| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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| Date | 6 June 1998 |
| Winning horse | High-Rise |
| Starting price | 20/1 |
| Jockey | Olivier Peslier |
| Trainer | Luca Cumani |
| Owner | Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum |
| 1-2-3 | ||
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| High-Rise | City Honours | Border Arrow |
| Also Ran | ||
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| 4-5-6 | ||
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| Sunshine Street | Greek Dance | The Glow-Worm |
| 7-8-9 | ||
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| Sadian | Second Empire | Cape Verdi |
| 10-11-12 | ||
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| Saratoga Springs | Gulland | Courteous |
| 13-14-15 | ||
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| Mutamam | Haami | King Of Kings |
The 1998 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 1998. It was the 219th running of the Derby, and it was won by High-Rise. The winner was ridden by Olivier Peslier and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Cape Verdi finished ninth.[1][2][3]
| * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | High-Rise | Olivier Peslier | Luca Cumani | 20/1 | |
| 2 | hd | City Honours | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor | 12/1 |
| 3 | 2½ | Border Arrow | Ray Cochrane | Ian Balding | 25/1 |
| 4 | hd | Sunshine Street | Johnny Murtagh | Noel Meade (IRE) | 150/1 |
| 5 | 3 | Greek Dance | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 5/1 |
| 6 | 1 | The Glow-Worm | Darryll Holland | Barry Hills | 20/1 |
| 7 | 2½ | Sadian | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 25/1 |
| 8 | shd | Second Empire | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 9/2 |
| 9 | 2½ | Cape Verdi (filly) | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 11/4 fav |
| 10 | 2 | Saratoga Springs | Willie Ryan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 20/1 |
| 11 | 7 | Gulland | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 12/1 |
| 12 | ½ | Courteous | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 14/1 |
| 13 | 2½ | Mutamam | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 50/1 |
| 14 | 6 | Haami | Richard Hills | John Dunlop | 20/1 |
| 15 | 7 | King of Kings | Pat Eddery | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 11/2 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner, High-Rise:
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1997.
Early-season appearances in 1998 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Leading progeny of participants in the 1998 Epsom Derby.[4][5][6][7]
King Of Kings (15th) Stood in Australia, America, Switzerland and South Africa
Second Empire (8th) - Later exported to South Africa
Sunshine Street (4th)
City Honours (2nd) - Miley Shah - 1st Grade 3 Hurdle 2012
High-Rise (1st) - Sired winners in Japan before standing in Ireland to sire jumps winners
Greek Dance (5th) - Stood in Germany before retiring due to severe fertility problems
Sadian (7th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Saratoga Springs (10th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Gulland (11th) - Minor jumps winners and flat placed horse
Courteous (12th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Mutamam (13th) - Minor flat winners - Exported to Italy
Haami (14th) - Exported to Cyprus
Cape Verdi (9th)
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