Irish 1,000 Guineas Explained

Class:Group 1
Horse Race:Irish 1,000 Guineas
Location:Curragh Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated:1922
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:Tattersalls
Website:Curragh
Distance:1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface:Turf
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:Three-year-old fillies
Weight:9 st 0 lb
Purse:460,000 (2022)
1st: €285,000

|}The Irish 1,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

History

The event was established in 1922, a year after the launch of the Irish 2,000 Guineas. The inaugural running was won by Lady Violette.

It is Ireland's equivalent of the 1000 Guineas, and in recent years it has taken place three weeks after that race. The field usually includes horses which previously contested the English version, and four have achieved victory in both events; Attraction in 2004, Finsceal Beo in 2007, Winter in 2017 and Hermosa in 2019.

The leading horses from the Irish 1,000 Guineas often go on to compete in the following month's Coronation Stakes. The last to win both races was Alpha Centauri in 2018.

Records

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Leading trainer (10 wins):

Leading owner since 1950 (10 wins): (includes part ownership)

Winners since 1960

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YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1960ZanobiaLiam WardT. ShawMrs A. Biddle
1961Lady SenatorTommy GoslingP. AshworthG. Freeman
1962Shandon BelleT. P. BurnsR. FetherstonhaughS. Abbot
1963GazpachoFreddie PalmerPaddy PrendergastMrs J. Mullion
1964Royal DanseuseJohnny RoeSeamus McGrathJoe McGrath
1965Ardent DancerBill RickabyTommy GoslingMrs P. McAllister
1966ValorisJ. PowerVincent O'BrienCharles Clore
1967LacquerRon HutchinsonHarry WraggBudgie Moller
1968Front RowEric EldinRyan JarvisF. Allen
1969WenduyneBill WilliamsonPaddy PrendergastJ. Mullion
1970Black SatinRon HutchinsonJohn DunlopW. Reynolds
1971FavolettaLester PiggottHarry WraggBudgie Moller
1972PidgetWally SwinburnKevin PrendergastNorman Frank Butler1:47.80
1973CloonaghGreville StarkeyHenry CecilArthur Boyd-Rochfort1:47.40
1974GailyRon HutchinsonDick HernMichael Sobell1:49.50
1975MirallaBuster ParnellHugh NugentLady Lister Kaye1:46.10
1976Sarah SiddonsChristy RochePaddy PrendergastMrs J R Mullion1:45.20
1977Lady CapuletTommy MurphyVincent O'BrienRobert Sangster1:45.20
1978More SoChristy RochePaddy PrendergastJoan Gelb1:39.60
1979GodetiaLester PiggottVincent O'BrienRobert Sangster1:52.40
1980Cairn RougeTony MurrayMichael CunninghamD. Brady1:39.10
1981Arctique RoyaleGabriel CurranKevin PrendergastJean-Pierre Binet1:49.30
1982Prince's PollyWally SwinburnDermot WeldKerry Fitzpatrick1:40.50
1983L'AttrayanteAlain BadelOlivier DouiebMrs Charles Thériot1:49.20
1984KatiesPhilip RobinsonMick RyanTerry Ramsden1:38.60
1985Al BahathriTony MurrayHarry Thomson JonesHamdan Al Maktoum1:45.30
1986Sonic LadyWalter SwinburnMichael StouteSheikh Mohammed1:44.90
1987Forest FlowerTony IvesIan BaldingPaul Mellon1:43.90
1988Trusted PartnerMichael KinaneDermot WeldMoyglare Stud Farm1:39.90
1989EnsconseRay CochraneLuca CumaniSheikh Mohammed1:38.50
1990In the GrooveSteve CauthenDavid ElsworthBrian Cooper1:41.30
1991KooyongaWarren O'ConnorMichael KauntzeMitsuo Haga1:37.20
1992MarlingWalter SwinburnGeoff WraggSir Edmund Loder1:41.50
1993NicerMichael HillsBarry HillsCatherine Corbett1:44.20
1994MehthaafWillie CarsonJohn DunlopHamdan Al Maktoum1:49.00
1995Ridgewood PearlChristy RocheJohn OxxAnne Coughlan1:43.90
1996MatiyaWillie CarsonBen HanburyHamdan Al Maktoum1:39.80
1997Classic ParkStephen CraineAidan O'BrienMrs Seamus Burns1:42.20
1998TarasconJamie SpencerTommy StackJane Rowlinson1:38.40
1999Hula AngelMichael HillsBarry HillsJim Fleming1:39.10
2000CrimplenePhilip RobinsonClive BrittainMarwan Al Maktoum1:39.80
2001ImagineSeamie HeffernanAidan O'BrienSue Magnier1:41.10
2002GossamerJamie SpencerLuca CumaniGerald Leigh1:45.50
2003YesterdayMichael KinaneAidan O'BrienSue Magnier1:40.80
2004AttractionKevin DarleyMark Johnston10th Duke of Roxburghe1:37.60
2005SaoireMichael KinaneFrances CrowleyJoseph Joyce1:41.50
2006NightimePat SmullenDermot WeldMarguerite Weld1:48.30
2007Finsceal BeoKevin ManningJim BolgerMichael Ryan1:39.30
2008Halfway to HeavenSeamie HeffernanAidan O'BrienTabor / Smith / Magnier1:40.82
2009AgainJohnny MurtaghDavid WachmanTabor / Magnier1:46.34
2010BethrahPat SmullenDermot WeldHamdan Al Maktoum1:37.49
2011Misty for MeSeamie HeffernanAidan O'BrienTabor / Magnier / Smith 1:35.90
2012SamitarMartin HarleyMick ChannonMartin S. Schwartz1:38.50
2013Just The JudgeJamie SpencerCharles HillsQatar Racing Ltd & Sangster family1:39.37
2014MarvellousRyan MooreAidan O'BrienSmith / Tabor / Magnier1:45.52
2015PleascachKevin ManningJim BolgerJackie Bolger1:39.17
2016Jet SettingShane FoleyAdrian KeatleyEquinegrowthpartners Syndicate 1:42.46
2017WinterRyan MooreAidan O'BrienTabor / Magnier / Smith 1:39.78
2018Alpha CentauriColm O'DonoghueJessica HarringtonNiarchos Family1:38.71
2019HermosaRyan MooreAidan O'BrienTabor / Magnier / Smith 1:35.07
2020PeacefulSeamie HeffernanAidan O'BrienTabor / Magnier / Smith 1:38.19
2021Empress JosephineSeamie HeffernanAidan O'BrienTabor / Magnier / Smith 1:47.92
2022Homeless SongsChris HayesDermot WeldMoyglare Stud Farm1:38.81
2023TahiyraChris HayesDermot WeldAga Khan IV1:39.89
2024Fallen AngelDaniel TudhopeKarl BurkeClipper Logistics1:40.84

Earlier winners

See also

References

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