Rosehill Guineas
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The Rosehill Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 2000 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia annually in March.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$750,000.
Ajax, 1937 winner | |
| Class | Group 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1910 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Sky Racing (2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| 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 | AUD$750,000 (2025) |
| Bonuses | Exempt from ballot in Australian Derby |
History
Many champions have been victorious in this race, including Phar Lap, Ajax, Tulloch, Dulcify, Kingston Town, Octagonal, Naturalism and Tie The Knot.
1921 racebook
1921 RRC Rosehill Guineas racebook front cover
1921 RRC Rosehill Guineas showing officials and race day train timetable
1921 RRC Rosehill Guineas starters and results
1921 RRC Rosehill Guineas showing the winner, Furious
Distance
- 1910–1914 held - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres)
- 1915–1947 held - 1+1⁄8 miles (~1800 metres)
- 1948–1972 held - 1+1⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
- 1973 onwards - 2000 metres
Grade
- 1910–1979 - Principal Race
- 1980 onwards - Group 1
Race records
Time record:
- 1:59.99 - Danewin (1995) & Octagonal (1996)
Gallery of noted winners
Phar Lap, 1929 winner
High Caste, 1939 winner
Biplane, 1917 winner with B. Deeley
Winners
Summarize
Perspective
- 2025 - Broadsiding[2]
- 2024 - Riff Rocket[3]
- 2023 - Lindermann[4]
- 2022 - Anamoe[5]
- 2021 - Mo'unga[6]
- 2020 - Castelvecchio[7]
- 2019 - The Autumn Sun[8]
- 2018 - D'Argento[9]
- 2017 - Gingernuts[10]
- 2016 - Tarzino[11]
- 2015 - Volkstok'n'barrell[12]
- 2014 - Criterion[13]
- 2013 - It's A Dundeel[14]
- 2012 - Laser Hawk[15]
- 2011 - Jimmy Choux[16]
- 2010 - Zabrasive[17]
- 2009 - Metal Bender[18]
- 2008 - Dealer Principle[19]
- 2007 - He's No Pie Eater[20]
- 2006 - De Beers[21]
- 2005 - Eremein[22]
- 2004 - Niello[23]
- 2003 - Helenus[24]
- 2002 - Carnegie Express[25]
- 2001 - Sale Of Century[26]
- 2000 - Diatribe[27]
- 1999 - Sky Heights[28]
- 1998 - Tie The Knot[29]
- 1997 - Tarnpir Lane[30]
- 1996 -Octagonal[31]
- 1995 - Danewin[32]
- 1994 - Star Of Maple[33]
- 1993 - Innocent King[34]
- 1992 - Naturalism[35]
- 1991 - Surfers Paradise[36]
- 1990 - Solar Circle[37]
- 1989 - Riverina Charm[38]
- 1988 - Sky Chase[39]
- 1987 - Ring Joe[40]
- 1986 - Drawn[41]
- 1985 - Spirit Of Kingston[42]
- 1984 - Alibhai[43]
- 1983 - Strawberry Road[44]
- 1982 - Isle of Man
- 1981 - Deck The Halls
- 1980 - Kingston Town
- 1979 - Dulcify
- 1978 - †race not held
- 1977 - Lefroy
- 1976 - Fashion Beau
- 1975 - Battle Sign
- 1974 - Taras Bulba
- 1973 - Imagele
- 1972 - Longfella
- 1971 - Latin Knight
- 1970 - Royal Show
- 1969 - Portable
- 1968 - Royal Account
- 1967 - Grey Spirit
- 1966 - Dark Briar
- 1965 - Fair Summer
- 1964 - Eskimo Prince
- 1963 - Castanea
- 1962 - Bogan Road
- 1961 - King Brian
- 1960 - Wenona Girl
- 1959 - Martello Towers
- 1958 - Bold Pilot
- 1957 - Tulloch
- 1956 - Gay Lover
- 1955 - Caranna
- 1954 - Pride Of Egypt
- 1953 - Silver Hawk
- 1952 - Idlewild
- 1951 - Hydrogen
- 1950 - Careless
- 1949 - Thracian Lad
- 1948 - Royal Andrew
- 1947 - Conductor
- 1946 - Prince Standard
- 1945 - Questing
- 1944 - Tea Rose
- 1943 - Moorland
- 1942 - Hall Stand
- 1941 - Laureate
- 1940 - Tidal Wave
- 1939 - High Caste
- 1938 - Aeolus
- 1937 - Ajax
- 1936 - Shakespeare
- 1935 - Hadrian
- 1934 - Silver King
- 1933 - Blixten
- 1932 - Bronze Hawk
- 1931 - Lightning March
- 1930 - Balloon King
- 1929 - Phar Lap
- 1928 - Mollison
- 1927 - Winalot
- 1926 - Cromwell
- 1925 - Amounis
- 1924 - Nigger Minstrel
- 1923 - All Sunshine
- 1922 - Caserta
- 1921 - Furious
- 1920 - Wirriway
- 1919 - Elfacre
- 1918 - Woorawa
- 1917 - Biplane
- 1916 - Wolaroi
- 1915 - Wallace Isinglass
- 1914 - Carlita
- 1913 - Beau Soult
- 1912 - Burri
- 1911 - Woolerina
- 1910 - Electric Wire
† Change in scheduling of race from spring to autumn[45]
See also
External links
References
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