| 2000 GUINEAS 1957 | |||
The 149th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 1st May 1957 over the Rowley Mile, was Crepello (7/2), a chestnut colt by Donatello II out of Crepuscule, owned by Sir Victor Sassoon. The winner won by half a length in 1 minute 38.24 secs, with a head back to the third. A field of 15 runners contested the race which was worth £13,598 (Equivalent to £312,800 in 2017) CREPELLO SR 2109 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| CREPELLO | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon 7/2 |
| QUORUM | Alec Russell | Lyde | Mr T H Farr 100/8 |
| PIPE OF PEACE | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Richards | Mr Stavros Niarchos 100/30 fav |
| TYRONE | Roger Poincelet | France | M J Puerari 7/2 |
| DUVIDAL | W H Carr | C Nelson | Mr J Collier 50/1 |
| EUDAEMON | Edgar Britt | Charles Elsey | Mrs E Foster 100/9 |
| BRIOCHE | Edward Hide | Charles Elsey | Mr W Humble 28/1 |
| RHYTHMIC LIGHT | Jimmy Uttley | Staff Ingham | Miss H Jacobson 50/1 |
| THE PROPHET | J Doyasbere | France | M L L Lawrence 50/1 |
| CRAMPON | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | Major D McCalmont 25/1 |
| BRENDAN | J Wright | Ireland | Mr J McGrath 50/1 |
| CHEVASTRID | J Eddery | Ireland | Mr J McGrath 50/1 |
| EARL MARSHAL | Manny Mercer | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 28/1 |
| BELLBOROUGH | J Purtell | Tom Cannon | Mrs O D Ruane 33/1 |
| WAYNE II | F Palmer | France | Mr R B Strassburger 8/1 |
| Over Round 121% | |||