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Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes

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Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Distance
  
7f (1,408 metres)

Track
  
Left-handed

Website
  
Leopardstown

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Leopardstown Co. Dublin, Ireland

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.

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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 Jet Setting, who won both races in 2016. The last to achieve victory in the 1000 Guineas was Legatissimo, who finished fourth in 2015.

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 (9 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)

    • Winners since 1986

    a The 1990 running was contested over 1 mile.

    References

    Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Wikipedia
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