The 2013 2000 Guineas Stakes was the 205th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 4 May 2013.
Sponsor: QIPCOWinner's prize money: £226,840Going: Good to firmNumber of runners: 13Winner's time: 1 minute, 35.84 seconds* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – nk = neck
Further details of the winner, Dawn Approach:
Foaled: 23 April 2010, in IrelandSire: New Approach; Dam: Hymn Of The Dawn (Phone Trick)Owner: GodolphinBreeder: Jim BolgerDawn Approach's jockey Kevin Manning said after the race: "He's a very special horse. He's done it very easy and travelled very well throughout the race." When asked about whether the colt would run in the Derby, Jim Bolger said: "He's got a fantastic temperament. He was cruising here and he's very easy to switch off in a race. If he's going to get the trip, he's got the temperament for it" and added "I don't know about the Derby, Sheikh Mohammed and myself said we would sleep on it and take it from there."
Notable runs by the future 2000 Guineas participants as two-year-olds in 2012:
Dawn Approach – 1st in Coventry Stakes, Vincent O'Brien Stakes and Dewhurst StakesGlory Awaits – 9th in Superlative Stakes, 4th in Autumn StakesVan Der Neer – 2nd in Dewhurst StakesToronado – 1st in Winkfield Stakes and Champagne StakesCristoforo Colombo – 3rd in Coventry Stakes, 2nd in Railway Stakes, slipped up in Phoenix Stakes, 4th in Middle Park StakesGarswood – 1st in Harry Rosebery Stakes, 2nd in Cornwallis StakesDont Bother Me – 6th in Solario Stakes, 5th in Killavullan StakesLeitir Mor – 7th in Coventry Stakes, 2nd in Phoenix Stakes, 3rd in Curragh Stakes, 1st in Round Tower Stakes, 3rd in Vincent O'Brien Stakes, 2nd in Dewhurst StakesGeorge Vancouver – 2nd in Prix Morny, 6th in Round Tower Stakes, 3rd in Dewhurst Stakes, 1st in Breeders' Cup Juvenile TurfMoohaajim – 5th in Prix Morny, 1st in Mill Reef Stakes, 2nd in Middle Park StakesEarly-season appearances in 2013, prior to running in the 2000 Guineas:
Glory Awaits – 4th in Feilden StakesVan Der Neer – 1st in International Trial StakesToronado – 1st in Craven StakesGarswood – 1st in European Free HandicapDont Bother Me – 2nd in Patton Stakes, 2nd in Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial StakesLeitir Mor – 6th in Woodlands StakesCorrespondent – 4th in Greenham StakesMoohaajim – 3rd in Greenham StakesGroup 1 / Grade I victories after running in the 2000 Guineas:
Dawn Approach – St. James's Palace Stakes (2013)Toronado - Sussex Stakes (2013) 
