The 81st running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Sunday 26th May 2002 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner won €225,340. The winner was owned by Mr Gerald W Leigh, trained by Luca Cumani and ridden by Jamie Spencer. The winner won by 4 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 45.5 seconds, with a length between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 2002

GOSSAMER (Bay filly by Sadler's Wells out of Brocade) SR 1853

The winning owner won €225,340, (The equivalent of £312,400 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 GOSSAMER 9.0 Jamie Spencer Mr Gerald W Leigh Luca Cumani
2 QUARTER MOON 9.0 Mick Kinane Mrs Richard Henry Aidan O'Brien
3 STARBORNE 9.0 Colm O'Donoghue Mrs David Wachman Aidan O'Brien
4 ALSTERMERIA 9.0 Tom Queally Mr Lewis G Lakin Aidan O'Brien
5 WRONG KEY 9.0 Declan McDonogh Lady O'Reilly Kevin Prendergast
6 KOURNAKOVA 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Mrs Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien
7 MARYINSKY 9.0 P J Scallan Mr Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
8 RUM CHARGER 9.0 Pat Shanahan Mr Bertram Firestone Dermot Weld
9 MARIONNAUD 9.0 Kevin Manning Mrs J Bolger, John Corcoran Jim Bolger
10 RED RIOJA 9.0 Fran Berry Dr Karen Sanderson E J O'Neill
11 ALASHA 9.0 Johnny Murtagh HH Aga Khan Sir Michael Stoute
12 MISS BEABEA 9.0 Eddie Ahern Mr William Durkan Kevin Prendergast
13 HEAT HAZE 9.0 Olivier Peslier Khalid Abdullah Andre Fabre
14 SURANAC LAKE 9.0 Pat Smullen Mr Bertram Firestone Dermot Weld
15 ZENDA 9.0 Richard Hughes Khalid Abdullah John Gosden
  Betting        
4/1 fav Gossamer        
9/2 Quarter Moon        
9/2 Alasha        
7/1 Zenda        
9/1 Kournakova        
10/1 Heat Haze        
12/1 Saranac Lake        
12/1 Wrong Key        
16/1 Rum Charger        
20/1 Starborne        
20/1 Maryinsky        
25/1 Marionnaud        
50/1 Miss Beabea        
50/1 Alstermeria        
50/1 Red Rioja        
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