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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 ...
These races are based on the 1000 Guineas Stakes and 2000 Guineas Stakes, run at Newmarket in late April or early May. Both races quickly established themselves on the New Zealand racing calendar. Horses who have won the Hawke's Bay Guineas that have gone on to win the New Zealand 2000 Guineas include: Pier (2022) Aegon (2020) Catalyst (2019)
The present grading system was introduced in 1971, and the race was classed at Group 3 level. It was staged at Newmarket in 1978, [2] and transferred to Salisbury in 1979. [3] It was discontinued after 1986. The race served as a trial for the 2000 Guineas Stakes. The last horse to win both events was Sir Ivor in 1968.
The 2011 2000 Guineas Stakes was the 203rd running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse race.It was run over one mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 30 April 2011. [1]This race was the sixth of Frankel's unbeaten 14 race winning streak, his second win as a 3-year-old and his second Group 1 victory, following his victory in the Dewhurst Stakes at the same racecourse in 2010.
The 206th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes has claim to the strongest 2000 Guineas field in history, in terms of quality in depth. In surpasses the 2008 running, which included the first two home in that seasons Breeders' Cup Classic and Group 1 winners: Henrythenavigator (2000 Guineas Stakes, Irish 2,000 Guineas, St James's Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes), New Approach (National Stakes ...
The 2018 2000 Guineas Stakes was the 210th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 5 May 2018, a hot and sunny day. The winner was the Japanese bred Saxon Warrior, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by his son Donnacha O'Brien.
The race was reduced in distance to 7 furlongs again in 2018 and upgraded to Group 3 once more in 2023. [2] The event can serve as a trial for various colts' Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the Irish 2,000 Guineas was Saffron Walden in 1999. The last to win the 2,000 Guineas was Poetic Flare in 2021.
The 2013 2000 Guineas Stakes was the 205th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 4 May 2013. [ 1 ]