| 1000 GUINEAS 1879 | |||
The 66th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Friday 2nd May 1879 over the Rowley Mile, was Wheel of Fortune (40/75 fav), a bay filly by Adventurer out of Queen Bertha, owned by the 6th Viscount Falmouth. The winner won by 4 lengths in 1 minute 54 secs, with 10 lengths back to the third. A field of 8 runners contested the race which was worth £4,300 (Equivalent to £468,700 in 2017) WHEEL OF FORTUNE SR 2052 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| WHEEL OF FORTUNE | Fred Archer | Matt Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth 40/75 |
| ABBAYE | Jem Goater |  |
Mr T Jennings 100/3 |
| RECONCILIATION | C Wood | Mr John Bowes 3/1 | |
| PEACE | Huxtable | Mr C Alexander 25/1 | |
| JESSIE AGNES | Tom Chaloner | Mr James Merry 100/3 | |
| ELLANGOWAN | Snowden | Lord Zetland 50/1 | |
| ROSALIND | Tom Cannon | Mr F Gretton 100/3 | |
| LOCH TANNA | Custance | Duke of Hamilton 100/3 | |
| Over Round 108% | |||