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which took place at

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, England, on 4 June 2011. The race was won by second-favourite Pour Moi, the first Derby winner to have been trained in France since Empery in 1976. The winning horse was ridden by jockey Mickael Barzalona and was trained by André Fabre. Pour Moi beat Treasure Beach by a head; Carlton House, the pre-race favourite at 5/2, finished third by three-quarters of a length. Carlton House was owned by

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Race details

* ''Sponsor:''

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* ''Winner's prize money:'' £709,625 * ''Going:'' Good to firm (good in places) * ''Number of runners:'' 13 * ''Winner's time:'' 2 minutes, 34.54 seconds

Full result

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( IRE) , 25/1 , - , 3 , ''¾'' , Carlton House , Ryan Moore , Sir Michael Stoute , 5/2 fav , - , 4 , ''¾'' , Memphis Tennessee , Joseph O'Brien ,

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( IRE) , 20/1 , - , 5 , ''¾'' , Native Khan ,

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, Ed Dunlop , 8/1 , - , 6 , ''2'' , Recital , Pat Smullen ,

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( IRE) , 5/1 , - , 7 , ''nk'' , Vadamar ,

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( FRA) , 14/1 , - , 8 , ''4'' , Masked Marvel ,

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, 25/1 , - , 9 , ''19'' , Pisco Sour ,

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, Hughie Morrison , 50/1 , - , 10 , ''3'' , Seville ,

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( IRE) , 13/2 , - , 11 , ''7'' , Ocean War ,

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, Mahmood Al Zarooni , 12/1 , - , 12 , ''3¼'' , Castlemorris King , Mark Coumbe , Michael Attwater , 150/1 , - , 13 , ''55'' , Marhaba Malyoon , Jamie Spencer , David Simcock , 100/1 * The distances between the horses are shown in

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unless indicated.

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Pour Moi: * ''Foaled:'' 10 January 2008, in Ireland * ''Sire:'' Montjeu; ''Dam:'' Gwynn ( Darshaan) * ''Owner:'' Sue Magnier,

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and Derrick Smith * ''Breeder:'' Lynch Bages, Ltd.

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2010:

* Treasure Beach – ''3rd in Royal Lodge Stakes'' * Native Khan – ''1st in

Solario Stakes The Solario Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take pl ...

; 4th in Racing Post Trophy'' * Recital – ''1st in Critérium de Saint-Cloud'' * Masked Marvel – ''6th in Autumn Stakes'' * Pisco Sour – ''2nd in Tattersalls Millions 2YO Trophy; 8th in

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'' * Seville – ''2nd in Racing Post Trophy'' * Castlemorris King – ''5th in Champagne Stakes''

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2011 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:

* Pour Moi – ''3rd in Prix La Force; 1st in Prix Greffulhe'' * Treasure Beach – ''1st in Chester Vase'' * Carlton House – ''1st in

Dante Stakes The Dante Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards () at ...

'' * Memphis Tennessee – ''2nd in Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial'' * Native Khan – ''1st in Craven Stakes; 3rd in

2,000 Guineas Stakes 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 ...

'' * Recital – ''3rd in Ballysax Stakes; 1st in Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial'' * Vadamar – ''1st in Prix François Mathet; 3rd in Prix Greffulhe'' * Masked Marvel – ''5th in

Sandown Classic Trial The Sandown Classic Trial is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 209 yards ...

; 1st in Cocked Hat Stakes'' * Pisco Sour – ''3rd in

Dante Stakes The Dante Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards () at ...

'' * Seville – ''2nd in

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'' * Ocean War – ''1st in

Newmarket 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 ...

'' * Marhaba Malyoon – ''6th in Lingfield Derby Trial''

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

* Treasure Beach – ''

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(2011), Secretariat Stakes (2011)'' * Masked Marvel - '' St. Leger Stakes (2011)''

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2011 Epsom Derby.

Sires of Classic winners

Pour Moi (1st) * Wings Of Eagles - 1st

Epsom Derby The Derby Stakes, also known as the Epsom Derby or the Derby, and as the Cazoo Derby for sponsorship reasons, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey ...

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) * Sacred Elixir - 1st

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(2016) * Rosenpurpur - 3rd Deutsches Derby (2017) * Coeur de Lion - 2nd Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (2016)

Other Stallions

Treasure Beach (2nd) - Exported to America - Shuttles to Argentina where sire of multiple Grade 1 winners
Masked Marvel (8th) - Jumps winners
Carlton House (3rd) - Exported to Australia
Memphis Tennessee (4th) -Exported to Argentina
Native Khan (5th) - Exported to Turkey
Recital (6th) - Minor jumps runners - Exported to Argentina
Seville (10th) - Exported to America

References

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2011

2010s in Surrey