2017 2000 Guineas (UK Horse Racing)

May 6th 2017

The first leg of the UK Horse Racing Triple Crown, 2000 Guineas Stakes, was won by 2016's Champion 2 year old, Churchill.

He hugged the inside lane and won going away in his 3 year debut.

He was sired by 2001 Epsom Derby champion Galileo and was guided to the win by jockey Ryan Moore for his 2nd win at the 2000 Guineas (2015 with Gleneagles).

UK Triple Crown 2013

The first leg of the US Triple Crown of throughbred racing began last Saturday with Orb winning the 139th running of the The Kentucky Derby and on the same day, May 4th the first leg of the UK Triple Crown was run in Newmarket, England.
The 2000 Guineas is the first leg of the UK Triple Crown with the other 2 races being, in order, The Epson Derby and St. Leger Stakes.

This year Dawn Approach would win on the straight flat track at Newmarket.  Dawn Approach is also the half brother of legendary UK horse Frankel, who won the 2011 Guineas race.

England's Triple Crown

In case you missed it the UK Triple Crown of horse racing has also begun with the running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket Race Track, a 1 mile straight sprint.   "Camelot" came away the winner of the 2012 race and is the favorite for the upcoming Epsom Derby.

The second leg of the English Triple Crown is this Saturday June 2nd with the 233rd running of the Epsom Derby, 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yard track, and this will also be the official kick off to the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II.

The 3rd and final leg of the English Triple Crown is the St Leger Stakes run at Town Moor in Doncaster, Yorkshire.  This is 1 mile,6 furlongs and 132 yard track.



All of these tracks are considered "Flat Tracks" and are not set up like american tracks with 4 turns and 2 straightaway or "frontstretch" and "backstretch", they are long and winding tracks with no real turns.

These are really courses that test the straightaway speed (Guineas) and stamina (Epsom and St Leger).

The last horse to win the English Triple Crown was Nijinsky II in 1970, and the first since 1935.