The Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes is a Group 3

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in Ireland open to three-year-old

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colts and

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s. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at

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in March or April.

History

The event was formerly staged at

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under the title 2,000 Guineas Trial. It was originally contested over 7 furlongs, and for a period it held Group 3 status. It was downgraded to Listed level in 1987. The race was transferred to Leopardstown in 1991. It was extended to a mile in 1994. It regained Group 3 status in 2005, and reverted to Listed class in 2013. The race was reduced in distance to 7 furlongs again in 2018 and upgraded to Group 3 once more in 2023. The event can serve as a trial for various colts' Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the

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was Saffron Walden in 1999. The last to win the 2,000 Guineas was

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in 2021.

Records

Leading

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since 1986 (6 wins): *

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– ''Lotus Pool (1990), Two-Twenty-Two (1998), Saffron Walden (1999), Bach (2000), Century City (2002), Alayan (2005)'' Leading trainer since 1986 (9 wins): * Aidan O'Brien - ''Saffren Walden (1999), Bach (2000), Century City (2002), Furmer's Green (2012), Black Sea (2016), Orderofthegarter (2017), Gustav Klimt (2018), Never No More (2019), Hans Andersen (2023)''

Winners since 1986

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1986

See also

References