridden by Olivier Peslier and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Cape Verdi finished ninth.

## Race details

* Sponsor: Vodafone
* Winner's prize money: £598,690
* Going: Good
* Number of runners: 15
* Winner's time: 2m 33.88s

## Full result

| | * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer $^†$ | SP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | High-Rise | Olivier Peslier | Luca Cumani | 20/1 |
| 2 | hd | City Honours | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor | 12/1 |
| 3 | 2½ | Border Arrow | Ray Cochrane | Ian Balding | 25/1 |
| 4 | hd | Sunshine Street | Johnny Murtagh | Noel Meade (IRE) | 150/1 |
| 5 | 3 | Greek Dance | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 5/1 |
| 6 | 1 | The Glow-Worm | Darryll Holland | Barry Hills | 20/1 |
| 7 | 2½ | Sadian | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 25/1 |
| 8 | shd | Second Empire | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 9/2 |
| 9 | 2½ | Cape Verdi (filly) | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 11/4 fav |
| 10 | 2 | Saratoga Springs | Willie Ryan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 20/1 |
| 11 | 7 | Gulland | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 12/1 |
| 12 | ½ | Courteous | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 14/1 |
| 13 | 2½ | Mutamam | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 50/1 |
| 14 | 6 | Haami | Richard Hills | John Dunlop | 20/1 |
| 15 | 7 | King of Kings | Pat Eddery | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 11/2 |

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head. † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

## Winner's details

Further details of the winner, High-Rise:

* Foaled: 3 May 1995, in Ireland
* Sire: High Estate; Dam: High Tern (High Line)
* Owner: Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
* Breeder: Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
* Rating in 1998 International Classifications: 129

## Form analysis

### Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1997.

* City Honours – 4th Washington Singer Stakes, 3rd Royal Lodge Stakes
* Second Empire – 1st Prix des Chênes, 1st Grand Critérium
* Cape Verdi – 2nd Chesham Stakes, 1st Lowther Stakes, 4th Cheveley Park Stakes
* Saratoga Springs – 1st Acomb Stakes, 3rd Champagne Stakes, 1st Beresford Stakes, 1st Racing Post Trophy
* Gulland – 1st Silver Tankard Stakes
* Mutamam – 3rd Racing Post Trophy
* Haami – 3rd Solario Stakes, 1st Somerville Tattersall Stakes
* King of Kings – 1st Railway Stakes, 2nd Anglesey Stakes, 1st Tyros Stakes, 1st National Stakes

### The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1998 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

* High-Rise – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
* City Honours – 2nd Dante Stakes
* Border Arrow – 1st Feilden Stakes, 3rd 2,000 Guineas, 3rd Dante Stakes
* Sunshine Street – 2nd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
* Greek Dance – 1st Glasgow Stakes
* The Glow-Worm – 1st Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 2nd Chester Vase
* Sadian – 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial
* Second Empire – 3rd Irish 2,000 Guineas
* Cape Verdi – 1st 1,000 Guineas
* Saratoga Springs – 1st Dante Stakes, 4th Prix du Jockey Club
* Gulland – 2nd Craven Stakes, 1st Chester Vase
* Courteous – 1st Sandown Classic Trial
* Mutamam – 2nd Predominate Stakes
* Haami – 5th 2,000 Guineas
* King of Kings – 1st 2,000 Guineas

### Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

* Sunshine Street – San Juan Capistrano Handicap (2000)
* Greek Dance – Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2000)
* Mutamam – Canadian International Stakes (2001)

## Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1998 Epsom Derby.

### Sires of Group/Grade One winners

King Of Kings (15th) Stood in Australia, America, Switzerland and South Africa

* Reigning To Win - 1st T.J. Smith Stakes (2006)
* Ike's Dream - 1st Queen of the Turf Stakes (2005)
* King's Chapel - 1st New Zealand 2000 Guineas (2003)
* Arlette - Dam of Alexandros (2nd Lockinge Stakes 2009)

### Sires of National Hunt horses

Second Empire (8th) - Later exported to South Africa

* Auroras Encore - 1st Grand National 2013
* Somersby - 1st Clarence House Chase 2012
* Strangely Brown - 1st Prix Alain du Breil 2005

Sunshine Street (4th)

* Ely Brown - 1st Towton Novices' Chase 2014

### Other Stallions

City Honours (2nd) - Miley Shah - 1st Grade 3 Hurdle 2012 High-Rise (1st) - Sired winners in Japan before standing in Ireland to sire jumps winners Greek Dance (5th) - Stood in Germany before retiring due to severe fertility problems Sadian (7th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia Saratoga Springs (10th) - Minor flat and jumps winners Gulland (11th) - Minor jumps winners and flat placed horse Courteous (12th) - Minor flat and jumps winners Mutamam (13th) - Minor flat winners - Exported to Italy Haami (14th) - Exported to Cyprus

### Broodmare

Cape Verdi (9th)

* Nabucco - Won ten races - listed wins on flat and over hurdles
* Benandonner - Thirteen wins on flat including at Shergar Cup
* Thoura - Won thrice at three before suffering fatal injury
