The 48th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 18th May 1968 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received £11,000 and was owned by Mr F Feeney, trained by Stephen Quirke and ridden by Buster Parnell. The winner won by a head in 1 minute 46.0 seconds, with a short head between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1968

MISTIGO (Chestnut colt by Miralgo out of Flowing Lava) SR 1913

The winning owner won £11,000 (The equivalent of £181,400 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 MISTIGO 9.0 Buster Parnell Mr F Feeney S Quirke
2 DAIRY 9.0      
3 PANPIPER 9.0 Ernie Johnson Lord Blakenham Ron Smyth
4 REMAND 9.0 Joe Mercer Mr J J Astor W R Hern
5 CANDY CANE 9.0      
There were 15 runners in this race, so further details are required.
  Betting        
3/1 Candy Cane        
10/1 Mistigo        

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