The 58th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 13th May 1978 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received £35,095 and was owned by Mr Robert Sangster, trained by M Vincent O'Brien and ridden by Lester Piggott. The winner won by 1/2 length in 1 minute 39.35 seconds, with 3 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1978

JAAZEIRO (Bay colt by Sham out of Rule Formi) SR 1989

The winning owner won £35,095 (The equivalent of £191,400 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 JAAZEIRO 9.0 Lester Piggott Robert Sangster M Vincent O'Brien
2 STRONG GALE 9.0 Roy Carroll Mrs Maria Mehl-Muelhens John Oxx
3 COLUMBANUS 9.0 Declan Gillespie   Jim Bolger
4 TARDOT 9.0 Frankie Durr   Robert Armstrong
5 STAPLESTOWN 9.0 Christy Roche   Paddy Prendergast
6 LOMOND SHOE 9.0 Tommy Carmody   Liam Browne
7 STRADAVINSKY 9.0 Timmy Murphy   M Vincent O'Brien
8 PEREGRINATOR 9.0 Gabriel Curran   Kevin Prendergast
9 DIAMONDS ARE TRUMPS 9.0 Tommy Carberry   Dermot Weld
10 GALLOWSHILL BOY 9.0 D Hogan   S Quirke
11 LESS ICE 9.0 Johnny Roe   Liam Browne
12 VALLEY FORGE 9.0 Wally Swinburn Mr Bertram Firestone Dermot Weld
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