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: QIPCO
Winner's prize money: £226,840
Going: Good to firm
Number of runners: 13
Winner'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 Ireland
Sire: New Approach; Dam: Hymn Of The Dawn (Phone Trick)
Owner: Godolphin
Breeder: Jim Bolger
Dawn 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 Stakes
Glory Awaits – 9th in Superlative Stakes, 4th in Autumn Stakes
Van Der Neer – 2nd in Dewhurst Stakes
Toronado – 1st in Winkfield Stakes and Champagne Stakes
Cristoforo Colombo – 3rd in Coventry Stakes, 2nd in Railway Stakes, slipped up in Phoenix Stakes, 4th in Middle Park Stakes
Garswood – 1st in Harry Rosebery Stakes, 2nd in Cornwallis Stakes
Dont Bother Me – 6th in Solario Stakes, 5th in Killavullan Stakes
Leitir 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 Stakes
George Vancouver – 2nd in Prix Morny, 6th in Round Tower Stakes, 3rd in Dewhurst Stakes, 1st in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
Moohaajim – 5th in Prix Morny, 1st in Mill Reef Stakes, 2nd in Middle Park Stakes
Early-season appearances in 2013, prior to running in the 2000 Guineas:
Glory Awaits – 4th in Feilden Stakes
Van Der Neer – 1st in International Trial Stakes
Toronado – 1st in Craven Stakes
Garswood – 1st in European Free Handicap
Dont Bother Me – 2nd in Patton Stakes, 2nd in Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes
Leitir Mor – 6th in Woodlands Stakes
Correspondent – 4th in Greenham Stakes
Moohaajim – 3rd in Greenham Stakes
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the 2000 Guineas:
Dawn Approach – St. James's Palace Stakes (2013)
Toronado - Sussex Stakes (2013)
