The Caulfield Guineas is a

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horse race held over 1600 metres (1 mile) at set weights for three-year-old horses at

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. Total prize money is A$3 million. The race is held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the

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. 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 The Thousand Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Group One, Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at Set Weights, set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October. ...

was also historically held on Guineas day, before moving to the first Saturday after the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Ajax 1937 RRC Rosehill Guineas Jockey Maurice McCarten Trainer Frank Musgrave

Ajax 1937 RRC Rosehill Guineas Jockey Maurice McCarten Trainer Frank Musgrave

Ammon Ra 1931 VATC Caulfield Guineas Jockey Maurice McCarten Trainer Jack Jamieson

History

During

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the race was run at

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. Regarded as one of the

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events for three-year-olds, the Guineas is regarded as a stallion making race for the winner, and has been won by a host of star gallopers who have gone on to multiple G1 success. These included Starspangledbanner (2010 G1

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, 2010 G1 Golden Jubilee Stakes), Whobegotyou (2009 G1 Yalumba Stakes), Weekend Hussler (six other G1 races including 2007 G1 Ascot Vale Stakes, 2008 G1

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and 2008 G1 George Ryder Stakes). Earlier winners include celebrated champion sires

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(2001, 11 G1 wins) and

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(1999, 4 G1 wins). Looking further back, other outstanding winners include

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(1993, 8 G1 wins), Red Anchor (1984, 4 G1 wins), champion sprinter Manikato (12 official G1 wins, 18 wins in races that are classified as G1 today), 2YO Triple Crown winner

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(1977, 4 G1 wins), Surround (1976, first and only filly to win the

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championship of Australasia, the

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(1969, 6 G1 wins and champion sire), Storm Queen (1966, 5 G1 wins), the inaugural Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee Tulloch (1957, 14 G1 wins), and

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(14 G1 wins and fellow Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee).

Distance

* 1881–1971 - 1 mile (~1600 metres) * 1972 onwards - 1600 metres (1 mile)

Grade

*1886–1978 - Principal race *1979 onwards - Group 1

Double winners

Thoroughbreds that have won the Caulfield Guineas – W. S. Cox Plate double: * Star Affair (1965), Rajah Sahib (1968), † Surround (1976), Red Anchor (1984) Thoroughbreds that have won the Caulfield Guineas –

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double: * Strathmore (1891), Wallace (1895), †Lady Wallace (1905), Patrobas (1915), Eusebius (1918), Rampion (1926), Liberal (1932), Theo (1934), Lucrative (1940), Great Britain (1942), Tulloch (1957), Coppelius (1962), Sovereign Red (1980), Grosvenor (1982), Red Anchor (1984),

(1993), Helenus (2002) † filly

1922 and 1948 racebooks

File:1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P1.jpg, 1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas racebook front cover File:1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P2.jpg, 1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas officials & visitor notices File:1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P3.jpg, 1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas showing the winner, Soorak File:1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P4.jpg, Back cover showing railway arrangements and admission fares File:1948 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P1.jpg, 1948 VATC Caulfield Guineas racebook front cover File:1948 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P2.jpg, 1948 VATC Caulfield Guineas officials & enclosure notices File:1948 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P3.jpg, 1948 VATC Caulfield Guineas raceday notices File:1948 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P4.jpg, 1948 VATC Caulfield Guineas showing the winner, Phoibos LUCRATIVE 1940 VRC DERBY MAURICE McCARTEN

LUCRATIVE 1940 VRC DERBY MAURICE McCARTEN

Winners

* 2024 - Private Life * 2023 - Griff * 2022 - Golden Mile * 2021 -

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* 2020 - Ole Kirk * 2019 - Super Seth * 2018 -

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* 2017 - Mighty Boss * 2016 - Divine Prophet * 2015 - Press Statement * 2014 - Shooting To Win * 2013 - Long John * 2012 -

All Too Hard All Too Hard (foaled 21 September 2009) is a four time Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse. He is also a successful breeding stallion having sired numerous stakes winners. Background Bred by Gilgai Farm, All Too Hard is a half b ...

* 2011 - Helmet * 2010 - Anacheeva * 2009 - Starspangledbanner * 2008 - Whobegotyou * 2007 - Weekend Hussler * 2006 - Wonderful World * 2005 - God's Own * 2004 - Econsul * 2003 - In Top Swing * 2002 - Helenus * 2001 -

* 2000 - Show A Heart * 1999 -

* 1998 - Kenwood Melody * 1997 - Encounter * 1996 - Alfa * 1995 - Our Maizcay * 1994 - St. Covet * 1993 -

* 1992 - Palace Reign * 1991 - Chortle * 1990 - Centro * 1989 - Procol Harum * 1988 - Vitalic * 1987 - Marwong * 1986 - Abaridy * 1985 - Drawn * 1984 - Red Anchor * 1983 - Beechcraft * 1982 - Grosvenor * 1981 - Binbinga * 1980 - Sovereign Red * 1979 - Runaway Kid * 1978 - Manikato * 1977 -

* 1976 - Surround * 1975 - Sou'wester * 1974 - Kenmark * 1973 - Grand Cidium * 1972 - Sobar * 1971 - Beau Sovereign * 1970 - Dual Choice * 1969 -

* 1968 - Rajah Sahib * 1967 - Dark Purple * 1966 - Storm Queen * 1965 - Star Affair * 1964 - Yangtze * 1963 - Time And Tide * 1962 - Coppelius * 1961 - King Brian * 1960 - Lady Sybil * 1959 - Prince Lea * 1958 - Wiggle * 1957 - Tulloch * 1956 - Hot Spell * 1955 - Caranna * 1954 - King Boru * 1953 - Barfleur * 1952 - Bayside * 1951 -

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* 1950 - Merry Scout * 1949 - Iron Duke * 1948 - Phoibos * 1947 - Hororata * 1946 - Praetor * 1945 - † Attley / Royal Gem * 1944 - Kintore * 1943 - Lawrence * 1942 - Great Britain * 1941 - Tea Cake * 1940 - Lucrative * 1939 - High Caste * 1938 - Nuffield * 1937 -

* 1936 - Beechwood * 1935 - Young Idea * 1934 - Theo * 1933 - Palphar * 1932 - Liberal * 1931 - Ammon Ra * 1930 - Green Wave * 1929 - Pentheus * 1928 - Balmerino * 1927 - Avant Courier * 1926 - Rampion * 1925 - Manacre * 1924 - Heroic * 1923 - King Carnival * 1922 - Soorak * 1921 - Demetrius * 1920 - Midilli * 1919 -

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* 1918 - Eusebius * 1917 - Thrice * 1916 - Ettefred * 1915 - Patrobas * 1914 - Blague * 1913 - Andelosia * 1912 - Burrawang * 1911 - Woolerina * 1910 - Danaus * 1909 - Malt King * 1908 - Parsee * 1907 - Master Foote * 1906 - Booran * 1905 - Lady Wallace * 1904 - Demas * 1903 - Sweet Nell * 1902 - Strata Florida * 1901 - Ibex * 1900 - Kinglike * 1899 - Tremarden * 1898 - Bobadil * 1897 - Aurum * 1896 - The Officer * 1895 - Wallace * 1894 - Cobbity * 1893 -

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* 1892 - Autonomy * 1891 - Strathmore * 1890 - Annesley * 1889 - Rudolph * 1888 - Volley * 1887 - Carlyon * 1886 - Maddelina * 1885 - Ringmaster * 1884 - Sandal * 1883 - Sardius * 1882 - Fryingpan * 1881 - Wheatear † Dead heat

References

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