Horse Racing

Held on Brisbane’s richest and most prestigious day of racing, the Group Two Queensland Guineas is a 1600m event for all three year old horses. Aimed at horses not yet ready for the longer 2400m distance of the Group One Queensland Derby, the Queensland Guineas is worth a quarter of a million dollars in prize money.

Held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in June, the mile event is a set weights race which is held on the Stradbroke Handicap Day. Featuring the $1 million Group One Stradbroke Handicap, the day also hosts the Group One TJ Smith and Queensland Derby as well as the Group Two Brisbane Cup.

The Queensland Guineas 2012 will be run on Saturday June 9th, 2012.

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 True Glo in 2003 with 1 minute 33.3 seconds while the slowest time was 1 minute 43.8 seconds by Insecure in 1998.

Last 10 Years of Queensland Guineas Winners: