The 2000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 for three-year-old horses run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. As of 2009, it is held on the first day of Christchurch's famous New Zealand Cup Week, which is the Saturday following the Melbourne Cup in November.

The 2000 Guineas is currently run for a purse of NZ$1 million.

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 Jimmy Choux

Jimmy Choux

Jimmy Choux is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On 5 March 2011, he won the 135th running of the New Zealand Derby. In doing so, he became the first horse since Surfers Paradise in 1990 to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand Derby....

, Katie Lee

Katie Lee (horse)

Katie Lee is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racemare who in November 2009 became the first horse in history to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand 1000 Guineas....

, Darci Brahma

Darci Brahma

Darci Brahma is a New Zealand thoroughbred colt foaled in 2002 at Pencarrow Stud near Cambridge in New Zealand. He was auctioned at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ltd Yearling Sales in January 2004 and acquired by a syndicate of ten investors for the sum of NZ$1.1 million.-2004–2005 season:Sent...

, King's Chapel and Veandercross

Veandercross

Veandercross was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred gelding who won 14 stakes races, , and was chosen Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year for the 1992/93 season....

.

Winners of the New Zealand 2000 Guineas

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Rock 'n' Pop	Jamie Bullard	Jason Bridgman	Te Akau Rock 'n' Pop Syndicate	1:35.62
2010	Jimmy Choux Jimmy Choux Jimmy Choux is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On 5 March 2011, he won the 135th running of the New Zealand Derby. In doing so, he became the first horse since Surfers Paradise in 1990 to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand Derby....	Jonathan Riddell	John Bary	Chouxmaani Investments Ltd.	1:39.46
2009	Katie Lee Katie Lee (horse) Katie Lee is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racemare who in November 2009 became the first horse in history to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand 1000 Guineas....	Opie Bosson	G & D Rogerson	Sir Patrick & Lady Hogan	1:34.91
2008	Tell A Tale	Troy Harris	Mark Walker	Fortuna (No 5) Syndicate	1:34.28
2007	The Pooka	Lisa Cropp	John Wheeler	Markwood Lodge	1:35.18
2006	Magic Cape	Patrick Holmes	Shaune Ritchie	PC Alexandre et al.	1:38.08
2005	Darci Brahma Darci Brahma Darci Brahma is a New Zealand thoroughbred colt foaled in 2002 at Pencarrow Stud near Cambridge in New Zealand. He was auctioned at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ltd Yearling Sales in January 2004 and acquired by a syndicate of ten investors for the sum of NZ$1.1 million.-2004–2005 season:Sent...	Michael Walker	Mark Walker	Te Akau Stud	1:37.35
2004	Clean Sweep	Michael Coleman	M Moroney & A Scott	MP Brown et al.	1:34.92
2003	King's Chapel	Opie Bosson	Mark Walker	Tauranga Syndicate	1:36.34
2002	Hustler	Noel Harris	Paul Harris	PW Jolly & JP Reid	1:35.64
2001	Master Belt	Brian Hibberd	Kevin Gray	K & KA Gray	1:34.61
2000	Tit For Taat	Hayden Tinsley	W & A Herbert	RI & WS Scott	1:37.37
1999	Buzz Lightyear	Opie Bosson	Robert Priscott	TW, MT & CE Jarvis	1:35.09
1998	Danske	Opie Bosson			1:34.41
1997	Foxwood	Bruce Herd	Roger James		1:34.24
1996	Hero	Catherine Treymane	Jim Campin		1:34.79
1995	Be Boss	Robert Vance	Jenny Vance		1:36.02
1994	Avedon	Darryl Bradley			1:36.71
1993	Facing The Music	Chris Johnson			1:35.69
1992	Hulastrike	Lance O'Sullivan Lance O'Sullivan Lance Anthony O'Sullivan was one of New Zealand's best-known jockeys, now retired.He won a record number of races totalling 2479, mainly in the 1980s including the 1989 Japan Cup on champion mare Horlicks, which broke the world record over 2400m...			1:34.14
1991	Veandercross Veandercross Veandercross was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred gelding who won 14 stakes races, , and was chosen Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year for the 1992/93 season....	Jim Walker			1:35.78
1990	Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise (horse) Surfers Paradise was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who is best remembered for winning the Cox Plate in 1991. By Crested Wave, Surfers Paradise was named after Queensland's iconic beachside strip....	D Lang	Dave O'Sullivan		1:34.12
1989	Finnegan Fox	Larry Cassidy			1:36.20
1988	Krona	Peter Tims			1:34.53
1987	Weston Lea	Tony Allan			1:35.54
1986	Steely Dan	Gary Grylls			1:36.85
1985	Random Chance	S Anderton			1:35.48
1984	Kingdom Bay	Noel Harris			1:34.64
1983	Gaffa	Grant Cooksley			1:35.42
1982	Clansman	A Robinson			1:38.84
1981	Altitude	Stephen Autridge			1:36.05
1980	Sir Avon				1:41.69
1979	Little Brown Jug
1978	Teddy Doon
1977	Uncle Remus Uncle Remus (horse) Uncle Remus was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby and New Zealand 2000 Guineas in the 1977-78 season. He is rated among the best Derby winners of the last 30 years....	Robert Vance	Colin Jillings	K F Clotworthy & Mrs G M Donaldson
1976	Vice Regal
1975	Balmerino	Maurice Campbell	Brian Smith	Ralph K Stuart
1974	Persuasian
1973	Furys Order Furys Order Furys Order , 1970 was a thoroughbred horse, who raced successfully in New Zealand and Australia. He is notable for winning major races including the Cox Plate, Australia's premier weight-for-age race , and the New Zealand Cup....	Brent Thomson