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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.
Brigadier Gerard was relatively overlooked at 11/2, Minsky, a full brother to Nijinsky and Irish champion 2-y-o in 1970 at 15/2, Good Bond at 16/1 and Indian Ruler the complete outsider at 100/1. In the race My Swallow made the early running from Mill Reef until they came together, three furlongs from home.
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 ...
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The Brigadier Gerard Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 209 yards (2,002 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
Brigadier Gerard: winner of 17 of 18 races in England, including the 2000 Guineas and 11 other Group I races; joint third highest Timeform flat rating of all time; Buckpasser: won 15 consecutive races; one of the great broodmare sires; Buena Vista: Won 6 Grade I races, including two of the Japanese Triple Tiara in 2009
On 1 May, Mr Jinks, ridden by Beasley, started the 5/2 favourite for the 121st running of the 2000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket. The best fancied of the other 21 runners included Costaki Pasha, Gay Day, Cragadour and the Irish colt Trigo. The final stages saw the race evolve into a struggle between Mr Jinks and Cragadour, who were ...
William Richard Hern CVO CBE (20 January 1921 – 22 May 2002) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and winner of sixteen British Classic Races between 1962 and 1995, and was Champion Trainer on four occasions.