| Derby | |
| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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| Date | 5 June 1985 |
| Winning horse | Slip Anchor |
| Starting price | 9/4 Fav |
| Jockey | Steve Cauthen |
| Trainer | Henry Cecil |
| Owner | John Scott-Ellis, 9th Baron Howard de Walden |
| Conditions | Good |
| 1-2-3 | ||
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| Slip Anchor | Law Society | Damister |
| Also Ran | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4-5-6 | ||
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| Supreme Leader | Lanfranco | Reach |
| 7-8-9 | ||
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| Theatrical | Phardante | Royal Harmony |
| 10-11-12 | ||
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| Snow Plant | Petoski | Seurat |
| 13-14 | ||
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| Shadeed | Main Reason | 14 Ran |
The 1985 Epsom Derby (known as the Ever Ready Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 206th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 5 June 1985.
The race was won by Lord Howard de Walden's Slip Anchor, at odds of 9/4 ridden by jockey Steve Cauthen and trained at Newmarket by Henry Cecil. The win was a first success in the race for owner, trainer and jockey. Cauthen became the first man to ride the winners of both the Kentucky Derby and the Epsom Derby.