Queensland Guineas

The Queensland Guineas is a mile feature for three-year-olds run during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

2023 Queensland Guineas Results

  • 1st: #3 Kovalica
  • 2nd: #1 Perfect Thought
  • 3rd: #5 The Vowels



The Group 2 Queensland Guineas is a 1600m event for all three year old horses and is worth $350,000 in prize money.

Previously held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in early June, the event was cancelled in 2020 due COVID-19 and then moved to its own feature race day in early May for 2021 and late April in 2022.

The mile event is a set weights race and now serves as a potential lead-up into the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

Queensland Guineas Day now features two Group 2 events with the other feature on the card being the Group 2 Victory Stakes for Stradbroke Handicap types.

The Queensland Guineas field attracts a line-up of the season’s best three-year-old middle distance gallopers coming off potential lead-up runs from the autumn in Sydney.

A number of times in recent years the Queensland Guineas has been held at Doomben Racecourse due to ongoing track issues at Eagle Farm.

The Queensland Guineas also now offers a ballot exemption to the winner into the $1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) run at Eagle Farm on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

The form of the 2021 Queensland Guineas was franked with the winner Private Eye going on to dominate in the spring later that year including winning Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).

The 2022 Queensland Guineas form was franked with the runner-up Dark Destroyer winning the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate next start before a fourth in that year’s Queensland Derby and subsequent Group 1 Tarzino Stakes win in New Zealand that September.

The Queensland Guineas 2023 ran on Saturday April 29, 2023 at Eagle Farm Racecourse and was won in style by the Derby-bound favourite Kovalica ($2.40F). 

2023 Queensland Guineas
Date: Saturday April 29, 2023
Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse 
Distance: 1600m
Race Type: 3YOs – Set Weights
Status: Group 2
Prize money: $350,000

2023 Queensland Guineas Results

  • 1st: #3 Kovalica ($2.40F)
  • 2nd: #1 Perfect Thought
  • 3rd: #5 The Vowels

Chris Waller’s consistent Ocean Park gelding Kovalica ($2.40F) returned to winning form in arrogant fashion posting a narrow but impressive Group 2 win in the Queensland Guineas 2023 results ahead of a likely Derby bid this winter.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 3 KOVALICA (NZ) Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 10 57kg $2.40F
2 1 PERFECT THOUGHT John Sargent Tim Clark 0.36L 13 57kg $15
3 5 THE VOWELS Toby & Trent Edmonds James Orman 1.2L 15 57kg $6
4 10 BULIKOV Robert Heathcote Ashley Morgan 1.29L 9 57kg $61
5 9 BROOKHAVEN Chris Munce Justin Huxtable 1.38L 14 57kg $101
6 4 BROSNAN Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Brenton Avdulla 1.85L 6 57kg $8.50
7 7 WAITAK (NZ) Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott Ben Thompson 3.69L 8 57kg $9
8 15 NOAH ’N’ A DEEL Les Kelly Sean Cormack 4.02L 2 55kg $101
9 6 TAPILDOODLEDO (NZ) Kerry Taplin Mark Du Plessis 4.22L 11 57kg $51
10 2 THE FORTUNE TELLER Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 5.33L 3 57kg $5
11 13 NIPPA’S NIGHTCAP Kelly Schweida Taylor Marshall 5.95L 4 57kg $101
12 12 MAGADAN Peter & Paul Snowden Chad Schofield 6.39L 5 57kg $101
13 16 LADY LE DA Paul Jenkins Jim Byrne 6.46L 7 55kg $81
14 8 COCOBREW EXPRESS Ryan Tyrell & Tom Button Ms Angela Jones (a) 6.66L 1 57kg $201
15 14 RISING PACIFIC (NZ) Tony Gollan Ryan Maloney 13.15L 12 57kg $81
11 YASUKE Chris Waller Damien Thornton 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Queensland Guineas Betting Odds

The season’s best Queensland Guineas 2023 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Group 2 mile feature will be available below the week of the race.

Kovalica ($2.40 in 2023) was the last favourite in Queensland Guineas betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 QUEENSLAND GUINEAS ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Queensland Guineas Form

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2023 Queensland Guineas Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Queensland Guineas 2023 Tips on the lucrative Group 2 event for Queensland Derby hopes this winter season.

  • To Win: #3 Kovalica ($2.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Sticking with the favourite in the QLD Guineas on Saturday and have the ultra-consistent Chris Waller-trained Kovalica on top to return to winning form second-up. The progressive Ocean Park gelding won four on the trop over a strong spring / summer campaign including the Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) here at Eagle Farm as the odds-on elect. The winning streak came to an end for him first-up when third in a Randwick Listed race over an unsuitably short 1400m run on a Heavy (8) on April 8. He presents fitter for the run, gets out over a more suitable trip now, and the form of that lead-up race was franked last weekend with the winning filly Razeta running third in the Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas. Big chance.

2023 Queensland Guineas Field

The Queensland Guineas field draws a strong line-up of winter three-year-olds from both local Brisbane stables as well as interstate raiders chasing the riches on offer in the sunshine state. It is a race for gallopers heading towards a step-up in distance for the Group 1 Queensland Derby held, which it was previously on the same day as up until 2021.

The official Queensland Guineas 2023 field and barriers are announced by Racing Queensland the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.

The 2023 Queensland Guineas final field features a quality line-up of three-year-olds led in betting by Chris Waller’s Grand Prix Stakes winner from the summer Kovalica.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 4x81431x0 PERFECT THOUGHT John Sargent Tim Clark 14 57kg 84
2 152732×301 THE FORTUNE TELLER Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 3 57kg 91
3 41111×3 KOVALICA (NZ) Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 11 57kg 81
4 3x607x4637 BROSNAN Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Brenton Avdulla 6 57kg 80
5 315×511111 THE VOWELS Toby & Trent Edmonds James Orman 16 57kg 85
6 1544242310 TAPILDOODLEDO (NZ) Kerry Taplin Mark Du Plessis 12 57kg 80
7 32×3124255 WAITAK (NZ) Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott Ben Thompson 8 57kg 88
8 100x1765x7 COCOBREW EXPRESS Ryan Tyrell & Tom Button Ms Angela Jones (a) 1 57kg 69
9 2x135x2404 BROOKHAVEN Chris Munce Justin Huxtable 15 57kg 64
10 31x552x33 BULIKOV Robert Heathcote Ashley Morgan 9 57kg 66
11 1383 YASUKE Chris Waller Damien Thornton 10 57kg 64
12 24×6123 MAGADAN Peter & Paul Snowden Chad Schofield 5 57kg 64
13 5x8731x271 NIPPA’S NIGHTCAP Kelly Schweida Taylor Marshall 4 57kg 64
14 8×317 RISING PACIFIC (NZ) Tony Gollan Ryan Maloney 13 57kg 62
15 x4613122x0 NOAH ’N’ A DEEL Les Kelly Sean Cormack 2 55kg 69
16 3193×1 LADY LE DA Paul Jenkins Jim Byrne 7 55kg 64

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Queensland Guineas Nominations

The Queensland Guineas 2023 nominations are out the Monday leading-up to race day.

Queensland Guineas History

First raced in 1896 and won by College Cap, the Queensland Guineas was originally an 8 Furlong Principal race until 1973 when it was changed to 1600m. Shortly after in 1979 the race was elevated to Group 3 status until 1988 when it was once again raised to Group Two status. The Queensland Guineas was not held from 1942 to 1945, 1983 or in 1996. The fastest winning time since 1988 was recorded by Sizzling in 2013 with 1 minute 24.3 seconds while the slowest time was 1 minute 43.8 seconds by Insecure in 1998.

In 2013 the Queensland Guineas moved race days, from Stradbroke Handicap Day to Queensland Oaks Day. The race distance was also changed from 1600m to 1400m. For 2017 the Queensland Guineas was contested over 1600m at Doomben Racecourse with the state of the Eagle Farm track deemed unsuitable for racing earlier in the carnival.

The 2020 Queensland Guineas was cancelled due to COVID-19 and moved forward on the winter carnival schedule from 2021.

Queensland Guineas Results

Queensland Guineas results since 2000 are listed below.

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Queensland Guineas
1st Kovalica 1 minute 36.45 seconds
2nd Perfect Thought
3rd The Vowels
2022
Queensland Guineas
1st Character 1 minute 35.80 seconds
2nd Dark Destroyer
3rd Ashgrove
2021
Queensland Guineas
1st Private Eye 1 minute 37.60 seconds
2nd Apache Chase
3rd Kukeracha
2020
Queensland Guineas
Race Not Run (Due to COVID-19)
1st
2nd
3rd
2019
Queensland Guineas
1st Kolding 1 minute 35.38 seconds
2nd Baccarat Baby
3rd Pohutukawa
2018
Queensland Guineas
1st Sambro 1 minute 38.0 seconds
2nd Seaway
3rd Magnufighter
2017
Queensland Guineas
1st Salsonic 1 minute 34.85 seconds
2nd Volpino
3rd Niccanova
2016
Queensland Guineas
1st Tsaritsa 1 minute 34.13 seconds
2nd Denmagic
3rd Sold For Song
2015
Queensland Guineas
1st Jabali 1 minute 34.61 seconds
2nd Bachman
3rd Merion
2014
Queensland Guineas
1st Sir Moments 1 minute 23.0 seconds
2nd Liberty’s Choice
3rd Ryker
2013
Queensland Guineas
1st Sizzling 1 minute 24.3 seconds
2nd Dances On Stars
3rd Lucky Hussler
2012
Queensland Guineas
1st Pear Tart 1 minute 26.1 seconds
2nd Free Wheeling
3rd Stradon
2011
Queensland Guineas
1st Torio’s Quest 1 minute 35.4 seconds
2nd Benny’s Buttons
3rd Spot The Rock
2010
Queensland Guineas
1st Rothesay 1 minute 33.7 seconds
2nd Launay
3rd Fifteen Carat
2009
Queensland Guineas
1st Express Air 1 minute 39.8 seconds
2nd Marveen
3rd La Etoile
2008
Queensland Guineas
1st Turffontein 1 minute 40.4 seconds
2nd Royal Discretion
3rd Pepperwood
2007
Queensland Guineas
1st Sequential Charm 1 minute 35.5 seconds
2nd J Adane
3rd Danleigh
2006
Queensland Guineas
1st Nova Star 1 minute 36.5 seconds
2nd Fashions Afield
3rd Funlove
2005
Queensland Guineas
1st Saxon 1 minute 35.9 seconds
2nd Hit The Road
3rd Special Times
2004
Queensland Guineas
1st Winning Belle 1 minute 40.3 seconds
2nd Toulouse Lautrec
3rd Little Punc
2003
Queensland Guineas
1st True Glo 1 minute 33.3 seconds
2nd Sportsman
3rd King Of Them All
2002
Queensland Guineas
1st Regent Street 1 minute 35.6 seconds
2nd Galroof
3rd Deuxienne
2001
Queensland Guineas
1st Heroism 1 minute 34.3 seconds
2nd Yoruba
3rd Pimpala Player
2000
Queensland Guineas
1st Magnifier 1 minute 34.8 seconds
2nd Fairway
3rd Make Mine Magic

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