| 1000 GUINEAS 1978 | |||
The 165th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 4th May 1978 over the Rowley Mile, was Enstone Spark (33/1), a bay filly by Sparkler out of Laxmi, owned by Dick Bonnycastle. The winner won by a length in 1 minute 41.56 secs, with 2 1/2 lengths between second and third. A field of 16 runners contested the race which was worth £41,130 (Equivalent to £235,300 in 2017) ENSTONE SPARK SR 1846 The following 1000 Guineas 1978 clip is a 1 min 47 secs clip from Youtube |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| ENSTONE SPARK | Ernie Johnson | Barry Hills | Dick Bonnycastle 33/1 |
| FAIR SALINIA | Greville Starkey | Sir Michael Stoute | S Hanson 25/1 |
| SERAPHIMA | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Mrs V Hue-Williams 5/1 |
| CHERRY HINTON | Lester Piggott | Harry Wragg | Mr R B Moller |
| CLEAR PICTURE | Philip Paquet | P Paquet | Mrs E Firestone |
| GLINTING | Eddie Hide | Sir Michael Stoute | Mrs Dominic Wigan |
| BEST GIRL | J P Lefevre | P Lallile (Fr) | D Mollins |
| ENID CALLING | Mick Kinane | M Kauntze (Ire) | M Throsby |
| GREEN GIRL | Eric Eldin | Paul Kelleway | M Fine |
| MODELLA | Gianfranco Dettori | Luca Cumani | Carlo D'Alessio |
| NEAGTIVE RESPONSE | Duncan McKay | J Muthall | Mrs E Jackman |
| PEARL STRAND | Geoff Baxter | Paul Cole | B Smeed |
| PROPITIATE | Joe Mercer | Maurice Zilber (Fr) | Nelson Bunker Hunt |
| ROSES | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | Lady Hethfield |
| SMELTER | Christy Roche | Paddy Prendergast | Mrs J Mullion |
| SWISS MAID | Tony Murray | Paul Kelleway | M Fine |
| Over Round N/A | |||