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• The original prize for the race was 1000 Guineas, hence its name.  In 2007 the total prize money was a record £330,000.  The prize money for the Stan James 2000 and 1000 Guineas are identical, though parity was only introduced for the first time in the races’ history in 2001.
• The inaugural running of the 1000 Guineas, for three-year-old fillies, took place in 1814. The Classic was won by the 11/5 favourite Charlotte, who beat four rivals.
• Four fillies have completed the 1000 Guineas/2000 Guineas double. The last was Sceptre in 1902, who was amazingly also successful in the Oaks and St Leger. The other fillies to win both Newmarket classics are Crucifix (1840), Formosa (1868) and Pilgrimage (1878).
• A total of 46 fillies have won both the 1000 Guineas and Oaks. Neva was the first in 1817 and Kazzia the latest in 2002, winning for Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation and jockey Frankie Dettori, pictured below.

• Hannah won the 1000 Guineas in 1871 and she was one of the most outstanding fillies of her era. She progressed to claim the fillies' Triple Crown - the 1000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks and St Leger. Another six fillies have also managed this feat - Apology, La Fleche, Pretty Polly, Sun Chariot, Meld and Oh So Sharp, who achieved it for trainer Henry Cecil and jockey Steve Cauthen in 1985. Oh So Sharp is pictured below.

• The remarkable filly Sceptre, successful in the 1902 1000 Guineas, remains the winner of four British Classics outright, having also succeeded in the 2000 Guineas, Oaks and St Leger. For good measure, she also finished fourth in the other British Classic, the Derby.
• In 1825, the Duke of Grafton’s Tontine was the sole participant in the 1000 Guineas. At the other end of the spectrum, the largest field was 29 in 1926, when Pillion was successful at 25/1. The current maximum is 30.
• Humble Duty recorded the greatest winning margin in the 1000 Guineas since 1900 when scoring by seven lengths in 1970 under Lester Piggott. During the same period, six winners have scraped home by the narrowest of margins, a short-head, namely Atmah (1911), Fair Isle (1930), Highclere (1974), Nocturnal Spree (1975), Oh So Sharp (1985) and Las Meninas (1994).
• The longest-priced 1000 Guineas winner was Lord Derby’s Ferry, returned at 50/1 in 1918. The shortest-priced was Crucifix, whose odds were 1/10 when taking the 1840 renewal.
• A total of 78 of the 194 runnings have been won by either the favourite or a joint-favourite. This works out as four in every 10 runnings being won by a favourite. The favourite has only three times been out of the first four to finish since 1994.
• Seven winners since 1900 have been trained in Ireland - 1908 Rhodora (trained by James Allen), 1964 Pourparler (Paddy Prendergast), 1966 Glad Rags (Vincent O’Brien), 1975 Nocturnal Spree (Stuart Murless), 1994 Las Meninas (Tommy Stack), 2005 Virginia Waters (Aidan O’Brien) who is pictured below and 2007 Finsceal Beo (Jim Bolger).

• There have been 15 French-trained winners since 1900 - 1929 Taj Mah (trained by Juan Torterolo), 1932 Kandy (Frank Carter), 1935 Mesa (P Corbiere), 1947 Imprudence (Jacques Lieux), 1950 Camaree (A Lieux), 1957 Rose Royale (Alec Head), 1958 Bella Paola (Francois Mathet), 1960 Never Too Late (Etienne Pollet), 1963 Hula Dancer (Etienne Pollet), 1976 Flying Water (Angel Penna), 1983 Ma Biche (Criquette Head), 1987 Miesque (Francois Boutin), 1988 Ravinella (Criquette Head),1992 Hatoof (Criquette Head) and Natagora (P Bary) in 2008.
• The exceptional Pretty Polly won the Newmarket Classic in 1904, scoring with ease in a course record time of 1m 40s when coming three lengths clear. She was successful in 22 of her 24 starts and is regarded by many as the greatest filly of all time.
• Another great heroine of the 1000 Guineas was Tagalie, successful in 1912 and the only winner to go on to land the Derby.
• Petite Etoile, owned and bred by the Aga Khan, was one of the best fillies of the second half of the 20th century. She took the 1000 Guineas in 1959 and was never out of the first two in her career, while her 14 other successes included the Oaks, Sussex Stakes, Yorkshire Oaks, Champion Stakes and two Coronation Cups.
• The present Queen owned the 1974 heroine Highclere while her father, King George VI, saw both Hypernicum (1946) and Sun Chariot (1942) carry his colours to victory. King George V was victorious with Scuttle in 1928 and, way back in 1896, Thais triumphed for the Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VII).
• Two outstanding winners in the 1980’s went on to score memorable successes at the Breeders’ Cup in the USA.  Pebbles, the 1984 1000 Guineas heroine, became the first British-trained horse to win a Breeders’ Cup race the following year, while the French-trained Miesque, successful at Newmarket in 1987, subsequently landed two renewals of the Breeders' Cup Mile, in 1987 and 1988. Pebbles is pictured below.

• Salsabil, owned by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum and trained by John Dunlop, progressed in 1990 to capture the Epsom Oaks and proved an outstanding filly by defeating the best colts of her generation in the Irish Derby at the Curragh.
• Harayir, the Stan James 1000 Guineas heroine in 1995 who was also owned by Sheikh Hamdan, became the first winner of a British Classic race to be run on a Sunday and the race has continued to take place on that day.
• The remarkable Finsceal Beo set a new record time in 2007 not just for the Stan James 1000 Guineas, but the Stan James 2000 Guineas as well. Her time of 1m 34.94s beat the Previous 1000 Guineas record of 1m 36.38s, set by Lahan in 2000 and the 2000 Guineas record of 1m 35.08s set by Mister Baileys in 1994. Fnsceal Beo is pictured below.

• The 2004 renewal went to the Mark Johnston-trained Attraction, who came back from injury to win on her seasonal debut by half a length from Godolphin's Sundrop. Attraction went on to win the Irish 1000 Guineas, the first filly ever to complete that double, and followed up with further Group One victories in the Coronation Stakes and Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes later in the season. Attraction is pictured below storming home to victory in the 1000 Guineas.

• Henry Cecil is the most successful current trainer in the Stan James 1000 Guineas with six wins – One In A Million (1979), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Oh So Sharp (1985), Bosra Sham (1996), Sleepytime (1997) and Wince (1999) pictured below.

• Kieren Fallon is the most successful current jockey in the Newmarket Classic, with a quartet of victories -Sleepytime (1997), Wince (1999), Russian Rhythm (2003) and Virginia Waters (2005). Kieren storms home to victory on Russian Rhythm below.

Historic Winners of the Stan James 1000 Guineas