The 52nd running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Saturday 19th May 1973 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner won £17,597. The winner was owned by Mr A Boyd-Rochfort, trained by Henry Cecil and ridden by Greville Starkey. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 47.8 seconds, with 1 length between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1973

CLOONAGH (Brown filly by High Hat out of Zoom) SR 1752

The winning owner won £17,597, (The equivalent of £202,300 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 CLOONAGH 9.0 Greville Starkey Mr A Boyd-Rochfort Henry Cecil
2 ANNERBELLE 9.0 Lester Piggott   M Vincent O'Brien
3 DESERT NYMPH 9.0 Jimmy Lindley   John Oxx
4 LUFAR 9.0 Joe Mercer   Paddy Prendergast
5 DARIA 9.0 J V Smith   Michael Hurley
6 SKY BLOOM 9.0 R F Parnell   Liam Browne
7 CASTLE STEPS 9.0 George McGrath   Seamus McGrath
8 SEA HORSE 9.0 Christy Roche   Noel Murless
9 SUNSET TEMPLE 9.0 K Watson   Paddy Prendergast
10 SUPREME PET 9.0 Bill Williamson   Seamus McGrath
11 SONG OF WESTMEATH 9.0 T P Burns   Noel Murless
12 HONEY BEND 9.0 N Cope   Paddy Prendergast
  Betting        
Evens fav Annerbelle        
7/1 Cloonagh        
40/1 Desert Nymph        

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