Irish 2000 Guineas Odds

The Irish 2000 Guineas is a Group 1 contest for fillies and 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

The Irish 2000 Guineas is a hugely competitive Group 1 race run at the Curragh and you can check out our Classic tips nearer the race...

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 2021 Irish 2000 Guineas? 

Jim Bolger trained the first two home in the Irish 2000 Guineas, as Mac Swiney fended off a late surge from stablemate Poetic Flare, who failed in his quest to land the English 2000 Guineas and Irish 2000 Guineas. The pair pulled comfortably clear of the rest of the field with Van Gogh bagging third spot and Lucky Vega grabbing fourth.