1998 2000 Guineas

King Of Kings (IRE) won the 1998 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on 2 May 1998, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Mick Kinane, at 7/2, beating Lend A Hand (GB) by 1¼ lengths.

Updated 1998-05-02

Quick answers

Who won the 2000 Guineas in 1998? King Of Kings (IRE) won the 1998 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on 2 May 1998, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Mick Kinane, at 7/2, beating Lend A Hand (GB) by 1¼ lengths.
Who came second in the 1998 2000 Guineas? Lend A Hand (GB) (8/1) finished second, and Border Arrow (GB) (16/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1998 2000 Guineas? No. The 10/11 favourite Xaar (GB) finished 4th of 18.
What was the winning time of the 1998 2000 Guineas? King Of Kings (IRE) won in 1m 39.25s over 1m on Good To Soft going.
How much prize money did the 1998 2000 Guineas winner get? King Of Kings (IRE) earned £171,800 for winning the 1998 2000 Guineas.
How many ran in the 1998 2000 Guineas? 18 ran in the 1998 2000 Guineas (average since 1990: 15.9).

King Of Kings (IRE)Winner

7/2SP

18 ranRunners

1m 39.25sWinning time

£171,800Prize to winner

Xaar (GB) (10/11F): 4th of 18Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	Dr	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 1¼	King Of Kings (IRE)	7/2	3	9-0	Mick Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2	Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor	-	1m 39.25s	£171,800
2	1¼	Lend A Hand (GB)	8/1	3	9-0	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	8	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1¼	-	£63,800
3	¾	Border Arrow (GB)	16/1	3	9-0	Ray Cochrane	I A Balding	14	R P B Michaelson Wafic Said	2	-	£30,800
4	nk	Xaar (GB)	10/11F	3	9-0	Olivier Peslier	A Fabre	6	K Abdullah	2¼	-	£12,800
5	½	Haami (USA)	16/1	3	9-0	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	10	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2¾	-	£5,300
6	1¾	Duck Row (USA)	40/1	3	9-0	Seb Sanders	James Toller	1	Duke Of Devonshire	4½	-	£2,300
7	¾	Almutawakel I (GB)	40/1	3	9-0	John Carroll	Saeed bin Suroor	9	Godolphin	5¼	-	-
8	1½	Speedfit Too (IRE)	200/1	3	9-0	Gary Carter	George Margarson	12	John Guest	6¾	-	-
9	½	Central Park (IRE)	14/1	3	9-0	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	15	Godolphin	7¼	-	-
10	¾	Arkadian Hero (USA)	75/1	3	9-0	J Weaver	Luca Cumani	17	Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor	8	-	-
11	3	Pegnitz (USA)	200/1	3	9-0	M Roberts	Clive Brittain	11	B H Voak	11	-	-
12	½	Soviet Bureau (IRE)	100/1	3	9-0	W R Swinburn	Gay Kelleway	7	A P Griffin	11½	-	-
13	1¾	Jimmy Too (GB)	100/1	3	9-0	Jimmy Fortune	B A McMahon	18	J D Graham	13¼	-	-
14	½	Greenlander (GB)	33/1	3	9-0	Pat Eddery	Clive Brittain	3	Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum	13¾	-	-
15	½	Little Indian I (GB)	100/1	3	9-0	Nigel Day	Sean Woods	5	G V Wright	14¼	-	-
16	3½	Tamarisk (IRE)	28/1	3	9-0	John Reid	Roger Charlton	13	Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd	17¾	-	-
17	8	Evening Chorus (USA)	500/1	3	9-0	Mark Gallagher	R Simpson	4	Miss J Rumford	25¾	-	-
18	11	Daggers Drawn (USA)	25/1	3	9-0	Kieren Fallon	Sir Henry Cecil	16	Cliveden Stud	dist	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	King Of Kings (IRE)	1998-06-06	Epsom Downs	Vodafone Derby Stakes (Group 1)	15th of 15	11/2
2	Lend A Hand (GB)	1998-07-29	Goodwood	Sussex Stakes (Group 1)	3rd of 10	5/2F
3	Border Arrow (GB)	1998-05-13	York	Grosvenor Casinos Dante Stakes (Group 2)	3rd of 6	2/1F
4	Xaar (GB)	1998-09-12	Leopardstown	Esat Digifone Champion Stakes	3rd of 7	4/1
5	Haami (USA)	1998-06-06	Epsom Downs	Vodafone Derby Stakes (Group 1)	14th of 15	20/1
6	Duck Row (USA)	1998-05-26	Leicester	Christies Premium Beer Conditions Stakes Class C	3rd of 4	5/2
7	Almutawakel I (GB)	1999-08-17	York	Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1)	7th of 12	6/1
8	Speedfit Too (IRE)	1998-05-23	Kempton	Crawley Warren Heron Stakes (Listed Race)	Won	9/4F
9	Central Park (IRE)	1998-06-19	Ascot	King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2)	4th of 10	15/2
10	Arkadian Hero (USA)	1998-05-30	Lingfield	Nicholson Graham & Jones Leisure Stakes (Listed Race)	2nd of 7	3/1
11	Pegnitz (USA)	1998-05-19	Goodwood	Tote Predominate Stakes (Listed Race)	3rd of 6	14/1
12	Soviet Bureau (IRE)	1998-05-23	Doncaster	Rosehill Conditions Stakes Class B	4th of 5	9/2
13	Jimmy Too (GB)	1998-05-15	Newbury	Furlong Club Conditions Stakes Class B	4th of 7	6/1
14	Greenlander (GB)	1998-05-13	York	Grosvenor Casinos Dante Stakes (Group 2)	5th of 6	25/1
15	Little Indian I (GB)	1998-05-19	Goodwood	Tote Predominate Stakes (Listed Race)	6th of 6	25/1
16	Tamarisk (IRE)	1998-05-30	Lingfield	Nicholson Graham & Jones Leisure Stakes (Listed Race)	Won	9/4F
17	Evening Chorus (USA)	1998-05-14	York	Michael Seely Memorial Glasgow Conditions Stakes Class B	5th of 5	50/1
18	Daggers Drawn (USA)	-	-	-	Not run since	-

17 of 18 have run since; 2 won next time out.

2000 Guineas winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Bow Echo (IRE)	9/2	George Boughey
2025	Ruling Court (USA)	9/2	Charlie Appleby
2024	Notable Speech (GB)	16/1	Charlie Appleby
2023	Chaldean (GB)	7/2	Andrew Balding
2022	Coroebus (IRE)	5/1	Charlie Appleby
2021	Poetic Flare (IRE)	16/1	J S Bolger
2020	Kameko (USA)	10/1	Andrew Balding
2019	Magna Grecia (IRE)	11/2	Aidan O'Brien
2018	Saxon Warrior (JPN)	3/1	Aidan O'Brien
2017	Churchill (IRE)	6/4F	Aidan O'Brien
2016	Galileo Gold (GB)	14/1	Hugo Palmer
2015	Gleneagles (IRE)	4/1F	Aidan O'Brien
2014	Night Of Thunder (IRE)	40/1	Richard Hannon
2013	Dawn Approach (IRE)	11/8F	J S Bolger
2012	Camelot (GB)	15/8F	Aidan O'Brien
2011	Frankel (GB)	1/2F	Sir Henry Cecil
2010	Makfi (GB)	33/1	M Delzangles
2009	Sea The Stars (IRE)	8/1	John M Oxx
2008	Henrythenavigator (USA)	11/1	Aidan O'Brien
2007	Cockney Rebel (IRE)	25/1	G A Huffer
2006	George Washington (IRE)	6/4F	Aidan O'Brien
2005	Footstepsinthesand (GB)	13/2	Aidan O'Brien
2004	Haafhd (GB)	11/2	B W Hills
2003	Refuse To Bend (IRE)	9/2	D K Weld
2002	Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)	9/1	Aidan O'Brien
2001	Golan (IRE)	11/1	Sir Michael Stoute
2000	King's Best (USA)	13/2	Sir Michael Stoute
1999	Island Sands (IRE)	10/1	Saeed bin Suroor
1998	King Of Kings (IRE)	7/2	Aidan O'Brien
1997	Entrepreneur (GB)	11/2	Sir Michael Stoute
1996	Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	8/1	Saeed bin Suroor
1995	Pennekamp (USA)	9/2	A Fabre
1994	Mister Baileys (GB)	16/1	Mark Johnston
1993	Zafonic (USA)	5/6F	A Fabre
1992	Rodrigo De Triano (USA)	6/1	Peter Chapple-Hyam
1991	Mystiko (USA)	13/2	Clive Brittain
1990	Tirol (IRE)	9/1	Richard Hannon Snr

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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1998 2000 Guineas

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