1,000 Guineas Preview
The 1000 Guineas Stakes is the first fillies’ Classic of the British flat racing season and one of the most prestigious races in the calendar. Run at Newmarket Racecourse, the race regularly produces elite Group 1 winners and future champions.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 1,000 Guineas, including key contenders, trends, and the latest betting.
When is the 2026 1,000 Guineas
- Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026
- Time: 3:35pm
- Venue: Newmarket (Rowley Mile)
- Distance: 1 mile (straight)
- Age Group: 3-year-old fillies
What is the 1,000 Guineas?
First run in 1814, the 1,000 Guineas is one of the five British Classics and is the fillies’ equivalent of the 2000 Guineas Stakes.
It’s often the first real test of a generation of three-year-old fillies over a mile, with many contenders stepping up from juvenile campaigns.
Recent Winners
The last nine 1,000 Guinwas winners were:
- 2025: Desert Flower
- 2024: Elmalka
- 2023: Maw
- 2022: Cachet
- 2021: Mother Earth
- 2020: Love
- 2019: Hermosa
- 2018: Billesdon Brook
- 2017: Winter
- 2016: Minding
2026 1,000 Guineas Runners & Riders
- Abashiri – William Buick
- Azleet – Marco Ghiani
- Darn Hot Gallop – Rossa Ryan
- Domina Ignis – David Egan
- Evolutionist – Shane Foley
- Inis Mor – Sean Levey
- Mubasimah – David Probert
- My Highness – Oisin Murphy
- Precise – Ryan Moore
- Rose Ghaiyyath – Billy Loughnane
- Silenciosa – Jack Mitchell
- Spicy Marg – Tom Marquand
- The Prettiest Star – Kieran Shoemark
- Timeforshowcasing – Silvestre de Sousa
- Touleen – Saffie Osborne
- True Love – Wayne Lordan
- True Test – Luke Morris
- Venetian – Lace Jason Hart
- Venetian Sun – Clifford Lee
1,000 Guineas Trends
- There have only been two winning favourites in the last nine runnings.
- Desert Flower was a winning favourite last year at a price of EVS for Charlie Appleby and Will Buick.
- Trainer Aidan O’Brien has won five of the last nine editions of the 1,000 Guineas.
- O’Brien trained the second in Saturday’s 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, Gstaad.
- Five of the last 12 winners won on their last run before the 1000 Guineas
- Precise, True Love, Abashiri, Evolutionist, Azleet, Spicy Marg, Timeforshowcasing, and Darn Hot Gallop all won last time out.
- Three of the past 12 winners ran in the fillies mile on their last run.
- Precise (winner), Venetian Lace (runner-up), and Evolutionist (third) ran in the fillies last time.
- Two of their last 12 1,000 Guineas winners ran in the Nell Gwyn Stakes on their most recent start.
- Azleet (winner), Inis Mor (fourth), and Mubasimah (sixth) featured in the Nell Gwyn last time out.
- Five of the last 1,000 12 winners had winning form at Newmarket.
- Precise, True Love, Evolutionist, Inis Mor, AzleetSpicy Marg, Darn Hot Gallop, Mubasimah, and True test have all won at Newmarket.
- 11/12 winners had at least 1 previous run over 8 Furlongs.
- Runners without an 8F start: Silenciosa, Mubasimah, Domina Ignis, Spicy Marg, Azleet, Touleen, The Prettiest Star, My Highness, True Love, and Venetian Sun.
- 10/12 winners had a rating of 106 or higher.
- Runners rated below 106 (or without a rating): Abashiri, Touleen, Inis Mor, Azleet, Rose Ghaiyyath, Spicy Marg, Dominga Ignis, Timeforshowcasing, Darn Hot Gallop, Mubasimah, Silenciosa, True Test.
- 10/12 winners had at least one win in Group race.
- Group winners: Precise, Venetian Sun, True Love, My Highness, Evolutionist, and Azleet.
- Seven of the previous 12 winners had at least 1 previous run that season.
- True Love, My Highness, Evolutionist, Touleen, Inis Mor, Azleet, Domina Ignis, Timeforshowcasing, Darn Hot Gallop, Mubasimah, Silenciosa, and True Test have all run at least once this season.
2026 1,000 Guineas Betting
The latest odds, markets and offers for the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket can be found on the BAR 1 Betting website & app. We’re paying four places on this year’s race.
The Irish filly Precise is this year’s favourite for Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien.
Where to Watch the 2026 1,000 Guineas
Due off at 3.35pm on Sunday May 2, the 1,000 Guineas will be live on ITV4 & Racing TV, while the classic will also be streamed on the BAR 1 Betting website & app.
