The Irish 1,000 Guineas is a

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in Ireland open to three-year-old

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. It is run at the

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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

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. The inaugural running was won by Lady Violette. It is Ireland's equivalent of the

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, 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,

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in 2007,

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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

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. The last to win both races was Alpha Centauri in 2018.

Records

Leading

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(7 wins): * Morny Wing – ''Lady Violette (1922), Glenshesk (1923), Spiral (1931), Sol Speranza (1937), Gainsworth (1940), Panastrid (1945), Sea Symphony (1947)'' Leading trainer (10 wins): *

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- ''Classic Park (1997), Imagine (2001), Yesterday (2003), Halfway To Heaven (2008), Misty For Me (2011), Marvellous (2014), Winter (2017), Hermosa (2019), Peaceful (2020), Empress Josephine (2021)'' Leading owner since 1950 (10 wins): ''(includes part ownership)'' *

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– ''Imagine (2001), Yesterday (2003), Halfway to Heaven (2008), Again (2009), Misty for Me (2011), Marvellous (2014), Winter (2017), Hermosa (2019), Peaceful (2020), Empress Josephine (2021)''

Winners since 1960

Earlier winners

* 1922: Lady Violette * 1923: Glenshesk * 1924: Voltoi * 1925: Flying Dinah * 1926: Resplendent * 1927: West Indies * 1928: Moucheron * 1929: Soloptic * 1930: Star of Egypt * 1931: Spiral * 1932: Petoni * 1933: Spy-Ann * 1934: Kyloe * 1935: Smokeless * 1936: Harvest Star * 1937: Sol Speranza * 1938: Lapel * 1939: Serpent Star * 1940: Gainsworth * 1941: Milady Rose * 1942: Majideh * 1943: Suntop * 1944: Annetta * 1945: Panastrid * 1946: Ella Retford * 1947: Sea Symphony * 1948: Morning Wings * 1949: Sunlit Ride * 1950: Princess Trudy * 1951: Queen of Sheba * 1952: Nashua * 1953: Northern Gleam * 1954: Pantomime Queen * 1955: Dark Issue * 1956: Pederoba * 1957: Even Star * 1958: Butiaba * 1959: Fiorentina

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1960

Earlier winners

See also

References