2003 2000 Guineas

Refuse To Bend (IRE) won the 2003 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on 3 May 2003, trained by D K Weld and ridden by Pat Smullen, at 9/2, beating Zafeen (FR) by ¾ length.

Updated 2003-05-03

Quick answers

Who won the 2000 Guineas in 2003? Refuse To Bend (IRE) won the 2003 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on 3 May 2003, trained by D K Weld and ridden by Pat Smullen, at 9/2, beating Zafeen (FR) by ¾ length.
Who came second in the 2003 2000 Guineas? Zafeen (FR) (33/1) finished second, and Norse Dancer (IRE) (100/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2003 2000 Guineas? No. The 4/1 favourite Hold That Tiger (USA) finished 17th of 20.
What was the winning time of the 2003 2000 Guineas? Refuse To Bend (IRE) won in 1m 37.98s over 1m on Good going.
How much prize money did the 2003 2000 Guineas winner get? Refuse To Bend (IRE) earned £185,600 for winning the 2003 2000 Guineas.
How many ran in the 2003 2000 Guineas? 20 ran in the 2003 2000 Guineas (average since 1990: 15.9).

Refuse To Bend (IRE)Winner

9/2SP

20 ranRunners

1m 37.98sWinning time

£185,600Prize to winner

Hold That Tiger (USA) (4/1F): 17th of 20Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won ¾	Refuse To Bend (IRE)	9/2	3	9-0	Pat Smullen	D K Weld	-	3	-	Moyglare Stud Farm	-	1m 37.98s	£185,600
2	¾	Zafeen (FR)	33/1	3	9-0	Steve Drowne	Mick Channon	117	17	-	Jaber Abdullah	¾	-	£70,400
3	hd	Norse Dancer (IRE)	100/1	3	9-0	Philip Robinson	David Elsworth	105	13	-	J C Smith	1	-	£35,200
4	½	Tout Seul (IRE)	7/1	3	9-0	Steve Carson	R F Johnson Houghton	122	4	-	Eden Racing	1½	-	£16,000
5	1¼	Saturn I (IRE)	50/1	3	9-0	Richard Hughes	Michael Bell	114	15	-	Highclere Thoroughbred Racing V	2¾	-	£8,000
6	shd	Monsieur Bond (IRE)	100/1	3	9-0	P J Scallan	Bryan Smart	110	18	-	R C Bond	2¾	-	£4,800
7	shd	Hurricane Alan (IRE)	20/1	3	9-0	Jimmy Fortune	Richard Hannon Snr	110	12	-	Mrs D M Wight	3	-	-
8	hd	Tomahawk (USA)	7/1	3	9-0	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	-	19	-	Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor	3	-	-
9	3	Jay Gee's Choice (GB)	200/1	3	9-0	Gary Carter	Mick Channon	93	9	-	John Guest	6	-	-
10	½	Songlark I (GB)	14/1	3	9-0	Jamie Spencer	Saeed bin Suroor	-	11	t	Godolphin	6½	-	-
11	hd	Mister Links (IRE)	66/1	3	9-0	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon Snr	112	14	-	Coriolan Links Partnership III	6¾	-	-
12	nk	Muqbil (USA)	9/1	3	9-0	Willie Supple	John Dunlop	116	10	-	Hamdan Al Maktoum	7	-	-
13	shd	Rockets 'n Rollers (IRE)	100/1	3	9-0	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon Snr	111	2	-	Michael Mulholland	7¼	-	-
14	¾	Indian Haven (GB)	20/1	3	9-0	John Egan	Paul D'Arcy	108	20	-	Peter Gleeson Julian Smith Loz Conway	8	-	-
15	1½	Audience I (GB)	16/1	3	9-0	Kieren Fallon	William Haggas	-	16	-	Highclere Thoroughbred Racing II	9½	-	-
16	nk	Checkit (IRE)	100/1	3	9-0	Chris Catlin	Mick Channon	108	6	-	Tim Corby	9¾	-	-
17	¾	Hold That Tiger (USA)	4/1F	3	9-0	Mick Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	-	5	-	Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor	10½	-	-
18	nk	Tizzy May (FR)	200/1	3	9-0	Seb Sanders	Richard Hannon Snr	98	8	-	J R May	10¾	-	-
19	½	Lundy's Lane (IRE)	66/1	3	9-0	Olivier Peslier	Clive Brittain	107	7	-	Saeed Manana	11¼	-	-
20	½	Lateen Sails (GB)	9/2	3	9-0	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	-	1	-	Godolphin	11¾	-	-

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	Refuse To Bend (IRE)	2003-06-07	Epsom Downs	Vodafone Derby Stakes (Group 1)	13th of 20	11/4F
2	Zafeen (FR)	2003-05-24	Curragh	Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas	14th of 16	11/2
3	Norse Dancer (IRE)	2003-06-07	Epsom Downs	Vodafone Derby Stakes (Group 1)	4th of 20	16/1
4	Tout Seul (IRE)	2003-05-24	Curragh	Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas	3rd of 16	5/1
5	Saturn I (IRE)	2003-05-24	Curragh	Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas	4th of 16	10/1
6	Monsieur Bond (IRE)	2003-06-17	Ascot	St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1)	10th of 11	20/1
7	Hurricane Alan (IRE)	2003-06-17	Ascot	St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1)	6th of 11	50/1
8	Tomahawk (USA)	2003-05-24	Curragh	Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas	11th of 16	100/30F
9	Jay Gee's Choice (GB)	2003-05-13	York	williamhillcasino.com Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B	6th of 15	16/1
10	Songlark I (GB)	2003-05-14	York	Tote Dante Stakes (Group 2)	4th of 10	4/1
11	Mister Links (IRE)	2004-05-01	Haydock	Freephone Stanleybet Conditions Stakes Class C	3rd of 7	11/8F
12	Muqbil (USA)	2003-09-13	Goodwood	Tote Select Stakes (Group 3)	2nd of 5	7/1
13	Rockets 'n Rollers (IRE)	2003-05-24	Kempton	Pacemaker Heron Stakes (Listed Race)	7th of 7	12/1
14	Indian Haven (GB)	2003-05-24	Curragh	Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas	won	8/1
15	Audience I (GB)	2003-08-25	Chepstow	Racecourse Honda Conditions Stakes Class C	2nd of 10	6/1
16	Checkit (IRE)	2003-08-25	Chepstow	Racecourse Honda Conditions Stakes Class C	4th of 10	12/1
17	Hold That Tiger (USA)	2003-06-17	Ascot	St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1)	4th of 11	9/1
18	Tizzy May (FR)	2003-05-17	Thirsk	Boltby Classified Stakes Class B	4th of 4	13/2
19	Lundy's Lane (IRE)	2003-06-07	Epsom Downs	Vodafone Derby Stakes (Group 1)	19th of 20	100/1
20	Lateen Sails (GB)	2003-05-15	York	Michael Seely Memorial Glasgow Stakes (Listed Race) (Colts & Geldings)	won	7/4

20 of 20 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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2003 2000 Guineas

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