The 106th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 23rd May 2026 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received €285,000 and was owned by Derek Smith, Michael Tabor and Mrs John Magnier, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore. The winner won by 3 lengths in 1 minute 35.69 seconds, with 1 length between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 2026

GSTAAD (Bay colt by Starspangledbanner out of Mosa Mine) SR 1990

The winning owner won €285.000

The Youtube link below is a 2 minute 1 second clip of the 2026 Irish 2000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3gjnM8g3-w
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 GSTAAD 9.2 Ryan Moore Smith, Tabor, Magnier Aidan O'Brien
2 DISTANT STORM 9.2 Billy Loughnane Godolphin Charlie Appleby
3 PACIFIC AVENUE 9.2 Jamie Spencer Godolphin Charlie Appleby
4 POWER BLUE 9.2 David Egan Amo Racing Robson De Aguiar
5 ALPARSLAN 9.2 Sam James Mohammed Saeed Al Shahhi Karl Burke
6 THESECRETADVERSARY 9.2 Seamie Heffernan

Cayton Park Stud, Magnier

 J A Stack
7 BAMAKO BEACH 9.2 Colin Keane Bamako Beach Partnership M D O'Callaghan
8 TAKE CHARGE STAR 9.2 Ben Coen Maribeth Sandford Johnny Murtagh
9 GO JUST DO IT 9.2 Dylan Browne Michael Hilary Burke Joseph O'Brien
  Betting        
4/11 fav Gstaad        
5/1 Distant Storm        
11/1 Alparslan        
14/1 Thesecretadversary        
25/1 Go Just Do It        
28/1 Power Blue        
40/1 Pacific Avenue        
40/1 Bamako Beach        
50/1 Take Charge Star        
  Over round 119%        

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