The 2022 Epsom Derby was the 243rd annual running of the

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which took place at

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on 4 June 2022. The race was sponsored for the second time by the online car-dealer

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. Due to

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, the first entries were closed in February 2022. The race was won by

Desert Crown Desert Crown (foaled 2 March 2019) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. After winning his only race as a juvenile in 2021 he took the Dante Stakes on his three-year-old debut and then maintained his unbeaten record by winning the Epsom Derby. B ...

, owned by Suaeed Suhail, trained by

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and ridden by

Richard Kingscote Richard Kingscote is a British jockey who competes in flat racing. He won the 2022 Epsom Derby on Desert Crown. Background Kingscote grew up in Weston-super-Mare in a family with no racing connections and started riding as a child. He att ...

. It was Stoute's sixth win in the race and at 78 he became the oldest-known Derby-winning trainer. Kingscote was winning the Derby for the first time, in his second ride in the race.

Full result

Reference - Racing Post result Winning time: 2 min 36.38 sec * The distances between the horses are shown in

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or shorter; shd = short head; hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2021

* Hoo Ya Mal - ''2nd in

Flying Scotsman Stakes The Flying Scotsman Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged two years old. It is run at Doncaster Racecourse over a distance of 7 furlongs and 6 yards (1,408 metres), a ...

'' * Masekela - ''1st in

Denford Stakes The Denford Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each ...

, 2nd in

Superlative Stakes The Superlative Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is s ...

'' * Piz Badile - ''2nd in

Eyrefield Stakes The Eyrefield Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres), and it is scheduled ...

'' * Royal Patronage - ''1st in

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

, 1st in

Royal Lodge Stakes The Royal Lodge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), ...

'' * Stone Age - ''2nd in Criterium de Saint-Cloud, 2nd in Juvenile Stakes'' * Westover - ''2nd in

Silver Tankard Stakes The Silver Tankard Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile and 6 yards (1,615 metres), and it is scheduled to tak ...

Road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2022 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:

* Changingoftheguard - ''1st in

Chester Vase The Chester Vase is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 63 yards () at Che ...

'' * Desert Crown - ''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 ...

'' * Glory Daze - ''2nd in Leopardstown Derby Trial'' * Grand Alliance - ''2nd in

Blue Riband Trial Stakes The Blue Riband Trial 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, 2 furlongs and 17 yards (2,027 metres) at E ...

'' * Hoo Ya Mal - ''2nd 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 ...

, 3rd in

Craven Stakes The Craven Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres ...

'' * Masekela - ''2nd 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-Ap ...

'' * Nahanni - ''1st in

'' * Nations Pride - ''1st in

'' * Piz Badile - ''1st in

Ballysax Stakes The Ballysax Stakes is a Conditions races, Group 3 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 ...

'' * Sonny Liston - ''3rd in

Dee Stakes The Dee 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, 2 furlongs and 70 yards () at Chester in ...

'' * Star of India - ''1st in

Dee Stakes The Dee 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, 2 furlongs and 70 yards () at Chester in ...

'' * Stone Age - ''1st in Leopardstown Derby Trial'' * Westover - ''1st 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 ...

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

* Nations Pride – ''

Saratoga Derby The Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of one and three-sixteenths miles on the turf held annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga ...

(2022),

Bayerisches Zuchtrennen The Bayerisches Zuchtrennen is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Munich over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year on the last Su ...

(2023),

Canadian International Stakes The Canadian International Stakes is a Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and up on Turf. It is held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The current purse is Since its creation i ...

(2023)'' * Westover – ''

Irish Derby The Irish Derby ( Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distanc ...

(2022),

Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud The Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it i ...

(2023)''

References

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