2000 Epsom Derby

2000 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date10 June 2000
Winning horseSinndar
Starting price7/1
JockeyJohnny Murtagh
TrainerJohn Oxx
OwnerAga Khan IV
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Epsom Derby 2000
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Sinndar Sakhee Beat Hollow

|} The 2000 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 10 June 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.[1][2][3]

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:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1999.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2000 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2000 Epsom Derby.[4][5][6][7]

Sires of Classic winners

Sinndar (1st)

Sakhee (2nd)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Beat Hollow (3rd)

Other Stallions

Barathea Guest (8th) - Doubly Guest (3rd Warfield Mares' Hurdle 2009) - Exported to Italy
Best Of The Bests (4th) - Minor winners - Exported to Canada
Wellbeing (5th) - Sired minor jumps winner before being gelded and sent over hurdles himself
Aristotle (10th) - Exported to Australia before standing in Ireland where he sired a minor jumps winner
Hatha Anna (6th) - Exported to Russia

References

  1. ^ 2000
  2. ^ sportinglife.com
  3. ^ Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 170. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.
  4. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. ^ "VOLUME V OF THE RUSSIAN THOROUGHBRED STUD BOOK" (PDF). ruhorses.ru. THE ALL-RUSSIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HORSE BREEDING. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2020.