Mrs J S Bolger
Mrs J S Bolger also owned Poetic Flare (second) in this edition. With this win, the owner moved to 2 Group 1 wins this season, two wins behind leader Godolphin in the owners' table.
Ireland
Curragh · 22.05.21
Watch the raceIrish 2000 Guineas
Purse€400,000
Distance1609 metres
Winning time1m 41.32s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-old colts and fillies
Stories of this Result
Watch the race
At The Races · English commentaryResult
11 runners · prize money to 7th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thEmporio3yo gelding by Zoffany × EirninGavin RyanDonnacha Aidan O'Brien3€12,000
9thAgrimony3yo colt by Pivotal × AdjudicateGary CarrollJoseph G Murphy1
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 22.05.21Mac Swiney
New ApproachSire
Halla Na SaoireDamby Teofilo
DamHalla Na Saoire
Mac Swiney, inbred 2x3 to Galileo, is out of the unraced Halla Na Saoire (Teofilo). She is a full sister to Light Heavy, winner of the Gr.2 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial and the Gr.3 Ballysax S. and third in the Gr.1 Irish Derby, and a half-sister to Halla Siamsa (Montjeu), who produced the Gr.1 Dewhurst S. winner Parish Hall and Hall of Fame, third in the Gr.2 Futurity S., both by Teofilo.
Second damSiamsa
Second dam Siamsa (Quest).
Third damAmoura
Third dam Amoura (Northfields) is also the ancestress of An Ghalanta (Holy Roman Emperor), winner of the Listed Curragh S. and third in the Gr.3 Round Tower S. An Ghalanta is the dam of Time Scale (Charm Spirit), winner of the Listed Empress S., and Bletchley (Makfi), second in the Gr.2 Nassau S. and the Gr.3 Albany S.
Next generation
Halla Na Saoire has an unraced two-year-old colt by Vocalised named Quavering.
Connections
Mac Swiney in 2021
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Champion Stakes2004 metres · £1,260,0003rdJim BolgerKevin Manning16.10.2021AscotPrize money €157,558Race detailsWatch
History since 1926
Irish 2000 Guineas96Editions since 1926
0Multiple winners
1%Won by fillies or mares1 of 97 · 0 of the last 20
Record holders
Most wins since 19261GalileoSire · 2011, 2013, 2015, 20174 wins
All 97 winners since 1926
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mac Swiney New Approach | Jim Bolger Rory Cleary | Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger | 9.00 |
| 2020 | Siskin First Defence | Ger Lyons Colin Keane | Juddmonte Juddmonte | 3.00 |
| 2019 | Phoenix of Spain Lope de Vega | Charles Hills Jamie Spencer | Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer Cherry Faeste | 17.00 |
| 2018 | Romanised Holy Roman Emperor | Ken Condon Shane Foley | Robert Ng Monica Aherne | 26.00 |
| 2017 | Churchill Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group Liberty Bloodstock | 1.44 |
| 2016 | Awtaad Cape Cross | Kevin Prendergast Chris Hayes | Hamdan Al Maktoum Shadwell Estate | 5.50 |
| 2015 | Gleneagles Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group You'resothrilling Syndicate | 1.40 |
| 2014 | Kingman Invincible Spirit | John Gosden James Doyle | Juddmonte Juddmonte | 1.80 |
| 2013 | Magician Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Joseph O'Brien | Coolmore Group Absolutelyfabulous Syndicate | 4.33 |
| 2012 | Power Oasis Dream | Aidan O'Brien Joseph O'Brien | Coolmore Group Norelands & Hugo Lascelles | 6.00 |
| 2011 | Roderic O'Connor Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Joseph O'Brien | Coolmore Group Swettenham Stud | 4.50 |
| 2010 | Canford Cliffs Tagula | Richard Hannon Sr. Richard Hughes | Heffer / Roy / Instance S & S Hubbard Rodwell | 3.25 |
| 2009 | Mastercraftsman Danehill Dancer | Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh | Coolmore Group Lynch Bages Ltd | 2.50 |
| 2008 | Henrythenavigator Kingmambo | Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh | Coolmore Group Western Bloodstock | 2.25 |
| 2007 | Cockney Rebel Val Royal | Geoff Huffer Olivier Peslier | Phil Cunningham Oak Lodge Bloodstock | 2.50 |
| 2006 | Araafa Mull of Kintyre | Jeremy Noseda Alan Munro | Al Homaizi / Al Sagar Sweetmans Bloodstock | 13.00 |
| 2005 | Dubawi Dubai Millennium | Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori | Godolphin Sheikh Mohammed | 2.75 |
| 2004 | Bachelor Duke Miswaki | James Toller Seb Sanders | Exors of Duke of Devonshire Airlie Stud | 13.00 |
| 2003 | Indian Haven Indian Ridge | Paul D'Arcy John Egan | Gleeson / Smith / Conway Cliveden Stud | 9.00 |
| 2002 | Rock of Gibraltar Danehill | Aidan O'Brien Michael Kinane | Coolmore Group Joe Crowley, M/M Aidan P. O'Brien | 1.57 |
| 2001 | Black Minnaloushe Storm Cat | Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh | Coolmore Group John R Gaines Thoroughbreds & William Condren | 21.00 |
| 2000 | Bachir Desert Style | Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori | Godolphin Kevin and Meta Cullen | 5.00 |
| 1999 | Saffron Walden Sadler's Wells | Aidan O'Brien Olivier Peslier | Coolmore Group Stavros Niarchos | 13.00 |
| 1998 | Desert Prince Green Desert | David Loder Olivier Peslier | Lucayan Stud Tarworth Bloodstock Investments | 9.00 |
| 1997 | Desert King Danehill | Aidan O'Brien Christy Roche | Coolmore Group Irish National Stud | 4.00 |
| 1996 | Spinning World Nureyev | Jonathan Pease Cash Asmussen | Niarchos Family Stavros Niarchos | 2.75 |
| 1995 | Spectrum Rainbow Quest | Peter Chapple-Hyam John Reid | Lord Weinstock Ballymacoll Stud | 4.33 |
| 1994 | Turtle Island Fairy King | Peter Chapple-Hyam John Reid | Robert Sangster Ron Con Ltd and Swettenham Stud | 2.25 |
| 1993 | Barathea Sadler's Wells | Luca Cumani Michael Roberts | Sheikh Mohammed Gerald W Leigh | 1.57 |
| 1992 | Rodrigo de Triano El Gran Senor | Peter Chapple-Hyam Lester Piggott | Robert Sangster Swettenham Stud | 1.73 |
| 1991 | Fourstars Allstar Compliance | Leo O'Brien Mike E Smith | Bomze / DiLeo Richard Bomze | 10.00 |
| 1990 | Tirol Thatching | Richard Hannon Sr. Pat Eddery | John Horgan Mrs R D Peacock & Swettenham Stud | 2.25 |
| 1989 | Shaadi Danzig | Sir Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn | Sheikh Mohammed Edward A. Cox Jr. | 4.50 |
| 1988 | Prince of Birds Storm Bird | Vincent O'Brien Declan Gillespie | Robert Sangster Joe Miller, Howard L. Bedda & Threefarms | 10.00 |
| 1987 | Don't Forget Me Ahonoora | Richard Hannon Sr. Willie Carson | James Horgan | 3.00 |
| 1986 | Flash of Steel Kris | Dermot Weld Michael Kinane | Bertram Firestone Bertram Firestone | 5.00 |
| 1985 | Triptych Riverman | David O'Brien Christy Roche | Alan Clore Nelson Bunker Hunt & Edward L. Stevenson | 8.00 |
| 1984 | Sadler's Wells Northern Dancer | Vincent O'Brien George McGrath | Robert Sangster Swettenham Stud | 11.00 |
| 1983 | Wassl Mill Reef | John Dunlop Tony Murray | Ahmed Al Maktoum Limestone Stud | 13.00 |
| 1982 | Dara Monarch Realm | Liam Browne Michael Kinane | Mrs Liam Browne Neville Bycroft | 21.00 |
| 1981 | Kings Lake Nijinsky | Vincent O'Brien Pat Eddery | Mrs Jean-Pierre Binet Lyonstown Stud | 6.00 |
| 1980 | Nikoli Great Nephew | Paddy Prendergast Christy Roche | 3rd Earl of Iveagh McGrath Trust Co. | 6.00 |
| 1979 | Dickens Hill Mount Hagen | Mick O'Toole Tony Murray | Mrs Jean-Pierre Binet Frank Flannery/ Egmont Stud | 3.00 |
| 1978 | Jaazeiro Sham | Vincent O'Brien Lester Piggott | Robert Sangster Carelaine Stable | 4.00 |
| 1977 | Pampapaul Yellow God | Stuart Murless Gianfranco Dettori | Hans Paul Hans Paul | 17.00 |
| 1976 | Northern Treasure Northfields | Kevin Prendergast Gabriel Curran | A. D. Brennan Tim Rogers & C G St Lawrence | 34.00 |
| 1975 | Grundy Great Nephew | Peter Walwyn Pat Eddery | Carlo Vittadini Overbury Stud | 1.91 |
| 1974 | Furry Glen Wolver Hollow | Seamus McGrath George McGrath | P. McGrath James Geraghty | 11.00 |
| 1973 | Sharp Edge Silver Shark | Dick Hern Joe Mercer | Jakie Astor Sir John Jacob Astor | 3.00 |
| 1972 | Ballymore Ragusa | Paddy Prendergast Christy Roche | Meg Mullion Ardenode Stud | 34.00 |
| 1971 | King's Company King's Troop | Willie Robinson Freddy Head | Bertram Firestone Mr G. A. Harris | 5.50 |
| 1970 | Decies Pardal | Bernard van Cutsem Lester Piggott | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 1.62 |
| 1969 | Right Tack Hard Tack | John Sutcliffe Jr. Geoff Lewis | Jim Brown Paul Larkin | |
| 1968 | Mistigo Miralgo | Stephen Quirke Buster Parnell | F. Feeney | 11.00 |
| 1967 | Atherstone Wood Buisson Ardent | Stephen Quirke Buster Parnell | S. O'Flaherty | 15.29 |
| 1966 | Paveh Tropique | T. Ainsworth T. P. Burns | P. Widener | 10.00 |
| 1965 | Green Banner Palestine | Kevin Kerr N. Brennan | B. Kerr | 15.29 |
| 1964 | Santa Claus Chamossaire | Mick Rogers Willie Burke | John Ismay Dr F Smorfitt | 2.00 |
| 1963 | Linacre Rockefella | Paddy Prendergast Paeder Matthews | Lord Ennisdale | 41.00 |
| 1962 | Arctic Storm Arctic Star | John Oxx senior Bill Williamson | Mrs E. Carroll | 21.00 |
| 1961 | Light Year Chamier | A. S. O'Brien G. Bougoure | Mr T. Hallinan | 7.00 |
| 1960 | Kythnos Nearula | P. J. Prendergast R. Hutchinson | Mr E. R. More O'Ferrall | 2.25 |
| 1959 | El Toro Cagire | M. V. O'Brien T. P. Burns | C. M. Cline | 12.11 |
| 1958 | Hard Ridden Hard Sauce | Mick Rogers Ch. Smirke | Sir Victor Sassoon Oliver Lambart | 5.50 |
| 1957 | Jack Ketch Abadan | E. M. Quirke Ch. Smirke | — | 2.75 |
| 1956 | Lucero Solonaway | H. Wragg E. Mercer | — | 6.00 |
| 1955 | Hugh Lupus Djebel | J. lenehan W. R. Johnstone | — | 2.62 |
| 1954 | Arctic Wind Arctic Star | J M Rogers J Mullane | — | 26.00 |
| 1953 | Sea Charger Royal Charger | K. R. Kerr Rae Johnstone | M. F. Moloney | 7.00 |
| 1952 | D C M Distingue | J M Rogers L. Ward | Mrs. John Thursby | 2.75 |
| 1951 | Signal Box Signal Light | Captain Darby Robers Martin Molony | F. W. Dennis | 2.25 |
| 1950 | Mighty Ocean Coup de Lyon | Capt. D. Rogers A. Brabazon | — | 11.00 |
| 1949 | Solonaway Solferino | — — | — | |
| 1948 | Beau Sabreur His Highness | — — | — | |
| 1947 | Grand Weather Dastur | — — | — | |
| 1946 | Claro Colombo | — — | — | |
| 1945 | Stalino Stardust | — — | — | |
| 1944 | Slide On Bobsleigh | — — | — | |
| 1944 | Good Morning Sir Cosmo | — — | — | |
| 1943 | The Phoenix Chateau Bouscaut | — — | — | |
| 1942 | Windsor Slipper Windsor Lad | — — | — | |
| 1941 | Khosro Sir Cosmo | — — | — | |
| 1940 | Teasel Pharian | — — | — | |
| 1939 | Cornfield Trigo | — — | — | |
| 1938 | Nearchus Lemnarchus | — — | — | |
| 1937 | Phideas Pharos | — — | — | |
| 1936 | Hocus Pocus Mascot | — — | — | |
| 1935 | Museum Legatee | John T Rogers E Martin Quirke | Sir Victor Sassoon | |
| 1934 | Cariff Achtoi | — — | — | |
| 1933 | Canteener Son and Heir | — — | — | |
| 1932 | Lindley Spion Kop | — — | — | |
| 1931 | Double Arch Arch-Gift | — — | — | |
| 1930 | Glannarg Argosy | — — | — | |
| 1929 | Salisbury The Boss | — — | — | |
| 1928 | Baytown Achtoi | — — | — | |
| 1927 | Fourth Hand Tetratema | — — | — | |
| 1926 | Embargo Argosy | — — | H. H. Maharaja of Rajpipla |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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