| 2000 GUINEAS 1970 | |||
The 162nd winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 29th April 1970 over the Rowley Mile, was Nijinsky (4/7 fav), a bay colt by Northern Dancer out of Flaming Page, owned by Charles Engelhard. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 41.54 secs, with a further 2 1/2 lengths back to the third. A field of 14 runners contested the race which was worth £28,195 (Equivalent to £425,700 in 2017) NIJINSKY SR 2140 The following 2000 Guineas 1970 clip is a 1 min 04 secs clip from Youtube |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| NIJINSKY | Lester Piggot | M Vincent O'Brien | Charles Engelhard 4/7 |
| YELLOW GOD | W Williamson | P Davey | Mr David Robinson 100/6 |
| ROI SOLEIL | Freddie Head | Alec Head | Mrs W H D Riley-Smith 25/1 |
| DOUBLE CREAM | H J Greenaway | Captain Charles Elsey | Mr R F Dent |
| TAMIL | Willie Carson | Bernard Van Cutsem | Lord Derby |
| SHINY TENTH | Geoff Lewis | Corbett | Mr A Holland |
| WITHOUT FEAR | Jimmy Lindley | Nicholas (France) | Mrs Howell E Jackson |
| SAINTLY SONG | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Mr Stanhope Joel |
| MALVASIA | Brian Taylor | Tommy Leader | Mr D Leash |
| WALKY-TALKY | D Coleman | John Oxx | Mrs Mehl-Muelbens |
| AMBER RAMA | Yves Saint-Martin | F Mathet (France) | Mr Arpad Plesch |
| HUNTERCOMBE | Ernie Johnson | Arthur Budgett | Mr H H Renshaw |
| JOSHUA | Brian Jago | Kerr | Mr G R Rackman |
| INTERCEPTOR | J Miller | John Sutcliffe jnr | Mrs D M Soloman |
| Over Round N/A | |||