{| class="collapsible collapsed" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="clear:right; float:right; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" width="280px" ! colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black; background-color: #77DD77;" | Also Ran The 1997 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 7 June 1997. It was the 218th running of the Derby, and it was won by Benny the Dip. The winner was ridden by Willie Ryan and trained by John Gosden. The pre-race favourite Entrepreneur finished fourth.

Race details

Full result

• The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head. † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Benny the Dip:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1996.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1997 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 1997 Epsom Derby.

Sires of Classic winners

Entrepreneur (4th) - Shuttled to New Zealand, exported to Japan, exported to Russia

Sires of National Hunt horses

Cloudings (10th) Silver Patriarch (2nd) Benny The Dip (1st) - Exported to America before standing in England

Other Stallions

Romanov (3rd) - Exported to America - Exported to Argentina Fahris (6th) - Fahrisee (three time jumps winner) Musalsal (8th) - Exported to Cyprus Bold Demand (9th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia Single Empire (11th) - Exported to Italy