The Irish 2,000 Guineas is a
Group 1 flat
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horse race
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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
The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) and scheduled to take place each year at ...
, 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 nine have achieved victory in both events. The first was
Right Tack
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in 1969, and the most recent was
Churchill
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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
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. The most recent to win both races was Paddington in 2023.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(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 (12 wins):
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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), Paddington (2023) ''
Leading owner since 1950 (11 wins):
''(includes part ownership)''
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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), Paddington (2023)''
Winners since 1962
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
* 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
Hard Ridden (1955–1981) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. In a brief career of five races, he won the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh and the Derby at Epsom in 1958. He was retired from racing later in the same year and stood as a s ...
* 1959: El Toro
* 1960: Kythnos
* 1961: Light Year
* 1962: Arctic Storm
* 1963: Linacre
* 1964:
Santa Claus
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See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
*
Irish Triple Crown race winners The Irish Triple Crown Winners is a three-race competition for Thoroughbred racehorses.
The Irish Triple Crown consists of the Irish 2,000 Guineas (at 1 mile), the Irish Derby (at about 1½ miles), and the Irish St. Leger (at 1 mile and 6 furlong ...
*
List of Irish flat horse races
References
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ifhaonline.org– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Irish 2000 Guineas (2019).''
– ''Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Irish 2000 Guineas Stakes – Curragh.''
– ''Irish Two Thousand Guineas.''
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Flat races in Ireland
Curragh Racecourse
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Horse races established in 1921
1921 establishments in Ireland