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The 1986 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 4 June 1986. It was the 207th running of the Derby, and it was won by Shahrastani. The winner was ridden by Walter Swinburn and trained by Michael Stoute. The prerace favourite Dancing Brave finished second. [1]
Dancing Brave was the outstanding European racehorse of 1986, when he won the 2000 Guineas, the Eclipse Stakes, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. His only defeats came in the Derby and the Breeders' Cup Turf .
Shahrastani (1983–2011) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse.He won four of his seven races between September 1985 and October 1986. He is best known for his performances in the summer of 1986 when he defeated Dancing Brave in the Epsom Derby and went on to win the Irish Derby by eight lengths.
In 1986, on the choice of the horse's owner, he took over from Greville Starkey as the rider of Dancing Brave. He partnered Dancing Brave to victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe [15] and became the worldwide retained jockey of the colt's owner, Khalid Abdullah. While the press often reported ...
Dancing Brave (1986 2000 Guineas, Eclipse, King George, Arc de Triomphe): Wemyss Bight (1993 Irish Oaks) White Muzzle (1993 Derby Italiano) Ingrandire (2004 Spring Tenno Sho) Smile Tomorrow (2002 Yushun Himba) Asakusa Kings (2007 Kikuka Sho) Erimo Chic (1997 Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup) King Halo: Kawakami Princess (2006 Yushun Himba)
Post time for the Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. Epic Ride is hopeful to make the Kentucky Derby off a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 6 at Keeneland .
He trained many winners there, including Dancing Brave, winner of the 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and European Horse of the Year for 1986. In 1996 his daughter, Amanda Perrett, took over the reins at Coombelands. Harwood received the prestigious Goodwood Racecourse Media Dinner Award for 2007.
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