| 1000 GUINEAS 1981 | |||
The 168th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 30th April 1981 over the Rowley Mile, was Fairy Footsteps (6/4 fav), a bay filly by Mill Reef out of Glass Slipper, owned by Jim Joel. The winner won by a neck in 1 minute 40.43 secs, with a further neck back to the third. A field of 14 runners contested the race which was worth £52,180 (Equivalent to £206,100 in 2017) FAIRY FOOTSTEPS SR 1908 The following 1000 Guineas 1981 clip is a 2 min 05 secs clip from Youtube |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| FAIRY FOOTSTEPS | Lester Piggott | Sir Henry Cecil | Jim Joel 6/4 |
| TOLMI | Eddie Hide | Bruce Hobbs | 11/2 |
| GO LEASING | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 12/1 |
| MARWELL | Walter Swinburn | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| MADAM GAY | Tony Murray | Paul Kelleway | |
| VOCALIST | Philip Robinson | Frankie Durr | |
| WHAT HEAVEN | P Young | Paul Kelleway | |
| SHARK SONG | Brian Taylor | Jeremy Hindley | |
| KITTYHAWK | Willie Carson | W R Hern | |
| GRECIAN SEA | Joe Mercer | W R Hern | |
| AUCTION BRIDGE | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | |
| BELLEAIR DREAM | Pat Eddery | Frankie Durr | |
| SWEDISH RHAPSODY | George Duffield | Gavin Pritchard-Gordon | |
| WELSHWYN | Brian Rouse | C Benstead | |
| Over Round | |||