The 38th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Thursday 14th May 1959 over 1 mile of The Curragh. A pot of 1130 Guineas was available, 50 guineas to the second and 30 guineas to the third. The winner was owned by Prince Aly Khan, trained by Alec Head and ridden by George Moore. The winner won by a neck in 1 minute 53.6 seconds, with a short head between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1959

FIORENTINA (Bay filly by Tulyar out of Leventina) SR 1771

The winning owner won £1050, (The equivalent of £23,200 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 FIORENTINA 9.0 George Moore Prince Aly Khan Alec Head
2 LILLET 9.0 Charlie Smirke    
3 CLARA BOW 9.0 Tommy Carberry    
4 DARK OMEN 9.0 G Cooney    
5 TRULY 9.0 Garnie Bougoure    
6 PAL AN OIR 9.0 T P Burns    
7 WEST STAR 9.0 N Brennan    
8 MAGIC SANDAL 9.0 P Sullivan    
9 RECIPROCATE 9.0      
10 ANDROMEDA NEBULA 9.0 P Canty    
11 GOODY TWO SHOES 9.0 Paddy Powell    
12 SLIPRULLAH 9.0 Jimmy Eddery    
13 ANNEEN 9.0 M Kennedy    
14 NO BRUNETTE 9.0 G W Robinson    
15 MUSCOSA 9.0 John Power    
16 GRANDDAUGHTER 9.0 Liam Browne    
17 DON'T COMMENT 9.0 Aubrey Brabazon    
18 PRINCESS MARIE 9.0 Liam Ward    
19 BENCHERS 9.0 Wally Swinburn    
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11/2 Granddaughter
6/1 Truly
7/1 Lillet
100/7 Pal An Oir
100/7 Goody Two Shoes
20/1 Muscosa
20/1 Princess Marie
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33/1 Dark Omen
33/1 West Star
33/1 Magic Sandal
33/1 Reciprocate
33/1 Andromeda Nebula
33/1 Sliprullah
33/1 Anneen
33/1 No Brunette
33/1 Don't Comment
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