The 147th running of the Irish Derby was held on Sunday 30 June 2012 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were €21,500 with a first prize of €725,000. The winner was owned by Mrs Susan Magnier, Mr Derrick Smith and Mr Michael Tabor, bred by Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al-Khalifa in Ireland, trained by Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle, and ridden by Joseph O'Brien. The winner won by 2 lengths in 2 minutes 43.96 seconds, with 9 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 2012
CAMELOT (Bay colt by Montjeu out of Tarfah) SR 2018
The winning owner won €725,000 (The equivalent of £716,200 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
The Youtube link below is a 4 minute 54 second clip of the 2012 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzOW91K4Pn8 |
 
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Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
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CAMELOT |
9.0 |
Joseph O'Brien |
Smith, Tabor, Magnier |
Aidan O'Brien |
| 2 |
BORN TO SEA |
9.0 |
Johnny Murtagh |
Mr Christopher Tsui |
John M Oxx |
| 3 |
LIGHT HEAVY |
9.0 |
Kevin Manning |
Mrs Jacqueline Bolger |
Jim Bolger |
| 4 |
AKEED MOFEED |
9.0 |
William Buick |
Jaber Abdullah |
John M Oxx |
| 5 |
ASTROLOGY |
9.0 |
Seamie Heffernan |
Smith, Tabor, Magnier |
Aidan O'Brien |
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Betting |
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| 1/5 fav |
Camelot |
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| 8/1 |
Born To Sea |
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| 10/1 |
Light Heavy |
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| 11/1 |
Akeed Mofeed |
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| 14/1 |
Astrology |
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Over round 121% |
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| FORMLINE:- Camelot won by 2 lengths in 2 minutes 43.96 seconds on soft to heavy going to complete the English/Irish Derby double. In a career spanning 9 races he was successful in 6 of them. |
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