English champion jockey Ryan Moore celebrated a rare classic double here on Saturday as Workforce won the Epsom Derby in record time and gave trainer Sir Michael Stoute his fifth race win.
Moore, 26, had won the Epsom Oaks on Friday with Snow Fairy and became the first jockey since Kieren Fallon in 2004 to do the Oaks/Derby double.
Workforce, a 6/1 shot running only his third race, came home seven lengths clear of 100/1 Irish outsider At First Sight, while The Godolphin Operation's Rewilding was third at 9/2, another 1 1/2 lengths behind.
The winner's time of 2min 31.33sec was nearly a second faster than the previous best course and distance time set by Lammtarra in the 1995 Derby.
Moore had plenty of work to do as the 12 runner field entered the finishing straight as At First Sight — the pacemaker for favourite Jan Vermeer — had a 10 length advantage and showed no signs of stopping under Jamie Heffernan.
Moore, though, ate bit by bit into the Aidan O'Brien-trained runner's lead and with just under two furlongs to go he had got upsides him and passed him and from then on it was just a case of how far he would win by.
Staying on course
At First Sight stayed on bravely and got a deserved second place while Rewilding, under Frankie Dettori, ran on well after not handling the awkward descent at Tattenham Corner to give the Dubai-based Godolphin Operation some reward for outlaying £75,000 in supplementing him for the race.
Jan Vermeer, who had replaced St Nicholas Abbey as favourite for the race last week after the latter was withdrawn, stayed on for fourth without ever threatening to give O'Brien a third win in the race.
Another Godolphin runner Alzir was sixth, though, he was fortunate to have three-time Derby winning jockey Fallon on board.
