| Derby | |
| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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| Date | 2 June 1982 |
| Winning horse | Golden Fleece (horse) |
| Starting price | 3/1 Fav |
| Jockey | Pat Eddery |
| Trainer | Vincent O'Brien |
| Owner | Robert Sangster |
| Conditions | Firm |
| 1-2-3 | ||
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| Golden Fleece | Touching Wood | Silver Hawk |
| Also Ran | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4-5-6 | ||
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| Persepolis | Norwick | Palace Gold |
| 7-8-9 | ||
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| Peacetime | Rocamadour | Count Pahlen |
| 10-11-12 | ||
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| Fitzwarren | Tidworth Tattoo | Super Sunrise |
| 13-14-15 | ||
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| Father Rooney | Jalmood | Lobkowiez |
| 16-17-18 | ||
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| Reef Glade | Wongchoi | Florida Son |
The 1982 Epsom Derby was the 203rd annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 1982.
The race was won by Robert Sangster's Golden Fleece, at odds of 3/1 ridden by jockey Pat Eddery and trained at Ballydoyle by Vincent O'Brien. Golden Fleece's win was the sixth in the race for O'Brien and the second for Eddery. The winning time of 2:34.27 was the fastest since Mahmoud's hand-timed 2:33.8 in 1936.