Group 1 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1935 (as Canterbury Guineas) 2006 (as Randwick Guineas) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | The Agency (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | Set weights colts and geldings - 56+1⁄2 kg fillies 54+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | A$1,000,000 (2023) |
Bonuses | Automatic qualification – Australian Derby and Doncaster Mile |
The Randwick Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March as a part of the Sydney Autumn Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$1 million.