The first 2, 000 Guineas was run in 1809 and was won by a horse called Wizard.
The 15-8 favourite entered the 2, 000 Guineas picture with a convincing triumph for trainer David Wachman.
He will be at Newmarket in England on Saturday to saddle three horses in the famed 2, 000 Guineas.
He produced Potential Champion, a filly that won the Indian 1000 Guineas and the Indian Oaks in 1980.
The Mark Johnston-trained filly went on to an unprecedented double, winning the Irish Guineas in the same month.
The filly, ridden by Jimmy Fortune, confirmed herself as a leading 1, 0000 Guineas candidate with a fine victory.
The colt finished eighth behind his Fallon-ridden stablemate George Washington in the Stan James 2, 000 Guineas on his reappearance.
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Attraction had won the 1, 000 Guineas Classic over the same course in May.
He burst onto the scene as a teenager when he partnered Tarascon to victory in the 1998 Irish 1, 000 Guineas.
Alan Munro guided the Jeremy Noseda trained 12-1 shot to a surprise two-lengths success over the Newmarket 2000 Guineas winner.
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Fallon went on to star for Stoute, with victory in the 2, 000 Guineas on King's Best in the year 2000.
The rider's partnership with O'Brien first took an English Classic in 1998 when King of Kings won the 2, 000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Although the two Classic races are obviously the highlights of the Guineas meeting, there are several other valuable races on the three-day card.
But the following season, Quinn was dramatically dropped by the Prince, who was unhappy with his ride on Generous in the 2, 000 Guineas.
Rock of Gibraltar had already taken the English and Irish 2000 Guineas and the St James's St Palace Stakes in three starts this season.
He was owned by Christopher Wilson, trained by T Perren and ridden by Bill Clift, who were also responsible for the first 1, 000 Guineas winner.
The Barry Hills-trained colt was third in the 2, 000 Guineas and owner Bill Gredley fears he will not have the stamina for the Derby trip.
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He won the 2, 000 Guineas at Newmarket for trainer Aidan O'Brien on Rock of Gibraltar, a colt owned by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Irish 2, 000 Guineas winner went off at 4-6 but was held up by jockey Richard Hughes until the final half-furlong of the mile-long race.
The Classics -- the top races for three-year-old thoroughbreds -- begin with the 1, 000 Guineas for fillies and the 2, 000 Guineas for colts in early May.
"I am very happy to come and to see a good horse winning the Guineas -- and I think he is a great horse, " he said.
And he has racked up another couple of Classic wins with Kazzia winning both the 1, 000 Guineas and the Oaks, although the Derby continues to elude him.
Ireland's King of Kings dethroned French champion Xaar to land a first British classic for trainer Aidan O'Brien in the Sagitta 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.
The Epsom Derby is England's premier "Classic" -- a series of races for three-year-olds that also comprises the 1, 000 Guineas, the 2, 000 Guineas, the Oaks and the St.
He was suspended when Rock of Gibraltar won the 2, 000 Guineas and then chose to ride Hawk Wing in the Derby - but came second to stablemate High Chaparral.
O'Brien was reluctant to commit King of Kings to the Derby and hinted the Irish 2000 Guineas later this month would be the next target, before Epsom would be seriously considered.
The new series will encompass British racing's key festivals, including the Guineas at Newmarket, the Epsom Derby , Royal Ascot, the Newmarket July Festival, Glorious Goodwood, the Ebor Festival at York and Doncaster's St Leger.
Then, in April, Bolger announced at his County Carlow stables that a campaign was set to take in both the Newmarket and the Irish 2000 Guineas (the horse was second in both), but not Epsom.
But still missing from his CV is a Classic winner - in Queen's Logic, he had the ante-post favourite for the 1, 000 Guineas in 2002 but a last-minute foot injury ruled her out of the running.
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