| Group 1 race | |
 Nuffield, 1938 winner H.Badger | |
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1881 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Neds (2022) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres (1 mile) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Set weights - 56½ kg (125 lb) |
| Purse | $3,000,000 (2022) |
The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres (1 mile) at set weights for three-year-old horses at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.[1] Total prize money is A$3 million.[2]
The race is held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. The Guineas, as the race is known, starts the three-day Caulfield carnival; the G1 Toorak Handicap, G1 Caulfield Stakes and the fillies equivalent, the G1 The Thousand Guineas was also historically held on Guineas day, before moving to the first Saturday after the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
- ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Caulfield Guineas". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Prize Money increase for Victoria". justhorseracing.com.au (Aus). 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.