2000 Guineas Stakes Explained

The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1.6 km) and scheduled to take place each year at the start of May.

Class:Group 1
Horse Race:2000 Guineas Stakes
Location:Rowley Mile
Newmarket, Suffolk, England
Inaugurated:1809
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:QIPCO
Website:Newmarket
Distance:1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface:Turf
Track:Straight
Qualification:Three-year-olds
excluding geldings
Weight:9 st 0 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Purse:£500,000 (2022)
1st: £283,550

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It is one of Britain's five Classic races, and at present it is the first to be run in the year. It also serves as the opening leg of the Triple Crown, followed by the Derby and the St Leger, although the feat of winning all three has been rarely attempted in recent decades.

History

The 2000 Guineas Stakes was first run on 18 April 1809, and it preceded the introduction of a version for fillies only, the 1000 Guineas Stakes, by five years. Both races were established by the Jockey Club under the direction of Sir Charles Bunbury, who had earlier co-founded the Derby at Epsom. The races were named according to their original prize funds (a guinea amounted to 21 shillings, so the original prize was £2,100).

By the mid-1860s, the 2000 Guineas was regarded as one of Britain's most prestigious races for three-year-olds. The five leading events for this age group, characterised by increasing distances as the season progressed, began to be known as "Classics". The concept was later adopted in many other countries.

European variations of the 2000 Guineas include the Irish 2,000 Guineas, the Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen, the Poule d'Essai des Poulains and the Premio Parioli. Elsewhere, variations include the Australian Guineas and the Satsuki Shō.

The 2000 Guineas is served by trial races such as the Craven Stakes and the Greenham Stakes, but for some horses it is the first race of the season. The 2000 Guineas itself can act as a trial for the Derby, and the last horse to win both was Camelot in 2012. The most recent 2000 Guineas participant to win the Derby was City Of Troy, placed ninth in 2024.

Since 2001, the 2000 Guineas and the 1000 Guineas Stakes have offered equal prize money. Each had a purse of £523,750 in 2019.

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

----Leading trainer (10 wins) :

Leading owner (11 wins): (includes part ownership)

Winners

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YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1809width=144px Wizardwidth=144px Bill Cliftwidth=152px Tom Perrenwidth=172px Christopher Wilson
1810HephestionFrank BuckleRobert Robson2nd Earl Grosvenor
1811TrophoniusSam BarnardDixon BoyceRobert Andrew
1812CwrwSam Chifney Jr.William Chifney3rd Earl of Darlington
1813SmolenskoH. MillerCrouchSir Charles Bunbury
1814OliveBill ArnullDixon BoyceCharles Wyndham
1815TigrisBill ArnullDixon Boyce1st Baron Rous
1816NectarBill ArnullDixon BoyceLord George Cavendish
1817ManfredWill WheatleyRobert StephensonScott Stonehewer
1818InterpreterBill CliftRichard Prince3rd Baron Foley
1819AntarEdward Edwards[1] James EdwardsSir John Shelley
1820PindarrieFrank BuckleRobert Robson4th Duke of Grafton
1821ReginaldFrank BuckleRobert Robson4th Duke of Grafton
1822PastilleFrank BuckleRobert Robson4th Duke of Grafton
1823NicoloWill WheatleyJoe RogersJoe Rogers
1824SchahriarWill WheatleyJames Haffenden
1825EnamelJem RobinsonCharles Marson2nd Marquess of Exeter
1826DerviseJohn Barham DayRobert Robson4th Duke of Grafton
1827TurcomanFrank BuckleRobert Robson4th Duke of Grafton
1828CadlandJem RobinsonDixon Boyce5th Duke of Rutland
1829PatronFrank BoyceCharles Marson2nd Marquess of Exeter
1830AugustusPatrick ConollyCharles Marson2nd Marquess of Exeter
1831RiddlesworthJem RobinsonJames Edwards5th Earl of Jersey
1832ArchibaldArthur PavisJonathan Peel
1833ClearwellJem Robinson3rd Earl of Orford
1834GlencoeJem RobinsonJames Edwards5th Earl of Jersey
1835IbrahimJem RobinsonJames Edwards5th Earl of Jersey
1836Bay MiddletonJem RobinsonJames Edwards5th Earl of Jersey
1837AchmetEdward EdwardsJames Edwards5th Earl of Jersey
1838Grey MomusJohn Barham DayJohn Barham DayLord George Bentinck
1839The CorsairBill WakefieldJohn Doe1st Earl of Lichfield
1840CrucifixJohn Barham DayJohn Barham DayLord George Bentinck
1841RalphJohn Barham DayW. Edwards4th Earl of Albemarle
1842MeteorBill ScottJohn ScottJohn Bowes
1843CotherstoneBill ScottJohn ScottJohn Bowes
1844The Ugly BuckJohn DayJohn Barham DayJohn Barham Day
1845IdasNat FlatmanRobert Boyce Jr.2nd Earl of Stradbroke
1846Sir Tatton SykesBill ScottWilliam OatesBill Scott
1847ConynghamJem RobinsonJohn DaySir Robert Pigot
1848FlatcatcherJem RobinsonHenry StebbingB. Green
1849NunnykirkFrank ButlerJohn ScottAnthony Nichol
1850PitsfordAlfred DayJohn DayHarry Hill
1851HernandezNat FlatmanJohn Kent Jr.Viscount Enfield
1852StockwellJohn NormanWilliam Harlock2nd Marquess of Exeter
1853West AustralianFrank ButlerJohn ScottJohn Bowes
1854The HermitAlfred DayJohn DayJohn Gully
1855Lord of the IslesTom AldcroftWilliam DayJames Merry
1856FazzolettoNat FlatmanJohn Scott14th Earl of Derby
1857VedetteJohn Osborne Jr.George Abdale2nd Earl of Zetland1:51.00
1858Fitz-RolandJohn WellsGeorge ManningSir Joseph Hawley
1859The Promised LandAlfred DayWilliam DayWilliam Day
1860The WizardTom AshmallJohn ScottAnthony Nichol
1861DiophantusArthur EdwardsJoseph Dawson7th Earl of Stamford1:43.00
1862The MarquisTom AshmallJohn ScottStanhope Hawke
1863MacaroniTom ChalonerJames GoddingRichard Naylor
1864General PeelTom AldcroftTom Dawson5th Earl of Glasgow1:48.50
1865GladiateurHarry GrimshawTom Jennings, Sr.Frédéric de Lagrange
1866Lord LyonR. ThomasJames DoverRichard Sutton
1867VaubanGeorge FordhamJohn Day8th Duke of Beaufort
1868
(dh)
Formosa † ‡
Moslem
George Fordham
Tom Chaloner
Henry Woolcott
Alec Taylor, Sr.
William Graham
William Stirling Crawfurd
1869PretenderJohn Osborne Jr.Tom DawsonJohn Johnstone
1870MacgregorJohn DaleyJ. WaughJames Merry
1871BothwellJohn Osborne Jr.Tom DawsonJohn Johnstone
1872Prince CharlieJohn Osborne Jr.Joseph DawsonJoseph Dawson
1873Gang ForwardTom ChalonerAlec Taylor, Sr.William Stirling Crawfurd1:46.00
1874AtlanticFred ArcherMathew Dawson6th Viscount Falmouth
1875CamballoJohn Osborne Jr.Mathew DawsonClare Vyner
1876PetrarchHarry LukeJohn Dawson, Sr.Viscount Dupplin
1877ChamantJem GoaterTom Jennings, Sr.Frédéric de Lagrange1:50.00
1878PilgrimageTom Cannon, Sr.Joe Cannon4th Earl of Lonsdale1:56.00
1879CharibertFred ArcherMathew Dawson6th Viscount Falmouth1:51.00
1880PetronelGeorge FordhamJoe Cannon8th Duke of Beaufort1:52.00
1881PeregrineFred WebbRobert Peck1st Duke of Westminster1:49.00
1882ShotoverTom Cannon, Sr.John Porter1st Duke of Westminster1:53.40
1883GalliardFred ArcherMathew Dawson6th Viscount Falmouth1:50.40
1884Scot FreeBilly PlattTom ChalonerJohn Foy1:48.00
1885ParadoxFred ArcherJohn PorterWilliam Broderick Cloete1:51.40
1886OrmondeGeorge BarrettJohn Porter1st Duke of Westminster1:46.80
1887EnterpriseTom Cannon, Sr.James RyanDouglas Baird1:45.60
1888AyrshireJohn Osborne Jr.George Dawson6th Duke of Portland1:52.20
1889EnthusiastTom Cannon, Sr.James RyanDouglas Baird1:45.20
1890SurefootJohn LiddiardCharles JousiffeArchie Merry1:49.80
1891CommonGeorge BarrettJohn Porter1st Baron Alington1:47.00
1892Bona VistaJack RobinsonWilliam Arthur JarvisCharles Day Rose1:54.00
1893IsinglassTommy LoatesJames JewittHarry McCalmont1:42.40
1894LadasJohn WattsMathew Dawson5th Earl of Rosebery1:44.20
1895KirkconnelJohn WattsJos DaySir John Blundell Maple1:42.40
1896St FrusquinTommy LoatesAlfred HayhoeLeopold de Rothschild1:43.60
1897Galtee MoreCharles WoodSam DarlingJohn Gubbins1:40.60
1898DisraeliSam LoatesJohn Dawson, Sr.Wallace Johnstone1:41.80
1899Flying FoxMorny CannonJohn Porter1st Duke of Westminster1:43.00
1900Diamond JubileeHerbert JonesRichard MarshPrince of Wales1:41.60
1901HandicapperBill HalseyFred DaySir Ernest Cassel1:43.00
1902Sceptre † ‡Herbert RandallBob SievierBob Sievier1:39.00
1903Rock SandSkeets MartinGeorge BlackwellSir James Miller1:42.00
1904St AmantKempton CannonAlfred HayhoeLeopold de Rothschild1:38.80
1905VedasHerbert JonesJack RobinsonWest de Wend-Fenton1:41.20
1906GorgosHerbert JonesRichard MarshArthur James1:43.80
1907Slieve GallionBilly HiggsSam DarlingHenry Greer1:41.80
1908NormanOtto MaddenJohn WatsonAugust Belmont Jr.1:44.60
1909MinoruHerbert JonesRichard MarshEdward VII1:37.80
1910Neil GowDanny MaherPercy Peck5th Earl of Rosebery1:40.40
1911SunstarGeorge SternCharles MortonJack Barnato Joel1:37.60
1912SweeperDanny MaherAtty PersseHerman Duryea1:38.40
1913LouvoisJohnny ReiffDawson WaughWalter Raphael1:38.80
1914KennymoreGeorge SternAlec Taylor Jr.Sir John Thursby1:38.00
1915PommernSteve DonoghueCharles PeckSolomon Joel1:43.40
1916ClarissimusJimmy ClarkWillie Waugh7th Viscount Falmouth1:39.60
1917Gay CrusaderSteve DonoghueAlec Taylor Jr.Alfred Cox1:40.80
1918GainsboroughJoe ChildsAlec Taylor Jr.Lady James Douglas1:44.60
1919The PantherDick CooperGeorge ManserSir Alec Black1:44.40
1920TetratemaBrownie CarslakeAtty PersseDermot McCalmont1:43.20
1921Craig an EranJohn BrennanAlec Taylor Jr.2nd Viscount Astor1:41.60
1922St LouisGeorge ArchibaldPeter Gilpin1st Baron Queenborough1:43.60
1923EllangowanCharlie ElliottJack Jarvis5th Earl of Rosebery1:37.80
1924DiophonGeorge HulmeDick DawsonHH Aga Khan III1:39.00
1925MannaSteve DonoghueFred DarlingHenry Morriss1:39.40
1926ColoradoTommy WestonGeorge Lambton17th Earl of Derby1:43.60
1927Adam's AppleJack LeachHarry CottrillCharles Whitburn1:38.20
1928FlamingoCharlie ElliottJack JarvisSir Laurence Philipps1:38.80
1929Mr JinksHarry BeasleyAtty PersseDermot McCalmont1:39.80
1930DioliteFreddie FoxFred TemplemanSir Hugo Hirst1:42.40
1931CameronianJoe ChildsFred DarlingArthur Dewar1:39.40
1932OrwellBobby JonesJoseph LawsonWashington Singer1:42.40
1933RodostoRoger BrethèsHenry CountPrincesse de Lucinge 1:40.40
1934ColomboRae JohnstoneThomas Hogg1st Baron Glanely1:40.00
1935BahramFreddie FoxFrank ButtersHH Aga Khan III1:41.40
1936Pay UpBobby DickJoseph Lawson2nd Viscount Astor1:39.60
1937Le KsarCharles SemblatFrank CarterEvremond de Saint-Alary1:44.60
1938PaschGordon RichardsFred DarlingHenry Morriss1:38.80
1939Blue PeterEph SmithJack Jarvis6th Earl of Rosebery1:39.40
1940DjebelCharlie ElliottAlbert SwannMarcel Boussac1:42.60
1941Lambert SimnelCharlie ElliottFred Templeman2nd Duke of Westminster1:42.60
1942Big GameGordon RichardsFred DarlingHM King George VI1:40.80
1943KingswaySam WraggJoseph LawsonAlfred Saunders1:37.60
1944Garden PathHarry WraggWalter Earl17th Earl of Derby1:39.60
1945Court MartialCliff RichardsJoseph Lawson2nd Viscount Astor1:40.80
1946Happy KnightTommy WestonHenri JellissSir William Cooke1:38.20
1947Tudor MinstrelGordon RichardsFred DarlingArthur Dewar1:37.80
1948My BabuCharlie SmirkeSam ArmstrongHH Maharaja of Baroda1:35.80
1949NimbusCharlie ElliottGeorge CollingMarion Glenister1:38.00
1950PalestineCharlie SmirkeMarcus MarshHH Aga Khan III1:36.80
1951Ki MingScobie BreasleyMichael BearyLey On1:42.00
1952ThunderheadRoger PoinceletEtienne PolletEugène Constant1:42.48
1953NearulaEdgar BrittCharles ElseyWilliam Humble1:38.26
1954DariusManny MercerHarry WraggSir Percy Loraine1:39.45
1955Our BabuDoug SmithGeoffrey BrookeDavid Robinson1:38.83
1956Gilles de RetzFrank BarlowHelen Johnson HoughtonAnthony Samuel1:38.76
1957CrepelloLester PiggottNoel MurlessSir Victor Sassoon1:38.24
1958Pall MallDoug SmithCecil Boyd-RochfortHM Queen Elizabeth II1:39.43
1959TabounGeorge MooreAlec HeadPrince Aly Khan1:42.42
1960MartialRon HutchinsonPaddy PrendergastReginald Webster1:38.33
1961RockavonNorman StirkGeorge BoydThomas Yuill1:39.46
1962Privy CouncillorBill RickabyTom WaughGerald Glover1:38.74
1963Only for LifeJimmy LindleyJeremy TreeMonica Sheriffe1:45.00
1964BaldricBill PyersErnie FellowsMrs Howell Jackson1:38.44
1965NiksarDuncan KeithWalter NightingallWilfred Harvey1:43.31
1966KashmirJimmy LindleyMick BartholomewPeter Butler1:40.68
1967Royal PalaceGeorge MooreNoel MurlessJim Joel1:39.37
1968Sir IvorLester PiggottVincent O'BrienRaymond Guest1:39.26
1969Right TackGeoff LewisJohn Sutcliffe Jr.Jim Brown1:41.65
1970NijinskyLester PiggottVincent O'BrienCharles Engelhard1:41.54
1971Brigadier GerardJoe MercerDick HernJean Hislop1:39.20
1972High TopWillie CarsonBernard van CutsemSir Jules Thorn1:40.82
1973Mon FilsFrankie DurrRichard Hannon Sr.Brenda Davis1:42.97
1974NonoalcoYves Saint-MartinFrançois BoutinMaría Félix Berger1:39.58
1975BolkonskiGianfranco DettoriHenry CecilCarlo d'Alessio1:39.49
1976WollowGianfranco DettoriHenry CecilCarlo d'Alessio1:38.09
1977NebbioloGabriel CurranKevin PrendergastNiels Schibbye1:38.54
1978Roland GardensFrankie DurrDuncan SasseJohn Hayter1:47.33
1979Tap On WoodSteve CauthenBarry HillsTony Shead1:43.60
1980Willie CarsonJeremy TreeKhalid Abdullah1:40.46
1981To-Agori-MouGreville StarkeyGuy HarwoodAndry Muinos1:41.43
1982ZinoFreddy HeadFrançois BoutinGerry Oldham1:37.13
1983LomondPat EdderyVincent O'BrienRobert Sangster1:43.87
1984El Gran SenorPat EdderyVincent O'BrienRobert Sangster1:37.41
1985ShadeedLester PiggottMichael StouteMaktoum Al Maktoum1:37.41
1986Dancing BraveGreville StarkeyGuy HarwoodKhalid Abdullah1:40.00
1987Don't Forget MeWillie CarsonRichard Hannon Sr.James Horgan1:36.74
1988DoyounWalter SwinburnMichael StouteHH Aga Khan IV1:41.73
1989NashwanWillie CarsonDick HernHamdan Al Maktoum1:36.44
1990TirolMichael KinaneRichard Hannon Sr.John Horgan1:35.84
1991MystikoMichael RobertsClive BrittainLady Beaverbrook1:37.83
1992Rodrigo de TrianoLester PiggottPeter Chapple-HyamRobert Sangster1:38.37
1993ZafonicPat EdderyAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah1:35.32
1994Mister BaileysJason WeaverMark JohnstonG. R. Bailey Ltd1:35.08
1995PennekampThierry JarnetAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed1:35.16
1996Mark of EsteemFrankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:37.59
1997EntrepreneurMichael KinaneMichael StouteTabor / Magnier1:35.64
1998King of KingsMichael KinaneAidan O'BrienMagnier / Tabor1:39.25
1999Island SandsFrankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:37.14
2000King's BestKieren FallonSir Michael StouteSaeed Suhail1:37.77
2001GolanKieren FallonSir Michael StouteLord Weinstock1:37.48
2002Rock of GibraltarJohnny MurtaghAidan O'BrienFerguson / Magnier1:36.50
2003Refuse to BendPat SmullenDermot WeldMoyglare Stud Farm1:37.98
2004HaafhdRichard HillsBarry HillsHamdan Al Maktoum1:36.64
2005FootstepsinthesandKieren FallonAidan O'BrienTabor / Magnier1:36.10
2006George WashingtonKieren FallonAidan O'BrienMagnier / Tabor / Smith 1:36.86
2007Cockney RebelOlivier PeslierGeoff HufferPhil Cunningham1:35.28
2008HenrythenavigatorJohnny MurtaghAidan O'BrienSue Magnier1:39.14
2009Sea the StarsMichael KinaneJohn OxxChristopher Tsui1:35.88
2010MakfiChristophe LemaireMikel DelzanglesMathieu Offenstadt1:36.35
2011FrankelTom QueallyHenry CecilKhalid Abdullah1:37.30
2012CamelotJoseph O'BrienAidan O'BrienSmith / Magnier / Tabor1:42.46
2013Dawn ApproachKevin ManningJim BolgerGodolphin1:35.84
2014Night of ThunderKieren FallonRichard Hannon Jr.Saeed Manana1:36.61
2015GleneaglesRyan MooreAidan O'BrienSmith / Magnier / Tabor1:37.55
2016Galileo GoldFrankie DettoriHugo PalmerAl Shaqab Racing1:35.91
2017ChurchillRyan MooreAidan O'BrienSmith / Magnier / Tabor1:36.61
2018Saxon WarriorDonnacha O'BrienAidan O'BrienSmith / Magnier / Tabor1:36.55
2019Magna GreciaDonnacha O'BrienAidan O'BrienSmith / Magnier / Tabor1:36.84
2020KamekoOisin MurphyAndrew BaldingQatar Racing1:34.72
2021 Poetic FlareKevin ManningJim BolgerJackie Bolger1:35.69
2022CoroebusJames DoyleCharlie ApplebyGodolphin1:36.27
2023ChaldeanFrankie DettoriAndrew BaldingJuddmonte1:41.64
2024Notable SpeechWilliam BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin1:37.21
designates a Triple Crown Winner.
designates a filly.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Horse Racing: The Records. Randall. John. Morris. Tony. 1985. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-446-1. 14.