Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes

Group 3 race
Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes

Location	Leopardstown Co. Dublin, Ireland
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Leopardstown
Race information
Distance	1 mile (1,609 metres)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old colts and geldings
Weight	9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
Purse	€47,500 (2011) 1st: €30,875

The Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late March or early April.

The event used to be staged at Phoenix Park under the title 2,000 Guineas Trial, and it was formerly contested over 7 furlongs. For a period it held Group 3 status, but it was downgraded to Listed level in 1987. The race was transferred to Leopardstown in 1991, and it was extended to a mile in 1994. It regained Group 3 status in 2005.

The race serves as a trial for the first colts' Classics of the European flat season. The most recent winner to subsequently achieve victory in the 2,000 Guineas was Refuse to Bend in 2003, and the last to win the Irish 2,000 Guineas was Saffron Walden in 1999.

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners since 1986 3 See also 4 References

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)

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Leading trainer since 1986 (5 wins):

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

Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	Toca Madera	Stephen Craine	Liam Browne
1987	Island Reef	Gabriel Curran	Kevin Prendergast	1:27.30
1988	Caerwent	John Reid	Vincent O'Brien	1:31.80
1989	Sagamore	David Parnell	Kevin Prendergast	1:30.80
1990	Lotus Pool	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:36.50
1991	Bufalino	Willie Supple	Jim Bolger	1:31.30
1992	Portico	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	1:33.40
1993	Massyar	Richard Hughes	John Oxx	1:31.40
1994	Manntari	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:44.90
1995	Adjareli	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:44.60
1996	Deed of Love	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:46.30
1997	Lil's Boy	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:40.60
1998	Two-Twenty-Two	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:50.60
1999	Saffron Walden	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:39.00
2000	Bach	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:49.50
2001	Dr Brendler	Fran Berry	John Hayden	1:53.60
2002	Century City	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:38.70
2003	Refuse to Bend	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:39.20
2004	Grey Swallow	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:51.60
2005	Alayan	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	1:51.70
2006	Yasoodd	Chris Catlin	Mick Channon	1:45.60
2007	Creachadoir	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:40.20
2008	Famous Name	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:43.95
2009	Recharge	Chris Hayes	Kevin Prendergast	1:40.65
2010	Noll Wallop	Wayne Lordan	Tommy Stack	1:47.15
2011	Dunboyne Express	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	1:41.36

See also

• List of Irish flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Race Detail (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes – Leopardstown.