| 2000 GUINEAS 1906 | |||
The 98th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 2nd May 1906 over the Rowley Mile, was Gorgos (20/1), a brown colt by Ladas out of The Gorgon, owned by Mr Arthur James. The winner won by a head in 1 minute 43.8 secs, with a neck back to the third. A field of 12 runners contested the race which was worth £5,050 (Equivalent to £565,600 in 2017) GORGOS SR 1924 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| GORGOS | Herbert Jones | Richard Marsh | Mr Arthur James 20/1 |
| COLT BY DIAMOND JUBILEE | Otto Madden |  |
Mr W Bass 100/8 |
| RAMROD | W Higgs | Lord Dalmeny 100/7 | |
| BEPPO | Danny Maher | Mr J A de Rothschild 7/1 | |
| ADMIRABLE CRICHTON | Bernard Dillon | Major Eustace Loder 6/1 | |
| BLACK ARROW | B Lynham | Mr W Hall Walker 100/7 | |
| SPATE | H Randall | Captain J Orr-Ewing 25/1 | |
| GINGAL | E Wheatley | Mr Lionel Robinson 100/30 | |
| ALBERT HALL | W Halsey | Sir E Cassell 33/1 | |
| FRUSTRATOR | K Cannon | Sir George Farrar 10/1 | |
| BLACK AUSTER | H Blades | Sir E Vincent 33/1 | |
| BILL OF THE PLAY | Mr G Thursby | Sir J Thursby 5/1 | |
| Note: The image opposite is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company Taddy & Co. | Over Round 112% | ||