IRISH 2,000 GUINEAS · IRELAND
Irish 2,000 Guineas prize money
The Irish 2,000 Guineas is worth €460,000 for the 2024 running , €285,000 of it to the winner . That makes it the 181st richest of the 997 races on this site and the 2nd richest in Ireland.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY €460,000
TO THE WINNER €285,000
WORLD RANK 181st
RUNNINGS HELD 65
FIRST RUN 1921
What the Irish 2,000 Guineas is
Group 1 · 1 mile (1,609 metres) · Turf · Curragh Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Curragh Racecourse
- Country
- Ireland
- Grade
- Group 1
- Distance
- 1 mile (1,609 metres)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-year-olds excluding geldings
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1921
The winner takes 62% of the fund. The remaining €175,000 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 1:35.69 in 2026, the Irish 2,000 Guineas pays €4,807 for every second of the race, which is 138th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 2nd in Ireland.
Every Irish 2,000 Guineas winner
65 runnings, 1962 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gstaad1:35.69 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor |
| 2025 | Field Of Gold1:36.58 | Colin Keane | John & Thady Gosden | Juddmonte |
| 2024 | Rosallion1:39.20 | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon Jr. | Obaid Al Maktoum |
| 2023 | Paddington1:40.80 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. |
| 2022 | Native Trail1:39.28 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2021 | Mac Swiney1:41.32 | Rory Cleary | Jim Bolger | Jackie Bolger |
| 2020 | Siskin1:38.49 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2019 | Phoenix of Spain1:36.52 | Jamie Spencer | Charles Hills | Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer |
| 2018 | Romanised1:38.93 | Shane Foley | Ken Condon | Robert Ng |
| 2017 | Churchill1:40.46 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. |
| 2016 | Awtaad1:45.26 | Chris Hayes | Kevin Prendergast | Hamdan Al Maktoum |
| 2015 | Gleneagles1:39.30 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. |
| 2014 | Kingman1:47.29 | James Doyle | John Gosden | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2013 | Magician1:36.81 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. |
| 2012 | Power1:39.04 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. |
| 2011 | Roderic O'Connor1:37.88 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. |
| 2010 | Canford Cliffs1:37.64 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | Heffer / Roy / Instance |
| 2009 | Mastercraftsman1:48.16 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor |
| 2008 | Henrythenavigator1:39.63 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier |
| 2007 | Cockney Rebel1:36.10 | Olivier Peslier | Geoff Huffer | Phil Cunningham |
| 2006 | Araafa1:49.80 | Alan Munro | Jeremy Noseda | Al Homaizi / Al Sagar |
| 2005 | Dubawi1:41.60 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2004 | Bachelor Duke1:40.00 | Seb Sanders | James Toller | Exors of Duke of Devonshire |
| 2003 | Indian Haven1:41.50 | John Egan | Paul D'Arcy | Gleeson / Smith / Conway |
| 2002 | Rock of Gibraltar1:47.30 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Ferguson / Magnier |
| 2001 | Black Minnaloushe1:41.40 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier |
| 2000 | Bachir1:39.80 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 1999 | Saffron Walden1:38.10 | Olivier Peslier | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier |
| 1998 | Desert Prince1:35.80 | Olivier Peslier | David Loder | Lucayan Stud |
| 1997 | Desert King1:38.30 | Christy Roche | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor |
| 1996 | Spinning World1:38.80 | Cash Asmussen | Jonathan Pease | Niarchos Family |
| 1995 | Spectrum1:40.30 | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Lord Weinstock |
| 1994 | Turtle Island1:50.10 | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Robert Sangster |
| 1993 | Barathea1:43.00 | Michael Roberts | Luca Cumani | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 1992 | Rodrigo de Triano1:41.70 | Lester Piggott | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Robert Sangster |
| 1991 | Fourstars Allstar1:38.60 | Mike Smith | Leo O'Brien | Bomze / DiLeo |
| 1990 | Tirol1:39.20 | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon Sr. | John Horgan |
| 1989 | Shaadi1:37.50 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 1988 | Prince of Birds1:39.00 | Declan Gillespie | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster |
| 1987 | Don't Forget Me1:38.00 | Willie Carson | Richard Hannon Sr. | James Horgan |
| 1986 | Flash of Steel1:53.40 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | Bertram Firestone |
| 1985 | Triptych1:42.10 | Christy Roche | David O'Brien | Alan Clore |
| 1984 | Sadler's Wells1:38.20 | George McGrath | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster |
| 1983 | Wassl1:52.00 | Tony Murray | John Dunlop | Ahmed Al Maktoum |
| 1982 | Dara Monarch1:41.80 | Michael Kinane | Liam Browne | Mrs Liam Browne |
| 1981 | Kings Lake1:47.70 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Mrs Jean-Pierre Binet |
| 1980 | Nikoli1:40.00 | Christy Roche | Paddy Prendergast | 3rd Earl of Iveagh |
| 1979 | Dickens Hill1:50.60 | Tony Murray | Mick O'Toole | Mrs Jean-Pierre Binet |
| 1978 | Jaazeiro1:39.35 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster |
| 1977 | Pampapaul1:41.90 | Gianfranco Dettori | Stuart Murless | Hans Paul |
| 1976 | Northern Treasure1:42.80 | Gabriel Curran | Kevin Prendergast | A. D. Brennan |
| 1975 | Grundy1:47.20 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Carlo Vittadini |
| 1974 | Furry Glen1:48.00 | George McGrath | Seamus McGrath | P. McGrath |
| 1973 | Sharp Edge1:45.80 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Jakie Astor |
| 1972 | Ballymore1:47.70 | Christy Roche | Paddy Prendergast | Meg Mullion |
| 1971 | King's Company1:37.50 | Freddy Head | Willie Robinson | Bertram Firestone |
| 1970 | Decies1:38.30 | Lester Piggott | Bernard van Cutsem | Nelson Bunker Hunt |
| 1969 | Right Tack1:48.60 | Geoff Lewis | John Sutcliffe Jr. | Jim Brown |
| 1968 | Mistigo | Buster Parnell | Stephen Quirke | F. Feeney |
| 1967 | Atherstone Wood | Buster Parnell | Stephen Quirke | S. O'Flaherty |
| 1966 | Paveh | T. P. Burns | T. Ainsworth | P. Widener |
| 1965 | Green Banner | N. Brennan | Kevin Kerr | B. Kerr |
| 1964 | Santa Claus | Willie Burke | Mick Rogers | John Ismay |
| 1963 | Linacre | Paeder Matthews | Paddy Prendergast | Lord Ennisdale |
| 1962 | Arctic Storm | Bill Williamson | John Oxx senior | Mrs E. Carroll |
65 of the 65 runnings name the rider, 65 name the trainer and 65 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Irish 2,000 Guineas more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Irish 2,000 Guineas twice in the 65 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a jockey
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Irish 2,000 Guineas in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Prix de l'OpéraLongchamp Racecourse | France | €500,000 | €500,000 |
| 170 | Durban July HandicapGreyville Racecourse | South Africa | €499,590 | R10,000,000 |
| 171 | Sha Tin TrophySha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | €472,388 | HK$4,250,000 |
| 172 | Queen Mother Champion ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | €468,000 | £400,000 |
| 173 | Craven PlateRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | €464,286 | AU$750,000 |
| 174 | Moonee Valley Gold CupMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | €464,286 | AU$750,000 |
| 175 | Oakleigh PlateCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | €464,286 | AU$750,000 |
| 176 | Rosehill GuineasRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | €464,286 | AU$750,000 |
| 177 | Villiers StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | €464,286 | AU$750,000 |
| 178 | Zipping ClassicCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | €464,286 | AU$750,000 |
| 182 | Prix du Moulin de LongchampLongchamp Racecourse | France | €450,000 | €450,000 |
| 183 | Acorn StakesBelmont Park | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
| 184 | Ashland StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
| 185 | Ballerina HandicapSaratoga Race Course | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
| 186 | Beholder Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
| 187 | Champagne StakesBelmont Park | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
| 188 | Coaching Club American OaksSaratoga Race Course | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
| 189 | Diana StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
| 190 | Forego StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
| 191 | H. Allen Jerkens Memorial StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Irish 2,000 Guineas in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Ireland
10 races, 2nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| King George V Cup | Leopardstown | Listed | €45,000 |
| Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes | Leopardstown | Group 3 | €42,500 |
| Patton Stakes | Dundalk Stadium | €40,000 | |
| Irish Derby | Curragh Racecourse | Group 1 | €1,000,000 |
| Leopardstown Derby Trial | Leopardstown | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| Ulster Derby | Down Royal, County Down | Handicap | €75,000 |
| Ballysax Stakes | Leopardstown | Group 3 | €50,000 |
| Gallinule Stakes | Curragh Racecourse | Group 3 | €50,000 |
Every race in Ireland we hold a purse for is on the Ireland prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner get?
€285,000. That is 62% of the €460,000 the Irish 2,000 Guineas is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Irish 2,000 Guineas prize money?
€460,000, for the 2024 running.
Where does the Irish 2,000 Guineas rank among the richest races in the world?
181st of 997. 180 races pay more, the nearest of them Prix de l'Opéra. In Ireland it is 2nd of 10.
Which jockey has won the Irish 2,000 Guineas most often?
Ryan Moore, with 4 wins between 2015 and 2026.
When was the Irish 2,000 Guineas first run?
1921. This page holds 65 runnings, from 1962 to 2026.
How far is the Irish 2,000 Guineas?
1 mile (1,609 metres), on turf, at Curragh Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money