2000 Guineas Betting Tips
Usually run on the first Saturday in May, the 2000 Guineas is the opening Classic race of the flat season. For three-year-olds only, it represents the first of five races for the generation that will define the season ahead.
It is run over one mile at Newmarket, flat racing’s headquarters in Great Britain, and has been since way back in 1809. In its 200-year history, the race has been graced by many a star of the flat scene, with names such as Sceptre, Brigadier Gerard, Dancing Brave and Frankel all writing their names onto the roll call.
In 2025, another promising crop of three-year-olds will take to the stage on the Rowley Mile on the opening Saturday in May. Here’s how our tipsters see the race.
2000 Guineas Odds
Who are this Year’s 2000 Guineas Favourites?
Many punters will still look for value elsewhere, but the 2000 Guineas favourites will still be the most popular from a betting perspective, with bookies’ liabilities going through the roof on a particularly well-backed one.
The 2025 renewal of the 2000 Guineas is still some way off, as it is not held until the following flat season. As yet, we do not know which horses will emerge to be front-runners for the race, but these will start to emerge as the big juvenile races are played out throughout the calendar.
Who are this Year’s 2000 Guineas Underdogs?
At this stage, every runner is an underdog, as the two-year-olds are yet to compete in any significant races prior to the 2025 flat season. The 2000 Guineas odds will only begin to form once some horses have staked claim towards the end of 2024.
Last Year’s 2000 Guineas Odds
The 2000 Guineas saw a number of favourites disappoint in 2024, as the winner, Notable Speech drifted significantly having been among the leading chances for the race in the build-up. He ended up winning at 16/1, as can be seen below.
2000 Guineas Racecourse
The 2000 Guineas is run every year at Newmarket. The Suffolk course has two different tracks, with the Rowley Mile used for this and the 1000 Guineas. In terms of qualification, the race is open to three-year-olds only, though for the 2000 Guineas both colts and fillies can take part.
It is a completely straight track, which can be used at up to two furlongs longer than the 1m distance of the Guineas races. Because of this, there is always the possibility of substantial draw and pace biases, with Newmarket as susceptible to these as any other course in the UK.
In terms of the draw, this is not always consistent: the far side rail could be of benefit to runners one day, only for the stands side to be preferable the day after. As such, it can pay to save your bets on the 2000 Guineas until closer to the off, when that day’s bias (if any) has become more apparent.
If there is a tailwind, it is very preferable to be on the front end of the pace, with it being very difficult to peg back front-runners. Look for those who have raced prominently in the past to come to the fore.
Are There Any Specific 2000 Guineas Betting Offers?
The 2000 Guineas does not draw advanced bookmaker offers in the same way that the Cheltenham Festival or Grand National do. However, there will be greater build-up towards the race in the days prior, so bookies will definitely come out with some offers for it, whether that be odds boosts, extra places or free bets.
2000 Guineas Trends & Historic Data
As mentioned in the racecourse section, the trend regarding draw bias is not always consistent, as every year the Rowley Mile’s best track position changes. However, in the last three years, the stalls from which the winner has emerged have been 4, 1 and 3, so perhaps a low draw is beginning to be favoured more often.
When it comes to the price of the winner, no favourite has been successful since 2017. Four of the six winners since have started at 11/2 or shorter though, so it is still rare for a 2000 Guineas winner not to have been found in the market.
Aidan O’Brien has still broadly been the man to follow in the race, with four winners in the last decade. However, again, that success has dried up somewhat, with no winner since Magna Grecia in 2019.
2000 Guineas Horse Entries & Selections
As one of just five Classic races all season, the 2000 Guineas is a championship contest. However, it is only open to three-year-olds, which immediately narrows down those who are able to participate in it. This has been the case ever since the race was first run in 1809.
The maximum field for the race is 25 runners, though it is extremely rare for the race to ultimately attract such a field. Given there is an odds-on favourite this year, 25 runners will not be declared, although the race usually boasts at least ten runners, making it a decent betting contest for onlookers.
When the field is set, our top team of tipsters, Andrew Mount and Matty Sutcliffe, will give their selections for the race on this page.
Which Trainers Have Historically Had the Most Success in the 2000 Guineas?
Irish maestro, Aidan O’Brien, has won more 2000 Guineas than anyone in history. He has collected on ten different occasions; King Of Kings was his first back in 1998, while Magna Grecia was his most recent in 2019.
The six years in between represent an unusually barren spell for the master of Ballydoyle. Since that first success, he has never gone this long without winning the opening Classic of the season. Great horses such as Rock Of Gibraltar, Camelot and Churchill have ensured that.
When Churchill was victorious in 2017, O’Brien was overtaking Victorian trainer John Scott as the winningest in the race. Scott sent out seven winners in the 19th century, spanning 20 years between 1842 and 1862.
2000 Guineas Last 10 Winners
| Year | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Odds |
| 2015 | Gleneagles | Aidan O’Brien | Ryan Moore | 4/1F |
| 2016 | Galileo Gold | Hugo Palmer | Frankie Dettori | 14/1 |
| 2017 | Churchill | Aidan O’Brien | Ryan Moore | 6/4F |
| 2018 | Saxon Warrior | Aidan O’Brien | Donnacha O’Brien | 3/1 |
| 2019 | Magna Grecia | Aidan O’Brien | Donnacha O’Brien | 11/2 |
| 2020 | Kameko | Andrew Balding | Oisin Murphy | 10/1 |
| 2021 | Poetic Flare | Jim Bolger | Kevin Manning | 16/1 |
| 2022 | Coroebus | Charlie Appleby | James Doyle | 5/1 |
| 2023 | Chaldean | Andrew Balding | Frankie Dettori | 7/2 |
| 2024 | Notable Speech | Charlie Appleby | William Buick | 16/1 |