Horse Racing

The 2016 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas is a Group 2 race held at the very end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival on Zipping Classic Day in mid-November, a week after the Melbourne Cup Carnival comes to a close on Emirates Stakes Day.

The meeting at Sandown Racecourse – now known as Ladbrokes Park – hosts five Group status races in total including the : Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m), Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m), Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m), Group 3 Summoned Stakes (1500m) and Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1200m). There are a host of Listed events on the day, including the Sandown Cup (3200m) run over the two miles.

The Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas is a middle distance race run over 1600m and is for three-year-olds at set weights. The race offers lucrative stakes of $250,000. It is also the last quality Group race for three-year-olds at set weights of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Horses competing in the Sandown Guineas may have come via a large number of quality events held throughout the carnival including the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington.

The 2016 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas is a feature race of Zipping Classic Day on Saturday 12th November.

2016 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas Betting Odds

See below for the latest Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas 2016 betting odds courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au along with links to the markets for you to back your 2016 Sandown Guineas Tips at the right price!

2016 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas Field

The Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas field usually attracts a fairly healthy range of runners. It’s a very popular target for stronger three year olds following successful spring campaigns. Although it is only 1600m, three year olds who have previously contested longer events will also line up in the Sandown Guineas field.

The 2016 Sandown Guineas field will be published below on race week.

See below for the full 2016 Sandown Guineas Final Field & Barrier Draw – following the link for a full race preview.

2016 Sandown Guineas Nominations

The Sandown Guineas nominations tend to draw a fairly broad variety of three year olds, although most of them are quite talented. The majority of three year olds that enter the Sandown Guineas nominations have had pretty decent spring campaigns and are looking to get their name further up in lights.

The 2016 Sandown Guineas nominations will be published here.

Sandown Guineas History

First run in 1957, the inaugural winner of the Sandown Guineas was Orient. The event originated as a Principal race over eight furlongs and for two years in 1968 and 1969 it was run over 10 furlongs before reverting back to the original distance. Up until 1967 it was a fillies only race and from its inauguration until 1964 the event was held at Caulfield racecourse before being moved to Sandown. A few years later when Australia adopted the metric system the length was converted to 1600m. The Sandown Guineas gained its Group 2 status in 1979.

Some more than handy types have claimed victory in the Sandown Guineas including Over (1999), Sedation (1998), King Ivor (1996) and Durbridge (1990), although the event doesn’t normally attract Group 1 quality runners. Sandown Guineas winners, place getters and winning times since 2000 are provided below.

Recent Sandown Guineas Results