The 2012 2000 Guineas Stakes was the 204th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 5 May 2013.[1]
| 2000 Guineas Stakes | |
 Racing colours of the winner | |
| Location | Newmarket Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 May 2012 |
| Winning horse | Camelot |
| Starting price | 15/8 fav |
| Jockey | Joseph O'Brien |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Owner | Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor |
| Conditions | Good to Soft |
Race details edit
- Sponsor: QIPCO
- Winner's prize money: £226,840
- Going: Good to Sirm
- Number of runners: 18
- Winner's time: 1 minute, 42.46 seconds[1]
Full result edit
| Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
| 1 | Camelot | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 15/8 fav | |
| 2 | nk | French Fifteen | Olivier Peslier | Nicolas Clément | 12/1 |
| 3 | 2¼ | Hermival | Gregory Benoist | Mikel Delzangles | 16/1 |
| 4 | 1¼ | Trumpet Major | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 8/1 |
| 5 | nse | Coupe De Ville | Paul Hanagan | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 66/1 |
| 6 | 2 | Fencing | William Buick | John Gosden | 25/1 |
| 7 | ½ | Ptolemaic | Tom Eaves | Bryan Smart | 250/1 |
| 8 | 1½ | Abtaal | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Claude Rouget | 7/1 |
| 9 | nk | Caspar Netscher | Shane Kelly | Alan McCabe | 22/1 |
| 10 | ¾ | Redact | Jim Crowley | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 150/1 |
| 11 | ½ | Red Duke | Tom Queally | John Quinn | 66/1 |
| 12 | ½ | Born To Sea | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 10/1 |
| 13 | ¾ | Boomerang Bob | Seb Sanders | John Hills | 40/1 |
| 14 | 1½ | Saigon | Robert Havlin | James Toller | 66/1 |
| 15 | ½ | Bronterre | Jamie Spencer | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 28/1 |
| 16 | 6 | Top Offer | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | 14/1 |
| 17 | 18 | Power | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 7/1 |
| 18 | 1¼ | Talwar | Frankie Dettori | Jeremy Noseda | 50/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – nk = neck[1]
Winner details edit
Further details of the winner, Camelot:[2]
- Foaled: 5 March 2009, in Great Britain
- Sire: Montjeu; Dam: Hymn Of The Dawn (Kingmambo)
- Owner: Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor
- Breeder: Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Form analysis edit
Two-year-old races edit
Notable runs by the future 2000 Guineas participants as two-year-olds in 2011:
- Camelot - 1st Racing Post Trophy
- French Fifteen - 2nd Prix Thomas Bryon, 1st Critérium International
- Trumpet Major - 2nd Winkfield Stakes, 1st Champagne Stakes
- Coupe De Ville - 1st Stonehenge Stakes
- Fencing - 1st Washington Singer Stakes, 3rd Racing Post Trophy
- Ptolemaic - 2nd Silver Tankard Stakes
- Abtaal - 1st Prix Thomas Bryon
- Caspar Netscher - 3rd Windsor Castle Stakes, 2nd Rose Bowl Stakes, 3rd Richmond Stakes, 1st Gimcrack Stakes, 1st Mill Reef Stakes
- Redact - 2nd Mill Reef Stakes
- Red Duke - 1st Superlative Stakes, 2nd Vintage Stakes
- Born To Sea - 2nd Killavullan Stakes
- Boomerang Bob - 2nd Norfolk Stakes, 2nd Prix du Bois
- Saigon - 1st Rose Bowl Stakes, 3rd Sirenia Stakes, 3rd Mill Reef Stakes, 2nd Horris Hill Stakes
- Bronterre - 1st Stardom Stakes, 4th Dewhurst Stakes
- Power - 1st Marble Hill Stakes, 1st Coventry Stakes, 2nd Phoenix Stakes, 1st National Stakes, 2nd Dewhurst Stakes
- Talwar - 1st Winkfield Stakes, 1st Solario Stakes
The road to Newmarket edit
Early-season appearances in 2012, prior to running in the 2000 Guineas:
- French Fifteen – 1st Prix Djebel
- Hermival - 3rd Prix Djebel
- Trumpet Major - 1st Craven Stakes
- Ptolemaic - 4th Craven Stakes
- Abtaal - 2nd Prix Djebel
- Caspar Netscher - 1st Greenham Stakes
- Red Duke - 5th UAE Derby
- Boomerang Bob - 2nd Greenham Stakes
- Bronterre - 3rd Greenham Stakes
- Talwar - 1st International Trial Stakes
Subsequent Group 1 wins edit
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the 2000 Guineas:
- Camelot – Epsom Derby, Irish Derby (2012)
- Power - Irish 2,000 Guineas (2012)
Subsequent breeding careers edit
Leading progeny of participants in the 2012 2000 Guineas.[3][4][5]
Sires of Classic winners edit
Camelot (1st)
- Latrobe - 1st Irish Derby (2018)
- Even So - 1st Irish Oaks (2020)
- Athena - 1st Belmont Oaks (2018)
- Sir Erec - 1st Spring Juvenile Hurdle (2019)
Sires of Group/Grade One winners edit
French Fifteen (2nd)
- French King- 1st Grosser Preis von Berlin (2019)
- Sestilio Jet - 1st Prix de Saint-Georges (2019)
Other Stallions edit
Born To Sea (12th) - Sea Of Grace (2nd Poule d'Essai des Pouliches 2017)
Hermival (3rd) - Minor flat runner - exported to Morocco
Caspar Netscher (9th) - Minor flat runner before returning to training after proving subfertile
References edit
- ^ a b c "2000 Guineas Stakes result". Racing Post. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Camelot". Racing Post. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved May 30, 2020.