| 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 |
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]
| 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]
Further details of the winner, Camelot: [2]
Notable runs by the future 2000 Guineas participants as two-year-olds in 2011:
Early-season appearances in 2012, prior to running in the 2000 Guineas:
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the 2000 Guineas:
Leading progeny of participants in the 2012 2000 Guineas. [3] [4] [5]
Camelot (1st)
French Fifteen (2nd)
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
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