|} Also Ran 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.sportinglife.com
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:
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 ItalyBest Of The Bests (4th) - Minor winners - Exported to CanadaWellbeing (5th) - Sired minor jumps winner before being gelded and sent over hurdles himselfAristotle (10th) - Exported to Australia before standing in Ireland where he sired a minor jumps winnerHatha Anna (6th) - Exported to Russia
References
External links Colour Chart – Derby 2000