| 1000 GUINEAS 1970 | |||
The 157th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 30th April 1970 over the Rowley Mile, was Humble Duty (3/1 joint fav), a grey filly by Sovereign Path out of Flattering, owned by Lady Jean Ashcombe. The winner won by an impressive 7 lengths, the greatest winning distance of the century, in 1 minute 42.13 secs, with 2 lengths back to the third. A field of 12 runners contested the race which was worth £21,105 (Equivalent to £318,700 in 2017) HUMBLE DUTY SR 1966 The following 1000 Guineas 1970 clip is a 42 secs clip from Youtube |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| HUMBLE DUTY | Lester Piggott | Peter Walwyn | Lady Jean Ashcombe 3/1 |
| GLEAM | Freddie Head | Alec Head | Mrs P Wertheimer 100/7 |
| BLACK SATIN | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | Mr W L Reynolds 100/7 |
| CAPRERA | Graham Sexton | Harry Wragg | Mr G A Oldham 22/1 |
| HIGHEST HOPES | Jimmy Lindley | W R Hern | Mr L B Holliday |
| BLUE ACROPOLIS | Frankie Durr | P Robinson | Mr I Allen |
| HEATHERDOWN | H J Greenaway | W Elsey | Lord Allendale |
| OBELISK | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Col F Hue-Williams |
| CAMELINE | G Thiboeuf | Francois Boutin (Fr) | Mrs P Miguet |
| PICCADILLY LIL | John Gorton | Bruce Hobbs | Mr J P Philipps |
| TORA SANTA | George Cadwaladr | Eric Cousins | Mr R E Sangster |
| FARFALLA | Tony Murray | Doug Smith | Mr D Van Clief |
| Over Round | |||