The 135th running of the Irish Derby was held on Sunday 2 July 2000 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £13,100 with a first prize of £482,400. The winner was owned and bred by HH Aga Khan IV, trained by John M Oxx at Currabeg, and ridden by Johnny Murtagh. The winner won by 9 lengths in 2 minutes 33.9 seconds, with 1 1/2 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 2000
SINNDAR (Bay colt by Grand Lodge out of Sinntara) SR 2061
The winning owner won £482,400 (The equivalent of £772,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
The Youtube link below is a 4 minute 36 second clip of the 2000 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm4dznqp7TU |
 
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Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
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SINNDAR |
9.0 |
Johnny Murtagh |
HH Aga Khan IV |
John M Oxx |
| 2 |
GLYNDEBOURNE |
9.0 |
Seamie Heffernan |
Mrs Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor |
Aidan O'Brien |
| 3 |
CIRO |
9.0 |
George Duffield |
Mrs Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Richard Santulli |
Aidan O'Brien |
| 4 |
RAYPOUR |
9.0 |
Niall McCullagh |
HH Aga Khan IV |
John M Oxx |
| 5 |
TAKALI |
9.0 |
Shane Kelly |
HH Aga Khan IV |
John M Oxx |
| 6 |
HOLDING COURT |
9.0 |
Philip Robinson |
Mr J R Good |
Michael Jarvis |
| 7 |
MEDIA PUZZLE |
9.0 |
Pat Smullen |
Moyglare Stud Farm |
Dermot Weld |
| 8 |
SHAKESPEARE |
9.0 |
Damien Oliver |
Mr Michael Tabor, Lord Lloyd-Webber |
Aidan O'Brien |
| 9 |
SHOAL CREEK |
9.0 |
Colm O'Donoghue |
Mrs Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor |
Aidan O'Brien |
| 10 |
KORASOUN |
9.0 |
Kevin Manning |
HH Aga Khan IV |
John M Oxx |
| PU |
KING'S BEST |
9.0 |
Pat Eddery |
Saeed Suhail |
Sir Michael Stoute |
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Betting |
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| 11/10 fav |
Sinndar |
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| 9/4 |
Holding Court |
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| 9/2 |
King's Best |
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| 16/1 |
Glyndebourne |
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| 20/1 |
Ciro |
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| 33/1 |
Shakespeare |
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| 66/1 |
Korasoun |
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| 66/1 |
Meadi Puzzle |
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| 200/1 |
Raypour |
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| 200/1 |
Takali |
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| 200/1 |
Shoal Creek |
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Over round 114% |
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| FORMLINE:- Sinndar won by an impressive 9 lengths in 2 minutes 33.9 seconds, completing the English/Irish Derby double. He later went on to crown a magnificent career by winning the Prix De L'Arc de Triomphe. In a career spanning 8 races he was successful in 7 of them. |
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