2000 Guineas

The 2000 Guineas is one of the five British flat Classic races and is open to three year old thoroughbreds. The race takes place at Newmarket racecourse once a year, normally around the beginning of May. The prize money is in excess of £300,000.

Newmarket Rowley Mile Course Description

The Newmarket Rowley Mile is a straight course with mild undulations 2 furlongs out. The penultimate furlong is downhill and the last furlong is uphill which creates the so-called Dip. The course is 1mile 2furlongs in distance.

2000 Guineas Trends

Kieran Fallon is the most successful 2000 Guineas jockeys of the last ten years with four wins to his name.

Aidan O'Brien is the most successful trainer of the last ten years with four winners. A win for Dermot Weld makes it five from ten in total for the Irish based trainers.

The 2000 Guineas is generally a race for the layers, with only one winning favourite in the last ten years.

2000 Guineas Ten Year Winners

2007 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 123 Cockney Rebel 25/1 (15) – O Peslier – G Huffer

2006 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 31111 George Washington 6/4f (6) – K Fallon – A O'Brien

2005 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 11 Footstepsinthesand 13/2 (1) – K Fallon – A O’Brien

2004 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 11331 Haafhd 11/2 (4) – R Hills – B Hills

2003 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 111 Refuse To Bend 9/2 (2) – P Smullen – D Weld

2002 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 611211 Rock Of Gibraltar 9/1 (22) – J Murtagh – A O'Brien

2001 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 1 Golan 11/1 (19) – K Fallon – M Stoute

2000 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 1152 Kings Best 13/2 (12) – K Fallon – M Stoute

1999 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 11 Island Sands 10/1 (3) – L Dettori – S Bin Suroor

1998 Two Thousand Guineas Winner – 11211 King Of Kings 7/2 (17) – M Kinane – A O'Brien

2000 Guineas Draw Bias

The last ten renewals of this event show no significant draw bias. The draw advantage can be dependant on the position of the stalls and it’s a good idea to use the day's earlier races as a pointer.

Newmarket Two Thousand Guineas Resources

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