Australian Guineas

Australian Guineas
Group 1 race
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Inaugurated1986
Race typeThoroughbred
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
QualificationThree year old
WeightSet weights
colts and geldings – 56+12 kg
fillies – 54+12 kg
Purse$1,000,000 (2022)

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.[1] Total prize money is A$1,000,000.[2]

  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Australian Guineas". Pro Group Racing Australia. 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Prize Money increase for Victoria". justhorseracing.com.au (Aus). 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.