| 1000 GUINEAS 1968 | |||
The 155th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 2nd May 1968 over the Rowley Mile, was Caergwrle (4/1 fav), a chestnut filly by Crepello out of Caerphilly, owned by Mrs Gwen Murless. The winner won by a length in 1 minute 40.38 secs, with a neck between second and third. A field of 14 runners contested the race which was worth £19,682 (Equivalent to £328,700 in 2017) CAERGWRLE SR 1797 The following 1000 Guineas 1968 clip is a 1 min 14 secs clip from Youtube |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| CAERGWRLE | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Mrs Gwen Murless 4/1 |
| PHOTO FLASH | Jimmy Lindley | T Waugh | Mr H J Joel |
| SOVEREIGN | Ron Hutchinson | Harry Wragg | Mr R B Moller |
| LA MOME | Joe Mercer | W R Hern | Mr J J Astor |
| GRANDPA'S LEGACY | Ron Sheather | G Balding | Major P J C Harries |
| ALASKA WAY | Bruce Raymond | H Cottrill | Mr Stanhope Joel |
| KURSAAL | Philip Robinson | George Lambton | Mrs G Lambton |
| ILEANA | Scobie Breasley | Harry Wragg | Mr G A Oldham |
| LADY WALDER | M L Thomas | Doug Marks | Mr T B Orton |
| LA LIBELA | Lester Piggott | M Vincent O'Brien | Mr J P Philipps |
| SNAKE CHARMER | Stan Clayton | Bruce Hobbs | Mr J P Philipps |
| AUNT AUDREY | Wally Swinburn | Payne-Gallway | Lady Phoebe Phipps |
| HILL SHED | Edward Hide | Noel Murless | Mr G A Pope snr |
| TRAVELLING FOUR | W Williamson | T Gosling | Mr S Threadwell |
| Over Round N/A | |||