| 1000 GUINEAS 1959 | |||
The 146th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Friday 1st May 1959 over the Rowley Mile, was Petite Etoile (8/1), a grey filly by Petition out of Star of Iran, owned by Prince Aly Khan. The winner won by a length in 1 minute 40.36 secs, with 4 lengths between second and third. A field of 14 runners contested the race which was worth £17,355 (Equivalent to £373,100 in 2017) PETITE ETOILE SR 2079 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| PETITE ETOILE | Doug Smith | Noel Murless | Prince Aly Khan 8/1 |
| ROSALBA | Joe Mercer | R J Colling | Mr J J Astor 9/4 fav |
| PARAGUANA | George Moore | France | Prince Aly Khan 5/2 |
| COLLYRIA | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon |
| CLIFTON LADY | D Ryan | W Stephenson | Mr J E Biggs |
| LINDSAY | Scobie Breasley | R Peacock | Mr F Ellison |
| ROSE OF MEDINA | Eph Smith | Noel Murless | Mr Jeremy Hindley |
| FAN LIGHT | Manny Mercer | J Oxley | Lord Irwin |
| DAME MELBA | Willie Snaith | Noel Murless | Mr T Lilley |
| PARROTIA | W Rickaby | Noel Murless | Lt-Col Giles Loder |
| BURTONWOOD | Frankie Durr | H P Rohan | Mr A Monk |
| SCAMPETTE | Brian Jago | Arthur Budgett | Mrs H H Renshaw |
| MIRNAYA | W H Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Sir R Sykes |
| SAREIGAIL | D L Jones | Weston-Evans | Mr J Weston-Evans |
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