True Love, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Wayne Lordan, won the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday, beating 18 rivals by one and three-quarter lengths. The 5-1 second-favourite triumphed as stable companion Precise, the 9-5 favourite, faded tamely in the final quarter-mile. O'Brien now has eight wins in the Classic, one short of the all-time record held by Robert Robson.
True Love won the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket, marking an eighth victory in the race for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Jockey Wayne Lordan steered the 5-1 shot to a decisive win, finishing ahead of Evolutionist and Venetian Lace.
True Love, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Wayne Lordan, won the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket. The filly powered to victory, marking O'Brien's eighth win in the classic race.
True Love gave Aidan O'Brien his eighth 1,000 Guineas winner with a convincing success at Newmarket, justifying her position as second-string in the betting to win at 5-1. Wayne Lordan rode the filly to victory, tracking the pace before powering into the lead a furlong out, beating Evolutionist and Venetian Lace in a 19-runner field.
Nineteen runners contest the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket with Precise, winner of the Fillies' Mile, installed as warm favourite to give Aidan O'Brien an eighth victory in the Classic, one shy of Robert Robson's record of nine wins between 1818-1827. O'Brien has not won since Mother Earth's 2021 success. Venetian Sun, owned by Brighton & Hove Albion chairman Tony Bloom, is prominent in the betting, while the Pretty Polly Stakes and Dahlia Stakes also feature on the card.
