sea the stars won the 2000 guineas the derby and the arc.
sea the stars won the 2000 guineas the derby and the arc.
which horse won the 2000 guineas the derby and the arc?
sea the stars
on 4 october 2009, six months since his win in the 2000 guineas, sea the stars lined up as the odds-on favourite for europe's most prestigious all-aged race, the prix de l'arc de triomphe in france. a large field of nineteen runners along with a long and difficult season were major concerns, with some thinking this was one race too many. the race featured nine other group i winners, including unbeaten french filly stacelita; yorkshire oaks and pretty polly stakes winner dar re mi; irish derby winner fame and glory; 2008 st leger stakes, 2008 breeders' cup turf and king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes winner conduit; prince of wales's stakes winner vision d'etat; grand prix de paris and prix niel winner cavalryman; and two-time arc runner-up youmzain. quickly out of the stalls, sea the stars pulled very hard for the first two furlongs, was bumped and dropped back down the field. kinane settled him and raced on in eighth and ninth position throughout the race. turning into the straight, sea the stars stayed on the rail and seemed boxed in and in trouble. as the principals started to pick up, kinane found a gap and challenged stacelita alongside dar re mi. sea the stars then produced a decisive turn of foot and went clear in a matter of strides. after going three lengths clear half a furlong out, he was eased down, winning by two lengths. he thus became the only horse to have won the 2000 guineas, epsom derby, and prix de l'arc de triomphe in the same year.
sea the stars
the 2000 guineas is served by trial races such as the craven stakes and the greenham stakes, but for some horses it is the first race of the season. the 2000 guineas itself can act as a trial for the derby, and the last horse to win both was camelot in 2012. the most recent 2000 guineas participant to win the derby was masar, placed third in 2018.









































since 2001, the 2000 guineas and the 1000 guineas stakes have offered equal prize money. each had a purse of £523,750 in 2019.









































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leading jockey (9 wins):
2000 guineas stakes