Two Thousand Guineas

Two Thousand Guineas
(also the 2 000 Guineas)
a well-known British horse race run every year at Newmarket in late April or early May. It was first held in 1809.

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also spelled  2,000 Guineas 

      one of the English Classic horse races (with the Derby, the Saint Leger, the One Thousand Guineas, and the Oaks), first run in 1809. Run at Newmarket, Suffolk, the 1-mile event is open to three-year-old colts (carrying 126 pounds) and fillies (121 pounds).

       2,000 Guineas (1900present) 2,000 Guineas (1900present) Winners of the Two Thousand Guineas are provided in the table.

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