Royal Ascot
16–20 June 2026
Expected May 2027 · Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Exact dates have not yet been confirmed by the organisers. This page will be updated as soon as they are.
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The 1000 Guineas is the fillies' equivalent of the 2000 Guineas — a Group 1 Classic for three-year-old fillies over one mile on Newmarket's Rowley Mile. The 2027 running is expected in early May, the day after the colts' Classic.
True Love won the 2026 running for Aidan O'Brien and Wayne Lordan. As the first fillies' Classic of the season, it shapes the markets for the Oaks at Epsom and the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, making it an important early-season betting race.
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| Year | Winner | Key detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | True Love | Aidan O'Brien-trained, ridden by Wayne Lordan |
| 2025 | Desert Flower | Godolphin filly, Charlie Appleby-trained |
| 2024 | Elmalka | Roger Varian-trained winner |
| 2023 | Mawj | Godolphin filly for Saeed bin Suroor |
| 2022 | Cachet | George Boughey-trained winner |
| 2021 | Mother Earth | Aidan O'Brien-trained winner |
| 2020 | Love | Brilliant Coolmore filly, later won the Oaks |
| 2019 | Hermosa | Aidan O'Brien-trained winner |
| 2018 | Billesdon Brook | 66/1 shock winner |
| 2017 | Winter | Aidan O'Brien-trained, started a four-Group 1 run |
The 1000 Guineas is the first fillies' Classic and a key early-season betting race. Win and each-way markets centre on the leading juvenile fillies from the previous season and the spring trial winners, with Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle and Godolphin regular forces.
Ante-post markets run from the previous autumn. Proven mile speed, a fair draw and trial form are the key pointers, though the race can throw up surprises, as Billesdon Brook's 66/1 win showed.
As the first fillies' championship of the season, the result shapes the Oaks and Coronation Stakes markets. Bet each-way on a sensible budget and treat ante-post positions as speculative until the field is confirmed.
The 2027 1000 Guineas is expected in early May at Newmarket, the day after the 2000 Guineas. The exact date will be confirmed and this page updated.
True Love won the 2026 1000 Guineas for Aidan O'Brien, ridden by Wayne Lordan.
It is run over one mile on Newmarket's Rowley Mile, a Group 1 for three-year-old fillies.
Many step up to the Oaks at Epsom over a mile and a half, while milers head to the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Yes — Billesdon Brook won at 66/1 in 2018, one of the biggest-priced Classic winners in memory.