With the first Classic of the season taking place at Newmarket this weekend, many may be wondering…How many 2000 Guineas winners have won the Epsom Derby?
Camelot Was The Last Horse To Win The 2000 Guineas & Epsom Derby
There has been just four horses since 1970 that have completed the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby double – not as many as you’d think.
Before 1970, there was plenty that completed the double, but horses and records from the 1920’s and 1800’s are barely relevant now.
Contrary to what people may believe, the 2000 Guineas hasn’t been the best Derby trial in recent years really – but some that did run in the Guineas have won the Derby. It’s a hard feat, as the records suggest.
But the last WINNER of the 2000 Guineas to win the Epsom Derby was CAMELOT in 2012. Aidan O’Brien’s horse only won the Guineas by a neck, but was a five-length winner of the Epsom Derby the following month.
WATCH: Camelot Wins 2000 Guineas For Aidan O’Brien
He would also win the Irish Derby with ease, but just missed out on the Triple Crown when coming second in the St Leger. Camelot will always be known as one of Aidan O’Brien’s greatest 2000 Guineas winners, given what happened afterwards.
Two years prior to that, another hugely influential stallion of today in SEA THE STARS achieved the Guineas/Derby double – but didn’t take his place in the St Leger.
Following his 2000 Guineas win, Sea the Stars would win a further FIVE Group 1s as a three-year-old – including the Arc de Triomph, etching his name in the history books as one of the greatest horses of all time.
Sea the Stars was the first horse to win both the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby since Nashwan in 1989.
WATCH: Sea The Stars Wins 2009 Epsom Derby
King’s Trail Is Only Horse In Guineas With A Sire That Completed The Double
Interestingly, King’s Trail, who is owned by Godolphin is the only horse with a Guineas/Derby-winning pedigree, being a son of Sea the Stars.
Sea the Stars completed the famous double in 2009, so could King’s Trail be a lively outsider? He looks to be Godolphin’s second string with the well fancied Distant Storm shorter in the betting.
You can find the odds below.
2000 Guineas Betting Odds 2026
- Bow Echo 3/1 (George Boughey)
- Distant Storm 5/1 (Charlie Appleby)
- Puerto Rico 7/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- Gstaad 8/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- Oxagon 10/1 (John & Thady Gosden)
- King’s Trail 10/1 Charlie Appleby)
- Avicenna 14/1 (Roger Varian)
- Alparslan 16/1 (Karl Burke)
- Needle Match 25/1 (William Haggas)
- Thesecretadversary 28/1 (J A Stack)
- Hankelow 33/1 (Karl Burke)
- Into The Sky 33/1 (Jim Boyle)
- Causeway 40/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- Padraig Dawn 40/1 (Charlie Pike)
- Power Blue 66/1 (Robson De Aguiar)
- Flushing Meadows 80/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- Venetian Prince 150/1 (Andrew Balding)
- Billecart 200/1 (Karl Burke)
- Lord Britain 250/1 (Ismail Mohammed)
Note: 2000 Guineas Betting Odds 2026 are subject to change and others on request and also see our 2000 Guineas trends from Andy Newton.
2000 Guineas And Epsom Derby Winners
There has been a total of 37 horses that completed the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby double, but most came many years ago in the 1800’s.
- 2012 – Camelot
- 2009 – Sea The Stars
- 1989 – Nashwan
- 1970 – Nijinsky
- 1968 – Sir Ivor
- 1967 – Royal Palace
- 1957 – Crepello
- 1949 – Nimbus
- 1939 – Blue Peter
- 1935 – Bahram
- 1931 – Cameronian
- 1925 – Manna
- 1918 – Gainsborough
- 1917 – Gay Crusador
- 1915 – Pommern
- 1911 – Sunstar
- 1909 – Minorou
- 1904 – St. Amant
- 1903 – Rock Sand
- 1900 – Diamond Jubilee
- 1899 – Flying Fox
- 1897 – Galtee More
- 1894 – Ladas
- 1893 – Isinglass
- 1891 – Common
- 1888 – Ayrshire
- 1886 – Ormonde
- 1882 – Shotover
- 1969 – Pretender
- 1866 – Lord Lyon
- 1865 – Gladiateur
- 1863 – Macaroni
- 1853 – West Australian
- 1843 – Cotherstone
- 1836 – Bay Middleton
- 1828 – Cadland
- 1813 – Smolensko
