Australian Guineas
The Australian Guineas is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$1,000,000.
History
Name
- 1986-2004 – Australasian Guineas
- 2005-2009 – Cadbury Guineas
- 2010 – Crown Guineas
- 2011 onwards – Australian Guineas
Distance
- 1986-1997 – 1600 metres
- 1998-2000 – 2000 metres
- 2001 onwards – 1600 metres
Grade
- 1986 – Group 3
- 1987 onwards – Group 1
Venue
- The race was run at Caulfield Racecourse in 2007 due to reconstruction of the Flemington racetrack.
Winners
- 2025 – Feroce
- 2024 – Southport Tycoon
- 2023 – Legarto
- 2022 – Hitotsu
- 2021 – Lunar Fox
- 2020 – Alligator Blood
- 2019 – Mystic [Journey (horse)|Mystic Journey]
- 2018 – Grunt
- 2017 – Hey Doc
- 2016 – Palentino
- 2015 – Wandjina
- 2014 – Shamus Award
- 2013 – Ferlax
- 2012 – Mosheen
- 2011 – Shamrocker
- 2010 – Rock Classic
- 2009 – Heart Of Dreams
- 2008 – Light Fantastic
- 2007 – Miss Finland
- 2006 – Apache Cat
- 2005 – Al Maher
- 2004 – Reset
- 2003 – Delago Brom
- 2002 – Dash For Cash
- 2001 – Mr. Murphy
- 2000 – Pins
- 1999 – Dignity Dancer
- 1998 – Gold Guru
- 1997 – Mouawad
- 1996 – Flying Spur
- 1995 – Baryshnikov
- 1994 – Mahogany
- 1993 – Kenny's Best Pal
- 1992 – Jolly Old Mac
- 1991 – Triscay
- 1990 – Zabeel
- 1989 – King’s High
- 1988 – Flotilla
- 1987 – Military Plume
- 1986 – True Version