It was the 231st running of the Derby and was won by Workforce in a course record time.

[1] The winner was ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Sir Michael Stoute.

The pre-race favourite was Jan Vermeer.

[2] * The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – nse = nose; shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated Further details of the winner, Workforce: Notable runs by the 2010 Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2009: Early-season appearances in 2010 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 2010 Epsom Derby.