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Irish 1000 Guineas: Past Winners, Stats & History

Irish Guineas Festival
Course:
Curragh
Grade:
Group 1
Length:
1m
Last Winner:
Homeless Songs @ 11/2
Prize Money:
€500,000 (2022)

We’ve got back to back Classic contests in mid-June, this time over in Ireland at the Curragh. Hot on the heels of Saturday’s Irish 2000 Guineas, Sunday sees the fillies given their chance to show what they are made of in the Irish 1000 Guineas.

This was first run in 1922, the year following the inaugural Irish 2000 Guineas. Aidan O’Brien is the contest’s leading trainer with ten victories spanning from Classic Park in 1997 to Empress Josephine in 2021.

Irish 1000 Guineas Course Map

Curragh Racecourse Map

As with the Irish 2000 Guineas, this race begins at the 1m marker on the straight section which joins the home straight from the west of the course. Runners will take a slight right hand turn just before the six furlong marker with the remainder of the race in a relatively straight line.

Irish 1000 Guineas Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Homeless Songs 11/2 Dermot Weld Chris Hayes
2021 Empress Josephine 14/1 Aidan O'Brien Seamie Heffernan
2020 Peaceful 3/1 Aidan O'Brien Seamie Heffernan
2019 Hermosa 5/2 Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore
2018 Alpha Centauri 12/1 Jessica Harrington Colm O’Donoghue
2017 Winter 8/13 Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore
2016 Jet Setting 9/1 Adrian Paul Keatley Shane Foley
2015 Pleascach 11/2 Jim Bolger Kevin Manning
2014 Marvellous 10/1 Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore
2013 Just The Judge 2/1 Charles Hills Jamie Spencer
2012 Samitar 12/1 Mick Channon Martin Harley
2011 Misty For Me 5/1 Aidan O'Brien Seamie Heffernan
2010 Bethrah 16/1 Dermot Weld Pat Smullen
2009 Again 5/2 David Wachman Johnny Murtagh
2008 Halfway to Heaven 13/2 Aidan O'Brien Seamie Heffernan
2007 Finsceal Beo 9/10 Jim Bolger Kevin Manning
2006 Nightime 12/1 Dermot Weld Pat Smullen
2005 Saoire 10/1 Frances Crowley Michael Kinane
2004 Attraction 2/1 Mark Johnston Kevin Darley
2003 Yesterday 11/2 Aidan O'Brien Michael Kinane

About the Irish 1000 Guineas

Curragh Races
Judi Gowing, flickr

Such was the success of the inaugural Irish 2000 Guineas in 1921 that it was inevitable that the equivalent race for fillies would be introduced. So it proved to be with the Irish 1000 Guineas following just one year later.

The 1 mile race for three-year-old fillies has since grown to be every bit as important as the 2000 Guineas. Both races are now Group 1 contests and both are held at the Curragh every year exactly three weeks after the 1000 and 2000 Guineas that take place at Newmarket. The usual scheduling is deliberate as the event organisers ordinarily very much want the protagonists from the Newmarket race to make the trip across the Irish Sea to compete at the Curragh.

Given the similarities between the two races in terms of the distance and the horses competing in both you’d think it would be relatively straightforward for the best horse to win both races. It doesn’t quite work like that though, as the ground at the Curragh in May is often considerably softer than at Newmarket.

Winning both races therefore requires an adaptability and level of experience that is often beyond the three-year-old competitors, so those in the list below who followed up Newmarket success with a win at the Curragh are certainly fully deserving of the plaudits that came their way.

DUAL Irish AND British 1000 GUINEAS WINNERS

Horse Trainer Jockey Year
Hermosa Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore/Wayne Lordon 2019
Winter Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore/Wayne Lordon 2017
Finsceal Beo Jim Bolger Kevin Manning 2007
Attraction Mark Johnston Kevin Darley 2004

LEADING CONTENDERS HAVE HIGH CLASS ROUTES IN AND OUT

Connections of horses who run in both the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Curragh (and sometimes the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, which is the top class French mile long race for three-year-old fillies) have likely made the decision to keep their fillies running over a mile for the foreseeable future.

That much is made clear by the paths taken by the main contenders, which often include the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot (Winter and Alpha Centauri won both in 2017 and 2018 respectively), the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket and the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown towards the end of the season.

Chart Showing the Following Race Run by the Irish 1000 Guineas Winner Between 2000 and 2021

With the caveat that many horses who run in the Irish 1000 Guineas had their previous run at Newmarket, there are several potential routes into the contest at the Curragh. Whatever the route, the trends show that horses who ran in a Group level race last time out and those who had previous success at the Group level have a statistical edge.

O’Brien Ahead of the Chasing Pack

Perhaps due to a familiarity with the sort of ground found at the Curragh, Irish-trained horses have a very good record in the Irish 1000 Guineas. A quick look at the list of successful trainers includes the familiar names of Aidan O’Brien, Jim Bolger and Dermot Weld multiple times. The big beasts of Irish training are sure to have several tempting runners in the Irish 1000 Guineas in the years to come. O’Brien became the most successful trainer in the history of the race when Hermosa won in 2019, building his lead with Empress Josephine in 2021. It would be no surprise whatsoever if he extends the record with an eleventh win sooner rather than later.

Chart Showing the Irish 1000 Guineas Winning Trainers Between 1997 and 2022

IMPRESSIVE JOCKEY RECORD TO STAND FOR A VERY LONG TIME

Seven wins is the magic number in terms of the jockeys but we have to go back into history to find the holder of that record. Morny Wing is the man at the top of the charts, which proves his highly impressive longevity. Wing partnered Lady Violette to victory in the inaugural Irish 1000 Guineas and claimed his seventh win 25 years later when Sea Symphony won in 1947.

In more recent times it’s been tough for any one jockey to have any sort of dominance over the race though Seamie Heffernan has edged into the lead with five wins, two ahead of Ryan Moore, Jamie Spencer and Michael Kinane all of whom have won three times since 1980.

Chart Showing the Jockeys with Multiple Irish 1000 Guineas Wins Between 1980 and 2022

Other Races of Note at Curragh

  • Irish 1000 Guineas
  • Irish 2000 Guineas
  • Irish Derby
  • Irish Oaks
  • Irish St. Leger
  • Phoenix Stakes
  • Tattersalls Gold Cup

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