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2000 Epsom Derby

FieldValue
name2000 Epsom Derby
locationEpsom Downs Racecourse
date10 June 2000
winning horseSinndar
starting price7/1
winning jockeyJohnny Murtagh
winning trainerJohn Oxx
winning ownerAga Khan IV
previous[1999](1999-epsom-derby)
next[2001](2001-epsom-derby)

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Also Ran
year = 4-5-6

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.

Race details

  • Sponsor: Vodafone
  • Winner's prize money: £609,000
  • Going: Good
  • Number of runners: 15
  • Winner's time: 2m 36.75s

Full result

**15***dist*KingsclereOlivier PeslierIan Balding16/1
  • 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.

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

References

  1. {{Racing Post. 261129. 2000. 06. 10. racingpost.com
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  3. (2004). "Derby Days". Tempus.
  4. "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger.
  5. "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query.
  6. "Profiles Search". [[Racing Post]].
  7. . (Jan 1, 2016). ["VOLUME V OF THE RUSSIAN THOROUGHBRED STUD BOOK"](http://www.ruhorses.ru/horse/verhov/Russian%20Stud%20Book%20vol.%205.pdf). *THE ALL-RUSSIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HORSE BREEDING*.
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