Godolphin
Godolphin had already owned a winner of this race: Mawj (2023). With this win, the owner moved to 6 Group 1 wins this season, one win behind leader Yu Long Investments in the 2025 owners' table.
Great Britain
Newmarket · 04.05.25
Watch the race1000 Guineas Stakes
2ndFlight3yo by Siyouni × Run Wild€137,000
3rdSimmering3yo by Too Darn Hot × Cashla Bay€68,600
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Purse€637,400
Distance1609 metres
Winning time1m 36.81s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-old fillies
Stories of this Result
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HORSE RACING REPLAYS · English commentaryResult
10 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
8thHey Boo3yo filly by Iffraaj × Tricksy SpiritGeorge BassJ Channon2 ½
9thDuty First3yo filly by Showcasing × Dream DanaHollie DoyleA Watson6 ½
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 04.05.25Desert Flower
Night Of ThunderSire
Promising RunDamby Hard Spun
DamPromising Run
Desert Flower is the second of two live foals out of Promising Run (Hard Spun), a five-time Group winner with victories in the UAE, England and Turkey, among them the Gr.2 Rockfel Stakes at two and three Group 2 races in Dubai. Her first foal is Aablan (Dubawi), a three-parts brother to Desert Flower and winner of the Gr.3 Solario Stakes.
Second damAviacion
Second dam Aviacion (Know Heights) won the Gr.1 Grande Premio Zelia Gonzaga Peixoto de Castro in Brazil and bred eight other winners. Her daughter Arabian Comet (Dubawi) was second in the Lillie Langtry Stakes, then a Group 3, and her son Aqalim (Raven's Pass) was placed at Group 2 level over hurdles. She is a half-sister to the Brazilian Group 2 winner and sire Cerutti (Ghadeer), to Persane (Tampero), a Group 3 winner in Brazil placed at Group 1 level and dam of the Group 3-placed Caelius, and to Tipsy (Fort De France), a Group 2-placed winner in Brazil and dam of Eddington, a Group 1 winner in Argentina.
Third damArbulus
Third dam Arbulus (Liloy) raced only lightly in France and produced ten winners. She is also the grandam of Panama, a Group 1-placed winner in Brazil.
Wider family
This is the family of the leading sire Sir Gaylord and of Secretariat.
Next generation
Promising Run foaled a colt by Ghaiyyath on 3 March, her first foal since Desert Flower.
Connections
Desert Flower in 2025
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Epsom Oaks2420 metres · €666,1003rdCharlie ApplebyWilliam Buick06.06.2025EpsomPrize money €71,670Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ElmalkaKingman × Nahrain | Roger VarianSilvestre De Sousa | Sheikh Ahmed Al MaktoumGodolphin | ||
| 2023 | MawjExceed And Excel × Modern Ideals | Saeed bin SuroorOisin Murphy | GodolphinGodolphin | ||
| 2022 | CachetAclaim × Poyle Sophie | George BougheyJames Doyle | Highclere T'Bred Racing - Wild FlowerHyde Park Stud | ||
| 2021 | Mother EarthZoffany × Many Colours | Aidan O'BrienFrankie Dettori | Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael TaborGrenane House Stud | ||
| 2020 | LoveGalileo × Pikaboo | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John MagnierCoolmore |
History since 1926
1000 Guineas Stakes100Editions since 1926
0Multiple winners
100%Won by fillies or mares100 of 100 · 20 of the last 20
1:34.22Fastest winning timeGhanaati · 2009
Record holders
Most wins since 19261Coolmore GroupOwner · 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 …8 wins
2Aidan O'BrienTrainer · 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 …7 wins
3Kieren FallonJockey · 1997, 1999, 2003, 20054 wins
3Frankie DettoriJockey · 1998, 2002, 2011, 20214 wins
3HyperionSire · 1940, 1942, 1945, 19464 wins
3GalileoSire · 2016, 2017, 2019, 20204 wins
7PhalarisDamsire · 1933, 1940, 19443 wins
7PanoramaDamsire · 1964, 1966, 19673 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners1Billesdon Brook2018 · Sean Levey67.00
2Taj Mah1929 · Wally Sibbritt34.00
3Kandy1932 · Charlie Elliott34.00
4Enstone Spark1978 · Ernie Johnson34.00
5On The House1982 · John Reid34.00
Show all 100 winners since 1926Hide the list
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Desert FlowerNight of Thunder × Promising Run | Charlie ApplebyWilliam Buick | GodolphinGodolphin | 2.00 | |
| 2024 | ElmalkaKingman × Nahrain | Roger VarianSilvestre de Sousa | Sheikh Ahmed al MaktoumGodolphin | 29.00 | |
| 2023 | MawjExceed And Excel × Modern Ideals | Saeed bin SuroorOisin Murphy | GodolphinGodolphin | 10.00 | |
| 2022 | CachetAclaim × Poyle Sophie | George BougheyJames Doyle | Highclere T'Bred Racing - Wild FlowerHyde Park Stud | 17.00 | |
| 2021 | Mother EarthZoffany × Many Colours | Aidan O'BrienFrankie Dettori | Coolmore GroupGrenane House Stud | 11.00 | |
| 2020 | LoveGalileo × Pikaboo | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Coolmore GroupCoolmore | 5.00 | |
| 2019 | HermosaGalileo × Beauty Is Truth | Aidan O'BrienWayne Lordan | Coolmore GroupBeauty Is Truth Syndicate | 15.00 | |
| 2018 | Billesdon BrookChamps Elysees × Coplow | Richard Hannon Jr.Sean Levey | Pall Mall PartnersStowell Hill Partners | 67.00 | |
| 2017 | WinterGalileo × Laddies Poker Two | Aidan O'BrienWayne Lordan | Coolmore GroupLaddies Poker Two Syndicate | 10.00 | |
| 2016 | MindingGalileo × Lillie Langtry | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Coolmore GroupOrpendale, Chelston & Wynatt | 2.00 | |
| 2015 | LegatissimoDanehill Dancer × Yummy Mummy | David WachmanRyan Moore | Coolmore GroupNewsells Park Stud | 7.50 | |
| 2014 | Miss FranceDansili × Miss Tahiti | André FabreMaxime Guyon | Ballymore ThoroughbredDayton Investments | 8.00 | |
| 2013 | Sky LanternRed Clubs × Shawanni | Richard Hannon Sr.Richard Hughes | Ben KeswickTally-Ho Stud | 10.00 | |
| 2012 | Homecoming QueenHoly Roman Emperor × Lagrion | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Coolmore GroupTower Bloodstock | 26.00 | |
| 2011 | Blue BuntingDynaformer × Miarixa | Mahmood Al ZarooniFrankie Dettori | GodolphinB. M. Kelley | 17.00 | |
| 2010 | Special DutyHennessy × Quest to Peak | Criquette Head-MaarekStéphane Pasquier | JuddmonteJuddmonte | 5.50 | |
| 2009 | GhanaatiGiant's Causeway × Sarayir | Barry HillsRichard Hills | Hamdan Al MaktoumShadwell Farm | 21.00 | |
| 2008 | NatagoraDivine Light × Reinamixa | Pascal BaryChristophe Lemaire | Stefan FriborgBertrand Gouin & Georges Duca | 3.75 | |
| 2007 | Finsceal BeoMr. Greeley × Musical Treat | Jim BolgerKevin Manning | Michael RyanRathberry Stud | 2.25 | |
| 2006 | SpeciosaDanehill Dancer × Specifically | Pam SlyMichael Fenton | Sly / Davies / SlyKevin and Meta Cullen | 11.00 | |
| 2005 | Virginia WatersKingmambo × Legend Maker | Aidan O'BrienKieren Fallon | Coolmore GroupBarnett Enterprises | 13.00 | |
| 2004 | AttractionEfisio × Flirtation | Mark JohnstonKevin Darley | 10th Duke of RoxburgheFloors Farming | 6.50 | |
| 2003 | Russian RhythmKingmambo × Balistroika | Sir Michael StouteKieren Fallon | Cheveley Park StudBrushwood Stable | 13.00 | |
| 2002 | KazziaZinaad × Khoruna | Saeed bin SuroorFrankie Dettori | GodolphinRoswitha Grunewald | 15.00 | |
| 2001 | AmeeratMark of Esteem × Walimu | Michael JarvisPhilip Robinson | Ahmed Al MaktoumAhmed Al Maktoum | 12.00 | |
| 2000 | LahanUnfuwain × Amanah | John GosdenRichard Hills | Hamdan Al MaktoumShadwell Estates | 15.00 | |
| 1999 | WinceSelkirk × Flit | Sir Henry CecilKieren Fallon | JuddmonteJuddmonte | 5.00 | |
| 1998 | Cape VerdiCaerleon × Afrique Bleu Azur | Saeed bin SuroorFrankie Dettori | GodolphinSwettenham Stud | 4.33 | |
| 1997 | SleepytimeRoyal Academy × Alidiva | Sir Henry CecilKieren Fallon | Greenbay Stables LtdC. H. Wacker III | 6.00 | |
| 1996 | Bosra ShamWoodman × Korveya | Sir Henry CecilPat Eddery | Wafic SaïdGerald Leigh | 1.91 | |
| 1995 | HarayirGulch × Saffaanh | Dick HernRichard Hills | Hamdan Al MaktoumShadwell Farm | 6.00 | |
| 1994 | Las MeninasGlenstal × Spanish Habit | Tommy StackJohn Reid | Robert SangsterSwettenham Stud | 13.00 | |
| 1993 | SayyedatiShadeed × Dubian | Clive BrittainWalter Swinburn | Mohamed ObaidaGainsborough Stud | 5.00 | |
| 1992 | HatoofIrish River × Cadeaux d'Amie | Criquette HeadWalter Swinburn | Maktoum Al MaktoumGainsborough Farm | 6.00 | |
| 1991 | ShadayidShadeed × Desirable | John DunlopWillie Carson | Hamdan Al MaktoumShadwell Stud | 1.67 | |
| 1990 | SalsabilSadler's Wells × Flame of Tara | John DunlopWillie Carson | Hamdan Al MaktoumKilcarn Stud | 2.50 | |
| 1989 | Musical BlissThe Minstrel × Bori | Sir Michael StouteWalter Swinburn | Sheikh MohammedSterlingbrook Farm | 4.50 | |
| 1988 | RavinellaMr Prospector × Really Lucky | Criquette HeadGary W. Moore | Ecurie ÅlandEcurie Åland | 1.80 | |
| 1987 | MiesqueNureyev × Pasadoble | François BoutinFreddy Head | Stavros NiarchosFlaxman Holdings | 2.88 | |
| 1986 | Midway LadyAlleged × Smooth Bore | Ben HanburyRay Cochrane | Harry RanierShadowlawn Farm | 11.00 | |
| 1985 | Oh So SharpKris × Oh So Fair | Sir Henry CecilSteve Cauthen | Sheikh MohammedSheikh Mohammed | 3.00 | |
| 1984 | PebblesSharpen Up × La Dolce | Clive BrittainPhilip Robinson | Marcos LemosMarcos Lemos | 9.00 | |
| 1983 | Ma BicheKey to the Kingdom × Madge | Criquette HeadFreddy Head | Maktoum Al MaktoumMme. Galina Tkatch de Briones | 3.50 | |
| 1982 | On The HouseBe My Guest × Lora | Harry WraggJohn Reid | Sir Philip OppenheimerHascombe & Valiants Studs | 34.00 | |
| 1981 | Fairy FootstepsMill Reef × Glass Slipper | Sir Henry CecilLester Piggott | Jim JoelJim Joel | 2.50 | |
| 1980 | Quick As LightningBuckpasser × Clear Ceiling | John DunlopBrian Rouse | Ogden Mills PhippsOgden Mills Phipps | 13.00 | |
| 1979 | One In A MillionRarity × Singe | Sir Henry CecilJoe Mercer | Helena Springfield LtdMount Coote Waverton Stud | 2.00 | |
| 1978 | Enstone SparkSparkler × Laxmi | Barry HillsErnie Johnson | Dick BonnycastleWhitsbury Manor Stud | 34.00 | |
| 1977 | Mrs McArdyTribal Chief × Hanina | Mick EasterbyEdward Hide | Edith KettlewellLord Grimthorpe | 17.00 | |
| 1976 | Flying WaterHabitat × Formentera | Angel Penna Sr.Yves Saint-Martin | Daniel WildensteinDayton Ltd. | 3.00 | |
| 1975 | Nocturnal SpreeSupreme Sovereign × Night Attire | Stuart MurlessJohnny Roe | Anne-Hart O'KellyJ. Dillon | 15.00 | |
| 1974 | HighclereQueen's Hussar × Highlight | Dick HernJoe Mercer | Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II | 13.00 | |
| 1973 | MysteriousCrepello × Hill Shade | Noel MurlessGeoff Lewis | George Pope Jr.George Pope Jr. | 12.00 | |
| 1972 | WaterlooBold Lad × Lakewoods | Bill WattsEdward Hide | Susan StanleyNew England Stud | 9.00 | |
| 1971 | Altesse RoyaleSaint Crespin × Bleu Azur | Noel MurlessYves Saint-Martin | Roger Hue-WilliamsVera Hue-Williams | 26.00 | |
| 1970 | Humble DutySovereign Path × Flattering | Peter WalwynLester Piggott | Jean, Lady AshcombeFrank Tuthill | 4.00 | |
| 1969 | Full DressShantung × Fusil | Harry WraggRon Hutchinson | Budgie MollerWhite Lodge Stud | 8.00 | |
| 1968 | CaergwrleCrepello × Caerphilly | Noel MurlessSandy Barclay | Gwen MurlessGwen Murless | 5.00 | |
| 1967 | FleetImmortality × Review | Noel MurlessGeorge Moore | Bob BoucherPeter FitzGerald | 6.50 | |
| 1966 | Glad RagsHigh Hat × Dryad | Vincent O'BrienPaul Cook | Alice du Pont MillsCaptain D. Rogers | 17.67 | |
| 1965 | Night OffNarrator × Persuader | Walter WhartonBill Williamson | Lionel HollidayMajor Lionel Brook Holliday | 5.50 | |
| 1964 | PourparlerHugh Lupus × Review | Paddy PrendergastGarnie Bougoure | Beatrice, Lady GranardPeter FitzGerald | 6.50 | |
| 1963 | Hula DancerNative Dancer × Flash On | Etienne PolletRoger Poincelet | Gertrude WidenerGertrude T. Widener | 1.50 | |
| 1962 | AbermaidAbernant × Dairymaid | Harry WraggBill Williamson | Roderic More O'FerrallSir Percy Loraine and Roderic More O'Ferrall | 17.67 | |
| 1961 | Sweet SoleraSolonaway × Miss Gammon | Reginald DayBill Rickaby | Mrs Magnus CastelloMrs D. M. Walker | 5.00 | |
| 1960 | Never Too LateNever Say Die × Gloria Nicky | Etienne PolletRoger Poincelet | Mrs Howell JacksonMrs Howell E. Jackson | 1.73 | |
| 1959 | Petite EtoilePetition × Star Of Iran | Noel MurlessDoug Smith | Prince Aly KhanAga Khan III & Prince Aly Khan | 9.00 | |
| 1958 | Bella PaolaTicino × Rhea II | François MathetSerge Boullenger | François DupréFrançois Dupré | 1.73 | |
| 1957 | Rose RoyalePrice Bio × Rose of Yeroda | Alec HeadCharlie Smirke | Aga Khan IIIAga Khan III | 7.00 | |
| 1956 | HoneylightHoneyway × Crepuscule | Charles ElseyEdgar Britt | Sir Victor SassoonSir Victor Sassoon | 17.67 | |
| 1955 | MeldAlycidon × Daily Double | Cecil Boyd-RochfortHarry Carr | Lady Zia WernherSomeries Stud | 3.75 | |
| 1954 | FestoonFair Trial × Monsoon | Noel CannonScobie Breasley | Arthur DewarJohn Arthur Dewar | 5.50 | |
| 1953 | Happy LaughterRoyal Charger × Bray Melody | Jack JarvisManny Mercer | David WillsE C Shirley | 11.00 | |
| 1952 | ZabaraPersian Gulf × Samovar | Vic SmythKen Gethin | Sir Malcolm McAlpineLady Wyfold | 8.00 | |
| 1951 | Belle of AllNasrullah × Village Beauty | Norman BertieGordon Richards | Henry TuftonEarl of Dunraven | 5.00 | |
| 1950 | CamareeMaurepas × Couleur | Alexandre LieuxRae Johnstone | Jean TernynckJean Ternynck | 11.00 | |
| 1949 | MusidoraNasrullah × Painted Vale | Charles ElseyEdgar Britt | Norman Donaldson | 13.50 | |
| 1948 | QueenpotBig Game × Poker Chip | Noel MurlessGordon Richards | Sir Percy Loraine | 7.00 | |
| 1947 | ImprudenceCanot × Indiscretion | Joseph LieuxRae Johnstone | Mrs Pierre Corbière | 5.00 | |
| 1946 | HypericumHyperion × Feola | Cecil Boyd-RochfortDoug Smith | King George VI | 17.67 | |
| 1945 | Sun StreamHyperion × Drift | Walter EarlHarry Wragg | 17th Earl of Derby | 3.50 | |
| 1944 | Picture PlayDonatello × Amuse | John E. WattsCharlie Elliott | Jim Joel | 8.50 | |
| 1943 | HerringboneKing Salmon × Schiaparelli | Walter EarlHarry Wragg | 17th Earl of Derby | 8.50 | |
| 1942 | Sun ChariotHyperion × Clarence | Fred DarlingGordon Richards | King George VI | ||
| 1941 | Dancing TimeColombo × Show Girl | Joseph LawsonDick Perryman | 1st Baron Glanely | 13.50 | |
| 1940 | GodivaHyperion × Carpet Slipper | William Rose JarvisDoug Marks | Esmond Harmsworth | 11.00 | |
| 1939 | GalateaDark Legend × Galaday | Joseph LawsonBobby Jones | Robert Sterling Clark | 7.00 | |
| 1938 | RockfelFelstead × Rockliffe | Ossie BellSam Wragg | Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen | 9.00 | |
| 1937 | ExhibitionnistSolario × Lady Wembley | Joseph LawsonSteve Donoghue | Sir Victor Sassoon | 11.00 | |
| 1936 | Tide-wayFairway × Drift | Colledge LeaderDick Perryman | 17th Earl of Derby | 4.33 | |
| 1935 | MesaKircubbin × Mackwiller | Albert SwannRae Johnstone | Pierre Wertheimer | 9.00 | |
| 1934 | CampanulaBlandford × Vesper Bell | Jack JarvisHarry Wragg | Sir George Bullough | 1.40 | |
| 1933 | Brown BettyFriar Marcus × Garpal | Cecil Boyd-RochfortJoe Childs | William Woodward Sr. | 9.00 | |
| 1932 | KandyAlcantara × Kiao Tchau | Frank CarterCharlie Elliott | Evremond de Saint-Alary | 34.00 | |
| 1931 | Four CourseTetratema × Dinner | Fred DarlingCharlie Elliott | 4th Earl of Ellesmere | 12.00 | |
| 1930 | Fair IslePhalaris × Scapa Flow | Frank ButtersTommy Weston | 17th Earl of Derby | 2.75 | |
| 1929 | Taj MahLemberg × Taj Mahal | Juan TorteroloWally Sibbritt | Simon Guthmann | 34.00 | |
| 1928 | ScuttleCaptain Cuttle × Stained Glass | William Rose JarvisJoe Childs | King George V | 2.88 | |
| 1927 | Cresta RunHurry On × Bridgemount | Peter GilpinArthur Balding | Giles Loder | 11.00 | |
| 1926 | PillionChaucer × Double Back | John WatsonDick Perryman | Anthony G. de Rothschild | 26.00 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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