| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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| Date | 7 June 1997 |
| Winning horse | Benny the Dip |
| Starting price | 11/1 |
| Jockey | Willie Ryan |
| Trainer | John Gosden |
| Owner | Charles Landon Knight II & Claiborne Farm |
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| Benny The Dip | Silver Patriarch | Romanov |
| Also Ran | ||
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| 4-5-6 | ||
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| Entrepreneur | The Fly | Fahris |
| 7-8-9 | ||
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| Symonds Inn | Musalsal | Bold Demand |
| 10-11-12 | ||
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| Cloudings | Single Empire | Crystal Hearted |
| 13 | ||
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| Papua | 13 Ran | 2m 35.77s |
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.[1][2][3]
- ^ 1997
- ^ sportinglife.com
- ^ Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 156. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.