The 136th running of the Irish Derby was held on Sunday 1 July 2001 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £9,635 with a first prize of £510,865. The winner was owned by Mrs Susan Magnier and Mr Michael Tabor, bred in Ireland by D Tsui and Orpendale, trained by Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle, and ridden by Mick Kinane. The winner won by 4 lengths in 2 minutes 27.1 seconds, with 4 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 2001
GALILEO (Bay colt by Sadler's Wells out of Urban Sea) SR 2078
The winning owner won £510,865 (The equivalent of £803,300 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
The Youtube link below is a 3 minute 38 second clip of the 2001 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KU4QxN2aWQ |
 
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Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
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GALILEO |
9.0 |
Mick Kinane |
Mrs Susan Magnier, Mr Michael Tabor |
Aidan O'Brien |
| 2 |
MORSHDI |
9.0 |
Philip Robinson |
Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum |
Michael Jarvis |
| 3 |
GOLAN |
9.0 |
Kieran Fallon |
Lord Weinstock |
Sir Michael Stoute |
| 4 |
PUGIN |
9.0 |
Niall McCullagh |
Lady Margaret Clague |
John M Oxx |
| 5 |
EXALTATION |
9.0 |
Frankie Dettori |
Sheikh Mohammed |
John M Oxx |
| 6 |
MR COMBUSTIBLE |
9.0 |
Richard Hills |
Mr R A N Bonnycastle |
Barry Hills |
| 7 |
VINNIE ROE |
9.0 |
Pat Smullen |
Mr Seamus Sheridan, Mr A Balzarini |
Dermot Weld |
| 8 |
ICE DANCER |
9.0 |
Paul Scallan |
Mrs Susan Magnier, Mr Michael Tabor |
Aidan O'Brien |
| 9 |
PEBBLE ISLAND |
9.0 |
Seamie Heffernan |
Mrs Susan Magnier, Mr Michael Tabor |
Aidan O'Brien |
| 10 |
DR BRENDLER |
9.0 |
Fran Berry |
Mr Francis O'Toole |
John C Hayden |
| 11 |
CASHEL BAY |
9.0 |
Wayne Smith |
Mr Luke Comer |
Luke Comer |
| 12 |
MARCH KING |
9.0 |
Pat Shanahan |
Mrs Susan Magnier |
Tommy Stack |
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Betting |
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| 4/11 fav |
Galileo |
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| 4/1 |
Golan |
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| 8/1 |
Exaltation |
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| 20/1 |
Morshdi |
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| 20/1 |
Mr Combustible |
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| 25/1 |
Pebble Island |
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| 66/1 |
Vinnie Roe |
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| 66/1 |
Ice Dancer |
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| 100/1 |
Pugin |
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| 100/1 |
March King |
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| 150/1 |
Dr Brendler |
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| 500/1 |
Cashel Bay |
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Over round 122% |
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| FORMLINE:- Galileo won by an easy 4 lengths in the fast time of 2 minutes 27.1 seconds on good to yielding going, thus completing an English/Irish Derby double. In a career of 8 races he won 6 of them. |
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