Rosehill Guineas
Encyclopedia
The Rosehill Guineas is an Australia
n Thoroughbred horse race
run annually in March at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
in Sydney
. A race for three-year-olds at set weights, it is contested on turf
over a distance of 2000 metres (10 furlong
s).
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 horse race
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
run annually in March at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Western Sydney suburb of Rosehill, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is home of the Sydney Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface. It is one of the two premier racecourses in Sydney, the...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. A race for three-year-olds at set weights, it is contested on turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
over a distance of 2000 metres (10 furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s).
Distance
- 1910 – 1914 held over 7 furlongs (approx. 1400 metres)
- 1915 – 1947 held over 9 furlongs (approx. 1800 metres)
- 1948 – 1972 held over 10 furlongs (approx. 2000 metres)
- 1973 onwards held over 2000 metres
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Jimmy Choux Jimmy Choux Jimmy Choux is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On 5 March 2011, he won the 135th running of the New Zealand Derby. In doing so, he became the first horse since Surfers Paradise in 1990 to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand Derby.... |
Jonathan Riddell | John Bary | Chouxmaani Investments Ltd | 2.05.33 |
| 2010 | Zabrasive | Nash Rawiller Nash Rawiller Nash Rawiller is a prominent Australian jockey who mainly rides at meetings in Sydney. He started his career riding in Melbourne but moved to Sydney to ride for prominent trainer Gai Waterhouse. His biggest win to date was riding Elvstroem to victory in the 2004 Caulfield Cup... |
John O'Shea John O'Shea John O'Shea can refer to:*John O'Shea, Irish footballer with Sunderland*John O'Shea , New Zealand film director*John O'Shea *John O'Shea , Wales international rugby union footballer*John O'Shea... |
J. Pfeiffer, C. Beynon et al. | 2.04.54 |
| 2009 | Metal Bender | Danny Nikolic Danny Nikolic Danny Nikolic is a jockey in Australian Thoroughbred horse racing. In 2003 he rode Mummify to victory in the Caulfield Cup, the most important win of his career to date... |
Jack Denham Jack Denham Jack Denham was a leading Australian horse trainer and businessman.A member of a Sydney training dynasty, Denham first rode as a jockey for his brother, and then took out his own training licence in 1948.... |
David N. Fuller | 2:03.29 |
| 2008 | Dealer Principal | Peter Robl | Anthony J. Cummings | P. Horwitz et al. | 2.04:51 |
| 2007 | He's No Pie Eater | Hugh Bowman | Graeme A. Rogerson | David Reid | 2.02:76 |
| 2006 | De Beers | Craig Williams Craig Williams (jockey) Craig Williams is an Australian jockey. He won Multiple group one in Australia and worldwide.-External links:*Jockey profile... |
David A. Hayes | R. R. & J.M. McAnulty et al | 2:03.57 |
| 2005 | Eremein Eremein Eremein was a notable Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a chestnut gelding foaled in 2001 and bred by Bhima Stud in New South Wales. Eremein was by Timber Country from Marrego by Marscay.... |
Corey Brown Corey Brown Corey Allen Brown is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Washington Nationals. He is 6'1" tall and he weighs 205 pounds.... |
Allan Denham | Geoff & Beryl White | 2:01.35 |
| 2004 | Niello | Darren Beadman | John Hawkes | Woodlands Stud Syndicate | 2:02.18 |
| 2003 | Helenus | Steven King | Leon Corstens | Jos Xipell | 2:02.73 |
| 2002 | Carnegie Express | Jim Cassidy Jim Cassidy (jockey) Jim Cassidy is a New Zealand jockey who famously rode Kiwi from last into the straight to win the 1983 Melbourne Cup. He won his second Melbourne Cup in 1997 aboard Might and Power whom he also rode to victory in the following year's Cox Plate.Cassidy has won the Australian Derby three times; in... |
Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse is a Scottish-born, Australian resident horse trainer, businesswoman and a former actress-Career:... |
Paul Burn et al | 2:00.89 |
| 2001 | Sale Of Century | Larry Cassidy | John Hawkes | R W, Mrs C A & R S & Mrs K Dufficy | 2:01.02 |
| 2000 | Diatribe | Jim Cassidy Jim Cassidy (jockey) Jim Cassidy is a New Zealand jockey who famously rode Kiwi from last into the straight to win the 1983 Melbourne Cup. He won his second Melbourne Cup in 1997 aboard Might and Power whom he also rode to victory in the following year's Cox Plate.Cassidy has won the Australian Derby three times; in... |
George Hanlon George Hanlon George Hanlon was an Australian race horse trainer. Inducted in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2002, Hanlon trained three Melbourne Cup winners; Piping Lane in 1972, Arwon in 1978 and Black Knight in 1984.... |
J. Thompson | 2:04.38 |
| 1999 | Sky Heights | Glen Boss Glen Boss Glen Boss is an Australian jockey, considered a champion, who is best known for riding Makybe Diva to victory in three consecutive Melbourne Cups - 2003, 2004, and 2005.-External links:***... |
Colin Alderson | R. Legh, A. Calabro et al | 2:02.15 |