The 69th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 20th May 1989 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received €220,000 and was owned by Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Michael Stoute and ridden by Walter Swinburn. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 37.5 seconds, with 1/2 length between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1989

SHAADI (Bay colt by Danzig out of Unfurled) SR 1946

The winning owner won €220,000 (The equivalent of £473,000 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 1 minute 44 second clip of the 1989 Irish 2000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME9Lg7lEmCM

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 SHAADI 9.0 Walter Swinburn Sheikh Maohammed Michael Stoute
2 GREAT COMMOTION 9.0 Willie Carson Maktoum Al Maktoum Alec Scott
3 DISTANT RELATIVE 9.0 Michael Hills Wafic Said Barry Hills
4 DANEHILL 9.0 Pat Eddery Khalid Abdullah Jeremy Tree
5 CLASSIC FAME 9.0 Declan Gillespie Classic Thoroughbred Ltd M Vincent O'Brien
6 SARATOGAN 9.0 John Reid Classic Thoroughbreds Ltd M Vincent O'Brien
7 TAKDEER 9.0 D Parnell Hamdan Al Maktoum Kevin Prendergast
8 CORWYN BAY 9.0 Steve Craine Mr Albert Stall Tommy Stack
9 VESTRIS ABU 9.0 Christy Roche Comtessa Antoine De Laubespin Jim Bolger
10 AUGUST AGENT 9.0 Pat Shanahan Due Process Stables Con Collins
11 TWILIGHT AGENDA 9.0 Mick Kinane Moyglare Stud Farm Dermot Weld
12 TATSFIELD 9.0 Steve Raymont Khalid Abdullah Jeremy Tree
  Betting        
6/4 fav Danehill        
7/2 Shaadi        
13/2 Saratogan        
8/1 Classic Fame        
10/1 Great Commotion        
20/1 Corwyn Bay        
20/1 Twilight Agenda        
25/1 Distant Relative        
66/1 August Agent        
66/1 Takdeer        
66/1 Vestris Abu        
150/1 Tatsfield        
  Over round 117%        

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