The 128th running of the Irish Derby was held on Sunday 27 June 1993 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £8400 with a first prize of £342,500. The winner was owned by Khalid Adbullah bred by Juddmonte Farms in England, trained by Henry Cecil at Newmarket, and ridden by Pat Eddery. The winner won by 3/4 length in 2 minutes 31.2 seconds, with 3 lengths between second and third.

IRISH DERBY 1993

COMMANDER IN CHIEF (Bay colt by Dancing Brave out of Slightly Dangerous) SR 1987

The winning owner won £342,500 (The equivalent of £663,300 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 4 minute 20 second clip of the 1993 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7laZ4ipw94U
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 COMMANDER IN CHIEF 9.0 Pat Eddery Khalid Abdullah Henry Cecil
2 HERNANDO 9.0 Cash Asmussen Mr Stavros Niarchos Francois Boutin FR
3 FORESEE 9.0 John Murtagh Sheikh Mohammed John M Oxx
4 REGENCY 9.0 Willie Carson Khalid Abdullah Criquette Head FR
5 MASSYAR 9.0 Mick Kinane HH Aga Khan IV John M Oxx
6 SHREWD IDEA 9.0 Warren O'Connor Saeed Manana Michael Kauntze
7 VIA PARIGI 9.0 Kevin Manning Mr D H W Dobson Jim Bolger
8 DESERT TEAM 9.0 Christy Roche Maktoum Al Maktoum Jim Bolger
9 PORTERSTOWN BOY 9.0 Pat Shanahan Mr Philip Monahan Dermot Weld
10 LORD BENTLEY 9.0 Walter Swinburn Mohammed Suhail Jim Bolger
11 SIRSAN 9.0 Richard Hughes Mr J M Vander-Poel Michael Grassick
  Betting        
4/7 fav Commander in Chief        
9/4 Hernando        
10/1 Regency        
10/1 Massyar        
25/1 Foresee        
25/1 Shrewd Idea        
25/1 Desert Team        
100/1 Via Parigi        
100/1 Lord Bentley        
150/1 Porterstown Boy        
250/1 Sirsan        
  Over round 127%        
FORMLINE:- Commander In Chief got home by 3/4 lengths in 2 minutes 31.2 seconds in yielding conditions to complete an English/Irish Derby double. In a career of just 6 races he was successful in 5 of them.

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