2000 Epsom Derby Explained

2000 Epsom Derby
Location:	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date:	10 June 2000
Winning Horse:	Sinndar
Starting Price:	7/1
Winning Jockey:	Johnny Murtagh
Winning Trainer:	John Oxx
Winning Owner:	Aga Khan IV
Previous:	1999
Next:	2001

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.^[1] ^[2]

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.^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

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

External links

Colour Chart – Derby 2000

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Notes and References

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Web site: Stammtafeln . Galopp Sieger . Galopp Sieger . April 23, 2020.
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