| 1000 GUINEAS 1870 | |||
The 57th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 5th May 1870 over the Ditch Mile, was Hester (6/4 fav), a bay filly by Thormanby out of Tomyris, owned by Mr Joseph Dawson. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 51.5 secs, with a head back to the third. A field of 10 runners contested the race which was worth £3,750 (Equivalent to £412,500 in 2017) HESTER SR 1941 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| HESTER | Jemmy Grimshaw | Joseph Dawson | Mr Joseph Dawson 6/4 |
| FRIVOLITY | Chaloner |  |
Sir Tatton Sykes & Mr Lyndon 11/2 |
| MAHONIA | Maidment | Baron Rothschild 5/1 | |
| GOLDEN HORN | Tom Cannon | Mr Brayley 30/1 | |
| PANDORE | Custance | Mr H Chaplin 30/1 | |
| ATLANTIS | T French | Lord Falmouth 100/8 | |
| CESTUS | George Fordham | Mr G Jones 30/1 | |
| ANNEXION | Frank Butler | Count F de Lagrange 30/1 | |
| AGILITY | John Osborne | Mr Launde 30/1 | |
| MANTILLA | Parry | Mr Pryor 5/1 | |
| Note:Image is shown courtesy of the issuing Cigarette card company | Over Round 110% | ||