Irish 2,000 Guineas
Group 1 race | |
Location | Curragh Racecourse Co. Kildare, Ireland |
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Inaugurated | 1921 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Tattersalls |
Website | Curragh |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds excluding geldings |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies |
Purse | €300,000 (2017) 1st: €171,000 |
2017 | ||
Churchill | Thunder Snow | Irishcorrespondent |
The Irish 2,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and 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 1921, a year before the launch of the Irish 1,000 Guineas. The inaugural running was won by Soldennis.
It is Ireland's equivalent of the 2,000 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 eight have achieved victory in both events. The first was Right Tack in 1969, and the most recent was Churchill in 2017.
The leading horses from the Irish 2,000 Guineas often go on to compete in the following month's St. James's Palace Stakes.
Records
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Tommy Burns, Sr. – Soldennis (1921), Soldumeno (1923), Cornfield (1939), Grand Weather (1947), Beau Sabreur (1948)
- Martin Quirke – Salisbury (1929), Glannarg (1930), Museum (1935), Nearchus (1938), Khosro (1941)
Leading trainer (11 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien – Desert King (1997), Saffron Walden (1999), Black Minnaloushe (2001), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Henrythenavigator (2008), Mastercraftsman (2009), Roderic O'Connor (2011), Power (2012), Magician (2013), Gleneagles (2015), Churchill (2017)
Leading owner since 1950 (10 wins): (includes part ownership)
- Sue Magnier – Saffron Walden (1999), Black Minnaloushe (2001), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Henrythenavigator (2008), Mastercraftsman (2009), Roderic O'Connor (2011), Power (2012), Magician (2013), Gleneagles (2015), Churchill (2017)
Winners since 1969
Earlier winners
- 1921: Soldennis
- 1922: Spike Island
- 1923: Soldumeno
- 1924: Grand Joy
- 1925: St Donagh
- 1926: Embargo
- 1927: Fourth Hand
- 1928: Baytown
- 1929: Salisbury
- 1930: Glannarg
- 1931: Double Arch
- 1932: Lindley
- 1933: Canteener
- 1934: Cariff
- 1935: Museum
- 1936: Hocus Pocus
- 1937: Phideas
- 1938: Nearchus
- 1939: Cornfield
- 1940: Teasel
- 1941: Khosro
- 1942: Windsor Slipper
- 1943: The Phoenix
- 1944: Good Morning / Slide On 1
- 1945: Stalino
- 1946: Claro
- 1947: Grand Weather
- 1948: Beau Sabreur
- 1949: Solonaway
- 1950: Mighty Ocean
- 1951: Signal Box
- 1952: D C M
- 1953: Sea Charger
- 1954: Arctic Wind
- 1955: Hugh Lupus
- 1956: Lucero
- 1957: Jack Ketch
- 1958: Hard Ridden
- 1959: El Toro
- 1960: Kythnos
- 1961: Light Year
- 1962: Arctic Storm
- 1963: Linacre
- 1964: Santa Claus
- 1965: Green Banner
- 1966: Paveh
- 1967: Atherstone Wood 2
- 1968: Mistigo
1 The 1944 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
2 Kingfisher finished first in 1967, but he was relegated to second place after a stewards' inquiry.
See also
References
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Irish 2000 Guineas.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Irish 2000 Guineas (2016).
- irishracinggreats.com – Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1).
- pedigreequery.com – Irish 2000 Guineas Stakes – Curragh.
- tbheritage.com – Irish Two Thousand Guineas.