The 34th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Wednesday 26th May 1954 over 1 mile of The Curragh. A pot of 2000 Guineas was available, 100 guineas to the second and 50 guineas to the third. The winner was owned by Mr John H Thursby, trained by Michael Rogers and ridden by J Mullane. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 46.6 seconds, with 2 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1954

ARCTIC WIND (Brown colt by Arctic Star out of Cave of the Winds) SR 1833

The winning owner won £2100 (The equivalent of £54,700 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 ARCTIC WIND 9.0 J Mullane Mr John H Thursby Michael Rogers
2 TALE OF TWO CITIES 9.0 Billy Nevett Mr James McVey jnr Hubert Hartigan
3 CALVERO 9.0 Rae Johnstone Mr Herbert Kerr Kevin Kerr
4 SHARRAGH 9.0 Ken Gethin Mr Joseph McGrath W Stephenson
5 MARSHALL NEY 9.0 Thomas Burns   W J Byrne
6 KINGSLEY 9.0 Phil Canty Corp Darby Rogers Darby Rogers
7 BEAU SEJOUR 9.0 T P Burns Mr N S Macnaughton John Oxx
8 ZARATHRUSTRA 9.0 Aubrey Brabazon Mr Terrence Gray Michael Hurley
9 SEBASTAIN 9.0 T Wallace   Paddy Prendergast
10 THIRTEEN OF CLUBS 9.0 Paddy Powell   Paddy Prendergast
11 LISMOLIN 9.0 M Kennedy   Colonel A Blake
12 SOUND BARRIER 9.0 Johnny Longden   Paddy Prendergast
13 TEHRASKID 9.0 Liam Ward   Paddy Prendergast
14 IRISH SLIPPER 9.0 Douglas Page Mrs Anna Maria King H Nugent
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4/5 fav Tale of Two Cities        
100/9 Calvero        
25/1 Arctic Wind        

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