The 103rd running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 29th June 1968 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 2 lengths in 2 minutes 33.9 seconds, with 2 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1968
RIBERO (Bay colt by Ribot out of Libra) SR 1997
The winning owner won £55,340, (The equivalent of £912,400 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
The Youtube link below is a 2 minute 33 second clip of the 1968 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f8i3mmW1GA |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
RIBERO |
9.0 |
Lester Piggott |
Mr Charles Engelhard |
Fulke Johnson-Houghton |
| 2 |
SIR IVOR |
9.0 |
Liam Ward |
Mr Raymond Guest |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 3 |
VAL D'AOSTE |
9.0 |
Jean Duforge |
Baron de Rothschild |
Miguel Clement |
| 4 |
LAUDAMUS |
9.0 |
George McGrath |
Mr Joseph McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 5 |
LUCKY FINISH |
9.0 |
Brian Taylor |
Mrs C B Nathorst |
Harvey Leader |
| 6 |
NEW MEMBER |
9.0 |
Bill Williamson |
Mr James Mullion |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 7 |
ALARIC |
9.0 |
John Roe |
Mrs M V Philippi |
John Oxx |
| 8 |
STITCH |
9.0 |
Peader Matthews |
Mr Joseph McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 9 |
GIOLLA MEAR |
9.0 |
T P Burns |
President Eamon de Valera |
Michael Hurley |
| 10 |
PANCO |
9.0 |
Peter Boothman |
Mr William Simms |
Ryan Jarvis |
| 11 |
SARAGAN |
9.0 |
Michael Kennedy |
11th Earl Harrington |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 12 |
MEADSVILLE |
9.0 |
Colin Williams |
Mr R S Reynolds jnr |
Stuart Murless |
| 13 |
SUNSET GLORY |
9.0 |
Anthony McGarrity |
Mr J Smyth |
Kevin Bell |
| 14 |
HOME FARM |
9.0 |
Ryan Parnell |
Mr Herbert Kerr |
Kevin R Kerr |
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Betting |
TRAINER PROFILE
Richard Fulke Johnson Houghton was born in 1940 into a family steeped in racing history. His father was a racehorse trainer Gordon Johnson Houghton and his uncle was the legendary National Hunt trainer Fulke Walwyn. He began training in 1961, taking over his father's Woodway stable near Blewbury in Berkshire, and throughout his 45 years in the training ranks he saddled over 1,200 winners. His best years were in the late 1960s when he won the St Leger twice, in 1967 with Ribocco (SR 2015) and the next year with Ribero (SR 1997), he also won the Irish Derby twice for owner Charles Engelhard, the first time in 1967 with Ribocco (SR 2015)and then in 1968 with Ribero (SR 1997). He retired in 2006. |
| 1/3 fav |
Sir Ivor |
| 10/1 |
Giolla Mear |
| 100/6 |
Ribero |
| 100/6 |
Val D'Aoste |
| 25/1 |
New Member |
| 28/1 |
Lucky Finish |
| 33/1 |
Meadsville |
| 50/1 |
Laudamas |
| 66/1 |
Alaric |
| 100/1 |
Stitch |
| 100/1 |
Saragan |
| 100/1 |
Home Farm |
| 200/1 |
Sunset Glory |
| 200/1 |
Panco |
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Over round 114% |
| FORMLINE:- Ribero raced 12 times, winning on 3 occasions. He won this Classic by 2 lengths in 2 minutes 33.9 seconds, gaining revenge on the strongly fancied odds-on favourite Sir Ivor. |
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