| 2000 GUINEAS 1926 | |||
The 118th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 28th April 1926 over the Rowley Mile, was Colorado (100/8), a bay colt by Phalaris out of Canyon, owned by the 17th Earl of Derby. The winner won by 5 lengths in 1 minute 43.6 secs, with 3 lengths back to the third. A field of 19 runners contested the race which was worth £5,050 (Equivalent to £281,800 in 2017) COLORADO SR 2005 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| COLORADO | Tommy Weston | Hon George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby 100/8 |
| CORONACH | Joe Childs |  |
Lord Woolavington 5/4 |
| APPLE SAMMY | H Jelliss | Mr J P Hornung 10/1 | |
| SWIFT AND SURE | J Brennan | Lord Astor 33/1 | |
| BOOKLET | R Jones | Lord Astor 100/9 | |
| LEX | M Beary | Sir Abe Bailey 100/8 | |
| REVIEW ORDER | H Beasley | Lord Barnby 25/1 | |
| HARPAGON | E C Elliott | Sir George Bullough 10/1 | |
| HOPE | J Leach | Mr Barnett Cohen 20/1 | |
| ST JOHN | J Taylor | Sir William Cooke 33/1 | |
| COMEDY KING | F Lane | Mr Frank Curzon 33/1 | |
| EMBARGO | Steve Donoghue | HH Maharaja of Rajpinla 100/8 | |
| GAY LOTHARIO | J Thwaites | Lord Glanely 25/1 | |
| JESSEL | M Leach | Mr Solly Joel 33/1 | |
| PANTETA | Harry Wragg | Mr Solly Joel 33/1 | |
| WAR MIST | Arthur Balding | Mr A K Macomber 25/1 | |
| FINGLAS | G Archibald | M E de St Alary 33/1 | |
| HAPPY RECRUIT | Fred Winter | Mr W T Sears 33/1 | |
| FRIAR WILE | W Wells | Lord Woolavington 20/1 | |
| Note: The image above is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company. | Over Round 138% | ||
| Shown below is an extract from Lord Derby's and his stud manager Major Jack Paine's Studbook. |
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