| 2000 GUINEAS 1878 | |||
The 70th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 8th May 1878 over the Rowley Mile, was Pilgrimage (2/1 fav), a chestnut filly by The Palmer (or The Earl) out of Lady Audley, owned by the 4th Earl of Lonsdale. The winner won by 1/2 a length in 1 minute 56 secs, with 1 1/2 lengths back to the third. A field of 10 runners contested the race which was worth £4,650 (Equivalent to £497,600 in 2017) PILGRIMAGE SR 1904 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| PILGRIMAGE | Tom Cannon snr | Joe Cannon | 4th Earl of Lonsdale 2/1 |
| INSULAIRE | Jem Goater |  |
Count Frederic de Lagrange 9/4 |
| SEFTON | T Osborne | Mr William S Crawfurd 9/1 | |
| BAYONET | Glover | Mr Acton 100/1 | |
| UNNAMED COLT BY BUCCANEER | H Jeffery | Mr Alex Baltazzi 50/1 | |
| OASIS | George Fordham | Mr H Baltazzi 50/1 | |
| ATHOL LAD | C Wood | Mr Jos Dawson 25/1 | |
| CHILDERIC | Fred Archer | Lord Falmouth 9/2 | |
| GLENGARRY | Custance | Mr J H Houldsworth 100/1 | |
| INVAL | Morris | Count Frederic de Lagrange 100/1 | |
| Note: The image above is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company Salmon & Gluckstein. | Over Round 102% | ||