{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox horse race |name = 1985 Epsom Derby |horse race = Derby |image = |caption = |location = Epsom Downs Racecourse |date = 5 June 1985 |winning horse = Slip Anchor |starting price = 9/4 Fav |winning jockey = Steve Cauthen |winning trainer = Henry Cecil |winning owner = John Scott-Ellis, 9th Baron Howard de Walden |conditions = Good |previous=1984 |next=1986 }} {{Jockey colours header | name = Epsom Derby 1985}} {{Jockey colours row | year = 1-2-3 | image1 = File:Owner Gillian, Lady Howard de Walden.svg | alt1 = Apricot | caption1 = Slip Anchor | image2 = File:Owner Niarchos Family.svg | alt2 = Dark blue, light blue cross belts, striped sleeves, white cap | caption2 = Law Society | image3 = File:Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg | alt3 = Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | caption3 = Damister }} |} {| class="collapsible collapsed" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="clear:right; float:right; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" width="280px" ! colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black; background-color: #77DD77;" | Also Ran {{Jockey colours row | year = 4-5-6 | image1 = File:Owner Capt M Lemos.svg | alt1 = Royal blue, white hoop on body, striped cap | caption1 = Supreme Leader | image2 = File:Owner Lucayan Stud.svg | alt2 = Black, white chevron hoop and cap | caption2 = Lanfranco | image3 = File:Owner HRH Prince Fahd Salman.svg | alt3 = Dark green | caption3 = Reach }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 7-8-9 | image1 = File:Owner Bertram R Firestone.svg | alt1 = Emerald green, white diamond frame and diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap | caption1 = Theatrical | image2 = File:Owner Mr S Karmel.svg | alt2 = White, maroon braces and armlets, striped cap | caption2 = Phardante | image3 = File:Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg | alt3 = Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star | caption3 = Royal Harmony }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 10-11-12 | image1 = File:Owner Mr Robin Hayes.svg | alt1 = Chocolate, magenta sleeves, yellow cap | caption1 = Snow Plant | image2 = File:Owner The Dowager Lady Beaverbrook.svg | alt2 = Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap | caption2 = Petoski | image3 = File:Owner Ecurie Wildenstein.svg | alt3 = Royal Blue, Light Blue cap | caption3 = Seurat }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 13-14 | image1 = File:Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg | alt1 = Royal Blue, White chevron, light blue cap | caption1 = Shadeed | image2 = File:Owner Fahd Salman spots on cap.svg | alt2 = Dark green, light green spots on cap | caption2 = Main Reason | image3 = File: (at)-white.svg | alt3 = 14 Ran | caption3 = 14 Ran }} {{Jockey colours footer}} The '''1985 Epsom Derby''' (known as the Ever Ready Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 206th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 5 June 1985.
The race was won by Lord Howard de Walden's Slip Anchor, at odds of 9/4 ridden by jockey Steve Cauthen and trained at Newmarket by Henry Cecil. The win was a first success in the race for owner, trainer and jockey. Cauthen became the first man to ride the winners of both the Kentucky Derby and the Epsom Derby.
==Race details== * ''Sponsor:'' Ever Ready * ''Winner's prize money:'' £204,160 * ''Going:'' Good * ''Number of runners:'' 14 * ''Winner's time:'' 2 minutes, 36.23 seconds
==Full result== {| border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |- bgcolor="#77dd77" align="center" | width="35px" | | width="45px" | '''Dist *''' | width="160px" | '''Horse''' | width="160px" | '''Jockey''' | width="190px" | '''Trainer''' | width="80px" | '''SP''' |- |'''1''' | |Slip Anchor |Steve Cauthen |Henry Cecil |9-4 |- |'''2''' |7 |Law Society |Pat Eddery |Vincent O'Brien (IRE) |5-1 |- |'''3''' |6 |Damister |Yves Saint-Martin |Jeremy Tree |16-1 |- |'''4''' |sh hd |Supreme Leader |Philip Robinson |Clive Brittain |10-1 |- |'''5''' |4 |Lanfranco |Cash Asmussen |Henry Cecil |14-1 |- |'''6''' |7 |Reach |Richard Quinn |Paul Cole |33-1 |- |'''7''' |¾ |Theatrical |Lester Piggott |Dermot Weld (IRE) |10-1 |- |'''8''' |nk |Phardante |Greville Starkey |Guy Harwood |40-1 |- |'''9''' |8 |Royal Harmony |Michael Hills |Barry Hills |40-1 |- |'''10''' |6 |Snow Plant |Gabriel Curran |Kevin Prendergast (IRE) |100-1 |- |'''11''' |4 |Petoski |Willie Carson |Dick Hern |33-1 |- |'''12''' |7 |Seurat |Éric Legrix |Patrick-Louis Biancone (FR) |33-1 |- |'''13''' | |Shadeed |Walter Swinburn |Michael Stoute |7-2 |- |'''14''' | |Main Reason |Philip Waldron |Paul Cole |200-1 |}
==Winner details== Further details of the winner, Slip Anchor:
* ''Foaled:'' 15 April 1982, in United Kingdom * ''Sire:'' Shirley Heights; ''Dam:'' Sayonara (Birkhahn) * ''Owner:'' Lord Howard de Walden * ''Breeder:'' Lord Howard de Walden
==Form analysis==
===Two-year-old races=== Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1984:<ref name="Timeform1984">{{cite book | author=Timeform| title = Racehorses of 1984| publisher=Timeform | year = 1985| isbn = 0-900599-40-5}}</ref> <div style="font-size:85%"> * '''Damister''' – ''1st in Somerville Tattersall Stakes'', ''2nd in William Hill Futurity'' * '''Lanfranco''' – ''1st in William Hill Futurity'' * '''Law Society''' – ''1st in Anglesey Stakes'', ''1st in National Stakes'', ''2nd in Dewhurst Stakes'' * '''Petoski''' – ''1st in Lanson Champagne Stakes'', ''3rd in Champagne Stakes'' * '''Reach''' – ''1st in Royal Lodge Stakes'' * '''Royal Harmony''' – ''2nd in Acomb Stakes'', ''3rd in Royal Lodge Stakes'' </div>
===The road to Epsom=== Early-season appearances in 1985 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:<ref name="Timeform1985">{{cite book | author=Timeform| title = Racehorses of 1985| publisher=Timeform | year = 1986| isbn = 0-900599-42-1}}</ref> <div style="font-size:85%"> * '''Damister''' – ''2nd in Craven Stakes'', ''1st in Sandown Classic Trial'', ''1st in Dante Stakes'' * '''Lanfranco''' – ''1st in Predominate Stakes'' * '''Law Society''' – ''1st in Chester Vase'' * '''Petoski''' – ''2nd in Sandown Classic Trial'', ''2nd in Chester Vase'' * '''Phardante''' – ''2nd in Predominate Stakes'' * '''Reach''' – ''3rd in Dante Stakes'' * '''Seurat''' – ''1st in Prix Jean de Chaudenay'' * '''Shadeed''' – ''1st in Craven Stakes'', ''1st in 2,000 Guineas Stakes'' * '''Slip Anchor''' – ''1st in Heathorn Stakes'', ''1st in Lingfield Derby Trial'' * '''Supreme Leader''' – ''3rd in 2,000 Guineas Stakes'' * '''Theatrical''' – ''1st in Ballysax Stakes'', ''1st in Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial'' </div>
===Subsequent Group 1 wins=== Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
<div style="font-size:85%"> * '''Petoski''' – ''King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1985)'' * '''Law Society''' – ''Irish Derby (1985)'' * '''Theatrical''' – ''Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap (1987), Man o' War Stakes (1987), Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (1987), Breeders' Cup Turf (1987)'' </div>
==Subsequent breeding careers== Leading progeny of participants in the 1985 Epsom Derby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://galopp-sieger.de/ |title=Stammtafeln |website=Galopp Sieger |access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/search/?tab=profiles&page=1&query=&profiles_type=horses_profiles |title=Profiles Search|work=Racing Post|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/ |title=Progeny Reports |website=Pedigree Query |access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref>
===Sires of Classic winners=== <div style="font-size:85%"> '''Slip Anchor''' (1st) * User Friendly – 1st Epsom Oaks, 1st Irish Oaks, 1st St Leger Stakes (1992) * Morshdi – 1st Derby Italiano (2001) * Stowaway – 1st Great Voltigeur Stakes (1997) * Posidonas – 1st Gran Premio d'Italia (1995) '''Theatrical''' (7th) * Zagreb – 1st Irish Derby (1996) * Madeline's Dream – 1st Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (1993) * Royal Anthem – 1st International Stakes (1999) * Stage Affair – 2nd Irish Champion Hurdle (2000) '''Shadeed''' (13th) * Shadayid – 1st 1000 Guineas Stakes (1991) * Sayyedati – 1st 1000 Guineas Stakes (1993) * Alydeed – 1st Queen's Plate (1992), 2nd Preakness Stakes (1992) * Citadeed – 3rd Belmont Stakes (1995) '''Damister''' (3rd) * Celtic Swing – 1st Prix du Jockey Club (1995) * Trot Star – 1st Sprinters Stakes (2001) * Pennyweight Point – 3rd Fruit 'n' Veg Stakes (1998) * In the Saltmine – Dam of Jazz Messenger </div>
===Sires of Group/Grade One winners=== <div style="font-size:85%"> '''Law Society''' (2nd) – Damsire of five classic winners – Scorpion, Love Divine, Manhattan Cafe, Moonstone and Brametot * Anzillero – 1st Deutschland-Preis (2001) * Court Of Honour – 1st Gran Premio del Jockey Club (1995) * Homme de Loi – 1st Grand Prix de Paris (1992) * Catch Me – 1st Hatton's Grace Hurdle (2008) '''Lanfranco''' (5th) * Ligeiro – 1st Auckland Cup (1993) * Super Franky – 1st Munster National (2000) </div>
===Sires of National Hunt horses=== <div style="font-size:85%"> '''Supreme Leader''' (4th) * Rule Supreme – 1st Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (2004), 1st Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (2005) * Keen Leader – 1st Tommy Whittle Chase (2003) * Fundamentalist – 1st Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (2004) * Snob's Supreme – dam of Macs Joy '''Phardante''' (8th) * Bog Frog – 1st Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (1997) * Truckers Tavern – 2nd Cheltenham Gold Cup (2003) * Hanakham – 1st Royal Sun Alliance Chase (1997) * La Noire – dam of Jezki, Jetson, Jett, Jered and Jenari </div>
===Other stallions=== <div style="font-size:85%"> '''Petoski''' (11th) – Night Petticoat (1st Preis der Diana 1996 – dam of Next Desert and Next Gina), Mouseski (12 wins over jumps)<br />'''Reach''' (6th) – Minor flat and jumps winners – later exported to Japan<br />'''Seurat''' (12th) – Minor flat and jumps winners in France<br />'''Royal Harmony''' (9th) – Exported to Brazil </div>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.jockeycolours.com/derby/?year=1985&origin=wikipedia Colour Chart] – ''Derby 1985'' ----
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