The 1,000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May. It was first run on 28 April 1814, five years after the introduction of the equivalent race for both colts and fillies, the 2,000 Guineas. The Jockey Club launched both races under the direction of Sir Charles Bunbury, who had earlier co-founded the Epsom Derby. The races were named according to their original prize funds (one guinea amounted to 21 shillings, or 1.05). Since 2001 both races have offered equal prize money, with each totalling 400,000 in 2009. The 1,000 Guineas is presently the second of five British races to be run during the year which are designated as "Classics". These races are all restricted to three-year-olds, with two restricted to fillies only – the 1,000 Guineas and the Epsom Oaks. These are the first two legs of the Fillies' Triple Crown, which is completed by the final classic, the St. Leger Stakes. Seven horses have won all three races, most recently Oh So Sharp in 1985.

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