Rosehill Guineas ? Race Details:
When:	Late March
Track Location:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney
Race Distance:	2000m
Race Status:	Group 1
Race Conditions:	Three-Year-Olds Open ? Set Weights
Set Weights:	Colts & Geldings ? 56.5kg / Fillies ? 54.5kg
Stakes:	$500 000
Inaugurated:	1910

The middle-leg of the coveted three-year-old Australian Triple Crown, the Rosehill Guineas is a Group One event that takes place as part of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival every year in March. The event is held at the Rosehill Gardens racecourse and is conducted by the Sydney Turf Club (SJC).

The three-year-olds who compete in this race run down a 2000m track under set weight conditions, fighting it out for the $500 000 prizemoney. It is the first race of the carnival run over this distance and is a real staying test for the top class field of competitors the Rosehill Guineas attracts. Some of the nation?s top quality three-year-old champions have claimed victory in the race including Diatribe in 2000, Octagonal in 1996 and Naturalism in 1992. Further back in 1929 Australia?s most famous and loved racehorse, Phar Lap, also won the Rosehill Guineas.

The final leg of the Triple Crown is the AJC Australian Derby, and the Rosehill Guineas is considered the perfect lead-up to this race, with many of the runners continuing their autumn campaigns with a run in this premier three-year-old event. Recent horses to win both races include Eremein in 2005 and Sky Heights in 1999.

Rosehill Guineas ? Recent Race Results:

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Winner’s Time
2009	Metal Bender	Sousa	Rock Kingdom	2:03.2
2008	Dealer Principal	Kingda Ka	Littorio	2:04.5
2007	He’s No Pie Eater	Ambitious General	Flumicino	2:02.7
2006	De Beers	Oh Oklahoma	Primus	2:03.5
2005	Eremein	Nevis	Outback Prince	2:01.3
2004	Niello	Grand Zulu	Elvstroem	2:01.1
2003	Helenus	Mummify	Sunday Joy	2:02.7
2002	Carnegie Express	Don Eduardo	Pentastic	2:00.8
2001	Sale Of Century	Danamite	Scenic Warrior	2:01.0
2000	Diatribe	Freemason	Crawl	2:04.3