The 39th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Wednesday 13th May 1959 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 Clarence M Kline, trained by M Vincent O'Brien and ridden by T P Burns. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 39.8 seconds, with a length between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1959

EL TORO (Chestnut colt by Cagire out of Early Milkmaid) SR 1840

The winning owner won £2100 (The equivalent of £46,500 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 EL TORO 9.0 T P Burns Mr Clarence M Kline M Vincent O'Brien
2 RED ROSS 9.0 Charlie Smirke    
3 VALLAURIS 9.0 George Moore Prince Aly Khan  
4 GANG WARILY 9.0 Jimmy Lindley   M Vincent O'Brien
5 ROSS SEA 9.0 Garnie Bougoure   M Vincent O'Brien
6 BABU 9.0 Liam Ward Mr John Ismay Corp Darby Rogers
7 CHI-CHI-CASTANANGO 9.0 Aubrey Brabazon    
8 GIL BLAS 9.0 M Kennedy    
9 ANTHONY 9.0 Paddy Powell 2nd Earl Fingall Michael Roberts
10 SOLAR DUKE 9.0 O O'Neill Mr Patrick McGrath Seamus McGrath
11 BALLYLESSON 9.0 Wally Swinburn    
12 GUERCO 9.0 John Power    
13 LARKSPUR BLOOM 9.0 Liam Browne    
14 BEAU ROSSA 9.0 Phil Canty Mr Herbert Kerr Kevin R Kerr
15 PAMPARCTIC 9.0 Jimmy Eddery    
  Betting        
7/2 fav Babu        
10/1 Vallauris        
100/9 El Toro        
100/8 Red Ross        
100/6 Gang Warily        

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