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{{Infobox horse race
|name            = 2004 Epsom Derby
|horse race      = 
|image           = 
|caption         = 
|location        = [[Epsom Downs Racecourse]]
|date            = 5 June 2004
|winning horse   = [[North Light]]
|starting price  = 7/2 jf
|winning jockey  = [[Kieren Fallon]]
|winning trainer = [[Michael Stoute|Sir Michael Stoute]]
|winning owner   = [[Ballymacoll Stud]]
|conditions      = 
|previous=[[2003 Epsom Derby|2003]]
|next=[[2005 Epsom Derby|2005]]
}}
{{Jockey colours header
| name = Epsom Derby 2004}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1–2–3
| image1 = File:Owner Ballymacoll Stud.svg
| alt1 = Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap
| caption1 = North Light
| image2 = File:Owner Godolphin white cap.svg
| alt2 = Royal blue, white cap
| caption2 = Rule of Law
| image3 = File:Owner Neil Jones.svg
| alt3 = Grey, red cross of lorraine, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
| caption3 = Let The Lion Roar
}}
|}
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! colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black; background-color: #77DD77;" | Also Ran
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 4–5–6
| image1 = File:Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
| caption1 = Percussionist
| image2 = File:Owner Michael Tabor.svg
| alt2 = Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap
| caption2 = Salford City
| image3 = File:Owner Mr K Abdulla France 2nd.svg
| alt3 = Green, pink epaulets and cap, white sleeves
| caption3 = American Post
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 7–8–9
| image1 = File:Owner Godolphin.svg
| alt1 = Royal blue
| caption1 = Snow Ridge
| image2 = File:Owner Mr T Mohan.svg
| alt2 = Red, black cap, gold diamond
| caption2 = Hazyview
| image3 = File:Owner Fittocks Stud.svg
| alt3 = Beige, royal blue sleeves and cap
| caption3 = Pukka
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 10–11–12
| image1 = File:Owner Mr W H Ponsonby.svg
| alt1 = White, red seams, red and white quartered cap
| caption1 = Gatwick
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Raymond Tooth.svg
| alt2 = Grey, pink epaulets, quartered cap 
| caption2 = Massif Centrale
| image3 = File:Owner Mr Abdulla BuHaleeba.svg
| alt3 = Orange
| caption3 = Coming Again
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 13 14
| image1 = File:Owner Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum.svg
| alt1 = Yellow, black epaulets
| caption1 = Elshadi
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg
| alt2 = Dark blue
| caption2 = Meath
| image3 = File: (at)-white.svg
| alt3 = 14 Ran
| caption3 = 14 Ran
}}
{{Jockey colours footer}}
The '''2004 Epsom Derby''' was a [[horse racing|horse race]] that took place at [[Epsom Downs Racecourse|Epsom Downs]] on Saturday 5 June 2004. It was the 225th running of the [[Epsom Derby|Derby]], won by the pre-race joint favourite [[North Light]]. The winner was ridden by [[Kieren Fallon]] and trained by [[Michael Stoute|Sir Michael Stoute]]. The other joint favourite Snow Ridge finished seventh.

==Race details==
*''Sponsor:'' [[Vodafone]]
*''Winner's prize money:'' £788,220
*''Going:'' Good
*''Number of runners:'' 14
*''Winner's time:'' 2m 33.72s

==Full result==
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|- bgcolor="#77dd77" align="center"
| width="35px" |
| width="45px" | '''*'''
| width="160px" | '''Horse'''
| width="160px" | '''Jockey'''
| width="190px" | '''Trainer''' <sup>†</sup>
| width="80px" | '''[[Starting prices|SP]]'''
|-
| '''1'''
|
| [[North Light]]
| [[Kieren Fallon]]
| [[Michael Stoute|Sir Michael Stoute]]
| 7/2 jf
|-
| '''2'''
| ''1½''
| [[Rule of Law (horse)|Rule of Law]]
| [[Kerrin McEvoy]]
| [[Saeed bin Suroor]]
| 20/1
|-
| '''3'''
| ''hd''
| [[Let the Lion Roar]]
| [[Michael Kinane]]
| [[John Dunlop (racehorse trainer)|John Dunlop]]
| 14/1
|-
| '''4'''
| ''hd''
| [[Percussionist (horse)|Percussionist]]
| [[Kevin Darley]]
| [[John Gosden]]
| 7/1
|-
| '''5'''
| ''3''
| [[Salford City (horse)|Salford City]]
| [[Johnny Murtagh]]
| [[David Elsworth]]
| 8/1
|-
| '''6'''
| ''1½''
| [[American Post]]
| [[Richard Hughes (jockey)|Richard Hughes]]
| [[Criquette Head-Maarek]] (FR)
| 13/2
|-
| '''7'''
| ''1¾''
| Snow Ridge
| [[Frankie Dettori]]
| [[Saeed bin Suroor]]
| 7/2 jf
|-
| '''8'''
| ''hd''
| Hazyview
| [[Eddie Ahern]]
| [[Neville Callaghan]]
| 40/1
|-
| '''9'''
| ''1½''
| Pukka
| [[Darryll Holland]]
| [[Luca Cumani]]
| 10/1
|-
| '''10'''
| ''2½''
| Gatwick
| [[Richard Quinn (jockey)|Richard Quinn]]
| [[Mick Channon]]
| 16/1
|-
| '''11'''
| ''nk''
| Massif Centrale
| [[Dane O'Neill]]
| [[David Elsworth]]
| 100/1
|-
| '''12'''
| ''19''
| Coming Again
| [[Michael Hills (jockey)|Michael Hills]]
| [[Barry Hills]]
| 80/1
|-
| '''13'''
| ''1¼''
| Elshadi
| [[Martin Dwyer]]
| [[Marcus Tregoning]]
| 25/1
|-
| '''14'''
| ''7''
| Meath
| [[Jamie Spencer]]
| [[Aidan O'Brien]] (IRE)
| 16/1
|}

<span style="font-size:85%">* The distances between the horses are shown in [[Length (horse racing)|lengths]] or shorter. '''hd''' = head; '''nk''' = neck.<br>† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.</span>

==Winner's details==
Further details of the winner, '''[[North Light]]''':
*''Foaled:'' 1 March 2001 in Ireland
*''Sire:'' [[Danehill (horse)|Danehill]]; ''Dam:'' [[Sought Out]] ([[Rainbow Quest (horse)|Rainbow Quest]])
*''Owner:'' [[Ballymacoll Stud]]
*''Breeder:'' Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd
*''Rating in [[2004 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings]]:'' 122

==Form analysis==
===Two-year-old races===
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2003.

<div style="font-size:85%">
*'''Rule of Law''' – ''1st [[Acomb Stakes]], 3rd [[Royal Lodge Stakes]]''
*'''Let the Lion Roar''' – ''2nd [[Haynes, Hanson and Clark Conditions Stakes|Haynes, Hanson and Clark Stakes]]''
*'''American Post''' – ''1st [[Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère]], 1st [[Racing Post Trophy]]''
*'''Snow Ridge''' – ''1st [[Royal Lodge Stakes]], 9th [[Dewhurst Stakes]]''
*'''Elshadi''' – ''1st [[Haynes, Hanson and Clark Conditions Stakes|Haynes, Hanson and Clark Stakes]], 4th [[Autumn Stakes (Great Britain)|Autumn Stakes]]''
</div>

===The road to Epsom===
Early-season appearances in 2004 and [[Trial races for the Epsom Derby|trial races]] prior to running in the Derby.

<div style="font-size:85%">
*'''North Light''' – ''1st [[Dante Stakes]]''
*'''Rule of Law''' – ''2nd [[Dante Stakes]]''
*'''Let the Lion Roar''' – ''3rd [[Dante Stakes]]''
*'''Percussionist''' – ''1st [[Lingfield Derby Trial]]''
*'''Salford City''' – ''1st [[Greenham Stakes]], 6th [[2,000 Guineas Stakes|2,000 Guineas]]''
*'''American Post''' – ''1st [[Prix Omnium II]], 1st [[Prix de Fontainebleau]], 1st [[Poule d'Essai des Poulains]]''
*'''Snow Ridge''' – ''2nd [[2,000 Guineas Stakes|2,000 Guineas]]''
*'''Hazyview''' – ''1st [[Newmarket Stakes]], 2nd [[Lingfield Derby Trial]], 1st [[Fairway Stakes]]''
*'''Gatwick''' – ''1st Haydock Silver Bowl''
*'''Meath''' – ''2nd [[Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes]], 2nd [[Amethyst Stakes]], 1st [[Gallinule Stakes]]''
</div>

===Subsequent Group 1 wins===
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.

<div style="font-size:85%">
*'''Rule of Law''' – ''[[St. Leger Stakes|St. Leger]] (2004)''
</div>
==Subsequent breeding careers==
Leading progeny of participants in the 2004 Epsom Derby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://galopp-sieger.de/ |title=Stammtafeln |website=Galopp Sieger |publisher=Galopp Sieger |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/search/?tab=profiles&page=1&query=&profiles_type=horses_profiles |work=[[Racing Post]] |title=Profiles Search	 |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/ |title=Progeny Reports |website=Pedigree Query |publisher=Pedigree Query |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref>

===Sires of Classic winners===
<div style="font-size:85%">
'''North Light''' (1st)
* [[Arctic Cosmos]] - 1st [[St Leger Stakes]] (2010)
* Celtic New Year - 2nd [[Charles Whittingham Stakes|Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap]] (2011)
</div>

===Sires of Group/Grade One winners===
<div style="font-size:85%">
'''American Post''' (6th)
* Robin Of Navan - 1st [[Critérium de Saint-Cloud]] (2015)
* Ana Americana - 3rd [[Prix Saint-Alary]] (2009)
* Liliside - 1st(disqualified) [[Poule d'Essai des Pouliches]] (2010) ''dam of [[Lys Gracieux]] ([[Japanese Horse of the Year]] 2019)''
* Got Away - 1st Charnwood Forest Mares' Chase (2018)
</div>
===Other Stallions===
<div style="font-size:85%">
'''Let The Lion Roar''' (3rd) - Nautical Nitwit (1st [[West Yorkshire Hurdle]] 2018)<br>'''Rule Of Law''' (2nd) - Exported to Japan before relocating to Ireland - Minor jumps winners</div>

==References==
*{{Racing Post|325072|2004|06|05|racingpost.com}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930045757/http://horses.sportinglife.com/Arch_Race/0,12658,85971,00.html sportinglife.com]
*{{cite book|title=Derby Days|year=2004|publisher=Tempus|isbn=0-7524-3202-8|page=188}}
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