- Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial
The Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial is a Group 3 flat horse race in the
Republic of Ireland for three-year-oldthoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 7furlong s (1,408 metres) atLeopardstown Racecourse in April.The race moved to Leopardstown in 1991 following the closure of its former venue Phoenix Park, where it was run as the 1,000 Guineas Trial and sponsored by
Harp Lager . It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2005 having been previously classed as a Listed race. A similar race, theDerrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial , takes place at Leopardstown in May.The winners
Kooyonga , Classic Park and 2001 runner-up Imagine all subsequently won theIrish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh, while in 2005Virginia Waters went on to win the English 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket.Winners since 1987
* The 1990 race was run over a distance of 1
mile (1,609 metres).References
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Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=90114&r_date=1988-4-2 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=94375&r_date=1989-4-15 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=98870&r_date=1990-4-21 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=103680&r_date=1991-4-20 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=108431&r_date=1992-4-18 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=113435&r_date=1993-4-17 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=118486&r_date=1994-4-16 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=123815&r_date=1995-4-15 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=202394&r_date=1996-4-20 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=237670&r_date=1997-4-19 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=251043&r_date=1998-4-19 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=265705&r_date=1999-4-18 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=279944&r_date=2000-4-16 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=299819&r_date=2001-4-16 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=315147&r_date=2002-4-14 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=331264&r_date=2003-4-13 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=350174&r_date=2004-4-18 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=382256&r_date=2005-4-10 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=406268&r_date=2006-4-15 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=429285&r_date=2007-4-7 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=454416&r_date=2008-4-6 2008]ee also
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List of Irish flat horse races
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