2000 Epsom Derby
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{{Infobox horse race
|name = 2000 Epsom Derby
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|location = Epsom Downs Racecourse
|date = 10 June 2000
|winning horse = Sinndar
|starting price = 7/1
|winning jockey = Johnny Murtagh
|winning trainer = John Oxx
|winning owner = Aga Khan IV
|conditions =
|previous=1999
|next=2001
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{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1-2-3
| image1 = File:Owner H H Aga Khan.svg
| alt1 = GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
| caption1 = Sinndar
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg
| alt2 = Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
| caption2 = Sakhee
| image3 = File:Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg
| alt3 = Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
| caption3 = Beat Hollow
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! colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black; background-color: #77DD77;" | Also Ran {{Jockey colours row | year = 4-5-6 | image1 = File:Owner Godolphin.svg | alt1 = Royal blue | caption1 = Best Of The Bests | image2 = File:Owner Gillian, Lady Howard de Walden.svg | alt2 = Apricot | caption2 = Wellbeing | image3 = File:Owner Godolphin_red_cap.svg | alt3 = Royal blue, red cap | caption3 = Hatha Anna }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 7-8-9 | image1 = File:Owner Mr J L C Pearce.svg | alt1 = Dark blue, white sleeves and cap | caption1 = St Expedit | image2 = File:Owner Mr John Guest.svg | alt2 = White, royal blue hoop, diabolo on sleeves, royal blue cap | caption2 = Barathea Guest | image3 = File:Owner Mr W J Gredley.svg | alt3 = Yellow, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, White cap | caption3 = Zyz }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 10-11-12 | image1 = File:Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg | alt1 = Dark blue | caption1 = Aristotle | image2 = File:Owner Godolphin_white _cap.svg | alt2 = Royal blue, white cap | caption2 = Inchlonaig | image3 = File:Owner Godolphin_black_cap.svg | alt3 = Royal blue, black cap | caption3 = Broche }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 13-14-15 | image1 = File:Owner Dwayne Woods.svg | alt1 = Orange, emerald green armlets | caption1 = Going Global | image2 = File:Owner Mr N N Browne.svg | alt2 = Light blue, yellow sash, brown sleeves | caption2 = Cracow | image3 = File:Owner Michael Tabor.svg | alt3 = Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap | caption3 = Kingsclere }} {{Jockey colours footer}} |
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.{{Racing Post|261129|2000|06|10|racingpost.com}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930050136/http://horses.sportinglife.com/Arch_Race/0,12658,3503,00.html sportinglife.com]{{cite book|title=Derby Days|year=2004|publisher=Tempus|isbn=0-7524-3202-8|page=170}}
Race details
- Sponsor: Vodafone
- Winner's prize money: £609,000
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 15
- Winner's time: 2m 36.75s
Full result
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| 1
| | Sinndar | John Oxx (IRE) | 7/1 |
| 2
| 1 | Sakhee | 4/1 |
| 3
| 5 | 7/2 fav |
| 4
| 4 | 12/1 |
| 5
| 3 | Wellbeing | 7/1 |
| 6
| ½ | Hatha Anna | 66/1 |
| 7
| ½ | St Expedit | 28/1 |
| 8
| 1¼ | Barathea Guest | 12/1 |
| 9
| 2½ | Zyz | 100/1 |
| 10
| nk | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 5/1 |
| 11
| 1¼ | Inchlonaig | 16/1 |
| 12
| 7 | Broche | 40/1 |
| 13
| ¾ | Going Global | 25/1 |
| 14
| hd | Cracow | 66/1 |
| 15
| dist | Kingsclere | 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: 27 February 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)
Subsequent breeding careers
Leading progeny of participants in the 2000 Epsom Derby.{{cite web |url=http://galopp-sieger.de/ |title=Stammtafeln |website=Galopp Sieger |publisher=Galopp Sieger |access-date=April 23, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/ |title=Progeny Reports |website=Pedigree Query |publisher=Pedigree Query |access-date=April 23, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/search/?tab=profiles&page=1&query=&profiles_type=horses_profiles |work=Racing Post |title=Profiles Search |access-date=April 23, 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ruhorses.ru/horse/verhov/Russian%20Stud%20Book%20vol.%205.pdf |title=VOLUME V OF THE RUSSIAN THOROUGHBRED STUD BOOK |author= |date=Jan 1, 2016 |website=ruhorses.ru |publisher=THE ALL-RUSSIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HORSE BREEDING |access-date=April 23, 2020 |quote=}}
=Sires of Classic winners=
Sinndar (1st)
- Shawanda - 1st Irish Oaks (2005) - Dam of Encke (1st St Leger Stakes 2012)
- Youmzain - 2nd Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2007, 2008, 2009)
- Rosanara - 1st Prix Marcel Boussac (2009)
- Diakali - 1st Champion Four Year Old Hurdle, 1st Prix Alain du Breil (2013)
Sakhee (2nd)
- Tin Horse - 1st Poule d'Essai des Poulains (2011)
- Sakhee's Secret - 1st July Cup (2007)
- Presvis - 1st Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2009)
- Grumeti - 1st Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle (2012), 1st Cesarewitch Handicap (2015)
=Sires of Group/Grade One winners=
Beat Hollow (3rd)
- Wicklow Brave - 1st Punchestown Champion Hurdle (2016), 1st Irish St. Leger (2016)
- Minella Indo - 1st Spa Novices' Hurdle (2019), 1st Cheltenham Gold Cup (2021)
- Cinders And Ashes - 1st Supreme Novices' Hurdle (2012)
- Sea Moon - 3rd St Leger Stakes (2011)
=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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.jockeycolours.com/derby/?year=2000&origin=wikipedia Colour Chart] – Derby 2000
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