| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 June 2001 |
| Winning horse | Galileo |
| Starting price | 11/4 jf |
| Jockey | Michael Kinane |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Owner | Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier |
| 1-2-3 | ||
 |  |  |
| Galileo | Golan | Tobougg |
| Also Ran | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4-5-6 | ||
 |  |  |
| Mr Combustible | Storming Home | Perfect Sunday |
| 7-8-9 | ||
 |  |  |
| Dilshaan | Putra Sandhurst | Sunny Glenn |
| 10-11-12 | ||
 |  |  |
| Chancellor | King Carew | Cashel Bay |
The2001 Epsom Derby was ahorse race which took place atEpsom Downs on Saturday 9 June 2001. It was the 222nd running of theDerby, and it was won by the pre-race joint favouriteGalileo. The winner was ridden byMichael Kinane and trained byAidan O'Brien. The other joint favourite Golan finished second.
| * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer† | SP | |
| 1 | Galileo | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 11/4 jf | |
| 2 | 3½ | Golan | Pat Eddery | Sir Michael Stoute | 11/4 jf |
| 3 | nk | Tobougg | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 9/1 |
| 4 | 1¾ | Mr Combustible | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 20/1 |
| 5 | ½ | Storming Home | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 14/1 |
| 6 | nk | Perfect Sunday | Richard Hughes | Barry Hills | 9/2 |
| 7 | 1¾ | Dilshaan | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute | 5/1 |
| 8 | 1 | Putra Sandhurst | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | 16/1 |
| 9 | nk | Sunny Glenn | Jason Weaver | Nick Littmoden | 150/1 |
| 10 | 6 | Chancellor | Richard Quinn | Barry Hills | 25/1 |
| 11 | 1¾ | King Carew | Craig Williams | Mick Channon | 200/1 |
| 12 | 1½ | Cashel Bay | John Carroll | Luke Comer (IRE) | 300/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown inlengths or shorter.nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner,Galileo:
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2000.
Early-season appearances in 2001 andtrial races prior to running in the Derby.
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Leading progeny of participants in the 2001 Epsom Derby.[1][2][3]
Galileo (1st) - Eleven timeleading sire in Great Britain and Ireland and sire of 40 individual classic winners as of June 2020
Golan (2nd)
Tobougg (3rd)
Storming Home (5th)
Mr Combustible (4th)
Dilshaan (7th) - Damsire of Va Bank (3rdBayerisches Zuchtrennen 2018)
Putra Sandhurst (8th) - Sired minor jumps winner