The 2000 Guineas was the main event on Saturday 6 May 1978 at Newmarket. Ripon and Hamilton were the other flat meetings, with jumpers at Worcester and Folkestone completing the action.
2000 Guineas Day – Saturday 6 May 1978
BySteve
6 May 2026
2000 Guineas 06-05-78
BySteve
Steve Bradley is the man behind this project, an unashamedly nostalgic website dedicated to horse racing’s golden days of the past, featuring vintage racecards, clippings and news stories plucked from the newspapers of the day. A devotee of horse racing’s halcyon days from the 1960s to the 1990s, Steve caught the racing bug as a small boy living near Catterick racecourse, where he was lucky enough to see the great Red Rum in action in the 1970s. He has undertaken private research commissions for various figures within the racing industry. Away from racing he enjoys spending time with his retired greyhound, bar billiards, music, TV, films, reading and travel.
I could spend hours looking through old race cards. Spotted Mr Snugfit running over 5 furlongs as a two year old (Grand National runner up in 85). Thank you Steve