1400 Guineas Stakes the Beacon course at Newmarket and would be open to four-year-old colts and fillies. They paid a 200 guineas subscription each to enter their horse. Colts would carry 8 st 7 lb and fillies 8 st 4 lb. The race was initially to be run for five consecutive years from 1758, but was subsequently renewed in 1763. The weights were changed in 1768, with colts carrying 8 st 10 lb and fillies 8 st 7 lb. The race was discontinued after 1782 and a similar race was started for three-year-olds in 1784. 1400 Guineas Stakes The 1400 Guineas Stakes was
Saratoga Race Course seating capacity. In 1999, Saratoga Race Course was rated as "Sports Illustrated's" #10 sports venue of the 20th Century. Saratoga Race Course has several nicknames: "The Spa" (for the nearby mineral springs), the "House of Upsets", and the "Graveyard of Champions". Famous race horses to lose at the track: As is the case with the other two tracks operated by the New York Racing Association – Aqueduct and Belmont Park – there are three separate tracks in the main course at Saratoga Race Course: Steeplechase races are also run at Saratoga Race Course and take place on the inner turf