1,000 Guineas Race Guide

The 1,000 Guineas is the second leg of the early season Classics duo, the Guineas. The 1,000 Guineas is run in late April or early May every year, usually on the day following the running of the 2,000 Guineas. Entry to the race is restricted to 3-year old fillies.

Like the 2,000 Guineas, the 1,000 Guineas is run over a distance of 1 mile on the Rowley mile at Newmarket racecourse. The race dates back to 1814 when Charlotte, ridden by Bill Clift, became the first 1,000 Guineas Winner. Today the 1,000 Guineas is worth over £350,000 in prize money.

1,000 Guineas Betting

The 1,000 Guineas is a major sports betting event, and attracts attention from beyond the racing fraternity. Many punters place accumulator bets on the Guineas by betting on the winners of both the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas in a single bet.

Like the 2,000 Guineas, the 1,000 Guineas is a tough race to call. Some punters look to early season race festivals for clues to runner form, however, many of the runners competing in the 1,000 Guineas would be having their first outing for the season.

Ante-post betting markets generally provide a good indication of the prospects of 1,000 Guineas runners. These markets are most reliable several weeks in advance of the race, as bets by uneducated punters in the immediate run up to the race often distort the prices offered on some of the runners.

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1,000 Guineas Winners

Only a handful of thoroughbred racehorses have won the 1,000 Guineas and then gone on to achieve other notable race wins. Some of the champions blooded by this event include 1984 1,000 Guineas winner, Pebbles. Hatoof won the race in 1992, before going on to win a series of major international races, including the Beverley Stakes.

The 1,000 Guineas produced its most successful jockey in the mid 1800s when George Fordam saddled eight 1,000 Guineas winners. The most successful 1,000 Guineas winner of recent times is Kieran Fallon, who won the race on four occasions between 1997 and 2007.

In the last two decades the 1,000 Guineas winners title has been passed around amongst the top trainers in flat racing. Saaed bin Surror, Sir Michael Stoute, Jim Dunlop and Henry Cecil have all taken multiple 1,000 Guineas race titles in the last thirty years.