| 1000 GUINEAS 1980 | |||
The 167th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 1st May 1980 over the Rowley Mile, was Quick As Lightning (12/1), a bay filly by Buckpasser out of Clear Ceiling, owned by Mr Ogden Mills Phipps. The winner won by a neck in 1 minute 41.89 secs, with half a length back to the third. A field of 23 runners contested the race which was worth £49,376 (Equivalent to £230,100 in 2017) QUICK AS LIGHTNING SR 1904 The following 1000 Guineas 1980 clip is a 1 min 55 secs clip from Youtube |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| QUICK AS LIGHTNING | Brian Rouse | John Dunlop | Mr Ogden Mills Phipps 12/1 |
| OUR HOME | Greville Starkey | Sir Michael Stoute | 8/1 |
| MRS PENNY | John Matthias | Ian Balding | 8/1 |
| MILLINGDALE LILLIE | Lester Piggott | Charles Nelson | 8/1 |
| EVITA | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 15/2 |
| SAISON | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 4/1 |
| RAPIDS | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | |
| LUCK OF THE DRAW | Willie Carson | W R Hern | |
| ARARAT | Philip Waldron | Gavin Hunter | |
| GIFT WRAPPED | Philip Robinson | Frankie Durr | |
| ETOILE DE PARIS | Mick Kinane | M Kauntze (Ire) | |
| ARTIPIAR | Tony Ives | W O'Gorman | |
| BATTLEWIND | Ray Cochrane | M Scott | |
| DEAREST DOROTHY | Kipper Lynch | Reg Akehusrt | |
| DELLEAR | Edward Hide | P Lallie (Fr) | |
| FIRYAL | Philip Paquet | Francois Boutin (Fr) | |
| PIECES OF GOLD | Geoff Baxter | E Beeson | |
| POM-POES | A Gibert | M Saliba (Fr) | |
| GRANDOLA | Brian Taylor | Frankie Durr | |
| PRINCESS MATILDA | John Reid | R Johnson-Houghton | |
| SCIGUETA | Paul Cook | Luca Cumani | |
| STAR CHAMBER | Tony Murray | Paul Kelleway | |
| SHERE BEAUTY | Alan Bond | Ian Balding | |
| Over Round | |||