The 2000 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday June 10, 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.
Sponsor: Vodafone
Winner's prize money: £609,000
Going: Good
Number of runners: 15
Winner's time: 2m 36.75s
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head; nk = neck.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner, Sinndar:
Foaled: February 27, 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
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
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
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)
