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Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes

Flat horse race in Ireland

Summary

Flat horse race in Ireland

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes
location	Leopardstown
County Dublin, Ireland
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Ballylinch Stud
website	Leopardstown
distance	7f (1,408 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Left-handed
qualification	Three-year-old fillies
weight	9 st 2 lb
Penalties
3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
purse	€55,000 (2021)
1st: €32,450

County Dublin, Ireland Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners 1st: €32,450 |} The Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Leopardstown in March or April.

History

The event used to be staged at Phoenix Park under the title 1,000 Guineas Trial. For a period it held Group 3 status. It was downgraded to Listed level in 1987.

The 1,000 Guineas Trial was transferred to Leopardstown in 1991. It regained Group 3 status in 2005.

The race can serve as a trial for various fillies' Classics in Europe. The last participant to win the Irish 1,000 Guineas was the 2022 winner, Homeless Songs. The last to achieve victory in the 1000 Guineas was Winter in 2017.

Records

Leading jockey since 1986 (6 wins):

Michael Kinane – Claxton's Slew (1987), Welsh Muffin (1990), Idle Rich (1998), Amethyst (2000), Lahinch (2002), Arch Swing (2007)

Leading trainer since 1986 (12 wins):

Aidan O'Brien – Classic Park (1997), Amethyst (2000), Lahinch (2002), Royal Tigress (2004), Virginia Waters (2005), Kamarinskaya (2006), Empowering (2011), Homecoming Queen (2012), Bracelet (2014), Hydrangea (2017), Love Locket (2020), Never Ending Story (2023)

Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	The Bean Sidhe	Charlie Swan	John Hayden
1987	Claxton's Slew	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:27.50
1988	Bell Tower	Declan Gillespie	Michael Grassick	1:31.10
1989	Tursanah	David Parnell	Kevin Prendergast	1:31.30
1990	Welsh Muffin	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:38.90
1991	Kooyonga	Warren O'Connor	Michael Kauntze	1:30.70
1992	Gdansk's Honour	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	1:32.50
1993	Miami Sands	Richard Hughes	John Oxx	1:34.10
1994	Kotama	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:32.40
1995	Khaytada	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:32.20
1996	Sheraka	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:33.30
1997	Classic Park	Stephen Craine	Aidan O'Brien	1:27.20
1998	Idle Rich	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:38.40
1999	Show Me the Money	Richard Hughes	Noel Meade	1:26.60
2000	Amethyst	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:36.90
2001	Rebelline	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	1:37.20
2002	Lahinch	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:29.60
2003	Dimitrova	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:28.00
2004	Royal Tigress	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	1:39.20
2005	Virginia Waters	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	1:36.30
2006	Kamarinskaya	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	1:32.10
2007	Arch Swing	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	1:29.30
2008	Sunset	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:28.94
2009	Maoineach	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:27.96
2010	Lady Springbank	Jim Crowley	Paul Deegan	1:33.91
2011	Empowering	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	1:29.09
2012	Homecoming Queen	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien	1:30.98
2013	Rawaaq	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:36.84
2014	Bracelet	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	1:33.70
2015	Stormfly	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:38.37
2016	Jet Setting	Shane Foley	Adrian Paul Keatley	1:34.79
2017	Hydrangea	Padraig Beggy	Aidan O'Brien	1:28.43
2018	Who's Steph	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	1:39.01
2019	Lady Kaya	Robbie Colgan	Sheila Lavery	1:31.14
2020	Love Locket	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	1:29.16
2021	Keeper of Time	Ronan Whelan	John Feane	1:28.29
2022	Homeless Songs	Chris Hayes	Dermot Weld	1:28.96
2023	Never Ending Story	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:37.43
2024	A Lilac Rolla	Billy Lee	Paddy Twomey	1:40.89
2025	Swelter	Chris Hayes	Dermot Weld	1:27.50

References

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galopp-sieger.de – Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Race Detail (2019).
pedigreequery.com – 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes – Leopardstown.

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