2001 1000 Guineas
| 1000 Guineas | |
| Location | Newmarket Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 May 2001 |
| Winning horse | Ameerat (GB) |
| Jockey | Philip Robinson |
| Trainer | Michael Jarvis (GB) |
| Owner | Ahmed Al Maktoum |
The 2001 1000 Guineas Stakes was a
1000 Guineas
.
The winner was Ahmed Al Maktoum's Ameerat, a British-bred bay filly trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Michael Jarvis and ridden by Philip Robinson. Ameerat's victory was the first in the race for her owner and trainer and the second for Robinson who had won on Pebbles in 1985.
The contenders
The race attracted a field of fifteen runners: thirteen trained in the United Kingdom, one in Ireland and one in France. The favourite was the
9/2 ahead of Crystal Music (5/1), Enthused (6/1), Muwakleh (13/2), Stunning (9/1) and Toroca (10/1). Ameerat, whose only previous win had come in a maiden race at Goodwood Racecourse nine months earlier, was next in the betting at 11/1.[1]
The race
The
starting stalls were placed on the stands side (the left side from the jockeys' viewpoint) of the wide Newmarket straight and the field raced up that side of the course throughout the race. Muwakleh was sent to the front by Frankie Dettori soon after the start, and was followed by Sayedah with Ashlinn, Arhaaff, Ameerat and Autumnal as the fillies remained closely grouped until the final quarter-mile. Crystal Music made progress on the outside, but was unable to sustain her effort, leaving Ameerat as Muwakleh's only serious challenger. Ameerat gradually wore down the Godolphin filly, gaining the advantage 50 yards from the finish to win by a neck. Toroca stayed on well in the closing stages to take third place ahead of Crystal Music and Enthused. Stunning finished in seventh place whilst Karasta was thirteenth of the fifteen runners.[1]
Ameerat's victory gave Jarvis his first British classic winner in a thirty-three-year training career.[2] He described the moment as "a great thrill", while Robinson described the winner as a "remarkable filly".[3]
Race details
- Sponsor: Sagitta
- First prize: £174,000
- Surface: Turf
- Going: Good
- Distance: 8 furlongs
- Number of runners: 15
- Winner's time: 1:38.36
Full result
| Pos. | Marg. | Horse (bred) | Jockey | Trainer (Country) | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ameerat (GB) | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis (GB) | 11/1 | |
| 2 | nk | Muwakleh (GB) | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor (GB) | 13/2 |
| 3 | 1¾ | Toroca (USA) | Mick Kinane
|
Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 10/1 |
| 4 | 1 | Crystal Music (USA) | Richard Hughes | John Gosden (GB) | 5/1 |
| 5 | 1½ | Enthused (USA) | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute (GB) | 6/1 |
| 6 | 2½ | Arhaaff (IRE) | Craig Williams | Mick Channon (GB) | 25/1 |
| 7 | 1 | Stunning (USA) | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head-Maarek (FR) | 9/1 |
| 8 | shd | Santolina (USA) | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden (GB) | 20/1 |
| 9 | 1½ | Autumnal (IRE) | Brett Doyle | Brian Meehan (GB) | 50/1 |
| 10 | nk | Peaceful Paradise (GB) | Michael Hills | John Hills (GB) | 50/1 |
| 11 | ½ | Mameha (GB) | Basil Marcus | Clive Brittain (GB) | 100/1 |
| 12 | 2½ | Sayedah (IRE) | Richard Hills | Marcus Tregoning (GB) | 20/1 |
| 13 | 1½ | Karasta (IRE) | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute (GB) | 9/2 fav |
| 14 | ¾ | Ashlinn (IRE) | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon, Sr. (GB)
|
100/1 |
| 15 | ½ | Dora Carrington (IRE) | John Reid | Peter Harris (GB) | 12/1 |
- Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head; dist = distance; UR = unseated rider; DSQ = disqualified; PU = pulled up
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Ameerat
- Foaled: 4 April 1998
- Country: United Kingdom
- Sire: Mark of Esteem; Dam: Walimu (Darshaan)
- Owner: Ahmed Al Maktoum
- Breeder: Ahmed Al Maktoum
References
- ^ a b "1000 Guineas result 2001". Racing Post. 6 May 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Ameerat claims 1,000 Guineas". BBC News. 6 May 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Ameerat Upsets Muwakleh for One Thousand Guineas Win". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 August 2012.