Irish 2000 Guineas Odds & Tips

The Irish 2000 Guineas is a Group 1 contest for colts aged three years old and is contested over one mile. The Classic race is run at the Curragh in the middle of June and is often a race that sees potential Irish Derby and Investec Derby contenders take their chance over a mile before stepping up in distance to have another crack at winning a Classic. You can find the odds for the Irish 2000 Guineas here nearer the time.

Irish 2000 Guineas Tips

2000 Guineas second Rosallion sets the standard in here, however we think there is more value backing the leading Irish contender RIVER TIBER to give Aidan O'Brien a record extending 13th Irish 2000 Guineas.

What is the Irish 2000 Guineas? 

The Irish 2000 Guineas is one of the star attractions of the Flat season in Ireland and is a race that attracts a multitude of elite three-year-olds, who attempt to etch their name into an illustrious roll of honour. Taking place in mid-June, the Irish 2000 Guineas is a race that can be used as a springboard to the Irish Derby or alternatively the Investec Derby at Epsom or even Royal Ascot, but it's a prestigious event in its own right and the Curragh deliver a magnificent product around the Classic.

First run in 1921, the Irish 2000 Guineas has been won by some of the finest racehorses of the modern era, but one man has dominated the contest in recent times and that man is Aidan O'Brien. With his victories now into double figures in the race as a trainer, O'Brien's Ballydoyle operation have become the dominant force with the likes of Rock Of Gibraltar (2002) and Henrythenavigator (2008) just two of the most notable winners from O'Brien's stable, who both then went on to compete at Royal Ascot.

What happened in the 2022 Irish 2000 Guineas? 

Aidan O'Brien's Paddington produced a barnstorming finish to land Irish 2000 Guineas glory with stablemate Cairo back in second and Hi Royal in third.

Who is the most successful jockey in the Irish 2000 Guineas?

To date two jockeys have each claimed five wins each at this race; Tommy Burns Sr. with Soldennis (1921), Soldumeno (1923), Cornfield (1939), Grand Weather (1947), and Beau Sabreur (1948) and Martin Quirke with Salisbury (1929), Glannarg (1930), Museum (1935), Nearchus (1938), and Khosro (1941)

Who is the most successful trainer in the Irish 2000 Guineas?

It will be hard for anyone to catch up with Aidan O'Brien who has managed 12 winners in this race with Desert King (1997), 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) and Paddington in 2023.