The Irishman's Magna Grecia, ridden by his son Donnacha O'Brien, won the first Flat racing Classic of the season to also give O'Brien his 10th win in the prestigious race.
"We couldn't be happier," O'Brien told ITV Sport. "It's incredible. It's a massive team effort. It's really exciting."
Magna Grecia finished comfortably ahead of King of Change in second and Skardu in third.
The 2,000 Guineas is a straight mile test for thoroughbred three-year-old colts and fillies and was first run in 1809. It was instigated by Sir Charles Bunbury, who had earlier established The Derby at Epsom.
The name refers to the original prize fund -- a Guinea was equivalent to 21 shillings or £1.05. The purse is now £500,000 ($682,800) with £283,550 ($365,600) going to the winner.
The 2,000 Guineas Stakes, as it is properly known, represents the first leg of the English Triple Crown, alongside The Derby and the St. Leger. But the demands for both speed and stamina -- from the mile of the Guineas to the mile-and-a-half of The Derby and the mile-and-three-quarters of the St. Leger -- mean the feat is rarely attempted.
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