The Irish 1,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
History The event was established in 1922, a year after the launch of the Irish 2,000 Guineas. The inaugural running was won by Lady Violette.
It is Ireland's equivalent of the 1000 Guineas, and in recent years it has taken place three weeks after that race. The field usually includes horses which previously contested the English version, and four have achieved victory in both events; Attraction in 2004, Finsceal Beo in 2007, Winter in 2017 and Hermosa in 2019.
The leading horses from the Irish 1,000 Guineas often go on to compete in the following month's Coronation Stakes. The last to win both races was Precise in 2026.
Records Leading jockey (7 wins): Morny Wing – Lady Violette (1922), Glenshesk (1923), Spiral (1931), Sol Speranza (1937), Gainsworth (1940), Panastrid (1945), Sea Symphony (1947)
Leading trainer (12 wins): Aidan O'Brien - Classic Park (1997), Imagine (2001), Yesterday (2003), Halfway To Heaven (2008), Misty For Me (2011), Marvellous (2014), Winter (2017), Hermosa (2019), Peaceful (2020), Empress Josephine (2021), Lake Victoria (2025), Precise (2026)
Leading owner since 1950 (12 wins): (includes part ownership) Sue Magnier – Imagine (2001), Yesterday (2003), Halfway to Heaven (2008), Again (2009), Misty for Me (2011), Marvellous (2014), Winter (2017), Hermosa (2019), Peaceful (2020), Empress Josephine (2021), Lake Victoria (2025), Precise (2026)
Winners since 1960 YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwner Time 1960 Zenobia Liam Ward Tommy Shaw Mrs A. Biddle 1961 Lady Senator Tommy Gosling P. Ashworth G. Freeman 1962 Shandon Belle T. P. Burns R. Fetherstonhaugh S. Abbot 1963 Gazpacho Freddie Palmer Paddy Prendergast Mrs J. Mullion 1964 Royal Danseuse Johnny Roe Seamus McGrath Joe McGrath 1965 Ardent Dancer Bill Rickaby Tommy Gosling Mrs P. McAllister 1966 Valoris J. Power Vincent O'Brien Charles Clore 1967 Lacquer Ron Hutchinson Harry Wragg Budgie Moller 1968 Front Row Eric Eldin Ryan Jarvis F. Allen 1969 Wenduyne Bill Williamson Paddy Prendergast J. Mullion 1970 Black Satin Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop W. Reynolds 1971 Favoletta Lester Piggott Harry Wragg Budgie Moller 1972 Pidget Wally Swinburn Kevin Prendergast Norman Butler 1:47.80 1973 Cloonagh Greville Starkey Henry Cecil Arthur Boyd-Rochfort 1:47.40 1974 Gaily Ron Hutchinson Dick Hern Michael Sobell 1:49.50 1975 Miralla Buster Parnell Hugh Nugent Lady Lister Kaye 1:46.10 1976 Sarah Siddons Christy Roche Paddy Prendergast Mrs J R Mullion 1:45.20 1977 Lady Capulet Tommy Murphy Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:45.20 1978 More So Christy Roche Paddy Prendergast Joan Gelb 1:39.60 1979 Godetia Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:52.40 1980 Cairn Rouge Tony Murray Michael Cunningham D. Brady 1:39.10 1981 Arctique Royale Gabriel Curran Kevin Prendergast Jean-Pierre Binet 1:49.30 1982 Prince's Polly Wally Swinburn Dermot Weld Kerry Fitzpatrick 1:40.50 1983 L'Attrayante Alain Badel Olivier Douieb Mrs Charles Thériot 1:49.20 1984 Katies Philip Robinson Mick Ryan Terry Ramsden 1:38.60 1985 Al Bahathri Tony Murray Harry Thomson Jones Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:45.30 1986 Sonic Lady Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 1:44.90 1987 Forest Flower Tony Ives Ian Balding Paul Mellon 1:43.90 1988 Trusted Partner Michael Kinane Dermot Weld Moyglare Stud Farm 1:39.90 1989 Ensconse Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani Sheikh Mohammed 1:38.50 1990 In the Groove Steve Cauthen David Elsworth Brian Cooper 1:41.30 1991 Kooyonga Warren O'Connor Michael Kauntze Mitsuo Haga 1:37.20 1992 Marling Walter Swinburn Geoff Wragg Sir Edmund Loder 1:41.50 1993 Nicer Michael Hills Barry Hills Catherine Corbett 1:44.20 1994 Mehthaaf Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:49.00 1995 Ridgewood Pearl Christy Roche John Oxx Anne Coughlan 1:43.90 1996 Matiya Willie Carson Ben Hanbury Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:39.80 1997 Classic Park Stephen Craine Aidan O'Brien Mrs Seamus Burns 1:42.20 1998 Tarascon Jamie Spencer Tommy Stack Jane Rowlinson 1:38.40 1999 Hula Angel Michael Hills Barry Hills Jim Fleming 1:39.10 2000 Crimplene Philip Robinson Clive Brittain Marwan Al Maktoum 1:39.80 2001 Imagine Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier 1:41.10 2002 Gossamer Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani Gerald Leigh 1:45.50 2003 Yesterday Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier 1:40.80 2004 Attraction Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 10th Duke of Roxburghe 1:37.60 2005 Saoire Michael Kinane Frances Crowley Joseph Joyce 1:41.50 2006 Nightime Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Marguerite Weld 1:48.30 2007 Finsceal Beo Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Michael Ryan 1:39.30 2008 Halfway to Heaven Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 1:40.82 2009 Again Johnny Murtagh David Wachman Tabor / Magnier 1:46.34 2010 Bethrah Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:37.49 2011 Misty for Me Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier / Smith 1:35.90 2012 Samitar Martin Harley Mick Channon Martin S. Schwartz 1:38.50 2013 Just The Judge Jamie Spencer Charles Hills Qatar Racing Ltd & Sangster family 1:39.37 2014 Marvellous Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith / Tabor / Magnier 1:45.52 2015 Pleascach Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Jackie Bolger 1:39.17 2016 Jet Setting Shane Foley Adrian Keatley Equinegrowthpartners Syndicate 1:42.46 2017 Winter Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier / Smith 1:39.78 2018 Alpha Centauri Colm O'Donoghue Jessica Harrington Niarchos Family 1:38.71 2019 Hermosa Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier / Smith 1:35.07 2020 Peaceful Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier / Smith 1:38.19 2021 Empress Josephine Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier / Smith 1:47.92 2022 Homeless Songs Chris Hayes Dermot Weld Moyglare Stud Farm 1:38.81 2023 Tahiyra Chris Hayes Dermot Weld Aga Khan IV 1:39.89 2024 Fallen Angel Daniel Tudhope Karl Burke Clipper Logistics 1:40.84 2025 Lake Victoria Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier / Smith 1:36.38 2026 Precise Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien Smith / Tabor / Magnier 1:36.98
Earlier winners
1922: Lady Violette 1923: Glenshesk 1924: Voltoi 1925: Flying Dinah 1926: Resplendent 1927: West Indies 1928: Moucheron 1929: Soloptic 1930: Star of Egypt 1931: Spiral 1932: Petoni 1933: Spy-Ann 1934: Kyloe 1935: Smokeless 1936: Harvest Star 1937: Sol Speranza 1938: Lapel 1939: Serpent Star 1940: Gainsworth 1941: Milady Rose 1942: Majideh 1943: Suntop 1944: Annetta 1945: Panastrid 1946: Ella Retford 1947: Sea Symphony 1948: Morning Wings 1949: Sunlit Ride 1950: Princess Trudy 1951: Queen of Sheba 1952: Nashua 1953: Northern Gleam 1954: Pantomime Queen 1955: Dark Issue 1956: Pederoba 1957: Even Star 1958: Butiaba 1959: Fiorentina
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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External links Race Recordings (1979, 1984–2007) youtube.com galopp-sieger.de – Irish 1000 Guineas. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Irish 1000 Guineas (2019). irishracinggreats.com – Irish 1,000 Guineas (Group 1). pedigreequery.com – Irish 1000 Guineas Stakes – Curragh. tbheritage.com – Irish One Thousand Guineas.