The 47th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Saturday 18th May 1968 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 Mrs F G Allen, trained by Ryan Jarvis and ridden by Eric Eldin. The winner won by 1/2 length in 1 minute 46.3 seconds, with 4 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1968

FRONT ROW (Bay filly by Epaulette out of Panaview) SR 1843

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 FRONT ROW 9.0 Eric Eldin Mrs F G Allen Ryan Jarvis
2 GLAD ONE 9.0 Bill Williamson Mr John McShain John Oxx
3 KYLIN 9.0 I Johnson Mrs Desmond Bell Kevin Prendergast
4 RIMARK 9.0 Lester Piggott Mr J Cox Brady M Vincent O'Brien
5 SOVEREIGN 9.0 Ron Hutchinson Mr R B Moller Harry Wragg
Considerable further details are needed as there were 13 runners.
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