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The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 Flat Horse Race for three-year-old Thoroughbred s (excluding Gelding s). It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket Racecourse , Newmarket , Suffolk , England in late April or early May. It is one of five British Classic Races . It was first run on April 18 1809 and takes its name from the original guaranteed prize fund of 2,000 Guineas (worth approx. £110,000 today — 1 guinea = £1 1s, or £1.05). The race takes place early in the season and there may be little previous form for that year - last season's two-year-old form is usually taken as the most reliable guide to predicting the outcome. Although eligible, fillies rarely take part in the race any longer. RECORDS
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