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Special Duty Heads 71 in StanJames.com 1000 Guineas 05/02/10
French trainer Criquette Head-Maarek has landed the StanJames.com 1000 Guineas on three occasions with Ma Biche (1983), Ravinella (1988) and Hatoof (1992) and looks to have an excellent chance of adding to that terrific record in 2010 with Special Duty, the clear 7/2 favourite with Stan James for the first fillies’ Classic of the season for which there are 71 entries, six more than last year. [more]

Duty Continues to Look Special Ahead of 1000 Guineas 04/02/10
Special Duty, winter favourite for the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 2nd, has been pleasing her Chantilly-based trainer Criquette Head-Maarek ahead of a return to full training this season. [more]

Lillie Langtry Back to Form 03/10/09
Lillie Langtry stormed back to form with victory in the Tattersalls Timeform Fillies’ 800 to leave connections looking at a return to the Rowley Mile in May for the Stan James-sponsored 1000 Guineas next May. [more]

Ghanaati and Shimah Set for stanjames.com 1000 Guineas
22/04/09
Leading owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum is set to be doubly represented as he bids for a fifth victory in the £400,000 stanjames.com 1000 Guineas with Ghanaati and Shimah among 26 fillies going forward for this year’s contest, run over Newmarket’s Rowley Mile on Sunday, May 3. [more]

Natagora Stays All The Way to 1000 Guineas Triumph 04/05/08
Any fears that the speedy Natagora would not stay the mile test of the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas were firmly rebuffed when the statuesque grey filly made all to claim victory. [more]

Recent Rain Leads to Prosser Changing Guineas Going Description 30/04/08
Michael Prosser, Director of Racing at Newmarket, has changed The NatWest Rowley Mile official going description after the course was hit by significant rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday. [more]

Francesca D’Gorgio on Course for stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas 28/04/08
A total of 18 fillies have stood their ground for the £375,000 Group One stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas including Infallible, who heads the market with Stan James at 7/2, following her impressive victory in the Group Three Leslie Harrison Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket on April 16. [more]

Barry Hills Puts Guineas Fillies on Trial at Newmarket 14/04/08
Lambourn trainer Barry Hills is set to unleash stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas hopefuls Spinning Lucy and Royal Confidence at Newmarket on Wednesday, April 16. [more]

Saoirse Abu Cut to 12-1 for 1000 Guineas 03/09/07
Saoirse Abu has been cut to 12-1 from 20-1 by Coral for the 1000 Guineas after her convincing win in this afternoon's Moyglare Stud Stakes at The Curragh. [more]

Finsceal Beo Tops 32 in Stan James 1000 Guineas 25/04/07
Finsceal Beo, the top-rated European juvenile filly of 2006, heads 32 high-class entries going forward for the £350,000 Group One Stan James 1000 Guineas, run over Newmarket’s NatWest Rowley Mile on Sunday, May 6, after the forfeit stage, details of which were announced April 24. [more]

Sander Camillo disappoints in Nell Gwyn 19/04/07
Sander Camillo was replaced as favourite for the Stan James 1000 Guineas after suffering defeat by a neck to Scarlet Runner in the Group 3 Shadwell Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket. [more]

Speciosa - The Dream Fulfilled 07/05/06
Speciosa added a major chapter to her fairytale story by storming to a hugely popular success in the Stan James 1000 Guineas. The Danehill Dancer filly made all in thrilling style to scorch to a two-and-a-half length victory in the fillies’ Classic. [more]

All Set For Top-Class Showdown In Stan James 1000 Guineas 06/05/06
RUMPLESTILTSKIN and Flashy Wings are set to vie for favouritism in what looks set to be a top-quality renewal of the Stan James 1000 Guineas tomorrow at Newmarket. [more]

Magnusson Dreaming Of Guineas Glory With Love 31/03/06
Mikael Magnusson, the Swedish businessman who trains from Old Manor Stables in Lambourn, revealed today that I'm In Love is set to become his first-ever runner in a British Classic in the Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday, May 7. [more]

Alexander Alliance Heads Straight To The Stan James 1000 Guineas
24/03/06
Tommy Stack saddled Las Meninas to land the Group One Stan James 1000 Guineas on her seasonal reappearance in 1994, and the trainer is looking to repeat the feat with Alexander Alliance in the first fillies' Classic, which carries record prize money of £330,000. [more]