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The Sunshine Coast Guineas – now known as the Winx Guineas in honour of the event’s 2015 champion Winx – is a Group 3 race held annually at Sunshine Coast Racecourse. The Sunshine Coast Guineas brings up the tailend of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival and represents some of the last black-type racing in Queensland before the break for the winter.

The Winx Guineas is traditionally held on Caloundra Cup Day, alongside the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) and the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m). Paying $140,000, the Sunshine Coast Guineas is not the richest race on the day (both listed events pay $175,000), however it does attract a quality field. A mile event raced over 1600m, entrants in the Winx Guineas tend to be the three-year-old horses at the end of their winter campaign looking to collect one last black-type trophy before resting for the winter.

The Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1500m) held at Eagle Farm is considered a solid lead up race, along with the Listed Daybreak Lover (1400m).

In 2020 the Sunshine Coast Guineas was renamed the Winx Guineas in honour of the 2015 champion Winx who went on to become the sole four-time Cox Plate champion in history.

The 2020 Winx Guineas runs as the feature race at Caloundra without a 2020 edition of the Caloundra Cup taking place due to COVID-19 and a number of restrictions and reductions to the entire Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. It is also worth a reduced $125,000 in prize money.

The 2020 Winx Guineas ran on Saturday July 11, 2020 and was won by the favourite Wapiti. 

Winx Guineas
Date:	Saturday July 11, 2020
Track:	Sunshine Coast Racecourse, Caloundra
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	3YO Set Weights
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$140,000 ($125,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19)

2020 Winx Guineas Results

• 1st: #3 Wapiti
• 2nd: #7 Knight Mariner
• 3rd: #5 Love Express

The well-backed Gary Duncan-trained Wapiti saluted for the punters in the 2020 Winx Guineas results enjoying a half-length win after rallying hard to fight back and beat Tony Gollan’s Knight Mariner ($5.50) and the fellow Duncan-trained Love Express ($13).

Click here to read more on the well-deserved Winx Guineas 2020 win by Wapiti.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	WAPITI	Gary Duncan	Sean Cormack		7	57kg		$2.45F
	2	7	KNIGHT MARINER (NZ)	Tony Gollan	Baylee Nothdurft (a)	0.5L	9	57kg		$5.50
	3	5	LOVE EXPRESS	Gary Duncan	Taylor Marshall	0.6L	1	57kg		$13
	4	1	STAR OF MICHELIN	Stuart Kendrick	Dale Smith	1.85L	3	57kg		$4.40
	5	10	TWO SMOKIN BARRELS	Ben Ahrens	Ryan Wiggins	2.85L	2	57kg		$101
	6	13	AL JOOD	Chris Munce	Larry Cassidy	2.95L	8	55kg		$8
	7	2	SMART METEOR	Chris Munce	Mark Du Plessis	3.7L	6	57kg		$17
	8	9	VENDIDIT	Bryan & Daniel Guy	Jim Byrne	6.2L	5	57kg		$19
	9	6	SAMURAI	Noel Doyle	Micheal Hellyer	8.7L	4	57kg		$26
		12	MAOZI	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Robbie Fradd		0
		14	MISS MARGS	Matt Boland	Ms Stephanie Thornton		0
		8	BUZZER BEATER	Matt Boland	Jake Bayliss		0
		4	NAVAL STRIKE	Kevin Kemp	Brad Stewart		0
		11	STARLA	Chris Waller	Michael Cahill		0

*Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Winx Guineas Odds

The winter’s latest Winx Guineas 2020 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au this Caloundra Cup Day will be available below once the field is released.

2020 Winx Guineas Field

The Sunshine Coast Guineas field features 18 runners and attracts a host of end-of-winter three-year-olds coming off lead-up races held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

Gallopers may have had a lead-up run in a race like the Queensland Guineas, or the fillies in the Sunshine Coast Guineas field may be graduates out of the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes.

The official Sunshine Coast Winx Guineas 2020 Field & Barriers are released by Racing Queensland  the Wednesday of race week and will be listed below.

The 2020 Winx Guineas final field attracted 14 three-year-old hopefuls led in betting by Stuart Kendrick’s last start Eagle Farm winner Star Of Michelin drawn ideally in barrier four.

Consistent Love Conquers All gelding Wapiti (10) and the Tony Gollan-trained Knight Mariner (13) chasing a third win on the trot from out wide are considered the dangers in Winx Guineas betting.

Click here to read more on the key chances in the 2020 Winx Guineas field and betting markets.

Update: #4 Naval Strike (6), #8 Buzzer Beater (9), #11 Starla (1), #12 Maozi (12) and #14 Miss Margs (14) have all been scratched from the Winx Guineas 2020 field.

Click here for the full 2020 Winx Guineas Day scratchings & track report.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	14×2410551	STAR OF MICHELIN	Stuart Kendrick	Dale Smith	4	57kg			81
2	114×525853	SMART METEOR	Chris Munce	Mark Du Plessis	8	57kg			68
3	14×6224142	WAPITI	Gary Duncan	Sean Cormack	10	57kg			74
4	214817×109	NAVAL STRIKE	Kevin Kemp	Brad Stewart	6	57kg			73.5
5	5x13148x46	LOVE EXPRESS	Gary Duncan	Taylor Marshall	2	57kg			66
6	746×542211	SAMURAI	Noel Doyle	Micheal Hellyer	5	57kg			67
7	35x2x11	KNIGHT MARINER (NZ)	Tony Gollan	Baylee Nothdurft (a)	13	57kg			68
8	353328×263	BUZZER BEATER	Matt Boland	Jake Bayliss	9	57kg			59
9	154	VENDIDIT	Bryan & Daniel Guy	Jim Byrne	7	57kg			63
10	0x65	TWO SMOKIN BARRELS	Ben Ahrens	Ryan Wiggins	3	57kg
11	124×687211	STARLA	Chris Waller	Michael Cahill	1	55kg			77
12	66×7448123	MAOZI	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Robbie Fradd	12	55kg			73
13	18×5161730	AL JOOD	Chris Munce	Larry Cassidy	11	55kg			72
14	0x549316	MISS MARGS	Matt Boland	Ms Stephanie Thornton	14	55kg			60

*Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Winx Guineas Nominations

The Sunshine Coast Winx Guineas 2020 nominations are taken the Monday leading-up to the race and will be available below as soon as released.

The 2020 Winx Guineas nominations drew 16 three-year-olds including Stuart Kendrick’s last start Eagle Farm winner Star Of Michelin dropping three kilos in weight, the flying Chris Waller-trained Starla chasing a third win on the trot and Maozi for this year’s Stradbroke winner trainers Toby & Trent Edmonds.

#	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	14×2410551	STAR OF MICHELIN	G	3	Stuart Kendrick	1	57kg			81
2	124×687211	STARLA	F	3	Chris Waller	2	55kg			77
3	66×7448123	MAOZI	F	3	Toby & Trent Edmonds	3	55kg			73
4	114×525853	SMART METEOR	G	3	Chris Munce	4	57kg			68
5	14×6224142	WAPITI	G	3	Gary Duncan	5	57kg			74
6	214817×109	NAVAL STRIKE	G	3	Kevin Kemp	6	57kg			73.5
7	5x13148x46	LOVE EXPRESS	G	3	Gary Duncan	7	57kg			66
8	18×5161730	AL JOOD	F	3	Chris Munce	8	55kg			72
9	746×542211	SAMURAI	G	3	Noel Doyle	9	57kg			67
10	35x2x11	KNIGHT MARINER (NZ)	G	3	Tony Gollan	10	57kg			68
11	122×16	FASHCHANEL (NZ)	F	3	John O’Shea	11	55kg			69
12	223×1213	REUS	G	3	Michael Costa	12	57kg			67
13	353328×263	BUZZER BEATER	G	3	Matt Boland	13	57kg			59
14	0x549316	MISS MARGS	F	3	Matt Boland	14	55kg			60
15	154	VENDIDIT	G	3	Bryan & Daniel Guy	15	57kg			63
16	0x65	TWO SMOKIN BARRELS	G	3	Ben Ahrens	16	57kg

Sunshine Coast Guineas History

The Sunshine Coast Guineas ran as a listed race for the last time in 2012, as it was upgraded to Group 3 shortly after and ran as such for the 2013 edition. Prior to 2006, the race was unlisted; improving fields and its standing as a decent mile event led to the decision to upgrade its standing.

Notable winners of the Sunshine Coast Guineas include Shenzhou Steeds (2011), Diamondsondinside (2006) and Sunset (2000).

Of course the standout Sunshine Coast winner in history is Winx (2015) who would go on to become Australian racing’s greatest horse.

The 2018 Sunshine Coast Guineas winner The Bostonian also franked the form of the race the following winter in Brisbane winning the Group 1 Doomben 10,0000 / Kingsford-Smith Cup double. Sunshine Guineas results since 2000 are listed below.

In 2020 the Sunshine Coast Guineas was renamed the Winx Guineas to honour the 2015 winning filly Winx who went on to make history over her brilliant career that included a record four Cox Plate victories.

Sunshine Coast / Winx Guineas Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Winx Guineas	1st	Wapiti	1 minute 40.32
	2nd	Knight Mariner
	3rd	Love Express
2019 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Baccarat Baby	1 minute 41.81 seconds
	2nd	Junipal
	3rd	Zavance
2018 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	The Bostonian	1 minute 41.1 seconds
	2nd	Bold Assassin
	3rd	Go Dixie
2017 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Crack Me Up	1 minute 37.2 seconds
	2nd	My True Love
	3rd	Flow
2016 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Tivaci	1 minute 36.5 seconds
	2nd	High Spirit
	3rd	Sold For Song
2015 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Winx	1 minute 36.1 seconds
	2nd	Ulmann
	3rd	Worthy Cause
2014 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Hopfgarten	1 minute 35.93 seconds
	2nd	Miss Husson
	3rd	Fast Arrow
2013 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Eximius	1 minute 43.7 seconds
	2nd	Casino Card
	3rd	Luke’s Luck
2012 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Tuskegee Hawk	1 minute 42.43 seconds
	2nd	Double Impact
	3rd	Goldslick
2011 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Shenzhou Steeds	1 minute 38.71 seconds
	2nd	Under The Eiffel
	3rd	Benny’s Buttons
2010 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Fifteen Carat	1 minute 37.59 seconds
	2nd	Startling Pleasure
	3rd	Carrara
2009 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Za Magic	1 minute 45.82 seconds
	2nd	Walk In The Park
	3rd	Syndrome
2008 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Sam’s Express	1 minute 36.83 seconds
	2nd	Save A Buck
	3rd	Prima Nova
2007 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Maslins Beach	1 minute 41.74 seconds
	2nd	Sequential Charm
	3rd	Danehill Princess
2006 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Diamondsondinside	1 minute 39.51 seconds
	2nd	Fulmonti
	3rd	Newgrange
2005 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Atapi	1 minute 42.33 seconds
	2nd	Thee Auld Hussie
	3rd	Argyle Lass
2004 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Au Chocolat	1 minute 36.56 seconds
	2nd	Sahara Jay
	3rd	Beat That
2003 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Paper Kings	1 minute 38.95 seconds
	2nd	Amex
	3rd	Lamond
2002 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Smart Chariot	1 minute 35.08 seconds
	2nd	Astana
	3rd	Lady With The Lamp
2001 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Amaizcay	1 minute 37.25 seconds
	2nd	Major Force
	3rd	Awesome Edge
2000 Sunshine Coast Guineas	1st	Sunset	1 minute 38.97 seconds
	2nd	Sun Screen
	3rd	Midshipmen All