This was run on Wednesday 1st June 1983 and the winner was bred and owned by Mr Eric Moller and the White Lodge Stud and trained by Geoff Wragg. There were 21 runners and the winning time was 2 mins 49.07 secs. The winner won by 3 lengths with a further 3 lengths back to the third. The winner won a first prize of £165,080, (The equivalent of £529,600 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1983

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The Youtube website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 2 minute 47 second clip of the Derby. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqzOArknsLI

TEENOSO SR 2088

Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer
1 TEENOSO Lester Piggott Geoff Wragg
2 CARLINGFORD CASTLE Mick Kinane D Browne (Ire)
3 SHEARWALK Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute
4 SALMON LEAP Pat Eddery M V O'Brien
5 GUNS OF NAVARONE Phillip Robinson Clive Brittain
6 NAAR Joe Mercer Peter Walwyn
Also PLURALISME Freddie Head Alec Head
Also MORCON Willie Carson W R Hern
Also TOLEMEO Gianfranco Dettori Luca Cumani
Also GORDIAN Cash Asmussen Guy Harwood
Also THE NOBLE PLAYER Steve Cauthen Barry Hills
Also MITLININI Geoff Baxter Ron Boss
Also NEORION Brian Rouse Clive Brittain
Also WASSL Tony Murray John Dunlop
Also TIVIAN Sandy Barclay Clive Brittain
Also LOMOND Bill Shoemaker M V O'Brien
Also APPEAL TO ME John Reid Paul Kelleway
Also SLEWPY Yves Saint-Martin Sidney Watters junior (USA)
Also HOLMBURY Mick Miller G Huffer
Also ZOFFANY Greville Starkey Guy Harwood
Also

YAWA

 Philip Waldron Geoff Lewis
9/2 Teenoso    
11/2 Salmon Leap    
17/2 Morcon    
9/1 Lomond    
10/1 Wassl    
14/1 Carlingford Castle    
14/1 Tolomeo    
16/1 The Noble Player    
18/1 Pluralisme    
18/1 Shearwalk    
20/1 Guns of Navarone    
25/1 Gordian    
28/1 Zoffany    
50/1 Yawa    
100/1 Naar    
100/1 Slewpy    
150/1 Neorion    
500/1 Appeal To Me    
500/1 Mitlini    
500/1 Tivian    
1000/1 Holmbury    
Over Round 113%