Staged at The Curragh racecourse the Irish 2,000 Guineas is a Group One class race for 3 year-olds only. Run over 1m the contest normally takes place each year in May and was first run in 1921.
Horses that contested the English 2,000 Guineas often go onto run in this race, while winners of the Irish 2,000 Guineas tend to take in the St James’s Palace Stakes, at Royal Ascot.
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has won 5 of the last 17 runnings - including again in 2023 with Paddington. While, in total, O’Brien has won the race a staggering 12 times.
Last year's English 2000 Guineas runner-up Field Of Gold went one better in the Irish 2000 Guineas.
We take a look back at past winners, plus have all the key trends ahead of the 2026 Irish 2,000 Guineas – run on Saturday 23rd May 2026 – did you know that 22 of the last 24 winners had raced in the last 4 weeks, while 17 of the last 24 ran at Newmarket last time out?
Recent Irish 2,000 Guineas Winners
2025 - FIELD OF GOLD (Evs fav)
2024 - ROSALLION (10/11 fav)
2023 - PADDINGTON (3/1)
2022 - NATIVE TRAIL (2/5 fav)
2021 - MAC SWINEY (8/1)
2020 – SISKIN (2/1 fav)
2019 – PHOENIX OF SPAIN (16/1)
2018 – ROMANISED (25/1)
2017 – CHURCHILL (4/9 fav)
2016 – AWTAAD (9/2)
2015 – GLENEAGLES (2/5 fav)
2014 – KINGMAN (4/5 fav)
2013 – MAGICIAN (10/3)
2012 – POWER (5/1)
2011 – RODERIC O’CONNOR (7/2)
2010 – CANFORD CLIFFS (9/4 fav)
2009 – MASTERCRAFTSMAN (6/4 fav)
2008 – HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (5/4)
2007 – COCKNEY REBEL (6/4 fav)
2006 – ARAAFA (12/1)
2005 – DUBAWI (7/4 jfav)
2004 – BACHELOR (12/1)
2003 – INDIAN HAVEN (8/1)
2002 – ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (4/7 fav)
Irish 2000 Guineas Betting Trends and Stats
22/24 – Had run within the last 4 weeks
20/24 – Had won over either 7f or 1m before
19/24 – Had won between 1-4 times before
18/24 – Favourites that finished in the top two
18/24 – Returned 5/1 or shorter in the betting
18/24 – Came from the top 3 in the betting
17/24 – Ran at Newmarket last time out
16/24 – Drawn in stall 4 or lower
16/24 – Irish bred
15/24 – Had run at the Curragh before
15/24 – Winning distance – 2 lengths or less
12/24 – Winning favourites
11/24 – Had won a Group 1 race before
11/24 – Trained by a UK-based stable
9/24 – Unplaced last time out
9/24 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien (12 wins in total)
9/24 – Won last time out
5/24 – Won the 2,000 Guineas (Newmarket) that season
4 of the last 12 winners came from stall 1
11 of the last 13 winners came from stalls 6 or lower
The average winning SP in the last 24 years is 4/1
Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Cockney Rebel (2007), Henrythenavigator (2008), Gleneagles (2015) & Churchill (2017) - all did the English/Irish 2,000 Guineas double
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