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: VodafoneWinner's prize money: £609,000Going: GoodNumber of runners: 15Winner'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 IrelandSire: Grand Lodge; Dam: Sinntara (Lashkari)Owner: HH Aga Khan IVBreeder: HH Aga Khan IVRating in 2000 International Classifications: 132Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1999.
Sinndar – 1st National StakesBest of the Bests – 1st Solario Stakes, 2nd Royal Lodge StakesBarathea Guest – 9th Coventry Stakes, 2nd Grand CritériumZyz – 3rd Horris Hill StakesAristotle – 1st Racing Post TrophyKingsclere – 4th Vintage Stakes, 3rd Solario Stakes, 2nd Stardom Stakes, 3rd Royal Lodge StakesEarly-season appearances in 2000 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
Sinndar – 2nd Ballysax Stakes, 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby TrialSakhee – 1st Sandown Classic Trial, 1st Dante StakesBeat Hollow – 1st Newmarket StakesBest of the Bests – 3rd Dante StakesHatha Anna – 5th Glasgow StakesSt Expedit – 2nd Predominate StakesBarathea Guest – 1st Greenham Stakes, 3rd 2,000 Guineas, 4th Irish 2,000 GuineasZyz – 3rd Easter Stakes, 3rd Dee StakesAristotle – 3rd Prix GreffulheInchlonaig – 4th UAE DerbyBroche – 7th UAE Derby, 20th 2,000 Guineas, 5th Prix du Jockey ClubGoing Global – 3rd Sandown Classic Trial, 2nd Lingfield Derby TrialKingsclere – 1st Easter Stakes, 5th Chester VaseGroup 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) 
