Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas
Group 1, Curragh 15:35 €500,000 guaranteed, 3yo fillies only, 1m
Tweet Sunday 24th May 2026

Kensington Lane could be set for a tilt at the Irish 1,000 Guineas following her decisive victory in the Coolmore Auguste Rodin Irish EBF Athasi Stakes at the Curragh on May 4.

Group Three honours for Kensington Lane in the Athasi Stakes @curraghrace for Donnacha O'Brien and @chrishayes24 🥇@coolmorestud | @IrishEBF_ pic.twitter.com/gazKNvzcqL

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 4, 2026

The Donnacha O’Brien-trained filly had been well held behind subsequent 1000 Guineas winner True Love on her previous start, but showed a marked improvement returned to quicker ground, starting at 14-1 and outperforming market expectations.

Ridden by Chris Hayes, she travelled strongly before asserting late to beat Black Caviar Gold by three-quarters of a length, with the well-supported Drop Dead Gorgeous finishing third after leaving her challenge too late.

O’Brien said: “She won well back on nicer ground. I thought she was way too big a price today but she is a Group Three winner now.

“She’s in the Guineas, so she’ll probably go there. She has a lot of gate speed so she’s one that could end up in the US, in one of those 10 furlong Grade Ones later on in the year. That could suit her. She is a smart filly and she is improving.

“I think definitely, if she goes abroad on a turning track, a mile and a quarter will be no problem to her. That’s what I’m thinking at the minute.”

With her profile on the rise and versatility beginning to emerge, Kensington Lane now looks poised to test her credentials at a higher level, both domestically and potentially on the international stage.

At this stage of the spring, the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh is less a finished picture than a canvas beginning to take shape, and the current entries suggest a race defined by depth rather than a single, obvious focal point.

Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas
€500,000 guaranteed, 3yo fillies only, 1m
69 entries
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(Form as of May 04)

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