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1990 Derby

Quest For Fame (GB) won the 1990 Derby at Epsom on 6 June 1990, trained by Roger Charlton and ridden by Pat Eddery, at 7/1, beating Blue Stag (GB) by 3 lengths.

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Quick answers

  • Who won the Derby in 1990? Quest For Fame (GB) won the 1990 Derby at Epsom on 6 June 1990, trained by Roger Charlton and ridden by Pat Eddery, at 7/1, beating Blue Stag (GB) by 3 lengths.
  • Who came second in the 1990 Derby? Blue Stag (GB) (8/1) finished second, and Elmaamul (USA) (10/1) was third.
  • Did the favourite win the 1990 Derby? No. The 9/2 favourite Razeen (USA) finished 14th of 18.
  • What was the winning time of the 1990 Derby? Quest For Fame (GB) won in 2m 37.26s over 1m4f on Good going.
  • How much prize money did the 1990 Derby winner get? Quest For Fame (GB) earned £355,000 for winning the 1990 Derby.
  • How many ran in the 1990 Derby? 18 ran in the 1990 Derby (average since 1990: 15.0).
Quest For Fame (GB)Winner
7/1SP
18 ranRunners
2m 37.26sWinning time
£355,000Prize to winner
Razeen (USA) (9/2F): 14th of 18Favourite

Full result

PosBtnHorseSPAgeWgtJockeyTrainerDrHeadgearOwnerTotal btnTimePrize
1won 3Quest For Fame (GB)7/139-0Pat EdderyRoger Charlton10-K Abdullah-2m 37.26s£355,000
23Blue Stag (GB)8/139-0C AsmussenB W Hills13-R E Sangster3-£133,000
31½Elmaamul (USA)10/139-0W CarsonMajor W R Hern4-Hamdan Al Maktoum4½-£64,000
42½Kaheel (USA)33/139-0M RobertsA C Stewart3-F M Kalla7-£28,000
52Karinga Bay (GB)14/139-0B RouseDenys Smith5-K Higson9--
6hdDuke Of Paducah (USA)14/139-0Ray CochraneG Harwood1-J Garcia Roady9¼--
7hdZoman (USA)6/139-0T QuinnPaul Cole15-H R H Prince Fahd Salman9½--
8nkTreble Eight (GB)66/139-0B RaymondMichael Jarvis6-L Monaldi9¾--
91½Linamix (FR)11/239-0Gerald MosseF Boutin9-J L Lagardere11¼--
1010Missionary Ridge (GB)50/139-0Michael HillsB W Hills16-Sir Gordon White21¼--
11¾Digression (USA)14/139-0W R SwinburnG Harwood11-K Abdullah22--
121½Sober Mind (USA)150/139-0Alan MunroP A Kelleway17bG Mazza23½--
131½Bookcase (GB)150/139-0J WilliamsDavid Elsworth2-Miss R Wakeford25--
141½Razeen (USA)9/2F39-0S CauthenSir Henry Cecil14-Sheikh Mohammed26½--
15hdBastille Day I (GB)100/139-0S CraineT Stack8-R E Sangster26¾--
163River God I (GB)28/139-0Mick KinaneSir Henry Cecil12-Sheikh Mohammed29¾--
1712Aromatic I (GB)100/139-0Tony ClarkG Harwood7-K Abdullahdist--
183Mr Brooks (GB)66/139-0P ShanahanKevin Connolly I18vPaul Greendist--

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos hereHorseNext runCourseRaceResultSP
1Quest For Fame (GB)1990-07-01CurraghBudweiser Irish Derby5th of 95/4F
2Blue Stag (GB)1990-07-01CurraghBudweiser Irish Derby4th of 95/1
3Elmaamul (USA)1990-07-07SandownCoralEclipse StakesWon13/2
4Kaheel (USA)1990-07-01CurraghBudweiser Irish Derby8th of 920/1
5Karinga Bay (GB)1990-07-31GoodwoodGordon StakesWon13/2
6Duke Of Paducah (USA)1990-06-19AscotKing Edward VII Stakes4th of 8100/30
7Zoman (USA)1990-07-07Phoenix ParkE.B.F. Phoenix International StakesWon5/4F
8Treble Eight (GB)1990-08-11HaydockBurtonwood Brewery Rose Of Lancaster Stakes5th of 74/1
9Linamix (FR)1990-09-29AscotQueen Elizabeth II Stakes6th of 105/1
10Missionary Ridge (GB)1990-06-29NewcastleWilliam Edwin Neesham StakesWon10/11F
11Digression (USA)---Not run since-
12Sober Mind (USA)1990-06-20AscotQueen's Vase7th of 1120/1
13Bookcase (GB)1990-07-09LeicesterMountsorrel Stakes5th of 710/1
14Razeen (USA)1990-07-07SandownCoralEclipse Stakes5th of 711/2
15Bastille Day I (GB)1990-07-13Down RoyalE.B.F. Ulster Harp Derby3rd of 77/2
16River God I (GB)1990-06-20AscotQueen's VaseWon6/4F
17Aromatic I (GB)1990-07-14Lingfield'mail On Sunday' Three Year Old Series HandicapWon2/1F
18Mr Brooks (GB)1990-07-12TipperaryKilfrush/Coolmore EBF Tipperary Sprint Race2nd of 98/1

17 of 18 have run since; 6 won next time out.

Derby winners by year

YearWinnerSPTrainer
2026Christmas Day (IRE)7/1Aidan O'Brien
2025Lambourn (IRE)13/2Aidan O'Brien
2024City Of Troy (USA)3/1FAidan O'Brien
2023Auguste Rodin (IRE)9/2Aidan O'Brien
2022Desert Crown (GB)5/2FSir Michael Stoute
2021Adayar (IRE)16/1Charlie Appleby
2020Serpentine (IRE)25/1Aidan O'Brien
2019Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)13/2Aidan O'Brien
2018Masar (IRE)16/1Charlie Appleby
2017Wings Of Eagles (FR)40/1Aidan O'Brien
2016Harzand (IRE)13/2D K Weld
2015Golden Horn (GB)13/8FJohn Gosden
2014Australia (GB)11/8FAidan O'Brien
2013Ruler Of The World (IRE)7/1Aidan O'Brien
2012Camelot (GB)8/13FAidan O'Brien
2011Pour Moi (IRE)4/1A Fabre
2010Workforce (GB)6/1Sir Michael Stoute
2009Sea The Stars (IRE)11/4John M Oxx
2008New Approach (IRE)5/1J S Bolger
2007Authorized (IRE)5/4FPeter Chapple-Hyam
2006Sir Percy (GB)6/1Marcus Tregoning
2005Motivator (GB)3/1FMichael Bell
2004North Light (IRE)7/2JFSir Michael Stoute
2003Kris Kin (USA)6/1Sir Michael Stoute
2002High Chaparral (IRE)7/2Aidan O'Brien
2001Galileo (IRE)11/4JFAidan O'Brien
2000Sinndar (IRE)7/1John M Oxx
1999Oath (IRE)13/2Sir Henry Cecil
1998High-Rise (IRE)20/1Luca Cumani
1997Benny The Dip (USA)11/1John Gosden
1996Shaamit (IRE)12/1William Haggas
1995Lammtarra (USA)14/1Saeed bin Suroor
1994Erhaab (USA)7/2FJohn Dunlop
1993Commander In Chief (GB)15/2Sir Henry Cecil
1992Dr Devious (IRE)8/1Peter Chapple-Hyam
1991Generous (IRE)9/1Paul Cole
1990Quest For Fame (GB)7/1Roger Charlton

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

Related

Full race pageEpsom course guideDerby historyEpsom results, 6 June 1990Derby Festival 1990

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