In 1946, Sweet Crime won the first running of the Thousand Guineas. The race was over 8 furlongs up until 1972, when it was standardised to 1600 metres.
The fastest track time over the current distance was 1:35.60, which Arborea managed to hit in 1993. The closest any horses have come to this in the past 10 years were Serious Speed (2007) and All Time High (2000) at 1:36.30 as well as Special Harmony (2003) and Macedon Lady (2002) at 1:36.40.
The most successful jockey in the Thousand Guineas has been the great Damien Oliver, who has been atop the winning horse four times. Three of those have been quite recent, and punters at sites like Luxbet have learnt to watch Oliver for an indication of the Thousand Guineas winner.
Thousand Guineas Results
The following is a list of recent Thousand Guineas results. Winners and placegetters of the Edward Manifold Stakes are marked with an asterisk, and eventual Crown Oaks winners are marked with a hash. With this information, you can place more informed bets at sites like Luxbet or SportsBet. Join an online betting site now to prepare your account for the Spring racing season!
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Yosei | Heartsareforlove | Brazilian Pulse | 1:39.8 |
| 2009 | Irish Lights | Melito | Faint Perfume# | 1:38.8 |
| 2008 | Gallica* | Cats Whisker* | Glowlamp | 1:38.6 |
| 2007 | Serious Speed* | Extension of Time | Antarctic Miss | 1:36.3 |
| 2006 | Miss Finland*# | Permaiscuous | Cheeky Choice | 1:37.2 |
| 2005 | Mnemosyne | Rewaaya | Serenade Rose*# | 1:36.3 |
| 2004 | Alinghi* | Hollow Bullet# | Ballet Society* | 1:37.1 |
| 2003 | Special Harmony*# | Hinting | Spurcent | 1:36.4 |
| 2002 | Macedon Lady | La Bella Dama | Fuji Dancer* | 1:36.4 |
| 2001 | Magical Miss# | Ha Ha | Li Lo Lill* | 1:37.0 |
| 2000 | All Time High | Ponton Flyer | Tanith | 1:36.3 |
| 1999 | Shizu | Danglissa | Beat The Fade | 1:39.4 |
* = Winners and placegetters in the Edward Manifold Stakes
# = Crown Oaks winners
