13 Added To Epsom Derby Entries A record total of 13 horses have been added to the 2008 Vodafone Derby at the #8,000 second entry stage, details of which were revealed today. The additional entries now have a chance to compete for the #1.25 million prize fund at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 7. The second entries include a quartet from the Maktoum family?s Godolphin operation - Group One Jean-Luc Lagardere victor Rio De La Plata, Group Two Champagne Stakes hero McCartney, Alexandros, a Group Three winner at Deauville last season when trained by Andre Fabre, and Young Pretender. Owner Khalid Abdulla, successful in the Vodafone Derby with Quest For Fame in 1990 and Commander In Chief in 2003, has two second entries in Confront, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and a promising winner of the Hyperion Conditions Stakes at Ascot in the autumn, and Twice Over, from the Henry Cecil stable and successful on both his starts at Newmarket last year. The master of Warren Place, who has enjoyed four Vodafone Derby wins, has also put in Kandahar Run, victorious in two of his three starts last season. Trainer Walter Swinburn won the Vodafone Derby three times as jockey aboard Shergar (1981), Shahrastani (1986) and Lammtarra (1995). The Hertfordshire-based handler has made a second entry for Wintercast, a comfortable winner on his sole start at Nottingham in November. French handler Andre Fabre, still seeking a first Vodafone Derby success, could be represented by the Sean Mulryan-owned Thewayyouare, a four-time winner in 2007 including in the Group One Gran Criterium International at Saint-Cloud. John Gosden, who sent out Benny The Dip to victory 11 years ago, has added Centennial to the field while Clive Brittain has put in Mut?ab and Yahrab.
