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Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes

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Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Distance
  
1 mile (1,609 metres)

Track
  
Left-handed

Website
  
Leopardstown

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Leopardstown Co. Dublin, Ireland

The Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Leopardstown in March or April.

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History

The event was formerly staged at Phoenix Park under the title 2,000 Guineas Trial. It used to be contested over 7 furlongs, and for a period it held Group 3 status. It was downgraded to Listed level in 1987.

The race was transferred to Leopardstown in 1991. It was extended to a mile in 1994. It regained Group 3 status in 2005, and reverted to Listed class in 2013.

The event can serve as a trial for various colts' Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the Irish 2,000 Guineas was Saffron Walden in 1999. The last to win the 2,000 Guineas was Refuse to Bend in 2003.

Records

Leading jockey since 1986 (6 wins):

  • Michael Kinane – Lotus Pool (1990), Two-Twenty-Two (1998), Saffron Walden (1999), Bach (2000), Century City (2002), Alayan (2005)

    • Leading trainer since 1986 (7 wins):

  • Dermot Weld – Lotus Pool (1990), Two-Twenty-Two (1998), Refuse to Bend (2003), Grey Swallow (2004), Famous Name (2008), Go For Goal (2014), Zawraq (2015)

    • Winners since 1986

    a The 2011 winner Dunboyne Express was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Dan Excel.

    References

    Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Wikipedia
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