Gold Coast Guineas Explained
Surface: | Turf |
Class: | Group 3 |
Horse Race: | Gold Coast Guineas |
Inaugurated: | 2000 |
Race Type: | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Distance: | 1,200 metres |
Track: | Right-handed |
Qualification: | Three-year-olds |
Weight: | Set Weights colts and geldings - 57kg fillies - 55kg |
Purse: | A$200,000 (2023) |
Sponsor: | Brandons (2023) |
The Gold Coast Guineas is a Gold Coast Turf Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, under set weights conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Gold Coast Racecourse, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
History
The inaugural running of the race was in March 2000 over a distance of 1400 metres. The race is now part of the Prime Minister's Cup racecard in May.[1]
Distance
- 2000 - 2005 – 1400 metres
- 2006 onwards - 1200 metres
Venue
- 2023 - Sunshine Coast Racecourse[2]
Grade
- 2006 - 2007 - Listed race
- 2008 onwards - Group 3
Winners
- 2023 - Yellow Brick[3]
- 2022 - Prince Of Boom[4]
- 2021 - Marboosha[5]
- 2020 - Hightail[6]
- 2019 - Pennino[7]
- 2018 - Champagne Cuddles[8]
- 2017 - Savanna Amour[9]
- 2016 - Takedown[10]
- 2015 - Nostradamus[11]
- 2014 - Dothraki[12]
- 2013 - Academus[13]
- 2012 - Florentina[14]
- 2011 - Military Rose[15]
- 2010 - Beethog[16]
- 2009 - Chakvetadze[17]
- 2008 - El Cambio[18]
- 2007 - Gold Edition[19]
- 2006 - Fashions Afield[20]
- 2005 - Eremein[21]
- 2004 - King's Chapel[22]
- 2003 - Tahitian Star[23]
- 2002 - Miss Bussell[24]
- 2001 - Ceffyl[25]
- 2000 - Make Mine Magic[26]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Winners and Past Results for the Gold Coast Guineas. 15 April 2015. Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014.
- Web site: Hollindale goes from coast to coast . sctc.com.au . 4 May 2023.
- Web site: 2023 Result - Brandons Gold Coast Guineas (held 6 May 2023). racingpost.com . 17 May 2023.
- Web site: 2022 Result - Brandons Gold Coast Guineas (held 7 May 2022). breednet.com.au. 7 May 2022.
- Web site: 2021 Result - Brandons Gold Coast Guineas (held 8 May 2021). breednet.com. 7 May 2022.
- Web site: 2020 Result - Brandons Gold Coast Guineas (held 16 May 2020). breednet.com. 16 May 2020.
- Web site: 2019 Result - Brandons Gold Coast Guineas (held 4 May 2019). breednet.com. 5 May 2019.
- Web site: 2018 Result - Brandons Gold Coast Guineas (held 5 May 2018). breednet.com. 5 May 2018.
- Web site: 2017 Result - Mayford Contracting Gold Coast Guineas (held 6 May 2017). breednet.com. 6 May 2017.
- Web site: 2016 Result - Jaguar Xf Gold Coast Guineas(held 7 May 2016). breednet.com. 7 May 2016.
- Web site: 2015 Result - Attwood Marshall G.Coast Gneas(held 25 April 2015). breednet.com. 25 April 2015.
- Web site: 2014 Result - Attwood Marshall G.Coast Gneas (held 3 May 2014). breednet.com. 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2013 Result - Gold Coast Guineas (held 4 May 2013). breednet.com. 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2012 Result - R. Hawke Gold Coast Guineas (held 5 May 2012). breednet.com. 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2011 Result - Contour Gold Coast Guineas (held 7 May 2011). breednet.com. 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2010 Result - Carlton Mid Gold Coast Guineas (held 8 May 2010). breednet.com. 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2009 Result - Heinrich Grp. Gold Coast Gneas (held 2 May 2009). breednet.com. 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2008 Result - Gold Coast Guineas (held 3 May 2008). breednet.com. 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2007 Result - Heinrich Constructions Gold Coast Guineas 3-Y-O Plte (held 5 May 2007). Racing Vic. (Aus.). 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2006 Result - Independent Fuel Supplies Gold Coast Guineas Qtis 3-Y-O (held 14 May 2005). Racing Vic. (Aus.). 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2005 Result - Independent Fuel Supplies Gold Coast Guineas Qtis 3-Y-O (held 14 May 2005). Racing Vic. (Aus.). 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2004 Result - Independent Fuel Supplies Guineas Qtis 3-Y-O Plte (held 15 May 2005). Racing Vic. (Aus.). 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2003 Result - H Harvey Gold Coast Guineas (Qtis Three-Year- Olds) (held 10 May 2005). Racing Vic. (Aus.). 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2002 Result - H.Harvey Gold Coast Guineas (held 11 May 2002). Racing Vic. (Aus.). 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2001 Result - Gold Coast Guineas (held 3 March 2001). Racing Vic. (Aus.). 15 April 2015.
- Web site: 2000 Result - Gold Coast Guineas (held 4 March 2000). Racing NSW (Aus.). 15 April 2015.