Group 2 race | |
Location | Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1957 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Neds (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three year old |
Weight | Set weights colts and geldings – 57 kg fillies – 55 kg |
Purse | $300,000 (2022) |
The Sandown Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in mid November.[1] Prize money is A$300,000.