2000 Guineas Stakes | |
![]() Night of Thunder after winning the race | |
Location | Newmarket Racecourse |
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Date | 3 May 2014 |
Winning horse | Night of Thunder |
Starting price | 40/1 |
Jockey | Kieren Fallon |
Trainer | Richard Hannon Jr. |
Owner | Saeed Manana |
Conditions | Good to firm |
The 2014 2000 Guineas Stakes was the 206th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 3 May 2014. [1] The form of the 2014 running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes was of the strongest seen in years, as can be seen from below.
Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
1 | Night of Thunder | Kieren Fallon | Richard Hannon Jr. | 40/1 | |
2 | ½ | Kingman | James Doyle | John Gosden | 6/4 fav |
3 | hd | Australia | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 5/2 |
4 | 2¼ | Shifting Power | Frankie Dettori | Richard Hannon Jr. | 50/1 |
5 | ¾ | Charm Spirit | Olivier Peslier | Freddy Head | 33/1 |
6 | ½ | Noozhoh Canarias | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | 22/1 |
7 | shd | Toormore | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Jr. | 15/2 |
8 | ¾ | Kingston Hill | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 10/1 |
9 | hd | War Command | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 8/1 |
10 | ¾ | The Grey Gatsby | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | 66/1 |
11 | ¾ | Bookrunner | Christophe Lemaire | Mikel Delzangles | 33/1 |
12 | 11 | Master The World | Liam Keniry | David Elsworth | 100/1 |
13 | ¾ | Ertijaal | Paul Hanagan | William Haggas | 33/1 |
14 | 1¼ | Outstrip | Mickael Barzalona | Charlie Appleby | 25/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – nk = neck [1]
Further details of the winner, Night of Thunder: [2]
The 206th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes has claim to the strongest 2000 Guineas field in history, in terms of quality in depth. In surpasses the 2008 running, which included the first two home in that seasons Breeders' Cup Classic and Group 1 winners: Henrythenavigator (2000 Guineas Stakes, Irish 2,000 Guineas, St James's Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes), New Approach (National Stakes, Dewhurst Stakes, Epsom Derby, Irish Champion Stakes, Champion Stakes), Raven's Pass (Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Breeders' Cup Classic) and Ibn Khaldun (Racing Post Trophy). It can also be argued that the quality of the edition, surpasses that of the acclaimed 1971 running with included Brigadier Gerard, Mill Reef and My Swallow; between the three they won every major juvenile race in Europe, whilst Brigadier Gerard and Mill reef have claim to being the best European horse of the 20th Century.
As can be seen from below, an astonishing nine of the fourteen horses in the 2014 running, were Group One winners, while two of the other five were dual Group One placed. The strength in depth of the field was exemplified on British Champions Day 2014, in Europe's richest mile race: the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. First, second and third all ran in the 2014 2000 Guineas: 1st – Charm Spirit (5th in 2000 Guineas); 2nd – Night of Thunder (1st in 2000 Guineas); 3rd – Toormore (7th in 2000 Guineas). On Racing Post Ratings, accounting all 14 horses, the 2014 edition had an average rating of 119 lbs at the end of the 2014 flat season.
Spain:
Fourth in Eclipse Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Leading progeny of participants in the 2014 2000 Guineas Stakes. [3] [4] [5]
Kingman (2nd)
Australia (3rd)
Night Of Thunder (1st) – Thunderous (1st Dante Stakes 2020), Auyantepui (1st Oaks d'Italia 2020), Night Colours (1st Premio Dormello 2019)
War Command (9th) – War Breeze (1st Chilean Derby 2020)
Charm Spirit (5th) – Scorpz (3rd New Zealand Derby 2020), Aretha (2nd Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes 2019), Kick On (1st Sovereign Stakes 2019)
Outstrip (14th) – Flippa The Strippa (1st National Stakes 2019)
Kingston Hill (8th) – Minor flat winners
The Grey Gatsby (10th) – Offspring yet to race
Shifting Power (4th) – Exported to India
Noozhoh Canarias (6th) – Standing in Spain
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