1000 Guineas Stakes
Flat horse race in Britain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For races of a similar name, see Thousand Guineas (disambiguation). For the 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, see 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes.
The 1000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May on the Sunday following the 2000 Guineas Stakes.
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Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, Suffolk, England |
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Inaugurated | 1814 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | QIPCO |
Website | Newmarket |
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Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb |
Purse | £500,000 (2022) 1st: £283,550 |
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Elmalka | Porta Fortuna | Ramatuelle |
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Mawj | Tahiyra | Matilda Picotte |
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Cachet | Prosperous Voyage | Tuesday |
2021 | ||
Mother Earth | Saffron Beach | Fev Rover |
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It is the second of Britain's five Classic races, and the first of two restricted to fillies. It can also serve as the opening leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown, followed by the Oaks and the St Leger, but the feat of winning all three is rarely attempted.