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The 1000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race which is open to three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile course 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. The 1000 Guineas is presently the second of five British races to be run during the year which are designated as “Classics”. These are the first two legs of the Fillies’ Triple Crown, which is completed by the final classic, the St. Leger Stakes. Seven horses have won all three races, most recently Oh So Sharp in 1985.
It was first run on 28 April 1814, five years after the introduction of the equivalent race for both colts and fillies, the 2,000 Guineas.
The races were named according to their original prize funds (one guinea amounted to 21 shillings, or £1.05). Since 2001 both races have offered equal prize money, with each totalling £400,000 in 2009.
The format of the 1000 Guineas has been adopted by many racing authorities around the world, giving rise to such races as the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, the Irish 1000 Guineas, the German 1000 Guineas and the Premio Regina Elena….Read More