{| 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 2008 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 7 June 2008. It was the 229th running of the Derby, and it was won by New Approach. The winner was ridden by Kevin Manning and trained by Jim Bolger. The pre-race favourite Casual Conquest finished third.

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, New Approach:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2007.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2008 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 2008 Epsom Derby.

Sires of Classic winners

New Approach (1st)

Other Stallions

Rio De La Plata (7th) - Settle For Bay (1st Royal Hunt Cup 2018) - Exported to Sweden Tartan Bearer (2nd) - Exported to New Zealand Doctor Fremantle (4th) - Exported to Venezuela Tajaaweed (8th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia Frozen Fire (11th) - Minor jumps winners Kandahar Run (14th) - Minor flat and jumps winners Bashkirov (15th) - Minor flat and jumps runners