2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes The 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes was a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It was run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in early April. The event was originally held at Ascot. The present grading system was introduced in 1971, and the race was classed at Group 3 level. It was staged at Newmarket in 1978, and transferred to Salisbury in 1979. It was discontinued after 1986. The race served as a trial for the 2000
WA Guineas WA Guineas The Western Australian Guineas is a Perth Racing Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Australia in November. Total prize money is A$500,000. The race was first held at Ascot racecourse on 15 November 1937, to mark the official date of the King's Birthday, as a weight-for-age mile race for three-year-olds. It was dropped from the race calendar in 1941 due to wartime economies. It was restored in 1943 and was run on the Saturday of the King's Birthday Meeting in November. In 2003