The 40th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Thursday 11th May 1961 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 Mr G Freeman, trained by Peter Ashworth and ridden by Tommy Gosling. The winner won by 1/2 length in 1 minute 42.0 seconds, with a head between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1961

LADY SENATOR (Brown filly by The Phoenix out of Peace Terms) SR 1906

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 LADY SENATOR 9.0 Tommy Gosling Mr G Freeman Peter Ashworth
2 TUNA GAIL 9.0 Bill Williamson Mr Joseph McGrath Seamus McGrath
3 ATREVIDA 9.0 Neville Sellwood HH Aga Khan Alec Head
4 SAIL CHEOLI 9.0 M Kennedy   Colonel A Blake
5 GLOIR ANNA 9.0 John Power   John Oxx
6 GREY DAYS 9.0 T P Burns   Paddy Prendergast
7 PARDELLE 9.0 G W Robinson   A S O'Brien
8 EGLEE 9.0 Liam Ward   T McCormick
9 UMBRAGE 9.0 P Sullivan   John Oxx
10 CARABELLE 9.0 Paddy Powell   James Lenehan
11 PEERESS 9.0 Ron Hutchinson   Paddy Prendergast
12 KAZVIN 9.0 J Lenehan   James Lenehan
  Betting        
6/4 fav Lady Senator        
3/1 Tuna Gail        
7/1 Atrevida        
7/1 Eglee        
100/8 Carabelle        
100/8 Sail Cheoli        
100/7 Peeress        
22/1 Gloir Anna        
28/1 Umbrage        
28/1 Grey Days        
50/1 Kazvin        
50/1 Pardelle        
  Over round 129%        

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