User:Kotkijet/1980 Epsom Derby
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The 1980 Epsom Derby was the 201st annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 3 June 1981.
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Derby | |
Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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Date | 4 June 1980 |
Winning horse | Henbit |
Starting price | 7/1 |
Jockey | Willie Carson |
Trainer | Dick Hern |
Owner | Etti Plesch |
Conditions | Firm |
The race was won by the Etti Plesch's American bred Henbit at odds of 7/1. Ridden by Willie Carson and trained at West Ilsley by Dick Hern, Henbit would be the second Derby winner in two years for the trainer/jockey duo. While the winning margin of just three quarters of a length was unremarkable, that Henbit returned with a fractured cannon bone in his off-fore leg, thought to have occurred a furlong and a half from the finish led his trainer to describe him as a "very brave horse".[1] Furthermore, the winning time of 2:34.77 was the fastest since Nijinsky won in 1970.