The Irish 2,000 Guineas is a

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in Ireland open to three-year-old

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colts and

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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 1921, a year before the launch of the

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. The inaugural running was won by Soldennis. 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 nine have achieved victory in both events. The first was Right Tack in 1969, and the most recent was

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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. The most recent to win both races was Gleneagles in 2015.

Records

Leading

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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 (11 wins): *

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– ''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)'' *

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– ''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 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:

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* 1958:

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* 1959: El Toro * 1960: Kythnos * 1961: Light Year * 1962: Arctic Storm * 1963: Linacre * 1964:

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References

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History

Records

Winners since 1962

Earlier winners

See also

References