1000 Guineas Stakes trial for the Oaks, and the last horse to win both was Kazzia in 2002. The prize money for the 1000 Guineas has equaled that of the 2000 Guineas since 2001. Each had a purse of £350,000 in 2012. Jacqueline Quest finished first in 2010, but she was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry. 1000 Guineas Stakes The 1000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take
Irish 2,000 Guineas Irish 2,000 Guineas The Irish 2,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May. The event was established in 1921, a year before the launch of the Irish 1,000 Guineas. The inaugural running was won by Soldennis. It is Ireland's equivalent of the 2,000 Guineas, and in recent years it has taken place three weeks after that race. The field usually includes horses which previously contested