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| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 June 1993 |
| Winning horse | Commander in Chief |
| Starting price | 15/2 |
| Jockey | Michael Kinane |
| Trainer | Henry Cecil |
| Owner | Khalid ibn Abdullah |
| 1-2-3 | ||
 |  |  |
| Commander In Chief | Blue Judge | Blues Traveller |
| Also Ran | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4-5-6 | ||
 |  |  |
| Cairo Prince | Barathea | Bob's Return |
| 7-8-9 | ||
 |  |  |
| Redenham | Wolf Prince | Fatherland |
| 10-11-12 | ||
 |  |  |
| Tenby | Desert Team | Planetary Aspect |
| 13-14-15 | ||
 |  |  |
| Geisway | Canaska Star | Shareek |
| 16 | ||
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| Zind | 16 Ran | 2m 34.51s |
The1993 Epsom Derby was ahorse race which took place atEpsom Downs on Wednesday 2 June 1993. It was the 214th running of theDerby, and it was won byCommander in Chief. The winner was ridden byMichael Kinane and trained byHenry Cecil. The pre-race favourite Tenby finished tenth.[1][2]
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| * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer† | SP | |
| 1 | Commander in Chief | Michael Kinane | Henry Cecil | 15/2 | |
| 2 | 3½ | Blue Judge | Bruce Raymond | Jim Bolger (IRE) | 150/1 |
| 3 | 2½ | Blues Traveller | Darryll Holland | Barry Hills | 150/1 |
| 4 | 3 | Cairo Prince | Willie Carson | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 50/1 |
| 5 | shd | Barathea | Michael Roberts | Luca Cumani | 11/1 |
| 6 | 5 | Bob's Return | Philip Robinson | Mark Tompkins | 15/1 |
| 7 | nk | Redenham | Richard Quinn | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 150/1 |
| 8 | 7 | Wolf Prince | Frankie Dettori | Michael Dickinson (USA) | 40/1 |
| 9 | nk | Fatherland | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien (IRE) | 8/1 |
| 10 | 1 | Tenby | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 4/5 fav |
| 11 | nk | Desert Team | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger (IRE) | 25/1 |
| 12 | 2½ | Planetary Aspect | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 16/1 |
| 13 | ½ | Geisway | Cash Asmussen | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 25/1 |
| 14 | 1½ | Canaska Star | Alan Munro | Paul Kelleway | 200/1 |
| 15 | ¾ | Shareek | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 40/1 |
| 16 | 15 | Zind | Ray Cochrane | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 150/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown inlengths or shorter.shd = short-head;nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner,Commander in Chief:
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1992.
Early-season appearances in 1993 andtrial races prior to running in the Derby.
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Leading progeny of participants in the 1993 Epsom Derby.[3][4]
Barathea (5th)
Blues Traveller (3rd) - Exported to New Zealand before finishing stud career in Ireland
Bob's Return (6th)
Commander In Chief (1st) - Ein Bride (1stHanshin Sansai Himba Stakes 1997), Rascal Suzuka (2ndTenno Sho 2000),Damsire of Little Amapola (Champion Japanese Three-Year-Old Filly 2008)
Tenby (10th) - Sun Zeppelin (2ndSatsuki Shō 2007), Carry The Flag (3rdSingapore Airlines International Cup 2000), Mirjan (1stNorthumberland Plate 2004)
Blue Judge (2nd) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Wolf Prince (8th) - Exported to America
Desert Team (11th) - Exported to South Africa
Planetary Aspect (12th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia