| 1000 GUINEAS 1979 | |||
The 166th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 3rd May 1979 over the Rowley Mile, was One In A Million (Evens fav), a bay filly by Rarity out of Singe, owned by Helena Springfield Ltd. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 43.06 secs, with a head back to the third. A field of 17 runners contested the race which was worth £44,760 (Equivalent to £236,300 in 2017) ONE IN A MILLION SR 1935 The following 1000 Guineas 1979 clip is a 1 min 32 secs clip from Youtube |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| ONE IN A MILLION | Joe Mercer | Sir Henry Cecil | Helena Springfield Ltd Evens |
| ABBEYDALE | John Lowe | J Watts | Mrs A Sutton |
| YANUKA | Frank Morby | M Smyly | Colonel R Poole |
| TOPSY | Steve Cauthen | Harry Wragg | Mr R B Moller |
| DEVON DITTY | Greville Starkey | Harry Thomson-Jones | Sir Edward McAlpine |
| JUBILEE | Willie Carson | W R Hern | HM Queen Elizabeth II |
| PITASIA | A Gibert | A Paus (Fr) | Sir D Clague |
| CENERENTOLA | M Philipperon | J Cunnington (Fr) | Sir Michael Sobell |
| LYRIC DANCE | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | Mrs E Longton |
| GALAXY VIRGO | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon | Dr J Sabasun |
| MARY OF MODENA | Bruce Raymond | W Elsey | D Dykroyd |
| MISS ST CYR | Edward Hide | Doug Smith | J Pearce |
| MUNECA | Geoff Lewis | Philip Mitchell | A Carrero |
| PENNY BLESSING | John Reid | R Johnson-Houghton | E Holland-Martin |
| QUEEN TO CONQUER | J Lynch | Gavin Hunter | D Scott |
| RING LADY | Ernire Johnson | Barry Hills | Robert Sangster |
| STERLONIA | P Perkins | H O'Neill | A Hurley |
| Over Round | |||