| 2000 GUINEAS 1869 | |||
The 61st winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Tuesday 27th April 1869 over the Rowley Mile, was Pretender (100/30), a bay colt by Adventurer out of Ferina, owned by Mr John Johnstone, trained at Tupgill, Middleham by Tom Dawson and ridden by John Osborne junior. The winner won by 1/2 a length in 1 minute 48 secs, with 5 lengths back to the third. A field of 19 runners contested the race which was worth 4500 sovereigns (Equivalent to £468,000 in 2017) PRETENDER SR 2018 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| PRETENDER | John Osborne jnr | Tom Dawson | Mr John Johnstone 100/30 |
| BELLADRUM | Kenyon | James Waugh snr | Mr James Merry 9/1 |
| PERRY DOWN | Butler |  |
Mr T Jennings 1000/15 |
| MARTYRDOM | George Fordham | Lord Calthorpe 5/1 | |
| TYPHON | Morris | Count Batthyany 1000/15 | |
| STANDARD BEARER | Parry | Mr Padwick 200/1 | |
| DUKE OF BEAUFORT | Tom Cannon | Mr Brayley 3/1 | |
| ALPENSTOCK | Custance | Lord Royston 25/1 | |
| TASMAN | Snowden | Sir R Bulkeley 100/1 | |
| SIDEROLITE | Wells | Sir Joseph Hawley 100/1 | |
| KING COPHETUA | J Adams | Sir Joseph Hawley 40/1 | |
| CONRAD | C Page | Mr H Woolcott 200/1 | |
| THE DRUMMER | Chaloner | Mr G Jones 7/1 | |
| PRINCE IMPERIAL | T French | Duke of Newcastle 25/1 | |
| TENEDOS | Heartfield | Duke of Newcastle 100/1 | |
| ROYAL RAKE | J Mann | Lord Rendlesham 200/1 | |
| UNNAMED BAY COLT BY TOM WHISLER | J Daley | Baron Rothschild 25/1 | |
| BRAMBRIDGE | Jem Goater | Lord Westmorland 200/1 | |
| NEUCHATEL | Maidment | Mr Savile 200/1 | |
| Note: The image above is shown courtesy of Vanity Fair. | Over Round 109% | ||
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