1983 Epsom Derby to running in the Derby: Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby. 1983 Epsom Derby The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983. The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century. Further details of the winner, Teenoso: Notable runs by
Boucher (horse) Boucher returned in August and won a handicap race over ten furlongs at Leopardstown. He then won the Group Three Desmond Stakes at the Curragh, beating the filly Pidget who had won the Irish 1000 Guineas and went on to win the Irish St Leger. In the St Leger at Doncaster, Boucher started at odds of 3/1 against six opponents, with the Irish Derby winner being made the 9/4 favourite. Ridden by Lester Piggott he moved up to challenge for the lead two furlongs from the finish and won after a struggle by half a length from Our Mirage, with