The 69th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Saturday 26th May 1990 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner won €123,000. The winner was owned by Mr Brian Cooper, trained by David Elsworth and ridden by Steve Cauthen. The winner won by 3 lengths in 1 minute 41.3 seconds, with 1/2 length between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1990

IN THE GROOVE (Bay filly by Night Shift out of Pine Ridge) SR 1897

The winning owner won €123,000, (The equivalent of £237,700 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 IN THE GROOVE 9.0 Steve Cauthen Mr Brian Cooper David Elsworth
2 HEART OF JOY 9.0 Walter Swinburn Mr John C Mabee Sir Michael Stoute
3 PERFORMING ARTS 9.0 Michael Hills Mr Robert Sangster Barry Hills
4 THE CARETAKER 9.0 Mick Kinane M Juliet Dermot Weld
5 LADY OF VISION 9.0 Declan Gillespie Francis O'Toole J C Hayden
6 AMINATA 9.0 Christy Roche Mrs Ogden White Jim Bolger
7 WEDDING BOUQUET 9.0 John Reid Mrs M V O'Brien M Vincent O'Brien
8 TANWI 9.0 W F Harris Hamdan Al Maktoum Kevin Prendergast
9 RING OF LIGHT 9.0 Pat Shanahan Mr J P Costelloe Kevin Connolly
10 ANNIE LAURIE 9.0 P V Gilson Mr T F Roe Liam Browne
11 HABIRA 9.0 Steve Craine Heinz Pollmeier Paddy Mullins
12 NEEDY THATCH 9.0 Kevin Manning Mr A J O'Reilly J C Hayden
  Betting        
4/6 fav Heart of Joy        
5/1 In The Groove        
7/1 The Caretaker        
7/1 Wedding Bouquet        
20/1 Aminata        
25/1 Performing Arts        
40/1 Tanwi        
40/1 Ring of Light        
50/1 Annie Laurie        
100/1 Lady of Vision        
100/1 Needy Thatch        
150/1 Habira        
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