1988 Epsom Derby

1988 Epsom DerbyDerby

Location| Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date| 1 June 1988
Winning horse| Kahyasi
Starting price| 11/1
Jockey| Ray Cochrane
Trainer| Luca Cumani
Owner| Aga Khan IV

<- 1987

1989 ->

Epsom Derby 1988  1-2-3

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Kahyasi  | Glacial Storm  | Doyoun
Also Ran

4-5-6
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Red Glow  | Kefaah  | Sheriff's Star
7-8-9
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Unfuwain  | Minster Son  | Project Manager
10-11-12
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Al Mufti  | Charmer  | Clifton Chapel
13-14
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Maksud  | Al Muhalhal  | 14 Ran

The 1988 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 1 June 1988. It was the 209th running of the Derby, and it was won by Kahyasi. The winner was ridden by Ray Cochrane and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Red Glow finished fourth.[1][2][3]

## Contents

* 1 Race details
* 2 Full result
* 3 Winner's details
* 4 Form analysis
* 4.1 Two-year-old races
* 4.2 The road to Epsom
* 4.3 Subsequent Group 1 wins
* 5 Subsequent breeding careers
* 5.1 Sires of Classic winners
* 5.2 Sires of National Hunt horses
* 5.3 Other Stallions
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Race details[edit]

* Sponsor: Ever Ready
* Winner's prize money: £296,500
* Going: Good
* Number of runners: 14
* Winner's time: 2m 33.84s

## Full result[edit]

| * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer † | SP

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1 |  | Kahyasi | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | 11/1
2 | 1½ | Glacial Storm  | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 14/1
3 | 1½ | Doyoun | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 9/1
4 | ½ | Red Glow  | Pat Eddery | Geoff Wragg | 5/2 fav
5 | nk | Kefaah  | John Reid | Luca Cumani | 25/1
6 | 3 | Sheriff's Star | Tony Ives | Lady Herries | 18/1
7 | hd | Unfuwain | Steve Cauthen | Dick Hern | 9/2
8 | 6 | Minster Son | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 6/1
9 | ½ | Project Manager  | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger (IRE)  | 66/1
10 | 2½ | Al Mufti  | Richard Hills | Harry Thomson Jones | 14/1
11 | 1 | Charmer  | Paul Eddery | Dick Hern | 11/1
12 |  | Clifton Chapel  | Billy Newnes | Steve Norton | 100/1
13 |  | Maksud  | Michael Roberts | Robert Armstrong | 200/1
14 |  | Al Muhalhal  | Paul D'Arcy | Harry Thomson Jones | 500/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

## Winner's details[edit]

Further details of the winner, Kahyasi:

* Foaled: April 2, 1985, in Ireland
* Sire: Ile de Bourbon; Dam: Kadissya (Blushing Groom)
* Owner: HH Aga Khan IV
* Breeder: HH Aga Khan IV
* Rating in 1988 International Classifications: 126

## Form analysis[edit]

### Two-year-old races[edit]

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1987.

* Glacial Storm – 1st Horris Hill Stakes
* Sheriff's Star – 2nd Futurity Stakes
* Unfuwain – 1st Haynes, Hanson and Clark Stakes
* Minster Son – 5th Horris Hill Stakes
* Project Manager – 1st Tyros Stakes, 4th National Stakes
* Clifton Chapel – 6th Prix Saint-Roman

### The road to Epsom[edit]

Early-season appearances in 1988 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

* Kahyasi – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
* Glacial Storm – 2nd Sandown Classic Trial, 3rd Dante Stakes
* Doyoun – 1st Craven Stakes, 1st 2,000 Guineas
* Red Glow – 2nd Newmarket Stakes, 1st Dante Stakes
* Kefaah – 1st Feilden Stakes, 2nd Dante Stakes
* Sheriff's Star – 2nd Predominate Stakes
* Unfuwain – 1st Warren Stakes, 1st Chester Vase
* Minster Son – 1st Newmarket Stakes, 1st Predominate Stakes
* Project Manager – 1st Gowran Classic Trial, 6th Irish 2,000 Guineas, 1st Gallinule Stakes
* Al Mufti – 5th European Free Handicap, 3rd Predominate Stakes
* Charmer – 2nd European Free Handicap, 2nd 2,000 Guineas
* Clifton Chapel – 1st Dee Stakes
* Maksud – 3rd Sandown Classic Trial, 2nd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial

### Subsequent Group 1 wins[edit]

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

* Kahyasi – Irish Derby (1988)
* Sheriff's Star – Coronation Cup (1989), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1989)
* Minster Son – St. Leger (1988)

## Subsequent breeding careers[edit]

Leading progeny of participants in the 1988 Epsom Derby.[4][5][6][7]

### Sires of Classic winners[edit]

Unfuwain (7th)

* Bolas \- 1st Irish Oaks (1994)
* Lahan \- 1st 1000 Guineas Stakes (2000)
* Petrushka \- 1st Irish Oaks (2000)
* Lailani \- 1st Irish Oaks (2001)
* Eswarah \- 1st Epsom Oaks (2005)

Kahyasi (1st)

* Vereva \- 1st Prix de Diane (1997)
* Zainta \- 1st Prix de Diane (1998)
* Hasili \- Dam of Dansili, Banks Hill, Heat Haze (1st Beverly D. Stakes 2003), Intercontinental, Cacique, Champs Elysees and Deluxe (2nd Prix Saint-Alary 2010)
* Paddy's Return - 1st Triumph Hurdle (1996), 1st Champion Stayers Hurdle (1997). 1st Long Walk Hurdle (1997)

Doyoun (3rd)

* Daylami \- 1st Poule d'Essai des Poulains (1997)
* Margarula \- 1st Irish Oaks (2002)
* Kalanisi \- Cartier Champion Older Horse (2000)
* Mistinguett - 1st Cleeve Hurdle (1998)

### Sires of National Hunt horses[edit]

Glacial Storm (2nd)

* Alexander Banquet - 1st Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (2002)
* Gunther McBride - 1st Racing Post Chase (2002)
* Kates Charm - 1st Cleeve Hurdle 2002
* Tempest Belle - Dam of Monalee

Minster Son (8th)

* Rambling Minster - 1st Blue Square Gold Cup (2009)
* Minster Glory - 2nd Castleford Chase (2001)
* Ross Comm - 1st Cumberland Handicap Chase (2005)

### Other Stallions[edit]

Sheriff's Star (6th) - Seuin Sky (1st Kikuka-shō 1998)
Charmer (11th) - Passion For Life (1st Abernant Stakes 1996), Quinze (1st Galway Hurdle 1999)
Kefaah (5th) - Dr Leunt (1st Rehearsal Chase 1999) - Exported to South Africa
Al Mufti (10th) - Exported to South Africa - Victory Moon (3rd Dubai World Cup 2004), Captail Al - Champion Sire in South Africa
Red Glow (4th) - Exported to New Zealand - Mr Mutual Respect (3rd Australian Guineas 1994)
Project Manager (9th) - Strong Project (1st Phil Sweeney Memorial Chase 2006)

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1988
2. ^ Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 121\. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
3. ^ Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1988. Aesculus Press. 1988. p. 59\. ISBN 0-9509338-8-0.
4. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
5. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
6. ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
7. ^ "Captain Al". freemanstallions.co.za. Freeman Stallions. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Colour Chart – Derby 1988

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