| 71st Champion Hurdle | |
| Horse Race: | Champion Hurdle |
| Location: | Cheltenham Racecourse |
| Date: | 14 March 2000 |
| Winning Horse: | Istabraq (IRE) |
| Winning Jockey: | Charlie Swan |
| Winning Trainer: | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| Winning Owner: | J. P. McManus |
| Previous: | 1999 |
| Next: | 2002 |
The 2000 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 14 March 2000. It was the 71st running of the Champion Hurdle.
The winner for the third consecutive year was J. P. McManus's Istabraq, an eight-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Charlie Swan. Istabraq became the fifth horse to win three Champion Hurdles after Hatton's Grace, Sir Ken, Persian War and See You Then.
Istabraq started the 8/15 favourite and won by four lengths from the French challenger Hors La Loi III, with Blue Royal a neck away in third. Apart from Istabraq, the only previous winner of the race to run was Make A Stand who finished last. Eleven of the twelve runners completed the course.[1]
| Pos. | Marg. | Horse (bred) | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) | Odds | |
| 1 | Istabraq (IRE) | 8 | Charlie Swan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 8/15 fav | ||
| 2 | 4 | Hors La Loi III (FR) | 5 | Dean Gallagher | François Doumen (FR) | 11/1 | |
| 3 | nk | Blue Royal (FR) | 5 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson (GB) | 16/1 | |
| 4 | ½ | Ashley Park (IRE) | 6 | Timmy Murphy | Mark Pitman (GB) | 25/1 | |
| 5 | 2 | Stage Affair (USA) | 6 | Tony McCoy | Dermot Weld (IRE) | 9/1 | |
| 6 | 4 | Dato Star (IRE) | 9 | Lorcan Wyer | Malcolm Jefferson (GB) | 9/1 | |
| 7 | shd | Katarino (FR) | 5 | Norman Williamson | Nicky Henderson (GB) | 25/1 | |
| 8 | 1¾ | Mr Percy (IRE) | 9 | Philip Hide | Josh Gifford (GB) | 66/1 | |
| 9 | 19 | Theatreworld (IRE) | 8 | Tommy Treacy | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 12/1 | |
| 10 | 22 | Alka International (GB) | 8 | Andrew Thornton | Prue Townsley (GB) | 200/1 | |
| 11 | 10 | Make A Stand (GB) | 9 | Richard Johnson | Martin Pipe (GB) | 33/1 | |
| PU | Balla Sola (IRE) | 5 | Conor O'Dwyer | Willie Mullins (IRE) | 50/1 |
Further details of the winner, Istabraq