Australian Guineas
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The Australian Guineas is a VRC
Group 1
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race for three year olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse
, Melbourne
in March. Total prizemoney is A$760,000.
Victoria Racing Club
The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual “race that stops a nation”, the Melbourne Cup, which was first contested in 1861.From its...
Group 1
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race for three year olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is Australia's richest horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in March. Total prizemoney is A$760,000.
Race history
- From 1998 to 2000 this race was run over 2000 metres.
- The race was run at Caulfield RacecourseCaulfield RacecourseCaulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...
in 2007 due to reconstruction of the Flemington racetrack.
The winners
- 2011 - Shamrocker
- 2010 - Rock Classic
- 2009 - Heart Of Dreams
- 2008 - Light Fantastic
- 2007 - Miss FinlandMiss Finland (horse)Miss Finland is a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by top South Australian trainer David Hayes. At two years old, she won the AAMI Golden Slipper, the world's richest juvenile race, which is run over 1,200 metres, and ran second in the Blue Diamond Stakes...
- 2006 - Apache CatApache CatApache Cat is a popular Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who had 43 starts for 19 wins and was placed on another 11 occasions from for just under $4.6 million in prizemoney....
- 2005 - Al Maher
- 2004 - ResetReset (horse)Reset is a Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire by the Leading sire in Australia and New Zealand, Zabeel out of the multiple Group One winner Assertive Lass. He raced only as a three-year-old, in the 2003-2004 season, and recorded five wins from as many starts, including the Cadbury...
- 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 - MahoganyMahogany (horse)Mahogany was an Australian thoroughbred who raced in the mid-1990s. He was aimed at the three-year-old staying events, where he won the Victoria Derby and the Australian Derby. But as an older horse he usually was restricted to sprint races.The notable exception was the 1995 W.S. Cox Plate where...
- 1993 - Kenny's Best Pal
- 1992 - Jolly Old Mac
- 1991 - Triscay
- 1990 - ZabeelZabeelZabeel was a New Zealand-bred Australian racehorse who has retired to stud and become a champion sire. He is a bay son of Sir Tristram from the Nureyev mare Lady Giselle...
- 1989 - King’s High
- 1988 - Flotilla
- 1987 - Military Plume
- 1986 - True Version