TATTERSALLS IRISH GUINESS WEEKEND
Tattersalls Irish Guiness Weekend - SATURDAY, 22ND MAY 2021
TATTERSALLS IRISH 2000 GUINEAS (GROUP 1)
WEATHERBYS IRELAND GREENLANDS STAKES (GROUP 2)
LANWADES STUD STAKES (GROUP 2)
MARBLE HILL STAKES (GROUP 3)
TATTERSALLS IRISH 2000 GUINEAS (GROUP 1)
The Irish 2,000 Guineas is the first Irish Classic of the flat season. It is run over one mile and is confined to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies only.
2020 Winner - Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas
Horse: Siskin
Owner: K Abdullah
Trainer: G M Lyons
Jockey: C T Keane
LEADING JOCKEY
JOSEPH O’BRIEN with 3 wins:
Roderic O’Connor (2011), Power (2012) & Magician (2013)
JOHNNY MURTAGH with 3 wins
Black Minnaloushe (2001), Henrythenavigator (2008) & Mastercraftsman (2009)
LEADING TRAINER (since 1999)
AIDAN O’BRIEN with 11 wins: Saffron Walden (1999), Black Minnaloushe (2001), Rock Of Gibraltar (2002), Henrythenavigator (2008), Mastercraftsman (2009), Roderic O’Connor (2011), Power (2012), Magician (2013), Gleneagles (2015), Churchill (2017), & Peaceful (2020)
WEATHERBYS IRELAND GREENLANDS STAKES (GROUP 2)
One of the three most prestigious sprints in the Irish racing calendar, the Greenlands Stakes takes its name from the area of the Curragh plain where the racecourse is located. In 2015 the race was upgraded to Group 2 level and restricted to horses aged four or older as part of a significant reshaping of the Irish sprinting programme.
In recent years Slade Power (2014) and Merchant Navy (2018) have won this race before going to land the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. College Chapel completed the same double as a three-year-olds in 1993 while the 2000 winner Namid went on to win that year’s Prix de l’Abbaye.
LEADING RIDER (since 1999)
PAT SMULLEN with 5 wins: Final Exam (2001), Benbaun (2007), Tiddliwinks (2012), Mustajeeb (2015) & Mobsta (2016)
LEADING TRAINER (since 1999)
DERMOT WELD with 3 wins: Final Exam (2001), Tiger Royal (2002) & Mustajeeb (2006)
MARBLE HILL STAKES (GROUP 3)
Where to watch
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