1000 Guineas
United Kingdom | FEATURE RACE GUIDE
History
The 1000 Guineas is a Group 1 race run under Set Weights conditions for three year old fillies at Newmarket conducted by the Jockey Club.
The 1000 Guineas is run over the mile. It was first run in 1814 and was won by Charlotte.
The 1000 Guineas is the second of the classic season flat races held each year. One of five classics, it is usually run at the end of April or start of May. The Oaks and St Leger form the rest of the Triple Crown for the fillies.
Run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket, it is always a test up the straight course.
The founder of the Derby Sir Charles Bunbury, initiated both the 2000 Guineas in 1809 and the 1000 Guineas five years later. It was named after the prize funds for the race.
The value of the Guineas was equated with the male version in 2001.
2010 winner Special Duty holds an amazing fact in racing history. The French filly won both the Newmarket version and also the equivalent Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp. Making it weirder is that she was the beneficiary of two Stewards' decisions in order to do that.
Most wins as a jockey is by George Fordham with seven between 1859 and 1883.
Famous jockeys to win the 1000 Guineas include Gordon Richards, Scobie Breasley, Edgar Britt, Lester Piggott, George Moore, Ron Hutchinson, Freddy Head, Gary Moore, Willie Carson, Pat Eddery, Kieren Fallon, Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore.
Leading trainer is Robert Robson with nine. They were from 1818 to 1827 – so 9 of 10.
Other distinguished trainers to salute include Vincent O'Brien, Henry Cecil, Michael Stoute, Clive Brittain, Andre Fabre, Criquette Head, Saeed Bin Suroor and Aidan O'Brien.
The English and Irish 1000 Guineas double has been done multiple times.
Love took a different path winning the 1000 Guineas and then the Oaks winning that by 9L.
The 1000 Guineas was worth £500,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the 1000 Guineas include Mawj (2023), Love (2020), Winter (2017), Minding (2016), Special Duty (2010), Ghanaati (2009), Finsceal Beo (2007), Cape Verdi (1998), Bosra Sham (1996), Miesque (1987), Oh So Sharp (1985), Pebbles (1984), Petit Etoile (1959), Meld (1955), Sun Chariot (1942), Pretty Polly (1904) and Sceptre (1902).
The 2024 1000 Guineas was won by Elmalka from Porta Fortuna and Ramatuelle.
Previous 1000 Guineas Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELMALKA (GB) 3F KINGMAN (GB) - NAHRAIN (GB) SELKIRK (USA) | SILVESTRE DE SOUSA | 58.0 | ROGER VARIAN | 16 | |
| MAWJ (IRE) 3F EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - MODERN IDEALS (GB) NEW APPROACH (IRE) | OISIN MURPHY | 58.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | 17 | |
| CACHET (IRE) 3F ACLAIM (IRE) - POYLE SOPHIE (GB) TEOFILO (IRE) | JAMES DOYLE | 57.0 | GEORGE BOUGHEY | 3 | |
| MOTHER EARTH (IRE) 3F ZOFFANY (IRE) - MANY COLOURS (GB) GREEN DESERT (USA) | LANFRANCO DETTORI | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 2 | |
| LOVE (IRE) 3F GALILEO (IRE) - PIKABOO (GB) PIVOTAL (GB) | RYAN MOORE | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 14 | |
| HERMOSA (IRE) 3F GALILEO (IRE) - BEAUTY IS TRUTH (IRE) PIVOTAL (GB) | W M LORDAN | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 4 | |
| BILLESDON BROOK (GB) 3F CHAMPS ELYSEES (GB) - COPLOW (GB) MANDURO (GER) | S M LEVEY | 57.0 | RICHARD HANNON JR | 8 | |
| WINTER (IRE) 3F GALILEO (IRE) - LADDIES POKER TWO (IRE) CHOISIR (AUS) | W M LORDAN | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 7 | |
| MINDING (IRE) 3F GALILEO (IRE) - LILLIE LANGTRY (IRE) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) | RYAN MOORE | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 8 | |
| LEGATISSIMO (IRE) 3F DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - YUMMY MUMMY (GB) MONTJEU (IRE) | RYAN MOORE | 57.0 | D WACHMAN | 13 | |
| MISS FRANCE (IRE) 3F DANSILI (GB) - MISS TAHITI (IRE) TIROL (IRE) | MAXIME GUYON | 57.0 | A FABRE | 4 | |
| SKY LANTERN (IRE) 3F RED CLUBS (IRE) - SHAWANNI (GB) SHAREEF DANCER (USA) | R HUGHES | 57.0 | R HANNON | 7 | |
| HOMECOMING QUEEN (IRE) 3F HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) - LAGRION (USA) DIESIS (GB) | RYAN MOORE | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 2 | |
| BLUE BUNTING (USA) 3F DYNAFORMER (USA) - MIARIXA (FR) LINAMIX (FR) | LANFRANCO DETTORI | 57.0 | MAHMOOD AL ZAROONI | 16 | |
| SPECIAL DUTY (GB) 3F HENNESSY (USA) - QUEST TO PEAK (USA) DISTANT VIEW (USA) | STEPHANE PASQUIER | 57.0 | CRIQUETTE HEAD-MAAREK | 1 | |
| GHANAATI (USA) 3F GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) - SARAYIR (USA) MR PROSPECTOR (USA) | R HILLS | 57.0 | B W HILLS | 8 | |
| NATAGORA (FR) 3F DIVINE LIGHT (JPN) - REINAMIXA (FR) LINAMIX (FR) | C P LEMAIRE | 57.0 | PASCAL BARY | 13 | |
| FINSCEAL BEO (IRE) 3F MR. GREELEY (USA) - MUSICAL TREAT (IRE) ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) | K J MANNING | 57.5 | J S BOLGER | 8 | |
| SPECIOSA (IRE) 3F DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - SPECIFICALLY (USA) SKY CLASSIC (CAN) | MICKY FENTON | 57.0 | MRS P SLY | 3 | |
| VIRGINIA WATERS (USA) 3F KINGMAMBO (USA) - LEGEND MAKER (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) | K FALLON | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 1 | |
| ATTRACTION (GB) 3F EFISIO (GB) - FLIRTATION (GB) PURSUIT OF LOVE (GB) | K DARLEY | 57.0 | M JOHNSTON | 8 | |
| RUSSIAN RHYTHM (USA) 3F KINGMAMBO (USA) - BALISTROIKA (USA) NIJINSKY II (GB) | K FALLON | 57.0 | SIR MICHAEL STOUTE | 2 | |
| KAZZIA (GER) 3F ZINAAD (GB) - KHORUNA (GER) LAGUNAS (GB) | LANFRANCO DETTORI | 57.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | 12 | |
| AMEERAT (GB) 3F MARK OF ESTEEM (IRE) - WALIMU (IRE) TOP VILLE (GB) | PHILIP ROBINSON | 57.5 | M A JARVIS | 10 | |
| LAHAN (GB) 3F UNFUWAIN (USA) - | R HILLS | 57.0 | JOHN GOSDEN | 10 |
Related News
There was no mistaking the most popular victory at Tauranga when promising three-year-old filly Sexy And I Moet had the grandstand rocking as she glided to the winning post in the Ultimate Mazda 3YO (1300m) for her connections, the Heels & Hooves Syndicate #2.
Recent Atalanta Stakes winner bids to get off the mark at the top level in Newmarket this weekend.
Monday’s racing round-up includes the news of eleven confirmations for the Virgin Bet Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
Lake Victoria stretched her unblemished record to four from four with a polished performance in the Group 1 Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket.
Stephen Marsh believes the El Vencedor that is heading to Hastings for Saturday’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) is barely recognisable as the same horse that has competed during the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival in previous seasons.
A pair of classy three-year-olds from last season made a bold return to racing at Ellerslie on Saturday, with Cambridge Stud homebred Luberon digging deep to just pip Pericles in the Sistema (1200m).
After recapturing her best form, top mare Admiration Express will be given the opportunity of securing the second-leg of a feature race double at Kalgoorlie on the weekend.
New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton Park in November could prove to be an exciting one for The Oaks Stud.
New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton Park in November could prove to be an exciting one for The Oaks Stud.
New Zealand import Firestorm made a perfect start to her four-year-old season with a strong-finishing success in Saturday’s A$160,000 NSW Thoroughbred Breeders Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill.
A hard-fought victory by Raziah in Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton Park provided trainer Tony Pike and jockey Matt Cartwright with a second feature three-year-old success within the space of a week.
Porta Fortuna confirmed her position at the top of the female miling division with another Group 1 success in the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.
Porta Fortuna confirmed her position at the top of the female miling division with another Group 1 success in the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.
Charlie Appleby looks to have another smart filly on his hands after Desert Flower enhanced her 1000 Guineas credentials with a snug success in the Group 2 May Hill at Doncaster on Thursday.
