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Two Thousand Guineas

British  

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) an annual horse race run at Newmarket since 1809

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Favorite in the field of 21 three-year-olds was the Duke of Westminster's Lambert Simnel, winner of last spring's Two Thousand Guineas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mid-Day Sun's best previous performance had been to place third at Newmarket this year in the Two Thousand Guineas race, which Le Ksar won.

From Time Magazine Archive

Big Game, a rugged, easygoing colt, had taken the Two Thousand Guineas.

From Time Magazine Archive

At length, in 1888, the Duke reached the goal of his ambition in his career on the turf, for he was the winner of the Derby with Ayrshire, which also won the Two Thousand Guineas.

From The Portland Peerage Romance by Archard, Charles J.

He came a cropper over the "Two Thousand Guineas."

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 by Various