O’Brien), George Washington (2006 Aidan O’Brien), Henrythenavigator (2008 Aidan O’Brien), Sea The Stars (2009 John Oxx), Camelot (2012 Aidan O’Brien), Dawn Approach (2013, Jim Bolger), Gleneagles (2015 Aidan O’Brien), Churchill (2017, Aidan O’Brien), Saxon Warrior (2018 Aidan O’Brien), Magna Grecia (2019 Aidan O’Brien) and Poetic Flare (2021 Jim Bolger). Since 1900 there have been 12 winners trained in France. They are 1933 Rodosto (trained by Harry Count), Le Ksar (1937 Frank Carter), Djebel (1940 Albert Swann), Thunderhead II (1952 Etienne Pollett), Taboun (1959 Alec Head), Baldric II (1964 Ernie Fellows), Kashmir II (1966 Charles Bartholomew), Nonoalco (1974 Francois Boutin), Zino (1982 Francois Boutin), Zafonic (1994 Andre Fabre), Pennekamp (1995 Andre Fabre) and Makfi (2010 Mikel Delzangles). The first horse to complete the 2000 Guineas-Derby double was Smolensko, owned by Sir Charles Bunbury, in 1813. Since then a further 36 horses have won both races, the most recent being Camelot in 2012. West Australian (1853) was the first horse to gain the Triple Crown, consisting of three British Classics, the 2000 Guineas, the Derby and St Leger. Eleven more colts have tasted Derby victory on route to securing the Triple Crown, most recently Nijinsky in 1970. A further three Triple Crown winners secured their Classic triumphs at Newmarket during the war years - Pommern (1915), Gay Crusader (1917) and Gainsborough (1918). The latest colt to try and win the Triple Crown was Camelot in 2012 - but he finished second in the St Leger after winning the Guineas and Derby. The dozen Triple Crown winners are West Australian (1853), Gladiateur (1865), Lord Lyon (1866), Ormonde (1886), Common (1891), Isinglass (1893), Galtee More (1897), Flying Fox (1899), Diamond Jubilee (1900), Rock Sand (1903), Bahram (1935) and Nijinsky (1970). Pommern (1915), Gay Crusader (1917) and Gainsborough (1918) also all won the 2000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger when the Classics were all run at Newmarket in World War I.
Aidan O’Brien is the most successful trainer with 10 wins - King of Kings (1998), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Footstepsinthesand (2005), George Washington (2006), Henrythenavigator (2008), Camelot (2012), Gleneagles (2015), Churchill (2017), Saxon Warrior (2018) and Magna Grecia (2019).
Jem Robinson is the most successful jockey of all-time, recording nine wins in the 19 th Century - Enamel (1825), Cadland (1828), Riddlesworth (1831), Clearwell (1833), Glencoe (1834), Ibrahim (1835), Bay Middleton (1836), Conyngham (1847) and Flatcatcher (1848).
Frankie Dettori leads the way among current jockeys with three successes – Mark Of Esteem (1996), Island Sands (1999) and Galileo Gold (2016).
The record time for the Classic of 1m 34.72s was set by Kameko in 2020.
The late Queen Elizabeth II owned the 1958 winner of the 2000 Guineas, Pall Mall, while her great-grandfather, King Edward VII, owned both the 1900 victor Diamond Jubilee (when he was the Prince of Wales) and Minoru, successful in 1909.
Few fillies, who carry 3lbs less than colts, run in the 2000 Guineas in the modern era. Seven fillies have been successful - Pastille (1822), Crucifix (1840), Formosa (dead-heat with the colt Moslem in 1868), Pilgrimage (1878), Shotover (1882), Sceptre (1902) and Garden Path (1944).
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