This was run on Wednesday 6th June 1984 and the winner was bred by Mr Edward P Taylor, trained by David V.O'Brien and owned by Luigi Miglietti. There were 17 runners and the winning time was 2 mins 39.12 secs. The winner won by a Short Head with 3 lengths back to the third. The winner won a first prize of £227,680, (The equivalent of £695,800 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1984

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The Youtube website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 4 minute 15 second clip of the Derby. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJiL6uXzQfw

SECRETO SR 1983

Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer
1 SECRETO Christy Roche David O'Brien
2 EL GRAN SENOR Pat Eddery M V O'Brien
3 MIGHTY FLUTTER Brian Rouse David Elsworth
4 AT TALAQ Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones
Also ALPHABATIM Lester Piggott Guy Harwood
Also TELIOS Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs
Also LONG POND George Duffield Paul Kelleway
Also KAYTU Willie Carson W R Hern
Also SHEER HEIGHTS Paul Cook Paul Cole
Also ILIUM Tony Murray Harry Thomson Jones
Also PIGWIDGEON Greville Starkey Guy Harwood
Also ELEGANT AIR Bruce Raymond Ian Balding
Also CLAUDE MONET Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil
Also MY VOLGA BOATMAN Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute
Also SASSANOCO Terry Rogers Harry Thomson Jones
Also CATALDI Alan Clark Guy Harwood
Also

NORTHERN FRED

 George Moore C Milbank (Fr)
8/11 El Gran Senor    
11/2 Alphabatim    
12/1 Claude Monet    
12/1 Kaytu    
14/1 Secreto    
16/1 Ilium    
33/1 My Volga Boatman    
50/1 Elegant Air    
66/1 Mighty Flutter    
100/1 Sheer Heights    
100/1 Telios    
150/1 Long Pond    
150/1 Northern Fred    
150/1 Pigwidgeon    
250/1 At Talaq    
250/1 Cataldi    
500/1 Sassanoco    
Over Round 111%