(1975 Stuart Murless), Las Meninas (1994 Tommy Stack), Virginia Waters (2005 Aidan O’Brien), Finsceal Beo (2007 Jim Bolger), Homecoming Queen (2012 Aidan O’Brien), Legatissimo (2015 David Wachman), Minding (2016 Aidan O’Brien), Winter (2017 Aidan O’Brien), Hermosa (2019 Aidan O’Brien), Love (2020 Aidan O’Brien) and Mother Earth (2021 Aidan O’Brien). There have been 17 French-trained winners since 1900 -1929 Taj Mah (trained by Juan Torterolo), Kandy (1932 Frank Carter), Mesa (1935 Albert Swann), Imprudence (1947 Jacques Lieux), Camaree (1950 Alexandre Lieux), Rose Royale (1957 Alec Head), Bella Paola (1958 Francois Mathet), Never Too Late (1960 Etienne Pollet), Hula Dancer (1963 Etienne Pollet), Flying Water (1976 Angel Penna), Ma Biche (1983 Criquette Head), Miesque (1987 Francois Boutin), Ravinella (1988 Criquette Head), Hatoof (1992 Criquette Head), Natagora (2008 Pascal Bary), Special Duty (2010 Criquette Head-Maarek) and Miss France (2014, Andre Fabre).
Robert Robson with nine winners – Corinne (1818), Catgut (1819), Rowena (1820), Zeal (1821), Whizgig (1822), Zinc (1823), Tontine (1825), Problem (1826) and Arab (1827). Among current trainers, Aidan O’Brien is the most successful with seven winners - Virginia Waters (2005), Homecoming Queen (2012), Minding (2016), Winter (2017), Hermosa (2019), Love (2020) and Mother Earth (2021).
George Fordham with seven winners - Mayonaise (1859), Nemesis (1861), Siberia (1865), Formosa (1868), Scottish Queen (1869), Thebais (1881), Hauteur (1883).
Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore lead the way among current jockeys with four wins each.
Dettori scored aboard Cape Verdi (1998), Kazzia (2002), Blue Bunting (2011) and Mother Earth (2021).
Moore was successful on Homecoming Queen (2012), Legatissimo (2015), Minding (2016) and Love (2020).
Ghanaati set a new record time for the 1000 Guineas in 2009, recording 1m 34.22s which was 0.72s faster than Finsceal Beo’s 1m 34.94s in 2007.
Queen Elizabeth II owned the 1974 heroine Highclere while her father, King George VI, saw both Hypernicum (1946) and Sun Chariot (1942) carry his colours to victory. King George V was victorious with Scuttle in 1928 and, way back in 1896, Thais triumphed for the Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VII).
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