1997 1000 Guineas

Sleepytime (IRE) won the 1997 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on 4 May 1997, trained by Sir Henry Cecil and ridden by Kieren Fallon, at 5/1, beating Oh Nellie (USA) by 4 lengths.

Updated 1997-05-04

Quick answers

Who won the 1000 Guineas in 1997? Sleepytime (IRE) won the 1997 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on 4 May 1997, trained by Sir Henry Cecil and ridden by Kieren Fallon, at 5/1, beating Oh Nellie (USA) by 4 lengths.
Who came second in the 1997 1000 Guineas? Oh Nellie (USA) (50/1) finished second, and Dazzle (GB) (16/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1997 1000 Guineas? No. The 5/2 favourite Pas De Reponse (USA) finished 4th of 15.
What was the winning time of the 1997 1000 Guineas? Sleepytime (IRE) won in 1m 37.66s over 1m on Good going.
How much prize money did the 1997 1000 Guineas winner get? Sleepytime (IRE) earned £104,730 for winning the 1997 1000 Guineas.
How many ran in the 1997 1000 Guineas? 15 ran in the 1997 1000 Guineas (average since 1990: 15.5).

Sleepytime (IRE)Winner

5/1SP

15 ranRunners

1m 37.66sWinning time

£104,730Prize to winner

Pas De Reponse (USA) (5/2F): 4th of 15Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	Dr	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 4	Sleepytime (IRE)	5/1	3	9-0	Kieren Fallon	Sir Henry Cecil	13	Greenbay Stables Ltd	-	1m 37.66s	£104,730
2	4	Oh Nellie (USA)	50/1	3	9-0	Willie Ryan	N A Callaghan	5	Michael Tabor	4	-	£38,670
3	¾	Dazzle (GB)	16/1	3	9-0	John Reid	Sir Michael Stoute	14	Cheveley Park Stud	4¾	-	£18,485
4	hd	Pas De Reponse (USA)	5/2F	3	9-0	F Head	Mme Christiane Head	8	Wertheimer & Frere	5	-	£7,475
5	¾	Ocean Ridge (USA)	25/1	3	9-0	Thierry Jarnet	Saeed bin Suroor	7	Godolphin	5¾	-	£2,888
6	1½	Reams Of Verse (USA)	11/1	3	9-0	Pat Eddery	Sir Henry Cecil	2	K Abdullah	7¼	-	£1,053
7	½	Elegant Warning (IRE)	50/1	3	9-0	Darryll Holland	B W Hills	3	Pip Elson	7¾	-	-
8	1¾	Khassah (GB)	20/1	3	9-0	Richard Hills	John Gosden	11	Hamdan Al Maktoum	9½	-	-
9	4	Sarayir (USA)	20/1	3	9-0	M Roberts	Major W R Hern	15	Hamdan Al Maktoum	13½	-	-
10	½	Moonlight Paradise (USA)	7/2	3	9-0	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	12	Godolphin	14	-	-
11	1	Bianca Nera (GB)	50/1	3	9-0	Kevin Darley	David Loder	9	S R Frisby	15	-	-
12	3½	Dance Parade (USA)	18/1	3	9-0	T Quinn	Paul Cole	10	H R H Prince Fahd Salman	18½	-	-
13	nk	Rebecca Sharp (GB)	16/1	3	9-0	Michael Hills	G Wragg	6	A E Oppenheimer	18¾	-	-
14	3½	Yashmak (USA)	14/1	3	9-0	Mick Kinane	Sir Henry Cecil	1	K Abdullah	22¼	-	-
15	14	Reunion (IRE)	16/1	3	9-0	Olivier Peslier	J W Hills	4	Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd	dist	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Sleepytime (IRE)	1997-06-18	Ascot	Coronation Stakes (Group 1)	3rd of 6	5/6F
2	Oh Nellie (USA)	1997-05-24	Curragh	Airlie/Coolmore Irish 1,000 Guineas	5th of 10	9/2
3	Dazzle (GB)	1997-05-24	Curragh	Airlie/Coolmore Irish 1,000 Guineas	9th of 10	5/1
4	Pas De Reponse (USA)	1998-07-09	Newmarket (July)	Darley July Cup (Group 1)	5th of 17	9/1
5	Ocean Ridge (USA)	1997-06-18	Ascot	Coronation Stakes (Group 1)	2nd of 6	16/1
6	Reams Of Verse (USA)	1997-05-13	York	Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (Group 3)	Won	11/10F
7	Elegant Warning (IRE)	1997-05-31	Newmarket	Bairstow Eves Charlotte Fillies' Stakes Class A	2nd of 9	2/1JF
8	Khassah (GB)	1997-06-18	Ascot	Coronation Stakes (Group 1)	5th of 6	8/1
9	Sarayir (USA)	1997-07-25	Chepstow	Golden Daffodil Stakes Class A	4th of 8	6/1
10	Moonlight Paradise (USA)	1997-06-18	Ascot	Coronation Stakes (Group 1)	6th of 6	6/1
11	Bianca Nera (GB)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
12	Dance Parade (USA)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
13	Rebecca Sharp (GB)	1997-06-18	Ascot	Coronation Stakes (Group 1)	Won	25/1
14	Yashmak (USA)	1997-05-16	Newbury	Vodafone Group Fillies' Trial Stakes Class A	Won	1/2F
15	Reunion (IRE)	1998-05-17	Kempton	Sunbury Conditions Stakes Class C	2nd of 5	EvensF

13 of 15 have run since; 3 won next time out.

1000 Guineas winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	True Love (IRE)	5/1	Aidan O'Brien
2025	Desert Flower (IRE)	EvensF	Charlie Appleby
2024	Elmalka (GB)	28/1	Roger Varian
2023	Mawj (IRE)	9/1	Saeed bin Suroor
2022	Cachet (IRE)	16/1	George Boughey
2021	Mother Earth (IRE)	10/1	Aidan O'Brien
2020	Love (IRE)	4/1	Aidan O'Brien
2019	Hermosa (IRE)	14/1	Aidan O'Brien
2018	Billesdon Brook (GB)	66/1	Richard Hannon
2017	Winter (IRE)	9/1	Aidan O'Brien
2016	Minding (IRE)	11/10F	Aidan O'Brien
2015	Legatissimo (IRE)	13/2	David Wachman
2014	Miss France (IRE)	7/1	A Fabre
2013	Sky Lantern (IRE)	9/1	Richard Hannon Snr
2012	Homecoming Queen (IRE)	25/1	Aidan O'Brien
2011	Blue Bunting (USA)	16/1	Mahmood Al Zarooni
2010	Special Duty (GB)	9/2F	Mme Christiane Head
2009	Ghanaati (USA)	20/1	B W Hills
2008	Natagora (FR)	11/4F	P Bary
2007	Finsceal Beo (IRE)	5/4F	J S Bolger
2006	Speciosa (IRE)	10/1	Pam Sly
2005	Virginia Waters (USA)	12/1	Aidan O'Brien
2004	Attraction (GB)	11/2	Mark Johnston
2003	Russian Rhythm (USA)	12/1	Sir Michael Stoute
2002	Kazzia (GER)	14/1	Saeed bin Suroor
2001	Ameerat (GB)	11/1	Michael Jarvis
2000	Lahan (GB)	14/1	John Gosden
1999	Wince (GB)	4/1F	Sir Henry Cecil
1998	Cape Verdi (IRE)	100/30JF	Saeed bin Suroor
1997	Sleepytime (IRE)	5/1	Sir Henry Cecil
1996	Bosra Sham (USA)	10/11F	Sir Henry Cecil
1995	Harayir (USA)	5/1	Major W R Hern
1994	Las Meninas (IRE)	12/1	T Stack
1993	Sayyedati (GB)	4/1	Clive Brittain
1992	Hatoof (USA)	5/1	Mme Christiane Head
1991	Shadayid (USA)	4/6F	John Dunlop
1990	Salsabil (GB)	6/4F	John Dunlop

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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1997 1000 Guineas

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