| 2000 GUINEAS 1961 | |||
The 153rd winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 26th April 1961 over the Rowley Mile, was Rockavon (66/1), a bay colt by Rockefella out of Cosmetic, owned by Mr Thomas Yuill. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 39.46 secs, with a short head back to the third. A field of 22 runners contested the race which was worth £22,801 (Equivalent to £483,400 in 2017) ROCKAVON SR 1767 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| ROCKAVON | Norman Stirk | George Boyd | Mr Thomas Yuill 66/1 |
| PRINCE TUDOR | W Rickaby | W Evans | Mr J Weston-Evans 66/1 |
| TIME GREINE | W Williamson | S McGrath | Mr J McGrath 25/1 |
| PRINCE MIDAS | Joe Mercer | R J Colling | Mr J J Astor 66/1 |
| ORLY | E Eldin | R Jarvis | Countess Margit Batthyany 40/1 |
| TUDOR TREASURE | Doug Smith | T N Yates | Lord Derby 33/1 |
| GOOD OLD DAYS | W H Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Mr J H Whitney 100/7 |
| NICODEMUS | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Richards | Mrs V J Evans 100/7 |
| TEST CASE | P Robinson | Jack Jarvis | Sir A Jarvis 10/1 |
| HENRY THE SEVENTH | Edward Hide | W Elsey | Mr H J Joel 100/6 |
| HOT BRANDY | Duncan Keith | W Nightingall | Mr A Kennedy 66/1 |
| JACK AND THE BEANSTALK | T Gosling | W Nightingall | Mr B Lister 66/1 |
| TYPHOON | Ron Hutchinson | P Prendergast | Mr N S McCarthy 6/1 |
| TRAVEL LIGHT | G Bougoure | A S O'Brien | Mr T B Martin 18/1 |
| PSIDIUM | Willie Snaith | Harry Wragg | Mrs A Pleach 50/1 |
| L'EPINAY | Roger Poincelet | E Pollet (Fr) | Mr J Pusari 100/7 |
| BLUE SAILS | F Barlow | W Nevett | Duchess of Roxburgh 66/1 |
| PROSECUTOR | Jimmy Etherington | R Peacock | Duke of Roxburgh 66/1 |
| PINTURISCHIO | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon 7/4 fav |
| BAILY VIMY | N Brennan | Colling | Mrs R Schofield 33/1 |
| OUI OU NON | F Palmer | P Carver | Baron G de Waldner 18/1 |
| DUAL | Jimmy Lindley | Towser Gosden | Sir H Wernher 33/1 |
| Over Round 126% | |||