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Rosdhu Queen Makes All in Cheveley Park

Rosdhu Queen Makes All in Cheveley Park

Rosdhu Queen maintained her unbeaten record after making all the pace to win the Jaguar Cars Cheveley Park Stakes (Eng-I) for two-year-old fillies on September 29 at Newmarket.

 Saturday, September 29, 2012

Homecoming Queen Wires One Thousand Guineas

A day after winning the Qipco Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-I), Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien returned to Newmarket to capture the filly equivalent with Homecoming Queen, a nine-length surprise winner May 6.

 Sunday, May 06, 2012
Blue Bunting Flies to Victory in 1000 Guineas

Blue Bunting Flies to Victory in 1000 Guineas

Blue Bunting flew down the stands' side rail to post an upset victory in the QIPCO One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) at Newmarket May 1.

 Sunday, May 01, 2011

Special Duty Wins 1,000 Guineas After Inquiry

Special Duty took the English One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) from Jacqueline Quest following a stewards' inquiry on May 2 after finishing second by a nose to the 66-1 shot.

 Sunday, May 02, 2010

Natagora Nails One Thousand Guineas

Favored Natagora dictated the pace and then held off all challengers in spite of tiring in the final furlong to register a half-length victory in the stanjamesuk.com One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) contested at Newmarket May 4.

 Sunday, May 04, 2008

Finsceal Beo Grabs One Thousand Guineas Glory

Finsceal Beo won the One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) at Newmarket on Sunday, beating Arch Swing by 2 1/2 lengths.

 Sunday, May 06, 2007

Unbeaten Arch Swing Wins Guineas Trial in Ireland

Arch Swing, a 3-year-old daughter of Arch, kept her unbeaten record intact while defeating her John Oxx-trained stablemate Four Sins by a short head in the Dimitrova One Thousand Guineas Trial Stakes (Ire-III) at Leopardstown Saturday.

 Saturday, April 07, 2007

Speciosa Surprises in One Thousand Guineas

Speciosa won the English One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) for 3-year-old fillies on Sunday by 2 1/2 lengths to give small-time trainer Pam Sly and jockey Michael Fenton their first classic triumphs.

 Sunday, May 07, 2006

Saoire Makes History in Irish One Thousand

Saoire made trainer Frances Crowley the first licensed woman trainer to win an Irish Classic when she rallied in the final strides to win the Irish One Thousand Guineas (Ire-I) at Curragh Sunday with Mick Kinane aboard.

 Sunday, May 22, 2005

Fallon, O'Brien Sweep Rare Guineas Double

Kieren Fallon and Aidan O'Brien became the first jockey-trainer partnership for 38 years to complete the Guineas double Sunday at Newmarket when Virginia Waters won the fillies' Classic, the One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I).

 Sunday, May 01, 2005

Perfection is Yesterday's in Irish One Thousand Guineas

For the second time in three weeks, French trainer Pascal Bary's outstanding filly Six Perfections was unable to overcome a troubled trip, losing Sunday to Susan Magnier's Yesterday by a short head in the Entenmann's Irish One Thousand Guineas at The Curragh.

 Sunday, May 25, 2003

Breeder Gerald Leigh Succumbs to Cancer

One of England's top breeders has died.

 Saturday, June 22, 2002

Gossamer Gets Her Guineas Win

Gerald Leigh's homebred Gossamer made amends for her eighth-place finish in the Sagitta One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) with a 4 1/2-length romp in the Irish equivalent Sunday at The Curragh. Under Jamie Spencer, the 3-year-old daughter of Sadler's Wells completed the group I mile race in 1:45.5 on soft to heavy turf.

 Sunday, May 26, 2002

Kazzia Wins 1,000 Guineas for Godolphin

Godolphin's German-bred Kazzia resisted a late challenge from 28-1 longshot Snowfire to win Sunday's Sagitta One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) by a neck at Newmarket.

 Sunday, May 05, 2002

One Thousand Guineas Favorite May Not Run

Queen's Logic, the One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) future book favorite, may not run in Sunday's race at Newmarket after she was found lame Saturday.

 Saturday, May 04, 2002

Godolphin Down to One Filly for One Thousand Guineas

Silent Honor has been withdrawn from the Sagitta One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) due to an entrapped epiglottis discovered after a Friday morning work at Al Quoz. With Silent Honor out, Godolphin has only Kazzia in the first classic race of the season for fillies.

 Friday, April 26, 2002

Flying Spur Offspring Soar

A pair of Flying Spur fillies provided an historic 1-2 for their sire in the Vinery-sponsored One Thousand Guineas (Aust-I) at Caulfield on Wednesday.

 Thursday, October 19, 2000