2000 Epsom Derby
The 2000 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday June 10, 2000. It was the 221st running of the Derby, and it was won by Sinndar. The winner was ridden by Johnny Murtagh and trained by John Oxx. The pre-race favourite Beat Hollow finished third.
Race details
- Sponsor: Vodafone
- Winner's prize money: £609,000
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 15
- Winner's time: 2m 36.75s
Full result
| * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
| 1 | Sinndar | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx (IRE) | 7/1 | |
| 2 | 1 | Sakhee | Richard Hills | John Dunlop | 4/1 |
| 3 | 5 | Beat Hollow | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil | 7/2 fav |
| 4 | 4 | Best of the Bests | Chris McCarron | Saeed bin Suroor | 12/1 |
| 5 | 3 | Wellbeing | Willie Ryan | Henry Cecil | 7/1 |
| 6 | ½ | Hatha Anna | Kevin Darley | Saeed bin Suroor | 66/1 |
| 7 | ½ | St Expedit | Richard Hughes | Geoff Wragg | 28/1 |
| 8 | 1¼ | Barathea Guest | Philip Robinson | George Margarson | 12/1 |
| 9 | 2½ | Zyz | Jimmy Fortune | Barry Hills | 100/1 |
| 10 | nk | Aristotle | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 5/1 |
| 11 | 1¼ | Inchlonaig | Pat Eddery | Saeed bin Suroor | 16/1 |
| 12 | 7 | Broche | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | 40/1 |
| 13 | ¾ | Going Global | John Reid | Sean Woods | 25/1 |
| 14 | hd | Cracow | Michael Hills | John Hills | 66/1 |
| 15 | dist | Kingsclere | Olivier Peslier | Ian Balding | 16/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Sinndar:
- Foaled: February 27, 1997 in Ireland
- Sire: Grand Lodge; Dam: Sinntara (Lashkari)
- Owner: HH Aga Khan IV
- Breeder: HH Aga Khan IV
- Rating in 2000 International Classifications: 132
Form analysis
Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1999.
- Sinndar – 1st National Stakes
- Best of the Bests – 1st Solario Stakes, 2nd Royal Lodge Stakes
- Barathea Guest – 9th Coventry Stakes, 2nd Grand Critérium
- Zyz – 3rd Horris Hill Stakes
- Aristotle – 1st Racing Post Trophy
- Kingsclere – 4th Vintage Stakes, 3rd Solario Stakes, 2nd Stardom Stakes, 3rd Royal Lodge Stakes
The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 2000 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
- Sinndar – 2nd Ballysax Stakes, 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
- Sakhee – 1st Sandown Classic Trial, 1st Dante Stakes
- Beat Hollow – 1st Newmarket Stakes
- Best of the Bests – 3rd Dante Stakes
- Hatha Anna – 5th Glasgow Stakes
- St Expedit – 2nd Predominate Stakes
- Barathea Guest – 1st Greenham Stakes, 3rd 2,000 Guineas, 4th Irish 2,000 Guineas
- Zyz – 3rd Easter Stakes, 3rd Dee Stakes
- Aristotle – 3rd Prix Greffulhe
- Inchlonaig – 4th UAE Derby
- Broche – 7th UAE Derby, 20th 2,000 Guineas, 5th Prix du Jockey Club
- Going Global – 3rd Sandown Classic Trial, 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial
- Kingsclere – 1st Easter Stakes, 5th Chester Vase
Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
- Sinndar – Irish Derby (2000), Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2000)
- Sakhee – International Stakes (2001), Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2001)
- Beat Hollow – Grand Prix de Paris (2000), Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (2002), Manhattan Handicap (2002), Arlington Million (2002)
- Best of the Bests – Prix d'Ispahan (2002)
References
- 2000
- sportinglife.com
- Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 170. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.