The 42nd running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Wednesday 15th May 1963 over 1 mile of The Curragh. A pot of 1130 Guineas was available, 50 guineas to the second and 30 guineas to the third. The winner was owned by Mrs Meg Mullion, trained by Paddy Prendergast and ridden by Freddie Palmer. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 45.0 seconds, with a length between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1963

GAZPACHO (Bay filly by Hard Sauce out of Red Cloak) SR 1946

The winning owner won £1050, (The equivalent of £23,200 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 GAZPACHO 9.0 Freddie Palmer Mrs Meg Mullion Paddy Prendergast
2 HIBERNIA III 9.0 Thomas Burns Dr Martin Andree John Oxx
3 EVENING SHOE 9.0 P Sullivan   John Oxx
4 CONFIDENCE 9.0 Lester Piggott    
5 HERA 9.0 Harry Carr   Harry Wragg
Considerable extra details are required because there were 18 runners.
  Betting        
7/4 fav Evening Shoe        
9/1 Gazpacho        
100/8 Hibernia III        

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