This was run on Saturday 8th June 2002 and the winner was bred by Mr Sean Coughlan and trained by Aidan O'Brien. There were 12 runners and the winner won by 2 lengths in 2 mins 39.45 secs with 12 lengths between second and third. The winner was owned by Mrs John Magnier and Michael Tabor and claimed a first prize of £800,400, (The equivalent of £1,238,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). The second was owned by Mrs John Magnier and the third by Godolphin.

THE DERBY 2002

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The Youtube website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 3 minute 1 second clip of the Derby.http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s88_epsom-derby-2002-high-chaparral_news

HIGH CHAPARRAL SR 2051

Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer
1 HIGH CHAPARRAL Johnny Murtagh A.P.O'Brien
2 HAWK WING Mick Kinane A.P.O'Brien
3 MOON BALLAD Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor
4 JELANI Fergal Lynch Andy Turnell
5 FIGHT YOUR CORNER Kevin Darley Mark Johnston
6 WHERE OR WHEN Jimmy Fortune Terry Mills
7 NAHEEF Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor
8 BANDARI Richard Hills Mark Johnston
9 LOUISVILLE Kieren Fallon A.P.O'Brien
10 THOLJANAH Willie Supple Marcus Tregoning
11 FRANKIES DREAM Pat Eddery Terry Mills
Fell

CASHOCTON

 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis
9/4 Hawk Wing
7/2 High Chaparral
9/2 Bandari
5/1 Naheef
8/1 Fight Your Corner
14/1 Tholjanah
20/1 Moon Ballad
25/1 Louisville
28/1 Cashocton
66/1 Where or When
100/1 Jelani
100/1 Frankies Dream
  Over-Round 121%