The 76th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Saturday 24th May 1997 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner won €193,000. The winner was owned by Mrs Seamus Burns, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Steve Craine. The winner won by a length in 1 minute 42.2 seconds, with 2 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1997

CLASSIC PARK (Bay filly by Robellino out of Wanton) SR 1819

The winning owner won €193,000, (The equivalent of £301,000 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 1 minute 29 second clip of the 1997 Irish 1000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acAPt5Eq5oI

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 CLASSIC PARK 9.0 Steve Craine Mrs Seamus Burns Aidan O'Brien
2 STRAWBERRY ROAN 9.0 Christy Roche Mrs John Magnier Aidan O'Brien
3 CAISEAL ROS 9.0 Kevin Manning Mr Dermot McAuliffe Jim Bolger
4 RYAFAN 9.0 Frankie Dettori Khalid Abdullah John Gosden
5 OH NELLIE 9.0 Mick Kinane Mr Michael Tabor Neville Callaghan
6 SEEBE 9.0 Cash Asmussen Mr George Strawbridge Ian Balding
7 ALMOST SKINT 9.0 N G McCullagh Pidgeon Hill Syndicate Mmm I Oakes-Cottin
8 VIA VERBANO 9.0 C Everard Mr D H W Dobson Jim Bolger
9 DAZZLE 9.0 John Reid Cheveley Park Stud Sir Michael Stoute
10 ROYALE 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Mr Shane T Ryan Aidan O'Brien
  Betting        
3/1 fav Ryafan        
4/1 Strawberry Roan        
9/2 Oh Nellie        
9/2 Seebe        
5/1 Dazzle        
20/1 Classic Park        
20/1 Caiseal Ros        
40/1 Via Verbano        
50/1 Royale        
100/1 Almost Skint        
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