The 102nd running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 1st July 1967 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £270 with a pot of £30,000 added. The winner was owned by Mr Charles W Engelhard, bred in USA by Mrs Julian G Rogers, trained by Fulke Johnson-Houghton at Blewbury and ridden by Lester Piggott. The winner won by 3/4 length in 2 minutes 32.4 seconds, with 3 1/2 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1967
RIBOCCO (Bay colt by Ribot out of Libra) SR 2015
The winning owner won £57,610, (The equivalent of £994,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
The Youtube link below is a 1 minute 46 second clip of the 1967 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmFN_omqgc |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
RIBOCCO |
9.0 |
Lester Piggott |
Mr Charles Engelhard |
Fulke Johnson-Houghton |
| 2 |
SUCARYL |
9.0 |
George Moore |
Lady Maud Evelyn Sassoon |
Noel Murless |
| 3 |
DART BOARD |
9.0 |
Scobie Breasley |
Mr Michaell Sobell |
Sir Gordon Richards |
| 4 |
GAY GARLAND |
9.0 |
Ron Hutchinson |
Mr Anthony Askew |
Harry Wragg |
| 5 |
DAN KANO |
9.0 |
Patrick Powell jnr |
Mr Saul Raccah |
James Lenehan |
| 6 |
ATHERSTONE WOOD |
9.0 |
Ryan Parnell |
Mr Stephen O'Flaherty |
Stephen Quirke |
| 7 |
DANCING MOSS |
9.0 |
Greville Starkey |
Mr D Drewery |
Robert Fetherstonehaugh |
| 8 |
EL MIGHTY |
9.0 |
Gerald Thiboeuf |
Mr A Tsiatalous |
David Hanley |
| 9 |
TAPIS ROSE |
9.0 |
R McCarthy |
Mr A J Richards |
David Hanley |
| 10 |
FORTISSIMO |
9.0 |
Peter Boothman |
Major Victor McCalmont |
Robert Fetherstonehaugh |
| 11 |
SIGNA INFESTA |
9.0 |
George McGrath |
Mr Seamus McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 12 |
CREPE CLOVER |
9.0 |
Patrick Sullivan |
Mr R S Reynolds |
Stuart Murless |
| 13 |
STEADY II |
9.0 |
Roger Poincelet |
Baron G de Waldner |
F Palmer FR |
| 14 |
RUGGED MAN |
9.0 |
T P Burns |
Mr J McNamee-Sullivan |
Aubrey Brabazon |
| 15 |
SKAMANDER |
9.0 |
John Roe |
Mrs Martin Andree |
John Oxx |
| 16 |
SOVEREIGN SLIPPER |
9.0 |
Desmond Lake |
Mr R H Preston |
Patrick Murphy |
| 17 |
KISS OF LIFE |
9.0 |
Liam Browne |
Mr R G Angus |
G N Robinson |
| 18 |
RARE JEWEL |
9.0 |
Peader Matthews |
Mr Thomas McCairns |
P Prendergast jnr |
| 19 |
HEAVE HO |
9.0 |
Liam Ward |
Mrs Thomas E Kelly |
Seamus McGrath |
| 20 |
MARK SCOTT |
9.0 |
John Murtagh |
Mr A S D Scott |
Patrick Norris |
| 21 |
PALMAS |
9.0 |
Percy J Willett |
Mr G A Newsome |
Ernest Davey |
| 22 |
ZARACARN |
9.0 |
Laurence Johnson |
Mr J G Barnett |
Charles Weld |
| Fell |
ROYAL SWORD |
9.0 |
Michael Kennedy |
General R King Mellon |
Michael Rogers |
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Betting |
OWNER PROFILE
Charles W Engelhard was born in New Jersey on 15th February 1917 into a wealthy American family whose father, also Charles Engelhard, had made his fortune in mining and metals. Charles junior served with the USA Air Force during the Second World War and then took charge of his father's mining company. His leisure passion was horse racing, owning stables in England, USA and South Africa. He won the Doncaster St Leger on 4 occasions, in 1964 with Indiana (SR 2014), 1967 with Ribocco (SR 2015), 1968 with Ribero (SR 1997) and 1970 with Nijinsky (SR 2140). Without doubt his best horse was Nijinsky, English Triple Crown winner in 1970. However, he also enjoyed success across the Irish Sea, winning the 1967 Irish Derby with Ribocco (SR 2015), 1968 with Ribero (SR 1997) and 1970 with Nijinsky (SR 2140). He died on 2nd March 1971 in Boca Grande, Florida aged just 54. |
| 5/2 fav |
Ribocco |
| 11/2 |
Royal Sword |
| 8/1 |
Steady II |
| 8/1 |
Sucaryl |
| 9/1 |
Dart Board |
| 100/9 |
Signa Infesta |
| 18/1 |
Fortissimo |
| 18/1 |
Gay Garland |
| 22/1 |
Atherstone Wood |
| 28/1 |
Rugged Man |
| 28/1 |
Dancing Moss |
| 40/1 |
Heave Ho |
| 40/1 |
Sovereign Slipper |
| 66/1 |
Mark Scott |
| 100/1 |
Skamander |
| 100/1 |
Crepe Clover |
| 100/1 |
El Mighty |
| 150/1 |
Tapis Rose |
| 150/1 |
Dan Kano |
| 150/1 |
Kiss of Life |
| 150/1 |
Rare Jewel |
| 150/1 |
Palmas |
| 150/1 |
Zaracarn |
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Over round 120% |
| FORMLINE:- Prior to winning this Classic by 3/4 length, Ribocco had finished second in the Epsom Derby beaten 2 1/2 lengths by Royal Palace (SR 2031). In a career spanning 14 races, Ribocco won 5 of them. |
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