| 1000 GUINEAS 1961 | |||
The 148th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 27th April 1961 over the Rowley Mile, was Sweet Solera (4/1 joint fav), a chestnut filly by Solonaway out of Miss Gammon, owned by Mrs Magnus Castello. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 38.14 secs, with 6 lengths between second and third. A field of 14 runners contested the race which was worth £16,233 (Equivalent to £344,100 in 2017) SWEET SOLERA SR 1988 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SWEET SOLERA | Bill Rickaby | Reginald Day | Mrs Magnus Castello 4/1 |
| AMBERGRIS | Jimmy Lindley | Harry Wragg | Sir P Loraine |
| INDIAN MELODY | Scobie Breasley | D Whelan | Mr F N Shane |
| MYSTIFY | Doug Smith | G Brooke | Mr D Van Clief 4/1 |
| TENDER WORD | Joe Mercer | R J Colling | Lord Astor |
| COVERT SIDE | Joe Sime | Arthur Budgett | Major General J F B Cundell |
| BLUE PALM | Paul Tulk | O'Gorman | Mr J S Godber |
| LADY PILOT | Edward Hide | W Elsey | Mr William Hill |
| HARMONIOUS | R P Elliott | F Armstrong | Mr C Leigh |
| VERBENA | Eph Smith | G Brooke | Maj D McCalmont |
| CYN RA | Lester Piggott | Harry Wragg | Mr G A Oldham |
| TUDOR TOP | Ron Hutchinson | Arthur Budgett | Mr R N Richmond-Watson |
| JETA | P Robinson | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery |
| SUNSPECK | W H Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Lady Zia Wernher |
| Over Round N/A | |||