|} {| class="collapsible collapsed" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="clear:right; float:right; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" width="280px" ! colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black; background-color: #77DD77;" | Also Ran The 1987 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 3 June 1987. It was the 208th running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Reference Point. The winner was ridden by Steve Cauthen and trained by Henry Cecil. Race details Sponsor: Ever Ready Winner's prize money: £282,025 Going: Good Number of runners: 19 Winner's time: 2m 33.90s Full result * The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; nk = neck.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. Winner's details Further details of the winner, Reference Point: Foaled: 26 February 1984, in Great Britain Sire: Mill Reef; Dam: Home on the Range (Habitat) Owner: Louis Freedman Breeder: Louis Freedman Rating in 1987 International Classifications: 135 Form analysis Two-year-old races Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1986. Reference Point – 1st Futurity Stakes Most Welcome – 5th Middle Park Stakes Bellotto – 1st Acomb Stakes Groom Dancer – 1st Prix Herod, 8th Prix de la Salamandre, 1st Prix de Condé, 3rd Critérium de Saint-Cloud Ajdal – 1st Dewhurst Stakes Love the Groom – 3rd Futurity Stakes Gulf King – 8th Chesham Stakes, 6th Prix de la Salamandre, 1st Beresford Stakes The road to Epsom Early-season appearances in 1987 and trial races prior to running in the Derby. Reference Point – 1st Dante Stakes Most Welcome – 3rd Craven Stakes, 13th 2,000 Guineas (finished 3rd, placed last) Bellotto – 3rd Greenham Stakes, 2nd 2,000 Guineas Sir Harry Lewis – 1st Dee Stakes Entitled – 2nd Irish 2,000 Guineas Mountain Kingdom – 3rd Easter Stakes, 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial Groom Dancer – 1st Prix Omnium II, 1st Prix de Guiche, 1st Prix Lupin Sadjiyd – 1st Prix Noailles, 1st Prix Hocquart Ajdal – 1st Craven Stakes, 4th 2,000 Guineas (finished 5th, placed 4th), Irish 2,000 Guineas (finished 3rd, disqualified) Persifleur – 1st Prix Greffulhe, 3rd Dante Stakes Ascot Knight – 2nd Dante Stakes Love the Groom – 4th Craven Stakes Ibn Bey – 5th Lingfield Derby Trial, 1st Predominate Stakes Legal Bid – 1st Feilden Stakes, 1st Lingfield Derby Trial Gulf King – 6th Craven Stakes, 1st Sandown Classic Trial, 5th Dante Stakes Water Boatman – 3rd Feilden Stakes, 6th