New Zealand 2000 Guineas
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| Group I race | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand 2000 Guineas | |
| Location | Riccarton Park Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Inaugurated | 1973 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Riccarton Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600m (1 mile) |
| Track | Turf, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Set-Weights |
| Purse | NZ$325,000 |
The 2000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is held on the third Saturday in November, the final day of Christchurch's famous New Zealand Cup Week.
The 2000 Guineas is currently run for a purse of NZ$325,000.
[edit] History
Until 1973, both the New Zealand Oaks and the New Zealand Derby were run at Riccarton. When those races were moved to Trentham and Ellerslie respectively, Riccarton was awarded two new classic races, the 1000 and 2000 Guineas over 1600m. These races are based on those of the same name in the United Kingdom, run at Newmarket in the first weekend in May.
Both races have quickly established themselves on the New Zealand calendar. Among the best recent winners of the 2000 Guineas are Darci Brahma, King's Chapel and Veandercross.
[edit] Recent Winners of the New Zealand 2000 Guineas
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
| 2007 | The Pooka | Lisa Cropp | John Wheeler | Markwood Lodge |
| 2006 | Magic Cape | Patrick Holmes | Shaune Ritchie | PC Alexandre et al |
| 2005 | Darci Brahma | Michael Walker | Mark Walker | Te Akau Stud |
| 2004 | Clean Sweep | Michael Coleman | M Moroney & A Scott | MP Brown et al |
| 2003 | King's Chapel | Opie Bosson | Mark Walker | Tauranga Syndicate |
| 2002 | Hustler | Noel Harris | Paul Harris | PW Jolly & JP Reid |
| 2001 | Master Belt | Brian Hibberd | Kevin Gray | K & KA Gray |
| 2000 | Tit For Taat | Hayden Tinsley | W & A Herbert | RI & WS Scott |
| 1999 | Buzz Lightyear | Opie Bosson | Robert Priscott | TW, MT & CE Jarvis |
| 1998 | Danske | Opie Bosson | ||
| 1997 | Foxwood | Bruce Herd | ||
| 1996 | Hero | Catherine Treymane | ||
| 1995 | Be Boss | Robert Vance | ||
| 1994 | Avedon | Darryl Bradley | ||
| 1993 | Facing The Music | Chris Johnson | ||
| 1992 | Hulastrike | Lance O'Sullivan | ||
| 1991 | Veandercross | Jim Walker | ||
| 1990 | Surfers Paradise | D Lang | ||
| 1989 | Finnegan Fox | Larry Cassidy | ||
| 1988 | Krona | Peter Tims | ||
| 1987 | Weston Lea | Tony Allan | ||
| 1986 | Steely Dan | Gary Grylls | ||
| 1985 | Random Chance | S Anderton | ||
| 1984 | Kingdom Bay | Noel Harris | ||
| 1983 | Gaffa | Grant Cooksley | ||
| 1982 | Clansman | A Robinson | ||
| 1981 | Altitude | Stephen Autridge |
